High-water mark
679.8740
career-best overall
94.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 679.8740 at Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) — 94.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 26, 2016
STANK BUTT BBQ
STANK BUTT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 30 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 32 at the Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (2019). They are ranked #4099 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1481
peak 1522 · rated over 22 contests
Contests
30
in the data
First seen
Aug 26, 2016
latest Mar 6, 2026 · 9.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
3
10% of 30 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
477.94 ▼
last 5 Backyard (3-meat) vs avg 484.30 (-6.35)
Walk rate
27%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.93
spread of their Backyard (3-meat) overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.94 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.42)
Road miles
1,552
across 30 mapped stops · furthest 147 mi
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)
Purse competed for
$157K
listed at 17 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 18 state-championship entries
Master avg
648.13 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
311.76 / 360
8 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
484.30 / 540
10 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #353 (58 pts) | #288 (98 pts) | #353 (58 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #259 (153 pts) | #293 (128 pts) | #278 (153 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #299 (117 pts) | #299 (122 pts) | #256 (167 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #148 (336 pts) | #174 (276 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #214 (154 pts) | #195 (189 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #133 (215 pts) | #163 (145 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #35 (296 pts) | #52 (221 pts) | — | — |
| 2019 ↗ | Backyard | — | #26 (87 pts) | #13 (157 pts) | — | — |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #2507 (56 pts) | #1693 (116 pts) | #2522 (56 pts) | #2512 (56 pts) | #2509 (56 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #2485 (59 pts) | #2500 (59 pts) | #2483 (59 pts) | #1912 (84 pts) | #2488 (59 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1599 (155 pts) | #2283 (70 pts) | #1692 (155 pts) | #2141 (95 pts) | #1611 (165 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to STANK BUTT BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
132 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,097 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1481
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to STANK BUTT BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team STANK BUTT BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,086 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to STANK BUTT BBQ)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before STANK BUTT BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,109 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1543
They've been 1543 at their best, 62 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,110 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Fewer contests behind them than STANK BUTT BBQ has cooked, 20 to 30, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#4,103 of the rated field
- Contests
- 28
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1535
28 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#4,090 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 19%
- Peak
- 1538
Level with STANK BUTT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | 16 | 8 | 8 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 15 | 4 | 11 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| Wiggle Butts BBQ | 14 | 13 | 1 | 93% | ⚔ compare |
| Peckerwood Country Club | 14 | 11 | 2 | 79% | ⚔ compare |
| Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me | 14 | 10 | 4 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| COOL HAND QUE | 14 | 5 | 9 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| Stewbabys BBQ | 13 | 10 | 3 | 77% | ⚔ compare |
| Willingham's | 13 | 9 | 4 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| Quenut BBQ | 13 | 8 | 5 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| ZIPS BBQ | 13 | 4 | 8 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| ROLLIN KOLBZ | 12 | 5 | 5 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| CLAUDE'S Q | 11 | 10 | 1 | 91% | ⚔ compare |
| Geaux 2 bbq | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| Angry Jack BBQ | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 176 | 144.5484 | 161.94 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 138.2400 | 158.42 | top 65% |
| Pork | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 147.9428 | 160.00 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2856 | 154.8000 | 160.97 | top 72% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 261% |
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 11 | 0 | top 40% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 7 | 10 | 0 | top 41% | Mar 6, 2026 |
| Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival | 4 | 3 | 0 | top 53% | Aug 23, 2019 |
| Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 3 | 15 | 0 | top 43% | Nov 15, 2024 |
| Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 261% | Oct 27, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 12 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
27 of 30 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
10
4 of them more than once
Opponents faced
576
finished ahead 654 times, behind 831
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
20231 milestone
- 25th tracked contest Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023
20221 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176 Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
20211 milestone
- Peak power rating (1522) Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
20192 milestones
- First category win (Chicken) Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival
- First overall podium Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival
20181 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival
20164 milestones
- First call Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- First overall top-10 Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score679.8740 Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best overall score679.8740 Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest The National BBQ Cup
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.3 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival | Aug 23, 2019 |
| +12.2 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 6, 2020 |
| +11.5 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Aug 26, 2016 |
| +8.8 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 1, 2019 |
| +5.3 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 7, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.3 | Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Oct 22, 2021 |
| -12.7 | Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 | Oct 27, 2023 |
| -12.6 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival | Aug 24, 2018 |
| -12.2 | Railyard BBQ Brawl | Oct 28, 2022 |
| -11.9 | Smokin' Bike Fest | May 31, 2019 |
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 | 0% | top 70% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 38% | 90% | 90% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 54% | 89% | 87.6% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 98% | 89.7% | 87.4% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 114% | 90.4% | 88% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 91.7% | 87.6% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 16% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 75% | top 40% | 92.8% | 90.2% |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25% | top 21% | 94.4% | 94.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2026 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 31 / 44 (307.2800) | 17 (167.4056) | 33 (139.8744) | — | — |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 17 / 45 (323.9316) | 22 (161.6916) | 17 (162.2400) | 23 (155.3484) | — |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cuming, GA | 32 / 58 (320.4568) | 33 (158.2284) | 30 (162.2284) | — | — |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 31 / 59 (310.1600) | 24 (159.9656) | 33 (150.1944) | 5 (173.7144) | — |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 29 / 60 (310.7884) | 31 (144.5484) | 15 (166.2400) | 27 (153.0856) | — |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 🏅 Madison, AL | 34 / 14 (307.9084) | 33 (157.6800) | 34 (150.2284) | — | — |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 15 / 27 (476.4000) | 17 (150.7656) | 16 (157.0744) | 7 (168.5600) | — |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 30 / 65 (484.3996) | 30 (160.5140) | 18 (164.5372) | 33 (159.3484) | — |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 15 / 57 (487.9544) | 4 (176) | 15 (155.9544) | 19 (156) | — |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Railyard BBQ Brawl 🏅 Madison, AL | 28 / 10 (308.4684) | 30 (153.0856) | 25 (155.3828) | — | — |
| Mar 4, 2022 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 26 / 73 (475.3256) | 28 (162.8572) | 17 (164.5256) | 36 (147.9428) | — |
| Nov 19, 2021 | GBC Throwdown 🏅 Cumming, GA | 20 / 28 (465.6344) | 16 (158.2516) | 17 (157.7028) | 23 (149.6800) | — |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Madison, AL | 29 / 30 (305.0628) | 15 (166.8228) | 30 (138.2400) | — | — |
| Mar 5, 2021 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 20 / 81 (495.3940) | 15 (166.2856) | 19 (166.2628) | 23 (162.8456) | — |
| Mar 6, 2020 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 10 / 61 (490.1604) | 4 (170.8344) | 24 (153.0860) | 9 (166.2400) | — |
| Nov 15, 2019 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown 🏅 Cedartown, GA | 13 / 35 (478.7656) | 16 (150.2400) | 6 (166.8228) | 11 (161.7028) | — |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 3 / 32 (501.0400) | 1 (176) | 11 (158.8000) | 8 (166.2400) | — |
| May 31, 2019 | Smokin' Bike Fest 🏅 Peachtree City, GA | 28 / 31 (640.4228) | 13 (166.8572) | 27 (161.0972) | 29 (156.5140) | 28 (155.9544) |
| Mar 1, 2019 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 15 / 62 (487.8968) | 7 (167.9884) | 8 (167.3828) | 26 (152.5256) | — |
| Sep 7, 2018 | Perimeter Community BBQ & Festival Atlanta, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 33 / 34 (625.4744) | 31 (155.3600) | 32 (150.7888) | 20 (164.5256) | 31 (154.8000) |
| May 11, 2018 | Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 2, 2018 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER) Kennesaw, GA | 32 / 37 (646.7432) | 29 (163.9544) | 28 (164.5372) | 32 (159.4172) | 33 (158.8344) |
| Mar 3, 2017 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 18, 2016 | Que'n in Cumming (Day 1) Cumming, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA | 8 / 38 (679.8740) | 23 (167.3828) | 8 (171.9772) | 18 (166.2284) | 7 (174.2856) |
| Apr 29, 2016 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 4, 2016 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 20, 2015 | The National BBQ Cup Cumming, GA | — | — | — | — | — |