A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMELLY BUTT'S N BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMELLY BUTT'S N BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Papa J's Flying Swine
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1478
peak 1511 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-08-23
latest 2018-08-17
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
617.51 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 622.85 (-5.34)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.62
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.21 · weakest Brisket (152.73)
Road miles
0
mi across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)
Master avg
622.85 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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
−8.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.48 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 33%.
- Brisket avg 152.73
- Pork avg 161.21
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
5–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 83% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Rockin Rotary Roasters in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked *Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest every year from 2015 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.
- 5 visits in all
- best finish 15th
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.
150 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4200 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4228 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Level with Papa J's Flying Swine on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4215 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4217 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1511 at their best, 32 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4212 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after Papa J's Flying Swine did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#4219 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockin Rotary Roasters | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| PENNY STREET PORKERS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| PINE HILLS BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Marmic Flaming Pits | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Good Grief BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| GLAD TO MEAT YOU | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMELLY BUTT'S N BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE-N-BREW | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1428 | 150.2400 | 155.23 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 146.2400 | 153.69 | top 69% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 147.9884 | 161.21 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1316 | 145.1544 | 152.73 | top 68% |
“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-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | 5 | 15 | 0 | top 70% | 2018-08-17 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2013-08-23 → 2018-08-17
Busiest season
2018
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 161.21 · weakest Brisket (152.73)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
622.85
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
178
108–190 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1531
average field rating faced — tougher than 22% of rated contests
Power rating
1478
peak 1511 · #4214 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
- First call Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.5768 Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
- Career-best overall score649.5768 Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.2628 Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
- 2014
- Peak power rating (1511) 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
- 2018
- Most recent contest *Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | 2013-08-23 |
| +2.8 | 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | 2014-08-22 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.1 | *Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | 2017-08-18 |
| -9.7 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | 2016-08-19 |
| -7 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | 2015-08-21 |
| -3.8 | *Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | 2018-08-17 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 83.9% | 83.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 84.1% | 84.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 27% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-17 | *Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 31 / 44 (621.6116) | 35 (157.1428) | 40 (147.9660) | 18 (163.9656) | 31 (152.5372) |
| 2017-08-18 | *Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 41 / 43 (610.1256) | 40 (150.2400) | 32 (155.3828) | 41 (151.4056) | 32 (153.0972) |
| 2016-08-19 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 43 / 51 (603.9084) | 36 (153.7256) | 46 (146.2400) | 32 (158.7884) | 43 (145.1544) |
| 2015-08-21 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 43 / 58 (605.6568) | 34 (154.8800) | 42 (151.4400) | 49 (147.9884) | 38 (151.3484) |
| 2014-08-22 | 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 23 / 52 (646.2400) | 30 (161.1428) | 29 (157.1200) | 5 (170.8456) | 28 (157.1316) |
| 2013-08-23 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 15 / 56 (649.5768) | 39 (154.2512) | 18 (163.9656) | 4 (174.2628) | 32 (157.0972) |