BUTCHER BBQ OK
Rating
1609
peak 1662
Contests
54
in the data
First seen
2019-02-08
latest 2025-09-19
Best ToY finish
#10
Master 2018
Grand champs
1
3 reserve
Category wins
13
25 podiums
Overall top-10s
25
of 54 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
5 🔥
Current form
678.62 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 683.55 (-4.93)
Walk rate
78%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
7
best run (overall)
Consistency
±9.75
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 172.78 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.37)
Road miles
8156
mi across 54 mapped stops · furthest 596 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Piggin' Whiskey has finished one call ahead of BUTCHER BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
CLARK CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 20 of their 25 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of HOLLOW Q in 25 of their 32 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 17% across 2 visits.
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 22% across 5 contests, versus top 37% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, OK first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 53 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.6456 | 170.97 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 54 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 179.4400 | 158.7884 | 169.37 | top 47% |
| Pork | 53 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.9312 | 170.40 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 53 | 35 | 7 | 12 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.9656 | 172.78 | top 27% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OK | 35 | 0 | top 38% |
| KS | 12 | 1 | top 34% |
| AR | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
| TX | 2 | 0 | top 18% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 6 | 1 | top 37% |
| Medium (20–39) | 26 | 0 | top 36% |
| Large (40+) | 21 | 0 | top 39% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (12 contests)
- Cooks mostly in OK (35 of 54 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (54 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Chingawassa Days BBQ Competition (2023-06-03)
- Wins it all in 2% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 683.55
- 5 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 684.4568 | 678.93 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 695.9200 | 685.14 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 707.9888 | 691.75 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 698.2056 | 686.78 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 701.7032 | 684.35 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 682.1828 | 678.40 |
| 2019 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 697.1200 | 678.59 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-19 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 20 / 25 (671.2916) | 23 (157.6456) | 21 (161.6688) | 11 (171.9772) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2025-06-27 | Old Town Smokeout Van Buren, AR | 20 / 27 (681.0396) | 17 (169.7028) | 17 (171.4172) | 23 (167.3712) | 8 (172.5484) |
| 2025-06-13 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 15 / 36 (684.4568) | 18 (169.6684) | 22 (167.3828) | 10 (174.2856) | 5 (173.1200) |
| 2024-09-20 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 8 / 26 (684.4688) | 10 (171.9656) | 15 (163.9544) | 5 (174.2744) | 1 (174.2744) |
| 2024-09-13 | Grillstock BBQ & Music Festival Moore, OK | 15 / 19 (671.8280) | 14 (166.8112) | 13 (167.9772) | 15 (167.3712) | 10 (169.6684) |
| 2024-07-26 | Smokin on the Route Miami, OK | 9 / 27 (694.7656) | 9 (175.4172) | 16 (170.8112) | 14 (171.9772) | 5 (176.5600) |
| 2024-05-03 | 3rd Annual Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ Contest Alva, OK | 6 / 20 (695.9200) | 8 (176.5600) | 17 (170.8228) | 12 (171.9772) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2024-04-05 | Lake Views & BBQ Wagoner, OK | 17 / 21 (678.7312) | 16 (167.3944) | 15 (169.6684) | 19 (165.6684) | 4 (176.0000) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 48 / 487 (692.5484) | 142 (172.5600) | 287 (166.2856) | 15 (178.8572) | 48 (174.8456) |
| 2023-09-15 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 11 / 26 (681.0172) | 13 (167.3944) | 7 (170.8228) | 11 (170.8228) | 8 (171.9772) |
| 2023-08-04 | Que' For a Cause Tahlequah, OK | 21 / 36 (683.3256) | 10 (174.2744) | 30 (165.0856) | 26 (166.8228) | 7 (177.1428) |
| 2023-07-28 | Smokin on the Route Miami, OK | 2 / 29 (698.8344) | 13 (170.8572) | 3 (177.7028) | 7 (175.4172) | 7 (174.8572) |
| 2023-06-03 | Chingawassa Days BBQ Competition Marion, KS | 1 / 5 (707.9888) | 3 (177.7144) | 1 (179.4400) | 3 (175.4172) | 3 (175.4172) |
| 2023-03-31 | Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ) Wagoner, OK | 13 / 29 (686.7884) | 15 (172.0000) | 14 (173.7144) | 16 (170.2628) | 19 (170.8112) |
| 2022-10-21 | OKC BBQ Fest Oklahoma City, OK | 9 / 35 (694.2056) | 17 (170.2628) | 11 (175.4172) | 19 (168.5256) | 2 (180.0000) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 221 / 249 (663.3140) | 108 (171.9884) | 215 (163.9428) | 107 (171.4172) | 240 (155.9656) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 124 / 505 (681.7144) | 313 (165.0972) | 37 (176.0116) | 118 (172.0572) | 173 (168.5484) |
| 2022-09-16 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 12 / 39 (678.7428) | 26 (166.2284) | 25 (163.3828) | 16 (170.8344) | 3 (178.2972) |
| 2022-07-29 | Smokin on the Route Miami, OK | 4 / 19 (693.6456) | 9 (171.4172) | 7 (173.1084) | 10 (171.9772) | 2 (177.1428) |
| 2022-07-08 | Sand Creek Summer Daze Saucy & Glazed BBQ Competition Newton, KS | 6 / 21 (691.3488) | 9 (174.2744) | 3 (176.5716) | 18 (162.7884) | 1 (177.7144) |
| 2022-05-06 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 11 / 38 (687.3716) | 13 (173.1316) | 14 (171.4172) | 17 (169.7028) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2022-04-29 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin Derby, KS | 7 / 16 (687.3368) | 6 (172.5484) | 10 (167.9656) | 3 (174.2628) | 6 (172.5600) |
| 2022-04-29 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin - One Meat Ribs Derby, KS | — | — | 8 (168.0000) | — | — |
| 2022-04-22 | 17th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 2 / 26 (698.2056) | 4 (176.5600) | 15 (168.5256) | 4 (177.7028) | 4 (175.4172) |
| 2022-04-15 | Pork-A-Palooza Weatherford, OK | 5 / 29 (691.9084) | 17 (171.4056) | 11 (170.8228) | 3 (176.5600) | 5 (173.1200) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK | 85 / 111 (666.1484) | 102 (160.5372) | 93 (164.5256) | 71 (169.1200) | 35 (171.9656) |
| 2021-10-15 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS | 2 / 16 (701.7032) | 8 (172.5716) | 8 (171.9772) | 1 (180.0000) | 2 (177.1544) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 72 / 185 (683.9200) | 134 (167.9656) | 53 (174.2628) | 95 (170.2628) | 67 (171.4288) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 67 / 467 (680.5372) | 82 (172.5600) | 111 (170.8572) | 244 (164.5600) | 61 (172.5600) |
| 2021-09-10 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 3 / 25 (695.9200) | 6 (170.8228) | 6 (175.4172) | 1 (178.8572) | 7 (170.8228) |
| 2021-07-09 | Sand Creek Summer Daze Saucy & Glazed BBQ Competition Newton, KS | 4 / 21 (685.0400) | 1 (180.0000) | 8 (168.5372) | 5 (173.1200) | 12 (163.3828) |
| 2021-06-11 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 18 / 28 (676.4340) | 18 (170.2628) | 19 (167.9656) | 21 (165.0856) | 7 (173.1200) |
| 2021-05-07 | Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 17 / 53 (685.0284) | 22 (171.9656) | 10 (173.7144) | 26 (166.2400) | 10 (173.1084) |
| 2021-05-01 | City Of Springs BBQ Championship Sulphur, OK | 6 / 14 (688.4912) | 6 (172.5484) | 3 (174.2856) | 5 (173.1200) | 6 (168.5372) |
| 2021-04-23 | 16th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 12 / 41 (683.9772) | 7 (174.2628) | 28 (164.0000) | 15 (171.4172) | 8 (174.2972) |
| 2021-03-20 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 23 / 50 (686.1824) | 13 (174.8572) | 10 (173.7028) | 31 (170.2512) | 32 (167.3712) |
| 2021-03-19 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 30 / 56 (678.7656) | 35 (170.2628) | 17 (171.9772) | 46 (163.4056) | 14 (173.1200) |
| 2020-09-19 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 43 / 56 (671.8284) | 37 (170.8344) | 52 (161.6456) | 8 (175.4056) | 42 (163.9428) |
| 2020-09-18 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 23 / 56 (680.4684) | 18 (172.5600) | 5 (175.4172) | 56 (155.9312) | 4 (176.5600) |
| 2020-08-07 | 15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 9 / 54 (682.1828) | 15 (170.8228) | 20 (168.5600) | 30 (165.0972) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2020-06-12 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK | 20 / 55 (677.0628) | 16 (171.9772) | 34 (164.5828) | 30 (168.5256) | 15 (171.9772) |
| 2020-02-14 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX | 10 / 42 (680.4800) | 1 (178.2972) | 17 (168.5372) | 34 (159.3828) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2019-10-25 | 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES) Lynchburg, TN | 78 / 97 (657.0280) | 73 (164.5600) | 90 (158.7996) | 20 (173.1428) | 79 (160.5256) |
| 2019-09-20 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 8 / 28 (674.6968) | 8 (171.9656) | 5 (170.8228) | 11 (166.8228) | 11 (165.0856) |
| 2019-08-23 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 7 / 62 (681.6228) | 14 (170.8456) | 8 (171.9772) | 27 (164.5372) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2019-06-22 | Festival of the Pig - Oklahoma BBQ Championship Oklahoma City, OK | 4 / 27 (687.9084) | 11 (170.8228) | 8 (170.8572) | 8 (173.1084) | 5 (173.1200) |
| 2019-06-07 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK | 9 / 21 (678.1712) | 11 (170.2628) | 4 (170.8344) | 14 (164.5140) | 4 (172.5600) |
| 2019-05-10 | City Of Springs BBQ Championship Sulphur, OK | 9 / 25 (675.3028) | 10 (169.6800) | 18 (158.7884) | 1 (178.8572) | 11 (167.9772) |
| 2019-05-03 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | 3 / 56 (697.1200) | 11 (172.5600) | 9 (173.1200) | 17 (172.0000) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2019-04-26 | 14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 9 / 39 (681.0168) | 20 (167.3828) | 11 (168.5484) | 7 (173.1200) | 10 (171.9656) |
| 2019-04-19 | Pork-A-Palooza Weatherford, OK | 14 / 33 (674.1024) | 7 (174.2628) | 22 (160.5028) | 14 (168.5256) | 13 (170.8112) |
| 2019-03-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 38 / 62 (671.2452) | 42 (167.3828) | 45 (165.0740) | 29 (169.6684) | 34 (169.1200) |
| 2019-03-22 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 9 / 74 (687.3600) | 18 (170.8572) | 39 (166.2400) | 25 (170.2628) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2019-02-08 | KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship Little Rock, AR | 36 / 92 (677.5540) | 81 (165.0856) | 40 (168.5256) | 45 (168.5256) | 15 (175.4172) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #602 (262 pts) | #695 (247 pts) | #744 (237 pts) | #569 (317 pts) | #370 (607 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #350 (623 pts) | #389 (593 pts) | #490 (483 pts) | #384 (563 pts) | #201 (1038 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #240 (884 pts) | #314 (729 pts) | #278 (869 pts) | #288 (754 pts) | #263 (819 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #115 (1451 pts) | #192 (1111 pts) | #168 (1213 pts) | #145 (1261 pts) | #52 (1841 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #120 (1319 pts) | #123 (1294 pts) | #146 (1229 pts) | #124 (1299 pts) | #118 (1344 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #236 (495 pts) | #186 (655 pts) | #253 (490 pts) | #313 (395 pts) | #123 (840 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #165 (1479 pts) | #238 (1159 pts) | #224 (1229 pts) | #227 (1204 pts) | #102 (1684 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #10 (2701 pts) | #33 (2227 pts) | #26 (2239 pts) | #29 (2270 pts) | #11 (2395 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #71 (2124 pts) | #40 (2187 pts) | #121 (1726 pts) | #80 (1877 pts) | #49 (2128 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #42 (2380 pts) | #13 (2507 pts) | #20 (2359 pts) | #77 (1912 pts) | #75 (2020 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #13 (2605 pts) | #4 (2598 pts) | #20 (2397 pts) | #53 (2034 pts) | #84 (1917 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #14 (2731 pts) | #25 (2402 pts) | #8 (2588 pts) | #17 (2467 pts) | #16 (2532 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #18 (2646 pts) | #37 (2250 pts) | #45 (2038 pts) | #26 (2317 pts) | #10 (2620 pts) |