Bowman's Butt & BBQ KY
Rating
1519
peak 1530
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2019-08-09
latest 2021-06-11
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
4
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 32%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
497.08
last 3 vs career avg 497.08 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±129.97
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.32 · weakest Brisket (146.21)
Road miles
477
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 263 mi
Storylines
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 4.0116 points of the Grand Championship at Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show (2019-08-09).
🍖 Signature meat
When pork ribs is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 67% of their entries (2 of 3).
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 2 of 29 at their very first tracked contest, Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show (2019-08-09).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KY first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 173.1316 | 163.9884 | 169.32 | top 14% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 177.7144 | 157.1200 | 168.18 | top 33% |
| Pork | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 167.4172 | 163.9656 | 165.49 | top 37% |
| Brisket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 146.2056 | 146.2056 | 146.21 | top 29% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WV | 1 | 0 | top 87% |
| KY | 1 | 1 | top 4% |
| NC | 1 | 0 | top 7% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 87% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 1 | top 5% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WV (1 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Bands & BBQ at the Point (2019-09-13)
- Wins it all in 33% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 497.08
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 330.2516 | 330.25 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 647.3256 | 580.49 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-11 | City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off Welch, WV | 13 / 15 (330.2516) | 4 (173.1316) | 14 (157.1200) | 13 (163.9656) | — |
| 2019-09-13 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 1 / 28 (647.3256) | 1 (163.9884) | 1 (169.7144) | 1 (167.4172) | 8 (146.2056) |
| 2019-08-09 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 2 / 29 (513.6572) | 3 (170.8456) | 1 (177.7144) | 6 (165.0972) | — |