A tough matchup
5–1
behind in the head-to-head
RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS ahead in 83% of their meetings
RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
MUDDY BUTTS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1454
peak 1454 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2013-05-10
latest 2015-10-03
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
588.32 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 610.31 (-21.98)
Walk rate
44%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±44.47
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 158.65 · weakest Brisket (152.79)
Road miles
634
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 106 mi
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)
Master avg
610.31 / 720
9 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
−5.9
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.86 points below their pork, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 22%.
- Brisket avg 152.79
- Pork avg 158.65
- 1 calls in 9 entries
Pork nemesis
6 of 6
shared pork entries lost
RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS has out-cooked them in 6 of 6 shared pork entries.
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.
112 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5364 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5382 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5377 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5378 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Level with MUDDY BUTTS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5352 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5362 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| MOO COW | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKING HILLS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE ON WHEELS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| FRONT DOOR GANG | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 147.3712 | 156.87 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2856 | 140.5716 | 155.60 | top 70% |
| Pork | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5716 | 149.6800 | 158.65 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171.4286 | 141.6572 | 152.79 | top 72% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 8 | 0 | top 81% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 13% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 81% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 13% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Blue BBQ Championship | 3 | 20 | 0 | top 84% | 2015-06-05 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.4 yrs
2013-05-10 → 2015-10-03
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
8 of 9 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
9 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 158.65 · weakest Brisket (152.79)
Walk rate
44%
a top-10 call in 4 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 9 contests
Master average
610.31
out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
716
494–322 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
634
9 mapped stops · furthest 106 mi
Schedule strength
1529
average field rating faced — tougher than 21% of rated contests
Power rating
1454
peak 1454 · #5370 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Rods, Ribs & Rock N Roll 2013
- Peak power rating (1487) Rods, Ribs & Rock N Roll 2013
- First call Big Blue BBQ Championship
- 2015
- Career-best overall score647.8740 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2856 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
- Most recent contest 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.7 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | 2015-10-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.7 | Rods, Ribs & Rock N Roll 2013 | 2013-05-10 |
| -12 | Wheatstock Grill Off | 2015-05-08 |
| -11.8 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | 2015-06-05 |
| -7.6 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | 2014-06-06 |
| -5.4 | Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest | 2013-08-02 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 83.4% | 78.1% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 79% | 89.3% | 86.8% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 73% | 89.7% | 87.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-03 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 80 / 606 (487.8628) | 496 (154.8228) | 44 (174.2856) | 373 (161.6912) | 399 (157.0744) |
| 2015-06-05 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 30 / 30 (598.7084) | 26 (150.8112) | 25 (152.5372) | 27 (153.7028) | 30 (141.6572) |
| 2015-05-08 | Wheatstock Grill Off Abilene, KS | 31 / 32 (600.4460) | 26 (160.0000) | 32 (142.8116) | 32 (149.6800) | 30 (147.9544) |
| 2014-06-06 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 21 / 25 (606.7200) | 22 (147.3712) | 25 (140.5716) | 14 (160.5372) | 13 (158.2400) |
| 2014-05-16 | Wheatstock Grill-Off: Peace, Love & BBQ Abilene, KS | 20 / 27 (642.8688) | 24 (155.9772) | 19 (160.5600) | 6 (168.5716) | 21 (157.7600) |
| 2013-09-13 | 5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off Yates Center, KS | 15 / 25 (645.6116) | 5 (169.1428) | 16 (158.8344) | 9 (165.1084) | 19 (152.5260) |
| 2013-08-02 | Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest Rossville, KS | 18 / 25 (613.5428) | 9 (165.1084) | 19 (153.0972) | 17 (153.1200) | 20 (142.2172) |
| 2013-05-31 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 20 / 30 (634.8570) | 29 (149.1426) | 25 (153.7142) | 18 (160.5716) | 2 (171.4286) |
| 2013-05-10 | Rods, Ribs & Rock N Roll 2013 Manhattan, KS | 23 / 25 (624.5708) | 20 (159.4282) | 12 (164.0000) | 24 (154.8570) | 24 (146.2856) |