High-water mark
351.9772
career-best overall
97.8% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 351.9772 at 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam — 97.8% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Jan 9, 2026
Rub N Butts
Rub N Butts is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 5th of 38 at the 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam (2026). Also listed in KCBS results as “RUB-N-BUTTS”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1515
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jan 9, 2026
latest Jan 9, 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 13%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 176.56 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.70)
Road miles
2,351
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 2,337 mi
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
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By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 176.5600 | 176.56 | top 8% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 163.9772 | 169.70 | top 20% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 173.1200 | 173.12 | top 26% |
| Brisket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 171.4172 | 171.42 | top 21% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
1
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
2 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Opponents faced
64
finished ahead 55 times, behind 8
Longest layoff
6 yrs
Aug 25, 2017 → Aug 11, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20265 milestones
- First overall top-10 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score351.9772 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam
- Career-best overall score351.9772 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam
- Most recent contest 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam
20231 milestone
- First call All American Rib Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS)
20161 milestone
- First tracked contest Grills 'N' Grilles (presented by the United Way of Nevada Country)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 13% | 97.8% | 97.8% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2026 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam 🏅 St. Augustine, FL | 5 / 38 (351.9772) | 3 (176.5600) | 5 (175.4172) | 10 (173.1200) | 8 (171.4172) |
| Aug 11, 2023 | All American Rib Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS) Auburn, CA | — | — | 3 (163.9772) | — | — |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Grills N Grills penn Valley, CA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Grills 'N' Grilles (presented by the United Way of Nevada Country) Penn Valley, CA | — | — | — | — | — |