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.
Faux Sho
Faux Sho is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 27th of 80 at the Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival (2014). They are ranked #4176 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1479
peak 1479 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 3, 2013
latest May 7, 2021 · 8 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 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±116.54
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 160.67 · weakest Chicken (134.62)
Road miles
39
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Purse competed for
$24K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
573.49 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Faux Sho, each with one reason worth a look.
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#4,177 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,191 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Level with Faux Sho on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,189 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,182 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before Faux Sho's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,173 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1480
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before Faux Sho's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,193 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ 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 |
| UNCLE BC'S | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7372 | 20 | 134.62 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 118.6172 | 151.77 | top 63% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6912 | 151.9428 | 156.79 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 151.4056 | 160.67 | top 50% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | 2 | 27 | 0 | top 48% | May 3, 2019 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OK
4 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
216
finished ahead 97 times, behind 215
Longest layoff
3.1 yrs
Apr 8, 2016 → May 3, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival
20144 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2632 Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
- Career-best overall score650.2632 Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8228 Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
- Peak power rating (1492) Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.7 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | May 2, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.7 | Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival | May 3, 2013 |
| -11.3 | Chillin & Grillin | Apr 8, 2016 |
| -0.9 | Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival | May 7, 2021 |
| -0.4 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | May 3, 2019 |
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 66% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 89% | 89% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 82.7% | 82.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 34% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 47.7% | 47.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2021 | Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival 🏅 Bixby, OK | 35 / 53 (637.5772) | 35 (163.9888) | 38 (160.5256) | 43 (151.9428) | 28 (161.1200) |
| May 3, 2019 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival 🏅 | 35 / 56 (640.4456) | 33 (159.9656) | 38 (157.1088) | 34 (161.6912) | 32 (161.6800) |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Chillin & Grillin Sand Springs, OK | 41 / 43 (595.7600) | 16 (169.7372) | 43 (118.6172) | 38 (156) | 34 (151.4056) |
| May 2, 2014 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 27 / 80 (650.2632) | 40 (159.3944) | 11 (170.8228) | 46 (157.7372) | 25 (162.3088) |
| May 3, 2013 | Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 85 / 88 (343.4286) | 84 (20) | — | 59 (156.5714) | 24 (166.8572) |