Lazy Butt BBQ KS
Rating
1575
peak 1575
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2019-04-12
latest 2026-04-10
Best ToY finish
#443
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 29%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
647.91 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 651.33 (-3.42)
Walk rate
45%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±65.04
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 171.51 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.97)
Road miles
542
mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 114 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
MAN MEAT BBQ has finished one call ahead of Lazy Butt BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of KC Meat Sweats in 10 of their 12 shared contests.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 9% across 3 contests, versus top 29% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 178.8572 | 157.0744 | 169.53 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 158.2288 | 167.97 | top 44% |
| Pork | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1316 | 157.6572 | 169.53 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 165.0972 | 171.51 | top 29% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 13% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 29% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (11 of 11 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (11 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 651.33
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 698.8000 | 698.80 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 685.6228 | 685.62 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 692.5260 | 692.53 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 498.2056 | 498.21 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 677.0516 | 674.18 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 686.7312 | 640.24 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | 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) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 35 / 92 (685.6228) | 27 (174.8456) | 50 (170.2628) | 30 (173.1316) | 57 (167.3828) |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 21 / 97 (692.5260) | 12 (176.5716) | 12 (176.5600) | 60 (167.4172) | 36 (171.9772) |
| 2021-09-16 | 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) |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 39 / 93 (677.0516) | 73 (165.0972) | 8 (176.0000) | 33 (170.8572) | 59 (165.0972) |
| 2020-07-10 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 34 / 61 (671.3028) | 37 (166.2400) | 43 (165.0972) | 19 (172.5600) | 35 (167.4056) |
| 2019-09-27 | Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS | 3 / 53 (685.6112) | 18 (167.9772) | 3 (172.5484) | 10 (170.8228) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2019-09-12 | 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) |
| 2019-07-26 | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS | 33 / 41 (647.2460) | 38 (157.0744) | 32 (161.6916) | 37 (157.6572) | 9 (170.8228) |
| 2019-06-07 | 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) |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke In the Springs Osage City, KS | 15 / 104 (686.7312) | 45 (168.5256) | 29 (169.6800) | 15 (173.1200) | 12 (175.4056) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — 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 | #510 (650 pts) | #847 (380 pts) | #646 (530 pts) | #681 (495 pts) | #436 (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 (1255 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) |