Butt Masters
Butt Masters is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 15th of 19 at the Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship (2021).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1489
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Dec 5, 2014
latest Dec 2, 2021 · 7 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 161.74 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.82)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$6,200
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
639.95 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
307.36 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2400 | 155.9312 | 157.09 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5256 | 149.1200 | 156.82 | top 75% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7600 | 157.7600 | 157.76 | top 90% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7372 | 161.7372 | 161.74 | top 62% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
62
finished ahead 14 times, behind 49
Longest layoff
7 yrs
Dec 5, 2014 → Dec 2, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship
20143 milestones
- First tracked contest Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ
- Career-best overall score639.9540 Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)164.5256 Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2021 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 15 / 19 (307.3600) | 14 (158.2400) | 16 (149.1200) | — | — |
| Dec 5, 2014 | Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 22 / 29 (639.9540) | 27 (155.9312) | 19 (164.5256) | 26 (157.7600) | 18 (161.7372) |