High-water mark
664.4800
career-best overall
92.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 664.4800 at Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest — 92.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 27, 2018
Smell our Butts
Smell our Butts is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 12th of 27 at the Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest (2018).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1512
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 1, 2017
latest Sep 12, 2019 · 2 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.27
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.46 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.12)
Road miles
591
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 198 mi
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)
Purse competed for
$68K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
658.97 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 168.5484 | 170.46 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8000 | 143.3944 | 153.12 | top 83% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 167.3944 | 169.50 | top 30% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 163.4288 | 165.89 | top 43% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
689
finished ahead 476 times, behind 422
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Jul 27, 2018 → Sep 12, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20192 milestones
- Peak power rating (1512) 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
- Most recent contest 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
20182 milestones
- First call Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest
- Career-best overall score664.4800 Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest
20173 milestones
- First tracked contest 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.8744 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1084 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 86 / 468 (489.0740) | 125 (169.7372) | 413 (153.1544) | 97 (171.4056) | 192 (166.2628) |
| Jul 27, 2018 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS | 12 / 27 (664.4800) | 12 (168.5484) | 17 (162.8000) | 7 (169.7028) | 14 (163.4288) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 254 / 407 (651.8744) | 85 (173.1084) | 395 (143.3944) | 180 (167.3944) | 143 (167.9772) |