A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
B & C SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
We Like Big Butts BBQ
We Like Big Butts BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 50th of 64 at the 2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest (2015). They are ranked #4097 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1481
peak 1502 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Oct 2, 2014
latest Sep 1, 2017 · 2.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.97
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.05 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.79)
Road miles
138
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 33 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Master avg
635.78 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to We Like Big Butts BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
132 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,101 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1500
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to We Like Big Butts BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team We Like Big Butts BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,100 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1481
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to We Like Big Butts BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,111 of the rated field
- Contests
- 28
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1535
0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to We Like Big Butts BBQ)
28 contests to 5: their number has had years to settle where We Like Big Butts BBQ's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,103 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1501
They turned up 10 years after We Like Big Butts BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careers#4,105 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1481
Level with We Like Big Butts BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,090 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1481
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEL'S BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| PARK AVENUE PORK | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Lazy Butt BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| B & C SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Brothers Different Mothers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' SAUCED | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Four Men and A Pig | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JAESTAR BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK ME PURPLE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 153.0628 | 157.79 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 151.3600 | 157.79 | top 69% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 154.2628 | 162.05 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 147.4060 | 158.15 | top 61% |
“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
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
1,201
finished ahead 710 times, behind 1,468
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Oct 3, 2015 → Oct 29, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20145 milestones
- First tracked contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.7884 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Career-best overall score654.7884 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.2628 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Peak power rating (1502) 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.1 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
| +0.7 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.4 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
| -7 | 2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | Jun 5, 2015 |
| -5.3 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 1, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 90.1% | 88.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 318 / 407 (634.1948) | 356 (154.8344) | 303 (158.2744) | 264 (162.2744) | 287 (158.8116) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 496 / 557 (613.0288) | 461 (154.8228) | 428 (156.5372) | 474 (154.2628) | 500 (147.4060) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 337 / 606 (649.0516) | 286 (164.5372) | 506 (152.5144) | 213 (166.8572) | 232 (165.1428) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | 2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 50 / 64 (627.8400) | 59 (153.0628) | 58 (151.3600) | 31 (162.8344) | 31 (160.5828) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 273 / 552 (654.7884) | 354 (161.7028) | 113 (170.2628) | 271 (164) | 332 (158.8228) |