The comeback
1.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at RiverFest Red White and Que (2015-07-17).
- last seen 2013-09-27
- back 2015-07-17
The Buttheads
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1472
peak 1472 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-09-27
latest 2015-11-13
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
609.37
last 3 Master vs avg 609.37 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.97
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 156.37 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.09)
Road miles
1,061
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 1056 mi
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)
Master avg
609.37 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
The Buttheads has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 130 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4525 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4558 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 12 years after The Buttheads did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#4529 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
Level with The Buttheads on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4533 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4566 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1507 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4545 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7028 | 140.4572 | 150.81 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0972 | 144.4800 | 149.09 | top 87% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6688 | 145.6344 | 153.10 | top 84% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2744 | 151.9772 | 156.37 | top 68% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
| SC | 1 | 0 | top 96% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 96% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.1 yrs
2013-09-27 → 2015-11-13
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NE
2 of 3 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 156.37 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.09)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
609.37
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
117
22–104 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,061
3 mapped stops · furthest 1,056 mi
Schedule strength
1529
average field rating faced — tougher than 21% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
2013-09-27 → 2015-07-17
Power rating
1472
peak 1472 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show
- Career-best single call (Brisket)162.2744 Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show
- Peak power rating (1492) Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show
- 2015
- Career-best overall score622.7660 RiverFest Red White and Que
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.4 | Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown | 2015-11-13 |
| -7.8 | Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show | 2013-09-27 |
| -7.4 | RiverFest Red White and Que | 2015-07-17 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 86.5% | 83.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-13 | Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown Mount Pleasant, SC | 27 / 28 (585.4288) | 27 (140.4572) | 24 (144.4800) | 28 (145.6344) | 21 (154.8572) |
| 2015-07-17 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 36 / 45 (622.7660) | 32 (157.7028) | 36 (157.0972) | 34 (155.9888) | 35 (151.9772) |
| 2013-09-27 | Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE | 44 / 56 (619.9092) | 49 (154.2744) | 53 (145.6916) | 43 (157.6688) | 28 (162.2744) |