Lazy Butt BBQ

Lazy Butt BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 47 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Fire N Up in the Flint Hills (2018). They are ranked #472 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#472

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1683

peak 1683 · rated over 46 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 12, 2013

latest Apr 10, 2026 · 13 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#443

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time

Category wins

17 podiums

Overall top-10s

21% of 47 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

698.8000 / 720

Master · Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

683.68 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 668.72 (+14.96)

Walk rate

57%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork Ribs · Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest

Consistency

±15.18

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.55 · weakest Brisket (166.90)

Road miles

2,882

across 47 mapped stops · furthest 155 mi

Schedule strength

60%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)

Purse competed for

$260K

listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 12 state-championship entries

Master avg

668.72 / 720

47 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (16 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Among the elite

#472 of 6,476 rated teams

In the top 7% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1683 puts them #472 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 7% of the field.

rating 1683
peak 1683
46 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork ribs.

Pork Ribs ×1

Against the odds

23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 77 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Fire N Up in the Flint Hills (Apr 21, 2018) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 23-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Fergolicious BBQ.

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 3 category wins at Fire N Up in the Flint Hills (Apr 21, 2018).

Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st
Brisket 1st

High-water mark

698.8000 career-best overall

97.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 698.8000 at Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) — 97.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 10, 2026

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Rise N Swine has finished one call ahead of Lazy Butt BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 1 Grand Championship

2018 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 4 category wins, at an average finish in the top 28%.

7 contests
2 overall top-10s
4 category wins
average top 28%

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A tough matchup

19–6 behind in the head-to-head

R BUTTS R SMOKIN ahead in 76% of their meetings

R BUTTS R SMOKIN has come out ahead in 19 of their 25 shared contests.

The drought

16 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Fire N Up in the Flint Hills on Apr 21, 2018 — 16 contests and 8.5 years ago.

last GC Apr 21, 2018
8.5 years ago

A strong matchup

17–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of INDIGO PIG in 17 of their 19 shared contests.

The comeback

2.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.6 years, then back at Smoke in the Spring (Apr 5, 2024).

last seen Sep 16, 2021
back Apr 5, 2024

Pork Ribs nemesis

17 of 24 shared pork ribs entries lost

THE SMOKING HILLS ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE SMOKING HILLS has out-cooked them in 17 of 24 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 28% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 28% across 9 contests, versus top 38% the rest of the year.

9 September contests
top 38% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.07% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.07% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.9% of a perfect score
47 contests

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) every year from 2013 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

10 visits in all
best finish 12th

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2020 ↗	Master	#655 (120 pts)	#696 (120 pts)	#523 (215 pts)	#630 (150 pts)	#681 (120 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#507 (650 pts)	#841 (380 pts)	#644 (530 pts)	#678 (495 pts)	#433 (775 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#443 (806 pts)	#705 (506 pts)	#359 (966 pts)	#452 (811 pts)	#395 (896 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#775 (487 pts)	#665 (607 pts)	#838 (472 pts)	#962 (387 pts)	#791 (492 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#504 (785 pts)	#700 (575 pts)	#465 (870 pts)	#392 (995 pts)	#265 (1,255 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#662 (551 pts)	#572 (681 pts)	#421 (886 pts)	#661 (571 pts)	#910 (386 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#763 (450 pts)	#776 (475 pts)	#844 (435 pts)	#1017 (335 pts)	#796 (450 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#583 (530 pts)	#476 (675 pts)	#558 (595 pts)	#608 (545 pts)	#518 (615 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Lazy Butt BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

O.G. BANDITS

#470 of the rated field

1683 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1688

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to Lazy Butt BBQ)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — Lazy Butt BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 36 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN O BBQ

#471 of the rated field

1683 power rating

Contests: 74
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1714

1–5 in 6 shared contests (17% to Lazy Butt BBQ)

They've been 1714 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 71 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow

#473 of the rated field

1683 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 59%
Peak: 1683

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to Lazy Butt BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 6 years before Lazy Butt BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 14 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Yardogs BBQ

#474 of the rated field

1683 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 71%
Peak: 1710

Careers of much the same size, 35 contests to 47, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 34 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

GEO SMOKERS

#468 of the rated field

1684 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1692

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Lazy Butt BBQ)

47 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 38% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 44 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

BULL IN THE RING

#469 of the rated field

1684 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 48
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1693

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Lazy Butt BBQ)

They turned up 6 years after Lazy Butt BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 42 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
R BUTTS R SMOKIN	25	6	19	24%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	24	12	12	50%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	24	8	16	33%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	23	8	15	35%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	21	3	18	14%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	21	2	19	10%	⚔ compare
INDIGO PIG	19	17	2	89%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	19	8	11	42%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	19	4	15	21%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
BLACK EYE BBQ	18	10	8	56%	⚔ compare
OLD STYLE BBQ	18	8	10	44%	⚔ compare
BLUE BUCKET BBQ	18	8	10	44%	⚔ compare
Boxer Q BBQ	17	10	7	59%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	17	9	8	53%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	47	9	0	3	178.8572	151.9772	166.92	top 46%
Pork Ribs	47	13	4	6	180 🔥	152	167.55	top 39%
Pork	47	9	1	3	176	147.3944	167.36	top 43%
Brisket	47	16	2	5	177.7028	145.1426	166.90	top 38%

“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)	15	1	top 41%
Large (40+)	32	0	top 37%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	43	1	top 38%
MO	3	0	top 45%
OK	1	0	top 42%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)	10	12	top 39%	Apr 10, 2026
Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	3	5	top 28%	Jul 10, 2020
Smoke on the Trails	3	3	top 28%	Sep 27, 2019
Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ	3	13	top 63%	Jul 26, 2019
The G Town Smokin Showdown	3	5	top 35%	Apr 28, 2017
Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ	3	3	top 38%	Aug 19, 2016
2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	3	8	top 46%	Jun 5, 2015
39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	79	top 39%	Sep 15, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 8 contests

Contests a season 3.9 across 12 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 43 of 47 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 25 8 of them more than once

First title Apr 21, 2018 Fire N Up in the Flint Hills

Opponents faced 2,205 finished ahead 3,796 times, behind 2,085

Longest layoff 2.6 yrs Sep 16, 2021 → Apr 5, 2024

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20263 milestones

Apr 10 Career-best overall score698.8000 Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)
Apr 10 Peak power rating (1683) Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)
Apr 10 Most recent contest Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)

20183 milestones

Apr 21 First Grand Championship Fire N Up in the Flint Hills
Apr 21 First multi-meat day Fire N Up in the Flint Hills
Jul 13 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest

20171 milestone

Apr 7 25th tracked contest Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer)

20151 milestone

Apr 24 First category win (Pork Ribs) The G Town Smokin Showdown (Formerly known as Autumn Blaze)

20142 milestones

Aug 22 First overall podium Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ
Oct 2 10th tracked contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

20134 milestones

Apr 12 First tracked contest Smoke In The Spring
Jun 14 First call Sunflower Barbecue
Jul 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.8112 9th Annual WildBlue BBQ
Oct 18 First overall top-10 Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15	Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ	Aug 22, 2014
+13.8	2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	Jun 5, 2015
+13.1	Fire N Up in the Flint Hills	Apr 21, 2018
+11.2	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	Jul 13, 2018
+10.9	The G Town Smokin Showdown	Apr 28, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.9	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ	Jul 26, 2019
-8.4	Sunflower Barbecue	Jun 14, 2013
-5.8	Smoke In The Spring	Apr 12, 2013
-4.2	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ	Jul 24, 2015
-3.2	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	Jun 7, 2013

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2026	1	0	0	0	100%	top 12%	97.1%	97.1%
2025	1	0	0	0	0%	top 38%	95.2%	95.2%
2024	1	0	0	0	0%	top 22%	96.2%	96.2%
2021	1	0	0	0	0%	top 12%	92.3%	92.3%
2020	2	0	0	0	50%	top 49%	94%	93.6%
2019	5	0	2	0	60%	top 24%	95.4%	93.6%
2018	7	1	2	4	43%	top 28%	95.9%	94.6%
2017	5	0	1	0	60%	top 30%	95.2%	93.7%
2016	8	0	1	2	88%	top 40%	94.8%	92.8%
2015	6	0	2	1	67%	top 50%	93.8%	91.7%
2014	4	0	1	0	25%	top 43%	94.4%	91.4%
2013	6	0	1	0	67%	top 59%	92.1%	90%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 10, 2026	Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Osage City, KS	12 / 101 (698.8000)	6 (178.8572)	44 (172.5600)	57 (169.6800)	8 (177.7028)
Apr 11, 2025	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	35 / 92 (685.6228)	27 (174.8456)	50 (170.2628)	30 (173.1316)	57 (167.3828)
Apr 5, 2024	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	21 / 97 (692.5260)	12 (176.5716)	12 (176.5600)	60 (167.4172)	36 (171.9772)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	56 / 467 (498.2056)	145 (169.7028)	366 (158.2288)	179 (167.3712)	137 (169.1084)
Oct 30, 2020	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	39 / 93 (677.0516)	73 (165.0972)	8 (176)	33 (170.8572)	59 (165.0972)
Jul 10, 2020	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	34 / 61 (671.3028)	37 (166.2400)	43 (165.0972)	19 (172.5600)	35 (167.4056)
Sep 27, 2019	Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	3 / 53 (685.6112)	18 (167.9772)	3 (172.5484)	10 (170.8228)	5 (174.2628)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	39 / 468 (505.0856)	57 (173.1428)	343 (159.9544)	70 (172.5484)	81 (172.5484)
Jul 26, 2019	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	33 / 41 (647.2460)	38 (157.0744)	32 (161.6916)	37 (157.6572)	9 (170.8228)
Jun 7, 2019	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	5 / 39 (676.5144)	16 (166.8228)	14 (165.1316)	11 (169.7144)	2 (174.8456)
Apr 12, 2019	Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS	15 / 104 (686.7312)	45 (168.5256)	29 (169.6800)	15 (173.1200)	12 (175.4056)
Sep 28, 2018	Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	19 / 68 (680.4456)	19 (171.9656)	16 (173.1200)	33 (166.2400)	19 (169.1200)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	143 / 467 (673.6344)	112 (171.9656)	135 (169.7144)	256 (163.4172)	140 (168.5372)
Sep 14, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	79 / 164 (682.2172)	119 (167.9772)	12 (177.1544)	85 (170.8228)	114 (166.2628)
Jul 13, 2018	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	5 / 48 (689.0284)	32 (163.9428)	1 (180)	7 (174.2628)	9 (170.8228)
Apr 27, 2018	Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest -Re-Boot (JUDGES FULL) Sugar Creek, MO	21 / 53 (678.7660)	28 (166.2400)	26 (165.6916)	15 (170.2744)	4 (176.5600)
Apr 21, 2018	Fire N Up in the Flint Hills Council Grove, KS	1 / 21 (690.8004)	11 (165.1088)	1 (175.4172)	1 (174.8572)	1 (175.4172)
Apr 6, 2018	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	37 / 103 (670.6968)	83 (160.5144)	43 (168.5256)	20 (171.9656)	27 (169.6912)
Sep 29, 2017	Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	32 / 64 (660.9712)	23 (169.1084)	26 (166.8228)	38 (164.5372)	41 (160.5028)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	112 / 407 (675.8396)	245 (163.9428)	127 (169.6684)	94 (171.4056)	88 (170.8228)
Jul 14, 2017	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	11 / 58 (680.5028)	7 (174.2972)	7 (174.2628)	35 (165.6800)	23 (166.2628)
Apr 28, 2017	The G Town Smokin Showdown Garnett, KS	5 / 27 (685.0856)	2 (174.8572)	10 (169.1200)	8 (170.2856)	6 (170.8228)
Apr 7, 2017	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS	35 / 100 (671.8744)	80 (159.3600)	29 (169.6800)	38 (168.5372)	10 (174.2972)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	214 / 557 (662.7312)	171 (168.5372)	245 (166.2628)	50 (173.7028)	414 (154.2284)
Sep 16, 2016	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	18 / 43 (664.4228)	31 (159.3484)	21 (165.6916)	3 (176)	23 (163.3828)
Aug 19, 2016	Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS	10 / 33 (682.7540)	15 (169.1084)	1 (178.8800)	22 (166.2400)	15 (168.5256)
Jul 29, 2016	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	13 / 36 (666.1712)	12 (169.1200)	24 (161.1200)	27 (159.3712)	4 (176.5600)
Jul 1, 2016	Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off Hutchinson, KS	15 / 38 (669.6800)	33 (162.8228)	23 (165.1200)	16 (168)	5 (173.7372)
Jun 17, 2016	Eureka BBQ Bash Eureka, KS	16 / 26 (657.0400)	25 (151.9772)	20 (159.3600)	3 (174.2628)	4 (171.4400)
Apr 29, 2016	The G Town Smokin Showdown Garnett, KS	13 / 26 (670.8116)	25 (154.2400)	5 (173.7144)	5 (174.2856)	9 (168.5716)
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	28 / 109 (670.7768)	29 (169.1428)	61 (160.5256)	53 (165.6912)	1 (175.4172)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	259 / 606 (657.0740)	111 (171.4056)	267 (165.1428)	494 (154.2628)	206 (166.2628)
Aug 21, 2015	Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS	26 / 36 (657.0396)	26 (163.9540)	11 (167.9772)	10 (169.7028)	32 (155.4056)
Jul 24, 2015	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	19 / 26 (657.6460)	2 (175.4744)	10 (166.2516)	15 (166.2628)	25 (149.6572)
Jun 5, 2015	2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	8 / 64 (675.3256)	16 (169.6912)	3 (174.8572)	15 (169.6800)	30 (161.0972)
Apr 24, 2015	The G Town Smokin Showdown (Formerly known as Autumn Blaze) Garnett, KS	9 / 25 (669.0744)	8 (167.9656)	1 (174.8800)	14 (163.9544)	16 (162.2744)
Apr 10, 2015	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	59 / 97 (643.2800)	47 (163.9428)	73 (157.0972)	61 (161.6456)	45 (160.5944)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	286 / 552 (653.0860)	225 (166.8456)	53 (173.7144)	514 (147.3944)	206 (165.1316)
Aug 22, 2014	Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS	3 / 25 (679.3828)	2 (175.4056)	4 (169.1200)	13 (162.8228)	3 (172.0344)
Jun 6, 2014	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	34 / 54 (649.5884)	40 (160.5944)	23 (164.5256)	29 (165.6684)	32 (158.8000)
Apr 11, 2014	Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS	33 / 73 (650.6628)	26 (165.6800)	38 (161.0972)	27 (164.5256)	38 (159.3600)
Oct 18, 2013	Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest 🏅 Garnett, KS	10 / 25 (662.7772)	9 (168.5600)	13 (162.8344)	16 (161.1200)	3 (170.2628)
Aug 23, 2013	Flinthills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS	13 / 26 (656.4684)	22 (158.2628)	8 (167.4172)	7 (171.9656)	17 (158.8228)
Jul 19, 2013	9th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	21 / 40 (658.8112)	9 (170.8684)	12 (167.4172)	24 (164.5372)	29 (155.9884)
Jun 14, 2013	Sunflower Barbecue Topeka, KS	27 / 34 (631.4282)	7 (171.4286)	30 (152)	22 (162.8570)	30 (145.1426)
Jun 7, 2013	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	43 / 69 (642.2854)	23 (164.5714)	49 (156.5714)	36 (162.2854)	43 (158.8572)
Apr 12, 2013	Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS	49 / 71 (637.7138)	59 (151.9998)	56 (156.5714)	42 (162.2858)	20 (166.8568)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

Lazy Butt BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (16 found in their record)

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

A multi-meat day

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The metronome

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)