A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
BUDWEISER
BUDWEISER is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 38th of 68 at the Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (2018). They are ranked #4410 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1475
peak 1475 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 1, 2015
latest Sep 16, 2021 · 6.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.21
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.00 · weakest Brisket (151.07)
Road miles
239
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 225 mi
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
Purse competed for
$73K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
618.73 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BUDWEISER, each with one reason worth a look.
143 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,400 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to BUDWEISER)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — BUDWEISER ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,394 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1503
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BUDWEISER)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 8 contests to 5.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,392 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1475
Level with BUDWEISER on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,420 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
They turned up 7 years after BUDWEISER did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#4,396 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,422 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before BUDWEISER's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Hog Night Smokers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5488 | 138.7544 | 153.67 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 152.5604 | 156.99 | top 71% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 178.2972 | 138.1712 | 157.00 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7600 | 139.9316 | 151.07 | top 69% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | 2 | 38 | 0 | top 57% | May 4, 2018 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OK
3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
630
finished ahead 136 times, behind 614
Longest layoff
2.4 yrs
May 3, 2019 → Sep 16, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
20184 milestones
- First call Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.4572 Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival
- Career-best overall score648.4572 Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.2972 Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
- Peak power rating (1494) Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.1 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | May 4, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | May 3, 2019 |
| -9 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
| -5.8 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | May 1, 2015 |
| -1.4 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | May 6, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 81.8% | 81.8% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 85% | 85% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 394 / 467 (620.4684) | 421 (151.9772) | 345 (160.5600) | 452 (138.1712) | 114 (169.7600) |
| May 3, 2019 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival 🏅 | 49 / 56 (588.9948) | 55 (138.7544) | 47 (152.5604) | 48 (149.1200) | 46 (148.5600) |
| May 4, 2018 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 38 / 68 (648.4572) | 46 (159.9884) | 50 (157.0628) | 4 (178.2972) | 46 (153.1088) |
| May 6, 2016 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 49 / 83 (623.9088) | 40 (160.5488) | 42 (161.6800) | 53 (157.7028) | 65 (143.9772) |
| May 1, 2015 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 59 / 81 (611.8292) | 49 (157.0744) | 61 (153.0972) | 45 (161.7260) | 76 (139.9316) |