A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
RAZORRACKS ahead in 100% of their meetings
RAZORRACKS has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
KinFolks Smokin Butts
KinFolks Smokin Butts is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 16th of 33 at the Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival (2017). They are ranked #4977 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “KINFOLK'S SMOKIN BUTTS”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1463
peak 1507 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Sep 25, 2015
latest Sep 26, 2025 · 10 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
622.24 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 628.49 (-6.25)
Walk rate
22%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.10
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.59 · weakest Pork (155.26)
Road miles
14
across 9 mapped stops
Schedule strength
44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Purse competed for
$66K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
628.49 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to KinFolks Smokin Butts, each with one reason worth a look.
144 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,980 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,975 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1500
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before KinFolks Smokin Butts's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,986 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,961 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1464
Level with KinFolks Smokin Butts on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,973 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,957 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
They've been 1505 at their best, 41 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin Through The Night | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| RAZORRACKS | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK AVENUE | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TRUMP MY RUMP BBQ CREW | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| ACE BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| TOTALLY SMOKIN | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Wild Wolves BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| A QUE GOOD MEN | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| DELTA SWINE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Hillbilly Hoggers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TRIPLE 5 COMPETITION BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| C & J BACKYARD SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 150.2516 | 159.59 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5944 | 144.5372 | 157.63 | top 67% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 145.0972 | 155.26 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 145.0744 | 156.01 | top 64% |
“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) | 6 | 0 | top 77% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 60% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | 4 | 23 | 0 | top 87% | Sep 26, 2025 |
| Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 47% | Sep 29, 2017 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 9 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AR
9 of 9 contests
Contests visited
5
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
170
finished ahead 101 times, behind 204
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Sep 27, 2019 → Sep 23, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
20171 milestone
- Peak power rating (1507) Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
20162 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6912 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score653.6912 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
20153 milestones
- First tracked contest Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
- First call Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.5944 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.7 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Sep 30, 2016 |
| +2.5 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Sep 25, 2015 |
| +1.8 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Sep 29, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.7 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Sep 29, 2023 |
| -9.4 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Sep 26, 2025 |
| -8.7 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Sep 27, 2024 |
| -6.6 | Downtown Jonesboro BarBQ Festival | Sep 23, 2022 |
| -5.6 | Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival | Sep 28, 2018 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 85% | 85% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 83.2% | 83.2% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 83.9% | 83.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 45% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 45% | 90% | 90% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2025 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR | 25 / 26 (636.9144) | 18 (167.3828) | 25 (159.9772) | 26 (154.7772) | 23 (154.7772) |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR | 26 / 27 (632.4116) | 23 (165.6800) | 22 (161.1316) | 25 (160.5256) | 27 (145.0744) |
| Sep 29, 2023 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR | 23 / 25 (612.3540) | 21 (157.0856) | 24 (145.6228) | 24 (145.6800) | 11 (163.9656) |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Downtown Jonesboro BarBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR | 27 / 33 (599.3260) | 30 (150.2516) | 30 (144.5372) | 26 (152.5484) | 25 (151.9888) |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR | 27 / 43 (630.1828) | 22 (162.2744) | 41 (149.1200) | 36 (153.1084) | 12 (165.6800) |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 32 / 45 (603.8400) | 19 (163.4172) | 36 (149.7144) | 39 (145.0972) | 35 (145.6112) |
| Sep 29, 2017 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 16 / 33 (639.7940) | 20 (159.9656) | 6 (167.3828) | 24 (158.7884) | 19 (153.6572) |
| Sep 30, 2016 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 20 / 44 (653.6912) | 34 (153.1428) | 12 (168.6056) | 13 (169.1428) | 25 (162.8000) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 17 / 38 (647.9084) | 27 (157.0856) | 5 (172.5944) | 28 (157.6912) | 17 (160.5372) |