BACK ALLEY BUTT RUBBERS

BACK ALLEY BUTT RUBBERS is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 26th of 32 at the RiverFest Red White and Que (2013). They are ranked #5298 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,298

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1456

peak 1456 · rated over 6 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 19, 2013

latest Jul 21, 2017 · 4 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 81%

overall standings

Best overall

637.1200 / 720

Master · 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska

Perfect 180s

Current form

625.33 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 623.48 (+1.85)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

168

Pork Ribs · 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska

Consistency

±12.98

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 159.04 · weakest Brisket (149.76)

Road miles

across 6 mapped stops

Schedule strength

29%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)

Master avg

623.48 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

HELPING U BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

HELPING U BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.28 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 149.76
Pork Ribs avg 159.04
0 calls in 6 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BODACIOUS BUTTS AND BONES in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

OL SMOKEY has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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The teams rated closest to BACK ALLEY BUTT RUBBERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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American BBQ

#5,306 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Oct 27, 2023

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KANE'S BIG SMOKIN BBQ

#5,323 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

Level with BACK ALLEY BUTT RUBBERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen May 6, 2023

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ORNERY UNCLE ROY'S BBQ

#5,318 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jul 14, 2017

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TWO SLABAHOLICS BBQ TEAM

#5,286 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen May 27, 2016

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Bigfoot Mountain BBQ

#5,307 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1456

They turned up 10 years after BACK ALLEY BUTT RUBBERS did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 7 contests
last seen May 22, 2026

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The Porkscrews

#5,310 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HELPING U BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
PORK GONE WYLDE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
PORKY BUTTS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BIG STACKS BARBEQUE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
JAESTAR BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
LEEPS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	161.1772	154.8572	157.92	top 73%
Pork Ribs	6	168	149.6916	159.04	top 63%
Pork	6	162.8572	153.1428	156.76	top 79%
Brisket	6	160.5256	139.9200	149.76	top 81%

“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 88%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 78%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
RiverFest Red White and Que	3	26	0	top 74%	Jul 15, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 2 contests

Contests a season 1.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NE 6 of 6 contests

Contests visited 4 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 131 finished ahead 48 times, behind 195

Longest layoff 1 yrs Jul 15, 2016 → Jul 21, 2017

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

20171 milestone

Jul 21 Most recent contest Riverfest Community Festival

20134 milestones

Jul 19 First tracked contest RiverFest Red White and Que
Jul 19 Peak power rating (1491) RiverFest Red White and Que
Aug 16 Career-best overall score637.1200 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska
Aug 16 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)168 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12	22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska	Aug 15, 2014
-10.3	Riverfest Community Festival	Jul 21, 2017
-9.2	RiverFest Red White and Que	Jul 19, 2013
-6.6	21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska	Aug 16, 2013
-3.2	RiverFest Red White and Que	Jul 15, 2016

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)
2017	1	0%	top 96%	83.4%	83.4%
2016	1	0%	top 71%	87.9%	87.9%
2015	1	0%	top 69%	88.1%	88.1%
2014	1	0%	top 95%	86.3%	86.3%
2013	2	0%	top 78%	88.5%	86.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 21, 2017	Riverfest Community Festival Bellevue, NE	44 / 46 (600.5032)	35 (157.1544)	42 (149.6916)	39 (153.7372)	41 (139.9200)
Jul 15, 2016	RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE	32 / 45 (633.0628)	26 (161.1772)	33 (155.9772)	38 (155.3828)	27 (160.5256)
Jul 17, 2015	RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE	31 / 45 (634.2744)	25 (160.6172)	15 (166.2972)	35 (155.9772)	36 (151.3828)
Aug 15, 2014	22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska LaPlatte, NE	36 / 38 (621.6800)	35 (154.8572)	29 (157.1428)	29 (159.4400)	32 (150.2400)
Aug 16, 2013	21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska LaPlatte, NE	32 / 43 (637.1200)	35 (155.4284)	17 (168)	31 (162.8572)	38 (150.8344)
Jul 19, 2013	RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE	26 / 32 (614.2284)	24 (158.2856)	21 (157.1428)	26 (153.1428)	27 (145.6572)

BACK ALLEY BUTT RUBBERS

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

Master avg

Storylines (4 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

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)

📉 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)