High-water mark
668.5372
career-best overall
92.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 668.5372 at Frisco BBQ Challenge — 92.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 16, 2022
KC BUTT-RUBBERS
KC BUTT-RUBBERS is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 10th of 183 at the Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2013). They are ranked #4332 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “KC BUTT RUBBERS”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1476
peak 1517 · rated over 12 contests
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest Jun 16, 2022 · 9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
8% of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
628.89 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 621.08 (+7.81)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±44.62
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.88 · weakest Brisket (150.41)
Road miles
831
across 12 mapped stops · furthest 607 mi
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)
Purse competed for
$29K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
621.08 / 720
12 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to KC BUTT-RUBBERS, each with one reason worth a look.
152 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,346 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 5%
- Peak
- 1505
0–4 in 4 shared contests (0% to KC BUTT-RUBBERS)
These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — SMOKEY JOKERS ahead 4–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,318 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
0–4 in 4 shared contests (0% to KC BUTT-RUBBERS)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 25 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,314 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1513
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before KC BUTT-RUBBERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,326 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1476
Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,337 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1507
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#4,349 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
16 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUNN UP BBQ | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK 'N MINDY | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| BEAUX HAWG BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| B & C SMOKERS | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Knights of the Holy Grill | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Four Men and A Pig | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Dead Last BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| FUNNY FARM BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Royal Smoke | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| FIGHTING DELFUEGOS | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Wigs BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BITE MY BUTT BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| HAVE GRILL WILL TRAVEL | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BULLS BBQ BUNCH | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 146.2628 | 161.11 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 151.9428 | 161.88 | top 45% |
| Pork | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 176.5600 | 148.4800 | 161.11 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 125.6456 | 150.41 | top 66% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 43% |
| Large (40+) | 11 | 0 | top 63% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival | 4 | 30 | 0 | top 51% | Aug 26, 2016 |
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 4 | 10 | 0 | top 67% | Jun 24, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
9 of 12 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
541
finished ahead 469 times, behind 853
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Jun 14, 2019 → Jun 16, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20222 milestones
- Career-best overall score668.5372 Frisco BBQ Challenge
- Most recent contest Frisco BBQ Challenge
20181 milestone
- 10th tracked contest 25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
20152 milestones
- First category win (Pork) East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.5600 East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- First overall top-10 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score668 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- First call East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival
- Peak power rating (1517) East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.5 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2013 |
| +6.4 | Frisco BBQ Challenge | Jun 16, 2022 |
| +2.7 | East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival | Aug 22, 2014 |
| +2 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival | Aug 23, 2013 |
| +1.9 | East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival | Aug 28, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.6 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 26, 2015 |
| -11.2 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2014 |
| -9.6 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2016 |
| -7 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2017 |
| -3.3 | 25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge | Jun 15, 2018 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 43% | 92.9% | 92.9% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 87% | 87% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 83.1% | 83.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 88.4% | 86.4% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 74% | 90.1% | 79.2% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 88.9% | 86.5% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 25% | 92.8% | 91.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2022 | Frisco BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO | 16 / 37 (668.5372) | 9 (174.2628) | 12 (168.5600) | 16 (169.1428) | 23 (156.5716) |
| Jun 14, 2019 | 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO | 39 / 55 (626.1032) | 20 (169.6800) | 40 (157.0860) | 45 (148.4800) | 43 (150.8572) |
| Jun 15, 2018 | 25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 45 / 62 (598.6056) | 36 (159.9544) | 38 (157.0972) | 44 (150.7540) | 60 (130.8000) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 139 / 184 (614.7772) | 111 (156.0116) | 72 (161.7028) | 153 (150.2056) | 146 (146.8572) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 39 / 61 (636.4228) | 48 (156.5256) | 27 (163.9772) | 27 (163.9772) | 49 (151.9428) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 150 / 183 (608.4228) | 47 (165.1316) | 81 (161.1200) | 122 (156.5256) | 179 (125.6456) |
| Aug 28, 2015 | East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 32 / 65 (648.4000) | 35 (159.3484) | 56 (151.9544) | 1 (176.5600) | 33 (160.5372) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 181 / 183 (492.5140) | 127 (155.9884) | 51 (165.1200) | — | 17 (171.4056) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 31 / 69 (639.8972) | 25 (164.5256) | 28 (161.7144) | 28 (162.8572) | 48 (150.8000) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 153 / 184 (605.6000) | 169 (146.2628) | 138 (151.9428) | 119 (154.2400) | 104 (153.1544) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 30 / 68 (645.7028) | 47 (157.6684) | 6 (173.7028) | 12 (168) | 53 (146.3316) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 10 / 183 (668) | 26 (168) | 19 (168.5716) | 14 (171.4284) | 65 (160) |