BIG BUTT BBQ

BIG BUTT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 7th of 46 at the Cookin on the Kaw (2014). They are ranked #1730 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,730

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1551

peak 1551 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Apr 22, 2016 · 3 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

15% of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 37%

overall standings

Best overall

681.6800 / 720

Master · Cookin on the Kaw

Perfect 180s

Current form

655.97 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 651.83 (+4.13)

Walk rate

46%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2858

Chicken · Sertoma 48 BBQ

Consistency

±13.71

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 163.83 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.18)

Road miles

247

across 13 mapped stops

Schedule strength

13%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1518)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

651.83 / 720

13 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

681.6800 career-best overall

94.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.6800 at Cookin on the Kaw — 94.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 10, 2014

A tough matchup

9–2 behind in the head-to-head

Theslabs.com ahead in 82% of their meetings

Theslabs.com has come out ahead in 9 of their 11 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of No Butts About It in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

7 of 11 shared brisket entries lost

Theslabs.com ahead 64% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Theslabs.com has out-cooked them in 7 of 11 shared brisket entries.

The metronome

±1.90% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.90% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.5% of a perfect score
13 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BIG BUTT BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

67 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Dead Last BBQ

#1,723 of the rated field

1551 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1638

2–3 in 5 shared contests (40% to BIG BUTT BBQ)

These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — Dead Last BBQ ahead 3–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 46 contests
last seen Apr 10, 2026

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EVEL QUE-NIEVEL

#1,734 of the rated field

1551 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1552

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 12, 2018

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HERDING SMOKE

#1,729 of the rated field

1551 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1552

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2015

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FAHRENHEIT 250

#1,739 of the rated field

1550 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 64%
Peak: 1550

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Feb 5, 2022
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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UFF-DA-Q

#1,738 of the rated field

1550 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1550

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 29% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 16 contests
last seen May 25, 2019

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MOO COW

#1,731 of the rated field

1551 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1566

Level with BIG BUTT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jun 1, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Theslabs.com	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
Sublime BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
DIXIE BOYS BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT STOKERS	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
PASSIONS OF THE PIT	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
WALDO BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
PELLET ENVY	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
OLD STYLE BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
JAESTAR BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
No Butts About It	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
J Adams Rib	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
DUNN UP BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
HALL OF FLAME	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
MIKE'S MAGIC SMOKE	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	2	1	1	178.2858	150.8572	162.97	top 50%
Pork Ribs	13	2	0	0	172.5600	151.3828	162.18	top 43%
Pork	13	1	0	0	173.1428	154.2628	162.85	top 45%
Brisket	13	4	1	1	176	150.3432	163.83	top 35%

“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 state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	10	0	top 38%
MO	3	0	top 35%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	3	28	top 25%	Jun 26, 2015
Smokin' on the Summit	3	17	top 35%	Jun 5, 2015
Sertoma 48 BBQ	2	7	top 42%	May 8, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 10 of 13 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 8 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 605 finished ahead 795 times, behind 390

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

20161 milestone

Apr 22 Most recent contest 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge

20152 milestones

May 8 10th tracked contest Sertoma 48 BBQ
Jun 26 Peak power rating (1551) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

20141 milestone

Oct 10 Career-best overall score681.6800 Cookin on the Kaw

20136 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL)
May 10 First call Sertoma 48 BBQ
May 10 First category win (Chicken) Sertoma 48 BBQ
May 10 First overall top-10 Sertoma 48 BBQ
May 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score675.4282 Sertoma 48 BBQ
May 10 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2858 Sertoma 48 BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12	Sertoma 48 BBQ	May 10, 2013
+11.3	Cookin on the Kaw	Oct 10, 2014
+10.3	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 21, 2013
+9.2	SMOKIN on the Summit	Jun 7, 2013
+6.5	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 26, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6	Sertoma 48 BBQ	May 8, 2015
-3.6	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge	Aug 1, 2013
-0.8	Smokin on the Summit	Jun 6, 2014
-0.3	8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge	Apr 22, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0	0	0%	top 53%	91.6%	91.6%
2015	3	0	0	0%	top 42%	90.3%	89.8%
2014	4	1	0	75%	top 36%	94.7%	90.7%
2013	5	1	2	60%	top 31%	93.8%	90.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 22, 2016	8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	32 / 60 (659.3944)	47 (159.9772)	23 (167.9772)	20 (169.7028)	32 (161.7372)
Jun 26, 2015	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	46 / 183 (649.8288)	15 (170.8456)	56 (164.0344)	53 (164.6056)	128 (150.3432)
Jun 5, 2015	Smokin' on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO	25 / 78 (648.4572)	27 (166.8572)	31 (161.6456)	47 (159.4056)	39 (160.5488)
May 8, 2015	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	31 / 45 (640.4688)	32 (161.1200)	31 (155.3600)	28 (161.7144)	21 (162.2744)
Oct 10, 2014	Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	7 / 46 (681.6800)	6 (176.0228)	17 (166.8344)	9 (173.1428)	18 (165.6800)
Jun 27, 2014	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	64 / 184 (639.3484)	145 (153.0856)	115 (155.3828)	69 (161.1428)	14 (169.7372)
Jun 6, 2014	Smokin on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO	40 / 79 (637.6228)	54 (155.3828)	9 (172.5600)	57 (154.2628)	46 (155.4172)
Apr 25, 2014	VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Overland Park, KS	28 / 65 (653.7144)	53 (154.2628)	17 (167.4172)	35 (163.4172)	10 (168.6172)
Aug 1, 2013	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	43 / 74 (649.0284)	56 (159.9428)	65 (151.3828)	43 (161.7028)	1 (176)
Jun 21, 2013	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	28 / 183 (652.5716)	20 (169.7144)	53 (163.4286)	81 (160.5714)	80 (158.8572)
Jun 7, 2013	SMOKIN on the Summit Lees Summit, MO	17 / 81 (654.8568)	35 (162.2856)	59 (154.2856)	14 (168)	8 (170.2856)
May 10, 2013	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	7 / 49 (675.4282)	1 (178.2858)	7 (167.9998)	34 (155.9998)	4 (173.1428)
Apr 19, 2013	5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL) Overland Park, KS	35 / 73 (631.4286)	63 (150.8572)	27 (159.9998)	24 (163.4286)	34 (157.1430)

BIG BUTT BBQ

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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (5 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

The metronome

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 state / province (where the contests were held)

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)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 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)