High-water mark
667.4288
career-best overall
92.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 667.4288 at Smoke on the Trails — 92.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 27, 2019
PORK 'N BUTTS
PORK 'N BUTTS is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 17th of 53 at the Smoke on the Trails (2019). They are ranked #4112 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Pork 'n' Butts” and “Pork'N'Butts”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1481
peak 1481 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
Oct 7, 2016
latest Sep 9, 2023 · 6.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.89
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.41 · weakest Brisket (147.85)
Road miles
2,104
across 14 mapped stops · furthest 690 mi
Schedule strength
60%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
Purse competed for
$40K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
636.83 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1716 (100 pts) | #1923 (80 pts) | #1272 (185 pts) | #1130 (235 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to PORK 'N BUTTS, each with one reason worth a look.
135 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,120 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1481
Fewer contests behind them than PORK 'N BUTTS has cooked, 5 to 14, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#4,103 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1501
They turned up 8 years after PORK 'N BUTTS did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careers#4,126 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1480
Level with PORK 'N BUTTS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,105 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1481
Fewer contests behind them than PORK 'N BUTTS has cooked, 5 to 14, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#4,099 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Fewer contests behind them than PORK 'N BUTTS has cooked, 5 to 14, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#4,094 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Fewer contests behind them than PORK 'N BUTTS has cooked, 5 to 14, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4516 | 149.7028 | 159.53 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 161.6916 | 167.41 | top 45% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.1428 | 155.3716 | 162.03 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9884 | 129.0856 | 147.85 | top 84% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 81% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Trails | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 60% | Sep 11, 2020 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
5 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
7 of 14 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
132
finished ahead 61 times, behind 131
Longest layoff
2.4 yrs
May 12, 2017 → Sep 27, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest 7th Annual Smoke on the Trails
20194 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.4288 Smoke on the Trails
- Career-best overall score667.4288 Smoke on the Trails
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1428 Smoke on the Trails
- Peak power rating (1498) Smoke on the Trails
20171 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Roman Roast on the River
20161 milestone
- First call BBQ & Blues on the Levee
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9 | Smoke on the Trails | Sep 27, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11 | BBQ & Blues on the Levee | Oct 7, 2016 |
| -8 | Smoke on the Trails | Sep 11, 2020 |
| -5.1 | 7th Annual Smoke on the Trails | Sep 9, 2023 |
| -4.2 | 6th Annual Smoke on the Trails | Sep 9, 2022 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 32% | 92.7% | 92.7% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 86% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2023 | 7th Annual Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 31 / 38 (635.2460) | 37 (155.9544) | 26 (165.1088) | 23 (166.2628) | 34 (147.9200) |
| Sep 9, 2022 | 6th Annual Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 28 / 37 (638.7660) | 28 (161.1088) | 17 (169.1316) | 34 (157.0856) | 33 (151.4400) |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 42 / 48 (622.7544) | 46 (149.7028) | 34 (161.6916) | 43 (155.3716) | 36 (155.9884) |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 17 / 53 (667.4288) | 21 (167.4516) | 5 (172) | 3 (173.1428) | 35 (154.8344) |
| May 12, 2017 | Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 21, 2017 | Cornelia Apple Blossom Competition Cornelia, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 7, 2016 | BBQ & Blues on the Levee Helena, AR | 18 / 21 (619.9308) | 12 (163.4168) | 6 (169.1428) | 16 (158.2856) | 21 (129.0856) |
| Aug 28, 2015 | Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 22, 2015 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 8, 2015 | Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 17, 2015 | Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival Cornelia, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 21, 2014 | The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) Cumming, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Frankllin, NC | — | — | — | — | — |