Butts Bellies & Buddies Too

Butts Bellies & Buddies Too is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 5th of 62 at The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) (2014). They are ranked #1569 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Butts,Bellies&BuddiesToo” and “BUTTS, BELLIES & BUDDIES, TOO”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,569

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1560

peak 1562 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 21, 2013

latest Sep 8, 2022 · 9.2 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

30% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 36%

overall standings

Best overall

688.5488 / 720

Master · The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013)

Perfect 180s

Current form

674.85

last 5 Master vs avg 674.82 (+0.03)

Walk rate

80%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4284

Brisket · Queen City Cook-Off

Consistency

±11.61

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 169.30 · weakest Pork (167.97)

Road miles

595

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 148 mi

Schedule strength

34%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)

Purse competed for

$16K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

674.82 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Happy hunting ground

Top 16% average finish here

The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ is their spot: an average finish in the top 16% across 4 visits.

4 visits
best finish 5th
average top 16%

They almost always walk

80% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 80% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

688.5488 career-best overall

95.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 688.5488 at The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) — 95.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 2, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

The Specialists has finished one call ahead of Butts Bellies & Buddies Too 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

7–2 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 78% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 7 of their 9 shared contests.

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WHY YOU GRILLIN' ME ...DAWG? in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

3.4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.4 years, then back at Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (Sep 8, 2022).

last seen May 3, 2019
back Sep 8, 2022

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Pork Ribs nemesis

8 of 9 shared pork ribs entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 89% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 8 of 9 shared pork ribs entries.

A May team

Top 16% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 16% across 4 contests, versus top 36% the rest of the year.

4 May contests
top 36% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.61% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.61% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.7% of a perfect score
10 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Butts Bellies & Buddies Too, each with one reason worth a look.

54 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BUTTRUB.COM

#1,566 of the rated field

1561 power rating

Contests: 73
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1687

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Butts Bellies & Buddies Too)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Butts Bellies & Buddies Too has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 73 contests
last seen May 14, 2021

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKING JOKERS AUSTRALIA

#1,563 of the rated field

1561 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1561

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 15, 2018

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SMOKE. MEATS. PIG.

#1,564 of the rated field

1561 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1561

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 7 years before Butts Bellies & Buddies Too's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

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TRIPLE A COOKERS

#1,572 of the rated field

1560 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1560

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2021

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Rusty Que

#1,573 of the rated field

1560 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1560

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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Big Sausage BBQ

#1,565 of the rated field

1561 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1561

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jun 23, 2017

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
South Pork	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
BEAN BANDITS	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
WHY YOU GRILLIN' ME ...DAWG?	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
TEAM HOGWEISER	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
BIG BLUE QUE	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
The Specialists	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Brew-N-Que	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
T&J's Dirty Butts	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
HOUSE OF Q	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN QUE	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Neighbor's Brewin' & Quein'	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	3	0	174.2744	158.2056	169.11	top 43%
Pork Ribs	10	3	0	174.8456	160.5600	169.30	top 36%
Pork	10	3	1	175.4172	161.0740	167.97	top 45%
Brisket	10	4	1	175.4284	158.8228	168.43	top 39%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	5	0	top 57%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 15%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
AL	7	0	top 37%
TN	3	0	top 34%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	4	5	0	top 16%	May 3, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 2 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AL 7 of 10 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 7 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 373 finished ahead 425 times, behind 170

Longest layoff 3.4 yrs May 3, 2019 → Sep 8, 2022

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20222 milestones

Sep 8 10th tracked contest Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
Sep 8 Most recent contest Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

20191 milestone

May 3 Peak power rating (1562) The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

20141 milestone

May 2 Career-best overall score688.5488 The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013)

20135 milestones

Jun 21 First tracked contest Queen City Cook-Off
Jun 21 First call Queen City Cook-Off
Jun 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.2854 Queen City Cook-Off
Jun 21 Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4284 Queen City Cook-Off
Jul 26 First overall top-10 Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.1	The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013)	May 2, 2014
+14.1	Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash	Jul 26, 2013
+13.8	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	May 6, 2016
+9.5	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	May 3, 2019
+8.2	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	May 1, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.8	Smoke on the Falls	Apr 10, 2015
-1.6	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	Sep 8, 2022

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	100%	top 69%	90.3%	90.3%
2019	1	0	100%	top 20%	94.7%	94.7%
2016	2	1	50%	top 30%	95.3%	94.7%
2015	2	0	50%	top 52%	94.3%	93%
2014	2	1	100%	top 28%	95.6%	94.4%
2013	2	1	100%	top 26%	95.1%	94.1%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 8, 2022	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	24 / 35 (650.0796)	27 (158.2056)	8 (171.9772)	29 (161.0740)	25 (158.8228)
May 3, 2019	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	11 / 54 (682.1484)	9 (173.1200)	18 (168.5372)	10 (171.9772)	20 (168.5140)
Jun 3, 2016	Fire in the Valley Red Bank BBQ Red Bank(Chattanooga), TN	20 / 39 (677.0744)	22 (170.2628)	17 (170.8572)	21 (166.2628)	17 (169.6916)
May 6, 2016	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	6 / 67 (686.2172)	37 (166.8228)	14 (171.4172)	2 (175.4172)	9 (172.5600)
May 1, 2015	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	16 / 63 (678.7312)	10 (174.2744)	17 (169.7028)	18 (170.8228)	32 (163.9312)
Apr 10, 2015	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	27 / 34 (660.4340)	13 (171.9772)	29 (160.5600)	29 (162.8112)	23 (165.0856)
May 2, 2014	The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) Huntsville, AL	5 / 62 (688.5488)	10 (174.2744)	6 (173.7144)	24 (165.7028)	10 (174.8572)
Apr 11, 2014	Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest Gadsden, AL	16 / 34 (670.1600)	17 (167.9656)	16 (166.8344)	10 (171.9772)	21 (163.3828)
Jul 26, 2013	Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN	6 / 54 (684.4912)	26 (167.3828)	5 (174.8456)	18 (170.2628)	10 (172)
Jun 21, 2013	Queen City Cook-Off Clarksville, TN	16 / 39 (670.2854)	22 (166.8570)	22 (164.5714)	30 (163.4286)	3 (175.4284)

Butts Bellies & Buddies Too

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

A May team

The metronome

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)