Fluffy Butt BBQ MO
Rating
1683
peak 1683
Contests
33
in the data
First seen
2022-03-25
latest 2026-03-20
Best ToY finish
#190
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
3
7 reserve
Category wins
8
23 podiums
Overall top-10s
18
of 33 contests
Avg finish
top 24%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
619.13 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 444.08 (+175.05)
Walk rate
82%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
12
best run (overall)
Best single call
180.0000 🔥
Consistency
±142.73
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.89 · weakest Brisket (171.21)
Road miles
3131
mi across 33 mapped stops · furthest 480 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Swine-O-licious BBQ has finished one call ahead of Fluffy Butt BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Smoke This Drink That BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Smokey Bey's Barbecue has come out ahead in 7 of their 9 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Big Reds Backyard BBQ in 11 of their 13 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) is their spot: an average finish in the top 6% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.7256 points of the Grand Championship at Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) (2023-10-28).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 40-team field at Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship.
📅 A October team
Something about October: average finish in the top 7% across 7 contests, versus top 24% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 25 at their very first tracked contest, American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest (2022-03-25).
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 27 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 180.0000 🔥 | 166.2284 | 173.89 | top 23% |
| Pork Ribs | 34 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 178.8572 | 159.9312 | 171.69 | top 34% |
| Pork | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 164.5716 | 171.41 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5828 | 163.9428 | 171.21 | top 32% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 17 | 2 | top 24% |
| KS | 3 | 1 | top 17% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 42% |
| IA | 2 | 0 | top 30% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 6% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 1 | top 23% |
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 1 | top 23% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 1 | top 25% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (15 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (23 of 33 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (34 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (Backyard) (2022-04-29)
- Wins it all in 9% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 444.08
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 689.1084 | 689.11 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 694.7540 | 513.06 |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 678.1252 | 439.75 |
| 2022 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 527.3712 | 382.08 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 17 / 68 (689.1084) | 6 (177.7028) | 35 (167.9772) | 49 (166.8456) | 5 (176.5828) |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 4 / 56 (694.7540) | 15 (175.4056) | 9 (175.4056) | 17 (173.1200) | 18 (170.8228) |
| 2024-07-12 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Cameron, MO | 13 / 28 (681.5884) | 12 (171.4056) | 13 (170.8228) | 11 (170.8228) | 6 (168.5372) |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Lebanon, TN | 20 / 47 (343.9544) | 12 (175.4172) | 31 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Lebanon, TN | 50 / 118 (686.2288) | 9 (177.7144) | 87 (167.3828) | 102 (164.5716) | 17 (176.5600) |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 20 / 42 (335.3484) | 23 (168.5256) | 23 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 19 / 31 (336.4912) | 18 (167.3712) | 14 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Oak Grove, MO | — | 8 (174.2628) | — | — | — |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 2 / 40 (350.8344) | 9 (173.1316) | 4 (177.7028) | — | — |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oak Grove, MO | — | — | 1 (176.5716) | — | — |
| 2023-10-27 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 3 / 47 (350.2744) | 1 (178.2972) | 6 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Car-B-Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Belton, MO | 2 / 11 (348.5256) | 2 (175.4056) | 3 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Mayetta, KS | 3 / 29 (354.2744) | 2 (180.0000) | 12 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2023-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) Osceola, MO | 5 / 28 (520.5372) | 6 (174.8572) | 7 (171.9772) | 4 (173.7028) | — |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Cameron, MO | 20 / 30 (678.1252) | 14 (173.1084) | 27 (159.9312) | 6 (174.2628) | 13 (170.8228) |
| 2023-06-09 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Kansas City, MO | 28 / 44 (671.8512) | 28 (167.9656) | 26 (169.6800) | 22 (170.2628) | 32 (163.9428) |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 6 / 47 (340.5484) | 2 (177.1428) | 17 (163.4056) | — | — |
| 2023-03-24 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 5 / 37 (342.8000) | 10 (169.6684) | 7 (173.1316) | — | — |
| 2022-10-29 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship Day 2 Oak Grove, MO | 4 / 32 (342.7884) | 7 (166.2284) | 2 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2022-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship Oak Grove, MO | 1 / 40 (346.8456) | 2 (174.2856) | 5 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2022-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Oak Grove, MO | — | — | 14 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2022-10-08 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 2 Tahlequah, OK | 2 / 32 (527.3712) | 10 (171.9656) | 2 (177.7028) | 5 (177.7028) | — |
| 2022-10-07 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 1 Tahlequah, OK | 2 / 32 (523.4056) | 6 (173.1428) | 1 (178.8572) | 16 (171.4056) | — |
| 2022-09-09 | Car-B-Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Belton, MO | 2 / 13 (355.4172) | 2 (178.8572) | 3 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2022-08-05 | Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD) (JUDGING FULL) Warsaw, MO | 2 / 5 (333.6340) | 2 (167.3712) | 3 (166.2628) | — | — |
| 2022-07-16 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Cameron, MO | 1 / 25 (344.5484) | 1 (174.8456) | 2 (169.7028) | — | — |
| 2022-07-16 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Ribs Cameron, MO | — | — | 16 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2022-07-15 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Cameron, MO | 2 / 27 (346.8456) | 1 (174.2628) | 2 (172.5828) | — | — |
| 2022-06-17 | Clay County Juneteenth BBQ Contest (One Meat Ribs) Liberty, MO | — | — | 4 (169.7028) | — | — |
| 2022-05-01 | KCBS Media Pro-Am Presented by Prairie Fresh KANSAS CITY, MO | — | — | 3 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2022-04-29 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (Backyard) Derby, KS | 1 / 6 (356.5600) | 1 (177.7028) | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2022-04-29 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin - One Meat Ribs Derby, KS | — | — | 4 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2022-03-25 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 5 / 25 (343.3828) | 1 (178.8572) | 12 (164.5256) | — | — |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #699 (100 pts) | #596 (175 pts) | #903 (60 pts) | #823 (60 pts) | #520 (185 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #190 (256 pts) | #185 (286 pts) | #209 (241 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #489 (383 pts) | #535 (373 pts) | #645 (318 pts) | #633 (283 pts) | #540 (363 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #19 (1172 pts) | #47 (1007 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1170 (80 pts) | #675 (258 pts) | #635 (332 pts) | #838 (170 pts) | #1072 (115 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #4 (1287 pts) | #7 (1262 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1174 (115 pts) | — | — |