High-water mark
674.2744
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.2744 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 23, 2023
No Butts About It
No Butts About It is a competition barbecue team with 25 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 16th of 183 at the Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship (2016). They are ranked #3392 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “NO BUTTS ABOUT IT - KS” and “No Butts About It!!”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1495
peak 1514 · rated over 25 contests
Contests
25
in the data
First seen
Apr 19, 2013
latest Sep 26, 2025 · 12.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 25 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
650.63 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 642.59 (+8.04)
Walk rate
16%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.55
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.03 · weakest Brisket (156.45)
Road miles
2,059
across 25 mapped stops · furthest 954 mi
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)
Purse competed for
$120K
listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 16 state-championship entries
Master avg
642.59 / 720
25 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #705 (260 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #986 (120 pts) | #1051 (120 pts) | #1107 (120 pts) | #1046 (120 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #917 (120 pts) | #978 (120 pts) | #1023 (120 pts) | #960 (120 pts) | #957 (120 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1471 (120 pts) | #1523 (130 pts) | #1575 (120 pts) | #1578 (120 pts) | #1536 (120 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2752 (57 pts) | #2749 (57 pts) | #2757 (57 pts) | #2768 (57 pts) | #2764 (57 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to No Butts About It, each with one reason worth a look.
124 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,387 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1507
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to No Butts About It)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team No Butts About It has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,393 of the rated field
- Contests
- 70
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1530
2–6 in 8 shared contests (25% to No Butts About It)
They've been 1530 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,380 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to No Butts About It)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before No Butts About It's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,413 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1495
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to No Butts About It)
Fewer contests behind them than No Butts About It has cooked, 5 to 25, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,388 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1495
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to No Butts About It)
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,384 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1501
25 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 20% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 20 | 1 | 19 | 5% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Rib doctor | 17 | 11 | 6 | 65% | ⚔ compare |
| RIB I'S | 17 | 8 | 9 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| PASSIONS OF THE PIT | 17 | 7 | 10 | 41% | ⚔ compare |
| Hoggy Style BBQ | 17 | 3 | 14 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 17 | 3 | 14 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| B & C SMOKERS | 17 | 2 | 15 | 12% | ⚔ compare |
| Four Men and A Pig | 17 | 2 | 15 | 12% | ⚔ compare |
| Sublime BBQ | 17 | 1 | 16 | 6% | ⚔ compare |
| This is Nice | 16 | 11 | 5 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| Velvet Swine | 16 | 7 | 9 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Mad Cow Angry Beaver | 15 | 12 | 3 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Hawg Wild | 15 | 5 | 10 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em | 15 | 3 | 12 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4516 | 143.4282 | 161.56 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.7144 | 141.1426 | 161.55 | top 49% |
| Pork | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 147.4400 | 163.03 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 135.9998 | 156.45 | top 61% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 84% |
| Large (40+) | 23 | 0 | top 53% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 5 | 34 | 0 | top 49% | Jun 27, 2025 |
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 4 | 16 | 0 | top 37% | Jun 24, 2016 |
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 3 | 45 | 0 | top 59% | Sep 23, 2022 |
| Shawnee Great Grillers | 2 | 34 | 0 | top 65% | Sep 26, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
2.1
across 12 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
21 of 25 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
15
4 of them more than once
Opponents faced
1,690
finished ahead 2,065 times, behind 2,388
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
Sep 27, 2019 → Jun 25, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20253 milestones
- 25th tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7144 Shawnee Great Grillers
- Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers
20232 milestones
- Career-best overall score674.2744 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Peak power rating (1514) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20151 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Beak Week BBQ Challenge
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL)
- First call BBQ at the Races Kansas Speedway
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.5888 BBQ at the Races Kansas Speedway
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.2 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2016 |
| +11.7 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2017 |
| +10.1 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2023 |
| +9.5 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 26, 2015 |
| +6.2 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.4 | Beak Week BBQ Challenge | Sep 11, 2015 |
| -9.3 | Shawnee Great Grillers | Sep 26, 2025 |
| -9.2 | 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL) | Apr 19, 2013 |
| -8.5 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2013 |
| -8 | Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge | Aug 1, 2013 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 79% | 89.1% | 88.8% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 91.7% | 90.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 20% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 91.1% | 90.2% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 45% | 90.7% | 90.6% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 51% | 89.9% | 89.6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 33% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 17% | 91.1% | 91.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 9% | 93.4% | 93.4% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 66% | 90.2% | 87.3% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 50% | 91.1% | 89.7% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20% | top 76% | 90.2% | 86.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2025 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 56 / 67 (641.4968) | 57 (157.6684) | 2 (177.7144) | 64 (152.4800) | 63 (153.6340) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 118 / 159 (637.5196) | 124 (158.2284) | 135 (154.7884) | 64 (166.8456) | 116 (157.6572) |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 34 / 73 (659.8856) | 24 (170.8800) | 18 (171.9656) | 41 (164.5488) | 63 (152.4912) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 109 / 172 (639.9544) | 106 (160.5716) | 79 (163.9772) | 111 (160.0228) | 118 (155.3828) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 34 / 167 (674.2744) | 28 (170.8800) | 87 (162.8572) | 26 (173.7028) | 46 (166.8344) |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 60 / 87 (643.3144) | 59 (161.7144) | 26 (169.7028) | 56 (161.1200) | 71 (150.7772) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 68 / 164 (655.9084) | 114 (159.3484) | 116 (157.6800) | 40 (170.2972) | 32 (168.5828) |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 45 / 86 (652.9824) | 41 (163.4284) | 25 (171.9656) | 48 (165.0856) | 71 (152.5028) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 54 / 145 (651.8744) | 50 (164.5372) | 36 (169.1316) | 64 (164) | 98 (154.2056) |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 56 / 102 (647.3484) | 23 (170.8800) | 64 (160.5256) | 79 (157.1084) | 60 (158.8344) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 87 / 183 (643.2568) | 106 (159.3828) | 84 (161.6800) | 140 (155.9540) | 50 (166.2400) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 61 / 185 (646.2288) | 96 (158.8228) | 46 (166.2628) | 60 (164.5944) | 104 (156.5488) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 32 / 184 (655.9316) | 24 (169.1428) | 30 (167.4172) | 66 (163.4516) | 98 (155.9200) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 16 / 183 (672.5600) | 23 (168.5828) | 56 (164.5600) | 5 (175.4400) | 54 (163.9772) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 449 / 606 (630.7432) | 471 (157.0972) | 545 (148.5372) | 248 (165.6800) | 346 (159.4288) |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC | 31 / 32 (606.1940) | 29 (148.5484) | 29 (151.4628) | 27 (161.0972) | 32 (145.0856) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 47 / 183 (649.6572) | 3 (175.4516) | 88 (159.9772) | 139 (154.2628) | 78 (159.9656) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 265 / 552 (655.8856) | 258 (165.6916) | 130 (169.6912) | 299 (162.8572) | 356 (157.6456) |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS | 46 / 70 (642.7656) | 37 (165.1084) | 63 (149.6572) | 39 (162.8572) | 19 (165.1428) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 67 / 184 (638.8572) | 38 (166.8572) | 71 (161.1200) | 152 (147.4400) | 45 (163.4400) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 397 / 535 (617.0972) | 446 (150.8916) | 346 (155.9544) | 412 (153.0856) | 278 (157.1656) |
| Aug 17, 2013 | BBQ at the Races Kansas Speedway Kansas City, KS | 22 / 31 (649.5888) | 25 (162.2284) | 30 (148.5260) | 5 (174.8572) | 19 (163.9772) |
| Aug 1, 2013 | Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS | 58 / 74 (635.9772) | 66 (155.4172) | 11 (171.4172) | 12 (172) | 73 (137.1428) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 143 / 183 (608.5710) | 170 (143.4282) | 72 (161.1430) | 28 (168) | 174 (135.9998) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL) Overland Park, KS | 58 / 73 (606.8562) | 50 (154.2854) | 69 (141.1426) | 36 (158.8568) | 48 (152.5714) |