A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD ahead in 100% of their meetings
SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Gotta Rub Dat Butt
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1445
peak 1445 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2014-04-25
latest 2019-05-03
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 95%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
602.36
last 5 Master vs avg 602.36 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±29.25
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 156.54 · weakest Brisket (147.04)
Road miles
25
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
602.36 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The weak link
−9.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.50 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 147.04
- Chicken avg 156.54
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at *Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q (2018-05-04).
- last seen 2016-05-06
- back 2018-05-04
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
80 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5722 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1444
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5717 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1444
No shared contest yet.
Level with Gotta Rub Dat Butt on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5720 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1444
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5711 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1444
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before Gotta Rub Dat Butt's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5716 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1444
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before Gotta Rub Dat Butt's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5706 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1502 at their best, 58 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8456 | 143.3828 | 156.54 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5372 | 128.5028 | 148.64 | top 90% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3484 | 137.0972 | 150.13 | top 91% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.0972 | 134.2400 | 147.04 | top 89% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 94% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2014-04-25 → 2019-05-03
Busiest season
2019
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 156.54 · weakest Brisket (147.04)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
602.36
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
129
8–181 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
25
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1551
average field rating faced — tougher than 39% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2016-05-06 → 2018-05-04
Power rating
1445
peak 1445 · #5709 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)
- Peak power rating (1485) VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)
- 2018
- Career-best overall score635.2456 *Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q
- Career-best single call (Chicken)162.8456 *Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q
- 2019
- Most recent contest Brew, Blue & Bar-B-Q
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15 | VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) | 2014-04-25 |
| -13.9 | Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff | 2015-05-01 |
| -12.9 | Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q | 2016-05-06 |
| -7.9 | Brew, Blue & Bar-B-Q | 2019-05-03 |
| -5.9 | *Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q | 2018-05-04 |
Category scores over time
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 81.7% | 81.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 76.7% | 76.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-03 | Brew, Blue & Bar-B-Q 🏅 Lansing, KS | 34 / 37 (621.0628) | 31 (160.5600) | 28 (160.5372) | 36 (149.1200) | 34 (150.8456) |
| 2018-05-04 | *Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS | 24 / 29 (635.2456) | 23 (162.8456) | 24 (159.9544) | 23 (159.3484) | 22 (153.0972) |
| 2016-05-06 | Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS | 30 / 30 (588.3432) | 25 (155.3600) | 27 (150.8344) | 30 (137.0972) | 27 (145.0516) |
| 2015-05-01 | Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff Lansing, KS | 33 / 33 (614.7432) | 21 (160.5600) | 33 (143.3716) | 28 (158.8228) | 29 (151.9888) |
| 2014-04-25 | VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Overland Park, KS | 65 / 65 (552.3996) | 64 (143.3828) | 65 (128.5028) | 62 (146.2740) | 64 (134.2400) |