Cowboy Butts BBQ
Cowboy Butts BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 33rd of 39 at the Montana Pitmaster Classic (2026). They finished #1085 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1492
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Aug 28, 2026
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.82 · weakest Brisket (159.94)
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
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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 ↗ | Master | #1085 (60 pts) | #1164 (60 pts) | #1225 (60 pts) | #1133 (60 pts) | #1120 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 162.8572 | 162.86 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 166.8228 | 166.82 | top 82% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9772 | 163.9772 | 163.98 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9428 | 159.9428 | 159.94 | top 90% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 33 / 39 (653.6000) | 29 (162.8572) | 32 (166.8228) | 29 (163.9772) | 35 (159.9428) |