A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
I LIKE TO RUB MY MEAT
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1467
peak 1467 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2015-05-02
latest 2015-08-14
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
572.19
last 3 Master vs avg 572.19 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±24.70
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 148.40 · weakest Brisket (135.99)
Road miles
113
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 39 mi
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)
Master avg
572.19 / 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.
I LIKE TO RUB MY MEAT 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 146 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.
#4755 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4774 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1510 at their best, 43 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4771 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after I LIKE TO RUB MY MEAT did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4789 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
Level with I LIKE TO RUB MY MEAT on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4780 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4768 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
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 | 154.2512 | 144.5944 | 148.40 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.6172 | 134.8228 | 143.43 | top 88% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.2628 | 133.0972 | 144.37 | top 86% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.4744 | 127.9428 | 135.99 | top 84% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 2 | 0 | top 87% |
| CT | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 100% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
The story so far (13 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.3 yrs
2015-05-02 → 2015-08-14
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Cooks most in
NY
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
Chicken
averages 148.40 · weakest Brisket (135.99)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
572.19
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
100
15–101 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
113
3 mapped stops · furthest 39 mi
Schedule strength
1536
average field rating faced — tougher than 26% of rated contests
Power rating
1467
peak 1467 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)154.2512 Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1486) Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score600.6972 Hudson Valley Ribfest
- Most recent contest Hudson Valley Ribfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.1 | 8th Annual Smokin at the Maples | 2015-08-01 |
| -13.6 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival | 2015-05-02 |
| -5.2 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | 2015-08-14 |
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 91% | 83.4% | 79.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-14 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 42 / 57 (600.6972) | 47 (146.3428) | 39 (152.6172) | 41 (150.2628) | 31 (151.4744) |
| 2015-08-01 | 8th Annual Smokin at the Maples Manorville, NY | 32 / 32 (540.4572) | 26 (144.5944) | 32 (134.8228) | 30 (133.0972) | 31 (127.9428) |
| 2015-05-02 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT | 30 / 30 (575.4056) | 24 (154.2512) | 29 (142.8572) | 28 (149.7372) | 30 (128.5600) |