Muddy Butts

Muddy Butts is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 25 at the Taste of Wheatstock (2013).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1493

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 17, 2013

latest Oct 29, 2016 · 3.5 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 4 contests

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

664.4340 / 720

Master · 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

25%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1772

Pork · 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

Consistency

±33.03

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 161.85 · weakest Brisket (147.39)

Road miles

156

across 4 mapped stops · furthest 78 mi

Schedule strength

30%

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

Master avg

629.23 / 720

4 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

664.4340 career-best overall

92.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 664.4340 at 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open — 92.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 2, 2014

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

PELLET ENVY ahead in 100% of their meetings

PELLET ENVY has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CHILLIN AND GRILLIN CREW in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

2.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) (Oct 29, 2016).

last seen Oct 2, 2014
back Oct 29, 2016

An October team

Top 50% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 50% across 3 contests, versus top 60% the rest of the year.

3 October contests
top 60% the rest of the year

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	4	0	166.2972	155.9998	161.57	top 59%
Pork Ribs	4	0	172.5600	147.9544	158.41	top 58%
Pork	4	1	177.1772	144.5488	161.85	top 53%
Brisket	4	0	163.9428	135.9428	147.39	top 79%

“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)	1	0	top 92%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 50%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	2	0	top 94%
MO	2	0	top 27%

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 4 a different one every time

Opponents faced 1,062 finished ahead 814 times, behind 847

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs Oct 2, 2014 → Oct 29, 2016

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

20161 milestone

Oct 29 Most recent contest 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20142 milestones

Oct 2 Career-best overall score664.4340 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Oct 2 Peak power rating (1505) 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

20134 milestones

May 17 First tracked contest Taste of Wheatstock
Oct 3 First call 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Oct 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2856 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Oct 3 Career-best single call (Pork)177.1772 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.1	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 3, 2013
+7.5	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 2, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.8	Taste of Wheatstock	May 17, 2013
-12.2	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Oct 29, 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)
2016	1	0%	top 96%	81.5%	81.5%
2014	1	0%	top 33%	92.3%	92.3%
2013	2	50%	top 56%	91.4%	87.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	537 / 557 (586.7548)	401 (158.3088)	508 (147.9544)	536 (144.5488)	538 (135.9428)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	182 / 552 (664.4340)	259 (165.6800)	77 (172.5600)	320 (162.2512)	236 (163.9428)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	110 / 535 (658.2856)	152 (166.2972)	145 (165.1428)	5 (177.1772)	408 (149.6684)
May 17, 2013	Taste of Wheatstock Abilene, KS	23 / 25 (607.4280)	22 (155.9998)	25 (148)	14 (163.4284)	25 (139.9998)