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
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1475
peak 1475 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2015-05-01
latest 2021-09-16
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
618.73
last 5 Master vs avg 618.73 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.21
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.00 · weakest Brisket (151.07)
Road miles
239
mi 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 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
618.73 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The weak link
−5.9
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.94 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 151.07
- Pork avg 157.00
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Sweet Mesquiters in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
2.4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.4 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (2021-09-16).
- last seen 2019-05-03
- back 2021-09-16
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
147 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4399 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BUDWEISER)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BUDWEISER has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4370 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to BUDWEISER)
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4383 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1515
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BUDWEISER)
They've been 1515 at their best, 40 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4402 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after BUDWEISER did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#4386 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Level with BUDWEISER on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4379 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2018-05-04 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6.4 yrs
2015-05-01 → 2021-09-16
Busiest season
2021
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
OK
3 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 157.00 · weakest Brisket (151.07)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
618.73
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
635
136–614 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
239
5 mapped stops · furthest 225 mi
Schedule strength
1550
average field rating faced — tougher than 38% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$72,960
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2.4 yrs
2019-05-03 → 2021-09-16
Power rating
1475
peak 1475 · #4380 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
- Peak power rating (1494) Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
- 2018
- 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
- 2021
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | 2019-05-03 |
| -8.9 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 2021-09-16 |
| -5.9 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | 2015-05-01 |
| -1.4 | *Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | 2016-05-06 |
Category scores over time
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-16 | 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) |
| 2019-05-03 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival 🏅 | 49 / 56 (588.9948) | 55 (138.7544) | 47 (152.5604) | 48 (149.1200) | 46 (148.5600) |
| 2018-05-04 | *Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 38 / 68 (648.4572) | 46 (159.9884) | 50 (157.0628) | 4 (178.2972) | 46 (153.1088) |
| 2016-05-06 | *Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 49 / 83 (623.9088) | 40 (160.5488) | 42 (161.6800) | 53 (157.7028) | 65 (143.9772) |
| 2015-05-01 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 59 / 81 (611.8292) | 49 (157.0744) | 61 (153.0972) | 45 (161.7260) | 76 (139.9316) |