Butts-N-Racks BBQ IN
Rating
1557
peak 1585
Contests
27
in the data
First seen
2019-07-26
latest 2026-05-24
Best ToY finish
#387
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
4
11 podiums
Overall top-10s
8
of 27 contests
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
677.58 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 679.13 (-1.55)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±8.96
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 170.17 · weakest Pork (169.20)
Road miles
2407
mi across 27 mapped stops · furthest 208 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
WeQ4U has finished one call ahead of Butts-N-Racks BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
HIGH ON THE HAWG has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
BLUE CHIP BBQ has come out ahead in 18 of their 21 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ in 10 of their 11 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.8684 points of the Grand Championship at Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues (2024-08-16).
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 36% across 7 contests, versus top 47% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 4 of 25 at their very first tracked contest, Fire on the Mountain (2019-07-26).
Teams like this (closest power rating, IN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 26 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 159.4056 | 170.08 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 27 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 179.4400 | 161.6456 | 169.80 | top 45% |
| Pork | 26 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 177.7028 | 158.8228 | 169.20 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 26 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.0972 | 170.17 | top 41% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 10 | 0 | top 42% |
| KY | 9 | 0 | top 38% |
| TN | 4 | 0 | top 78% |
| OH | 3 | 0 | top 47% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 14 | 0 | top 38% |
| Large (40+) | 12 | 0 | top 57% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IN (10 of 27 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (27 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 679.13
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 691.3372 | 680.17 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 685.0284 | 675.16 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 702.8000 | 694.21 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 690.2056 | 679.91 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 682.1828 | 676.62 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 680.4800 | 676.70 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 674.2400 | 672.34 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 686.7312 | 680.64 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 49 / 82 (691.3372) | 80 (165.0856) | 4 (178.8572) | 69 (168.5372) | 8 (178.8572) |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 107 / 117 (668.9940) | 105 (167.3712) | 61 (171.4400) | 107 (162.8000) | 82 (167.3828) |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 46 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Bands and BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 8 / 29 (685.0284) | 13 (170.8228) | 1 (179.4400) | 23 (161.6456) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2025-08-15 | Madison Ribberfest Madison, IN | 27 / 45 (672.9596) | 21 (171.9656) | 36 (161.6572) | 32 (167.3712) | 12 (171.9656) |
| 2025-07-18 | Buckeye BBQ Classic Hillsboro, OH | 29 / 40 (669.5772) | 23 (169.1200) | 31 (164.5372) | 23 (167.3712) | 21 (168.5488) |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 69 / 70 (667.2572) | 65 (167.3828) | 69 (163.9544) | 37 (171.9772) | 66 (163.9428) |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 68 / 106 (680.9940) | 101 (163.9312) | 55 (171.9772) | 58 (170.8228) | 23 (174.2628) |
| 2024-09-13 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 7 / 31 (690.7540) | 3 (176.0000) | 24 (161.6456) | 2 (177.7028) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2024-08-16 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Madison, IN | 2 / 49 (702.8000) | 9 (174.2628) | 2 (177.7144) | 11 (175.4172) | 7 (175.4056) |
| 2024-06-07 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Franklin, IN | 11 / 38 (689.0744) | 9 (175.4056) | 5 (175.4288) | 25 (169.6800) | 22 (168.5600) |
| 2023-09-08 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 16 / 33 (677.5884) | 1 (180.0000) | 25 (163.3828) | 29 (162.2400) | 5 (171.9656) |
| 2023-08-18 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues Madison, IN | 10 / 41 (690.2056) | 22 (171.4056) | 31 (162.2400) | 5 (176.5600) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2023-06-10 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #2 Franklin, IN | 9 / 28 (683.9432) | 16 (170.8344) | 9 (171.4516) | 9 (173.1200) | 16 (168.5372) |
| 2023-06-09 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 Franklin, IN | 21 / 38 (667.9200) | 21 (170.8572) | 25 (165.7028) | 16 (170.2628) | 29 (161.0972) |
| 2022-08-19 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 27 / 45 (666.6624) | 26 (168.5140) | 27 (167.3828) | 28 (165.0856) | 26 (165.6800) |
| 2022-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 Franklin, IN | 15 / 27 (682.1828) | 12 (173.1200) | 10 (172.5600) | 19 (168.5256) | 16 (167.9772) |
| 2022-06-17 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 Franklin, IN | 20 / 42 (681.0284) | 15 (173.1084) | 22 (167.9888) | 13 (171.9656) | 26 (167.9656) |
| 2021-10-15 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY | 19 / 27 (680.4800) | 19 (167.9656) | 12 (171.4172) | 11 (172.5716) | 20 (168.5256) |
| 2021-09-24 | Smokin' in the Hills Hillsboro, OH | 6 / 26 (675.9316) | 7 (173.1084) | 10 (163.9888) | 2 (177.1544) | 11 (161.6800) |
| 2021-09-10 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 12 / 28 (673.6920) | 16 (164.5488) | 14 (168.0232) | 14 (167.4172) | 6 (173.7028) |
| 2020-09-18 | Smokin in the Hills Hillsboro, OH | 19 / 41 (670.2056) | 34 (161.6684) | 8 (170.8572) | 21 (165.6800) | 7 (172.0000) |
| 2020-08-14 | Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN | 25 / 50 (672.5828) | 42 (163.3944) | 1 (177.7600) | 47 (158.8228) | 19 (172.6056) |
| 2020-07-24 | Fire on the Mountain Leburn, KY | 13 / 30 (674.2400) | 25 (159.4056) | 3 (174.2744) | 13 (169.7144) | 9 (170.8456) |
| 2019-10-18 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY | 9 / 31 (686.7312) | 3 (177.7028) | 21 (167.3712) | 2 (174.2628) | 20 (167.3944) |
| 2019-09-20 | Grillin & Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY | 14 / 34 (673.0512) | 10 (171.9656) | 17 (167.3828) | 16 (164.0000) | 9 (169.7028) |
| 2019-07-26 | Fire on the Mountain Leburn, KY | 4 / 25 (682.1480) | 7 (173.1084) | 4 (173.1200) | 13 (168.5484) | 12 (167.3712) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #619 (120 pts) | #688 (120 pts) | #404 (330 pts) | #639 (120 pts) | #475 (215 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #484 (390 pts) | #535 (385 pts) | #454 (520 pts) | #571 (315 pts) | #433 (505 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #387 (551 pts) | #423 (521 pts) | #470 (506 pts) | #463 (446 pts) | #478 (446 pts) |