High-water mark
679.9428
career-best overall
94.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 679.9428 at The Tiger Town Pig Festival — 94.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jan 23, 2014
Kick Yo' Butt BBQ
Kick Yo' Butt BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 4th of 69 at The Tiger Town Pig Festival (2014). They are ranked #2387 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1524
peak 1530 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Jan 25, 2013
latest Sep 1, 2018 · 5.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
660.70 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 658.30 (+2.40)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.81
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.75 · weakest Brisket (160.07)
Road miles
47
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)
Master avg
658.30 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Kick Yo' Butt BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
99 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,402 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1524
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,383 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1524
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#2,382 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1524
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before Kick Yo' Butt BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,375 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1531
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 7 contests, alongside a 43% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#2,396 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1524
Level with Kick Yo' Butt BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,389 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1524
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWINOS | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| HOGS GONE WILD BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Two Crackers Cooking | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| The BBQ Shack | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SWAMP BOYS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| United Pork Smokers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 162.8228 | 166.65 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 159.3828 | 166.75 | top 32% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 158.2512 | 164.83 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 149.0972 | 160.07 | top 50% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 47% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 37% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 39% | Jan 29, 2016 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
193
finished ahead 197 times, behind 112
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
Jan 23, 2014 → Nov 6, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Fire it up Frostproof!
20162 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.5600 Lakeland Pig Festival
- Peak power rating (1530) Lakeland Pig Festival
20143 milestones
- First overall top-10 The Tiger Town Pig Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score679.9428 The Tiger Town Pig Festival
- Career-best overall score679.9428 The Tiger Town Pig Festival
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
- First call Lakeland Pig Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.5 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival | Jan 23, 2014 |
| +6.6 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 25, 2013 |
| +6.2 | When Pigs Fly South | Nov 6, 2015 |
| +1.5 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 29, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 27, 2017 |
| -2.9 | Fire it up Frostproof! | Sep 1, 2018 |
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
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 63% | 92.9% | 92.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 31% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 6% | 94.4% | 94.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 30% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2018 | Fire it up Frostproof! Frostproof, FL | 15 / 24 (669.0628) | 11 (169.6800) | 6 (172.0116) | 22 (158.2512) | 8 (169.1200) |
| Jan 27, 2017 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 39 / 60 (644.9600) | 38 (164.5372) | 28 (164.5488) | 36 (161.6456) | 43 (154.2284) |
| Jan 29, 2016 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 28 / 58 (659.9316) | 23 (168) | 6 (172.5600) | 8 (170.2744) | 52 (149.0972) |
| Nov 6, 2015 | When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL | 11 / 35 (649.6000) | 16 (162.8228) | 21 (159.3828) | 15 (161.7028) | 7 (165.6916) |
| Jan 23, 2014 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 4 / 69 (679.9428) | 5 (172) | 9 (171.9772) | 17 (167.4056) | 15 (168.5600) |
| Jan 25, 2013 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 21 / 70 (646.2854) | 29 (162.8570) | 27 (159.9998) | 8 (169.7144) | 46 (153.7142) |