Butts and Cuts
Butts and Cuts is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 35th of 28 at the MD State BBQ Bash (2026). They finished #326 in the 2026 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Oct 9, 2026
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 125%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.31 · weakest Chicken (141.14)
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here. Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #326 (60 pts) | #330 (60 pts) | #259 (135 pts) | — | — |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141.1428 | 141.1428 | 141.14 | top 143% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.3084 | 166.3084 | 166.31 | top 36% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 35 / 28 (307.4512) | 40 (141.1428) | 10 (166.3084) | — | — |