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BUTTS & LINKS BBQ

BUTTS & LINKS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 21st of 43 at the Oinktoberfest (2019). They are ranked #5922 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,922
of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1438
peak 1438 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

11
in the data

First seen

May 25, 2013
latest Sep 21, 2019 · 6.3 years on the trail

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

1
2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0
0% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 75%
overall standings

Best overall

632.5372 / 720
Master · Oinktoberfest

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

615.26 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 603.54 (+11.72)

Walk rate

18%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0572
Pork Ribs · Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff

Consistency

±20.26
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 153.36 · weakest Pork Ribs (148.68)

Road miles

305
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 44 mi

Schedule strength

18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1525)

Purse competed for

$8,800
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

603.54 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

ROUTE 5 SMOKEHAUS has finished one call ahead of BUTTS & LINKS BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

BEHIND BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BEHIND BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.7 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.67 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 0%.

  • Pork Ribs avg 148.68
  • Chicken avg 153.36
  • 1 call in 10 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Misfits of Meat in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

10 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

KISS MY BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, KISS MY BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 10 shared chicken entries.

Boom or bust

±18.21% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±18.21% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

  • averages 78.1% of a perfect score
  • best 87.9%

A September team

Top 64% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 64% across 7 contests, versus top 75% the rest of the year.

  • 7 September contests
  • top 75% the rest of the year

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BUTTS & LINKS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

68 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

SWINE-O-MITE
#5,918 of the rated field
1438 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1438

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen May 13, 2022
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LTS BBQ
#5,929 of the rated field
1437 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1437

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen Jul 16, 2021
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ATLANTA BBQ CLUB
#5,924 of the rated field
1438 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1438

Level with BUTTS & LINKS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen Apr 28, 2018
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DIGGERS PIGGERS
#5,913 of the rated field
1438 power rating
Contests
9
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1438

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

  • rated over 9 contests
  • last seen Aug 23, 2019
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Deadwood BBQ
#5,923 of the rated field
1438 power rating
Contests
9
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1438

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 9 contests
  • last seen May 3, 2019
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
Sweet Heat BBQ 11 1 10 9% ⚔ compare
BEHIND BBQ 11 0 11 0% ⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS 11 0 11 0% ⚔ compare
KISS MY BBQ 11 0 11 0% ⚔ compare
RED VALLEY BBQ 10 3 7 30% ⚔ compare
THE GOOD CUE CREW 10 1 9 10% ⚔ compare
TRANQUIL CARNIVORES 10 0 10 0% ⚔ compare
BIG BELLY BBQ 9 1 8 11% ⚔ compare
SMOKIN' AIN'T EASY 9 1 8 11% ⚔ compare
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS 9 0 9 0% ⚔ compare
GOOD SMOKE BBQ 8 0 8 0% ⚔ compare
THE 5TH ARTERY 8 0 8 0% ⚔ compare
THREE DOGS BBQ 8 0 8 0% ⚔ compare
CARNIVORE'S HEAVEN 7 3 4 43% ⚔ compare
SMOKIN BARRELS 7 2 5 29% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 10 0 0 0 161.1772 137.0972 153.36 top 73%
Pork Ribs 10 1 1 1 176.0572 127.3600 148.68 top 71%
Pork 10 1 0 1 170.8572 135.4056 152.61 top 67%
Brisket 10 0 0 0 161.7828 137.0628 148.89 top 68%

“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)

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Oinktoberfest 6 21 0 top 65% Sep 21, 2019
Roc City Rib Fest 2 46 0 top 93% May 28, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 3 contests
Contests a season 1.6 across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in NY 11 of 11 contests
Contests visited 5 2 of them more than once
Opponents faced 240 finished ahead 143 times, behind 479
Longest layoff 1 yrs Sep 20, 2013 → Sep 20, 2014

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

20191 milestone
  1. Most recent contest Oinktoberfest
20181 milestone
  1. 10th tracked contest Oinktoberfest
20162 milestones
  1. First category win (Pork Ribs) Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff
  2. Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.0572 Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff
20152 milestones
  1. First call Oinktoberfest
  2. Career-best overall score632.5372 Oinktoberfest
20132 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Roc City Rib Fest
  2. Peak power rating (1486) Roc City Rib Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+4.5OinktoberfestSep 22, 2017
+3.8OinktoberfestSep 19, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-13.9Roc City Rib FestMay 25, 2013
-12.5Roc City Rib FestMay 23, 2015
-10Crossborder Blues, Brews & QueJun 19, 2015
-9.5Roc City Rib FestMay 28, 2016
-9.2OinktoberfestSep 20, 2014

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20191000 0% top 49% 21.2% 21.2%
20181000 0% top 88% 80% 80%
20171000 0% top 49% 87.2% 87.2%
20162001 50% top 77% 86.5% 86.1%
20153000 33% top 79% 87.9% 83.7%
20141000 0% top 83% 83.5% 83.5%
20132000 0% top 82% 84.3% 82.2%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Sep 21, 2019 Oinktoberfest 🏅 Clarence, NY 21 / 43 (152.5600) — — — —
Sep 22, 2018 Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY 45 / 51 (575.9316) 37 (152) 42 (145.1660) 49 (135.4056) 40 (143.3600)
Sep 22, 2017 Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY 26 / 53 (627.5316) 43 (155.9884) 40 (152.5716) 26 (157.1888) 14 (161.7828)
Sep 23, 2016 Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff Clarence, NY 34 / 54 (622.7544) 34 (157.6800) 1 (176.0572) 42 (151.9544) 54 (137.0628)
May 28, 2016 Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY 46 / 50 (617.5312) 45 (154.1940) 36 (158.8572) 20 (165.0972) 47 (139.3828)
Sep 19, 2015 Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY 25 / 52 (632.5372) 45 (150.2860) 30 (154.8572) 2 (170.8572) 23 (156.5368)
Jun 19, 2015 Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY 42 / 47 (580.4572) 45 (137.0972) 44 (137.7144) 28 (154.2512) 27 (151.3944)
May 23, 2015 Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY 56 / 57 (594.2400) 36 (161.1772) 57 (127.3600) 52 (151.9656) 41 (153.7372)
Sep 20, 2014 Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY 55 / 66 (601.0968) 27 (160) 51 (147.4172) 62 (143.9884) 47 (149.6912)
Sep 20, 2013 Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY 50 / 71 (606.7660) 55 (152) 41 (150.8344) 55 (150.2628) 43 (153.6688)
May 25, 2013 Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY 75 / 80 (576.5712) 51 (153.1428) 76 (135.9998) 64 (145.1428) 59 (142.2858)

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

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