A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Smokin Nut'z
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1491
peak 1491 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-05-03
latest 2016-05-06
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
633.58
last 5 Master vs avg 633.58 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.42
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.30 · weakest Brisket (153.03)
Road miles
134
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 47 mi
Schedule strength
14%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)
Master avg
633.58 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The weak link
−10.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.27 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 153.03
- Chicken avg 163.30
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Smoke Busters in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
140 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3573 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1491
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3574 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 11 years after Smokin Nut'z did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#3610 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smokin Nut'z on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3609 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1491
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3618 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1491
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3590 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1491
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waste Management | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4286 | 150.2628 | 163.30 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0116 | 147.4056 | 156.91 | top 64% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 155.9884 | 160.33 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4628 | 141.7142 | 153.03 | top 67% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 56% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2013-05-03 → 2016-05-06
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
OK
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 163.30 · weakest Brisket (153.03)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
633.58
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
221
151–203 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
134
5 mapped stops · furthest 47 mi
Schedule strength
1520
average field rating faced — tougher than 14% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2015-05-01 → 2016-05-06
Power rating
1491
peak 1491 · #3585 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4286 Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival
- Peak power rating (1499) Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.0000 Grand Lake BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score648.0000 Grand Lake BBQ Festival
- 2016
- Most recent contest *Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.2 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | 2014-05-02 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.9 | Grand Lake BBQ Festival | 2013-05-17 |
| -4.2 | *Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | 2016-05-06 |
| -1.3 | Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival | 2013-05-03 |
| -0.9 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | 2015-05-01 |
Category scores over time
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 85% | 85% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 46% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 90% | 89.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-06 | *Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 56 / 83 (612.0000) | 65 (150.2628) | 50 (158.2972) | 58 (155.9884) | 62 (147.4516) |
| 2015-05-01 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 47 / 81 (629.6116) | 37 (163.4172) | 27 (164.0116) | 60 (156.5256) | 69 (145.6572) |
| 2014-05-02 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 37 / 80 (635.9996) | 33 (161.6912) | 65 (147.4056) | 42 (159.4400) | 16 (167.4628) |
| 2013-05-17 | Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK | 21 / 30 (648.0000) | 14 (169.7144) | 26 (156.5716) | 23 (158.8570) | 20 (162.8570) |
| 2013-05-03 | Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 47 / 88 (642.2858) | 13 (171.4286) | 53 (158.2858) | 12 (170.8572) | 79 (141.7142) |