A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Smokin Our Butts Off
Smokin Our Butts Off is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 39th of 58 at the Green Lane Fire CO's (2013). They are ranked #5042 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokin' Our Butts Off”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1462
peak 1462 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 10, 2013
latest Jun 27, 2025 · 12.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.14
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 155.63 · weakest Pork Ribs (148.52)
Road miles
1,033
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 1,007 mi
Schedule strength
12%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1517)
Purse competed for
$27K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
610.60 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smokin Our Butts Off, each with one reason worth a look.
129 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,018 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,041 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1462
They turned up 9 years after Smokin Our Butts Off did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#5,046 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Level with Smokin Our Butts Off on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,038 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,024 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,054 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1462
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before Smokin Our Butts Off's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.3316 | 151.3944 | 153.93 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2288 | 137.6116 | 148.52 | top 76% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 143.4280 | 155.63 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8228 | 146.8000 | 152.53 | top 65% |
“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
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 | 2 | 127 | 0 | top 84% | Jun 27, 2025 |
| New Holland Summer Fest | 2 | 51 | 0 | top 77% | Aug 22, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
340
finished ahead 101 times, behind 420
Longest layoff
9.8 yrs
Aug 22, 2014 → Jun 21, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20253 milestones
- Career-best overall score633.5320 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1200 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Green Lane Fire CO's
- Peak power rating (1495) Green Lane Fire CO's
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.7 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2024 |
| -8.6 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 22, 2014 |
| -7.5 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2025 |
| -6.1 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 23, 2013 |
| -5.4 | Green Lane Fire CO's | May 10, 2013 |
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 80% | 88% | 88% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 84.8% | 84.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 83.2% | 83.2% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 84.4% | 84% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2025 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 127 / 159 (633.5320) | 150 (151.3944) | 138 (154.2288) | 27 (173.1200) | 124 (154.7888) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 153 / 172 (610.6860) | 130 (156.0116) | 165 (144.4800) | 129 (157.1200) | 130 (153.0744) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 58 / 70 (599.1660) | 52 (151.9316) | 67 (137.6116) | 38 (154.8000) | 34 (154.8228) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 51 / 71 (607.3484) | 37 (158.3316) | 45 (152.5484) | 52 (149.6684) | 56 (146.8000) |
| May 10, 2013 | Green Lane Fire CO's Green Lane, PA | 39 / 58 (602.2852) | 38 (152) | 23 (153.7144) | 49 (143.4280) | 26 (153.1428) |