High-water mark
679.3488
career-best overall
94.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 679.3488 at Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full) — 94.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Apr 3, 2015
Our Butt's Insured
Our Butt's Insured is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 12th of 71 at the Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full) (2015). They are ranked #2186 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1532
peak 1532 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Apr 5, 2013
latest Apr 3, 2015 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Best overall
679.3488 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
658.83
last 5 Master vs avg 658.54 (+0.28)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.48
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.14 · weakest Brisket (155.71)
Road miles
122
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)
Master avg
658.54 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Our Butt's Insured, each with one reason worth a look.
76 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,173 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1532
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Our Butt's Insured)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Our Butt's Insured has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,188 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1532
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,194 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1532
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#2,167 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1532
Level with Our Butt's Insured on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,183 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1532
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,189 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1536
15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IHC BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Theslabs.com | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| NICKLE BOYS BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN BAD HABIT | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 165.0972 | 169.03 | top 27% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 157.1316 | 164.67 | top 42% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2972 | 161.7144 | 169.14 | top 26% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8916 | 142.2744 | 155.71 | 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
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
4 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
279
finished ahead 278 times, behind 158
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20153 milestones
- Career-best overall score679.3488 Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full)
- Peak power rating (1532) Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full)
- Most recent contest Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full)
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' On Big Creek
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.1430 Smokin' On Big Creek
- First call Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.2972 Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.8 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full) | Apr 3, 2015 |
| +6 | Smokin on the Summit | Jun 6, 2014 |
| +5.7 | Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge | Aug 1, 2013 |
| +5.6 | Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge | Aug 1, 2014 |
| +4.3 | Smokin' On Big Creek | Apr 5, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.6 | Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief | Apr 4, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 17% | 94.4% | 94.4% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 44% | 91.6% | 90.4% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 36% | 91.8% | 91.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2015 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full) Pleasant Hill, MO | 12 / 71 (679.3488) | 9 (174.2744) | 19 (169.1200) | 21 (170.8344) | 27 (165.1200) |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS | 25 / 70 (659.4404) | 38 (165.0972) | 44 (161.7372) | 45 (161.7144) | 6 (170.8916) |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Smokin on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 26 / 79 (653.6916) | 21 (165.1316) | 32 (164.0116) | 13 (168) | 39 (156.5484) |
| Apr 4, 2014 | Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO | 48 / 75 (640.5260) | 16 (170.8228) | 55 (157.1316) | 12 (170.2972) | 72 (142.2744) |
| Aug 1, 2013 | Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS | 25 / 74 (661.1200) | 6 (173.7028) | 22 (168) | 4 (174.2972) | 69 (145.1200) |
| Apr 5, 2013 | Smokin' On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO | 28 / 74 (657.1430) | 30 (165.1430) | 16 (168.0002) | 16 (169.7142) | 62 (154.2856) |