HOME TOWNS SMOKIN BUTTS

HOME TOWNS SMOKIN BUTTS is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 12th of 41 at the Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) (2016). They are ranked #3463 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,463

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1494

peak 1507 · rated over 7 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 14, 2015

latest May 25, 2018 · 2.8 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

666.7888 / 720

Master · Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)

Perfect 180s

Current form

645.91 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 648.03 (-2.12)

Walk rate

25%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1316

Pork · Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)

Consistency

±14.31

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.03 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.67)

Road miles

367

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 103 mi

Schedule strength

78%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1601)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

648.03 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

666.7888 career-best overall

92.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 666.7888 at Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) — 92.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 14, 2015

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

YES, DEAR BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

YES, DEAR BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.4 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.36 points below their pork, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 14%.

Pork Ribs avg 157.67
Pork avg 165.03
1 call in 7 entries

The metronome

±1.99% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.99% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.0% of a perfect score
8 contests

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The teams rated closest to HOME TOWNS SMOKIN BUTTS, each with one reason worth a look.

129 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Meat Militia

#3,454 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1494

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to HOME TOWNS SMOKIN BUTTS)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team HOME TOWNS SMOKIN BUTTS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jun 6, 2025

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Troublemakers BBQ

#3,485 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1523

They've been 1523 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Nov 21, 2025

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White Pants BBQ

#3,467 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1503

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Aug 16, 2019

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PORK GONE WYLDE

#3,446 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1519

Level with HOME TOWNS SMOKIN BUTTS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 1, 2018

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PISTOLS FIRING

#3,477 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1515

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Mar 23, 2018

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MAPLE TRAILS SMOKED BBQ

#3,480 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1494

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Apr 21, 2017

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HOOTIE-Q	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Backwoods BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
YES, DEAR BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
CLAUDE'S Q	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
E.T.'S BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
QMEISTERS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
RIVERSIDE SMOKE	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Under the Radar	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
J & B'S BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	0	172.5600	158.2744	164.37	top 61%
Pork Ribs	7	1	166.8344	143.9088	157.67	top 69%
Pork	7	1	173.1316	158.2628	165.03	top 56%
Brisket	7	1	168.5600	150.8228	160.96	top 64%

“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.

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival	3	59	0	top 88%	May 25, 2018
Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier)	2	12	0	top 32%	May 12, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 8 of 8 contests

Contests visited 4 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 213 finished ahead 113 times, behind 282

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20181 milestone

May 25 Most recent contest Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival

20161 milestone

May 13 Peak power rating (1507) Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)

20155 milestones

May 22 First tracked contest Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 14 First call Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.7888 Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 14 Career-best overall score666.7888 Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 14 Career-best single call (Pork)173.1316 Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.1	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)	May 13, 2016
+8.3	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier)	May 12, 2017
+3.7	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 14, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.7	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)	May 27, 2016
-7.8	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)	May 26, 2017
-7.2	The National BBQ Cup	Nov 20, 2015
-4.5	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival	May 25, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0%	top 85%	89.3%	89.3%
2017	2	0%	top 63%	92.2%	90.4%
2016	2	50%	top 59%	91.6%	89.2%
2015	3	33%	top 66%	92.6%	90.7%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 25, 2018	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA	61 / 72 (643.2684)	55 (164.5256)	39 (166.8344)	56 (161.0856)	67 (150.8228)
May 26, 2017	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	60 / 67 (637.5316)	57 (158.2744)	67 (147.8972)	52 (164.5372)	35 (166.8228)
May 12, 2017	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	15 / 42 (663.8972)	21 (164.5256)	19 (164.5372)	13 (169.6800)	20 (165.1544)
May 27, 2016	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	59 / 66 (625.5888)	17 (172.5600)	64 (143.9088)	54 (158.2628)	60 (150.8572)
May 13, 2016	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	12 / 41 (659.2568)	21 (162.7884)	10 (166.8228)	20 (161.0856)	6 (168.5600)
Nov 20, 2015	The National BBQ Cup Cumming, GA	63 / 74 (639.8512)	64 (160.5140)	70 (149.1200)	40 (167.4056)	60 (162.8116)
Aug 14, 2015	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	19 / 40 (666.7888)	21 (167.4056)	26 (164.5488)	8 (173.1316)	28 (161.7028)
May 22, 2015	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	—	—	—	—	—

HOME TOWNS SMOKIN BUTTS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (4 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

The metronome

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)