High-water mark
685.6460
career-best overall
95.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 685.6460 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest — 95.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 30, 2026
THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS
THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS is a competition barbecue team with 39 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 10th of 32 at the McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary (JUDGES FULL) (2017). They are ranked #3902 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “This Butts For You - Olathe, KS” and “This Butt's For You, Olathe KS”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
peak 1516 · rated over 34 contests
Contests
39
in the data
First seen
May 2, 2014
latest Sep 30, 2026 · 12.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
3% of 39 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
664.91 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 659.25 (+5.66)
Walk rate
28%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.68
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.46 · weakest Brisket (162.09)
Road miles
968
across 39 mapped stops · furthest 52 mi
Schedule strength
64%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)
Purse competed for
$505K
listed at 24 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 22 state-championship entries
Master avg
659.25 / 720
34 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #695 (198 pts) | #803 (183 pts) | #735 (243 pts) | #702 (223 pts) | #698 (213 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #668 (233 pts) | #588 (328 pts) | #590 (363 pts) | #668 (253 pts) | #710 (233 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #742 (195 pts) | #834 (180 pts) | #820 (225 pts) | #695 (235 pts) | #805 (185 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #807 (180 pts) | #827 (200 pts) | #765 (250 pts) | #854 (180 pts) | #837 (180 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #640 (240 pts) | #443 (440 pts) | #693 (240 pts) | #588 (290 pts) | #519 (365 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #819 (85 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1151 (205 pts) | #1010 (275 pts) | #1240 (195 pts) | #1026 (270 pts) | #1191 (210 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1175 (210 pts) | #1013 (300 pts) | #1082 (275 pts) | #1342 (180 pts) | #1265 (205 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1175 (252 pts) | #1137 (297 pts) | #864 (452 pts) | #1241 (257 pts) | #1384 (207 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #1736 (145 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1585 (138 pts) | #1358 (213 pts) | #1305 (233 pts) | #1906 (118 pts) | #1362 (203 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2798 (54 pts) | #1960 (114 pts) | #2794 (54 pts) | #2579 (69 pts) | #1968 (109 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS, each with one reason worth a look.
163 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,888 of the rated field
- Contests
- 46
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1485
1–5 in 6 shared contests (17% to THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS)
These two have cooked 6 of the same contests — Smoke Show BBQ ahead 5–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,898 of the rated field
- Contests
- 28
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1546
6–0 in 6 shared contests (100% to THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS)
They've been 1546 at their best, 61 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,903 of the rated field
- Contests
- 26
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1485
6–1 in 7 shared contests (86% to THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS)
Fewer contests behind them than THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS has cooked, 26 to 39, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,901 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1525
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,905 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
3–2 in 5 shared contests (60% to THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS)
They turned up 8 years after THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,920 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS)
Level with THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MAD MUTT'S BBQ | 19 | 2 | 17 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 19 | 1 | 18 | 5% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' SAUCED | 18 | 1 | 17 | 6% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 17 | 2 | 15 | 12% | ⚔ compare |
| AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | 17 | 2 | 15 | 12% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH i QUE | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Barking Dog BBQ | 16 | 5 | 11 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| Fat&Dumb BBQ | 16 | 5 | 11 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 16 | 2 | 14 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 16 | 2 | 14 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | 15 | 3 | 12 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Sons of a Brisket | 15 | 2 | 13 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Dr. Squealgood BBQ | 15 | 1 | 14 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 176.5716 | 155.3828 | 168.46 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 138.8116 | 165.93 | top 50% |
| Pork | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 143.9084 | 162.76 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5716 | 145.0744 | 162.09 | top 60% |
“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 67% |
| Large (40+) | 28 | 0 | top 60% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Bricks | 5 | 22 | 0 | top 64% | Aug 8, 2025 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 4 | 120 | 0 | top 48% | Sep 30, 2026 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 315 | 0 | top 79% | Nov 5, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
5 contests
Contests a season
3
across 13 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
36 of 39 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
26
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
1,590
finished ahead 1,587 times, behind 2,539
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Jul 24, 2015 → Aug 26, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best overall score685.6460 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5716 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
20231 milestone
- 25th tracked contest Smoke on the Bricks
20221 milestone
- Peak power rating (1516) Smoke on the Bricks
20181 milestone
- 10th tracked contest The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10) (JUDGES FULL)
20171 milestone
- First overall top-10 McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary (JUDGES FULL)
20152 milestones
- First call 20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.3828 20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.7 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary (JUDGES FULL) | Jun 2, 2017 |
| +9.3 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Sep 30, 2026 |
| +7.2 | VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits | Apr 5, 2019 |
| +5.3 | 22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort | May 19, 2017 |
| +4.9 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival | Aug 26, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | May 2, 2014 |
| -8 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Nov 5, 2025 |
| -8 | Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition | Jun 28, 2024 |
| -7.8 | 9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge | Apr 21, 2017 |
| -7.1 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | Mar 21, 2025 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 36% | 95.2% | 95.2% |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 93.4% | 91.6% |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | top 77% | 92.3% | 91.5% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 94% | 93.6% |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 93.5% | 91.5% |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 57% | 93.6% | 91.9% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 92% | 92% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 45% | 93.4% | 92.7% |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 63% | 92.4% | 90.8% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 54% | 92.9% | 90.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 41% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 58% | 91% | 90.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 85.8% | 85.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 129 / 360 (685.6460) | 39 (176.5716) | 62 (175.4400) | 185 (169.6916) | 268 (163.9428) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 351 / 401 (642.7204) | 258 (167.3944) | 306 (163.9888) | 292 (165.0972) | 390 (146.2400) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 35 / 53 (672.4344) | 34 (170.8344) | 29 (170.2628) | 37 (167.3828) | 38 (163.9544) |
| Jun 6, 2025 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 34th Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS | 20 / 28 (671.8740) | 23 (163.3712) | 11 (173.7260) | 15 (169.6912) | 17 (165.0856) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 61 / 70 (651.8632) | 65 (158.8000) | 49 (166.8688) | 63 (161.0856) | 49 (165.1088) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 315 / 444 (659.3604) | 275 (166.8344) | 280 (166.8344) | 155 (170.8572) | 376 (154.8344) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 34 / 46 (652.3656) | 10 (173.1200) | 41 (155.9200) | 43 (158.2056) | 28 (165.1200) |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 25 / 28 (664.4228) | 21 (168.5372) | 14 (171.9656) | 21 (166.2744) | 25 (157.6456) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 43 / 58 (658.7544) | 25 (171.9772) | 10 (174.8572) | 49 (161.6800) | 52 (150.2400) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 269 / 487 (669.6684) | 307 (165.7028) | 68 (174.8456) | 418 (157.1200) | 99 (172) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 22 / 44 (677.0168) | 26 (167.3712) | 16 (171.9772) | 16 (172.5484) | 24 (165.1200) |
| Mar 17, 2023 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 41 / 68 (674.2056) | 37 (167.9772) | 35 (169.1200) | 23 (173.1428) | 49 (163.9656) |
| Oct 1, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 371 / 505 (649.0288) | 455 (155.3828) | 94 (173.1660) | 358 (162.7884) | 397 (157.6916) |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 28 / 48 (653.5660) | 29 (162.8116) | 31 (162.8000) | 30 (161.6800) | 28 (166.2744) |
| Mar 18, 2022 | Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 36 / 71 (673.0056) | 21 (171.9772) | 11 (173.7144) | 52 (163.9312) | 44 (163.3828) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 120 / 467 (674.2284) | 124 (170.8344) | 116 (170.8456) | 317 (160.5600) | 76 (171.9884) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 33 / 46 (642.1028) | 7 (174.2628) | 38 (153.0744) | 46 (143.9084) | 11 (170.8572) |
| Jul 9, 2021 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS | 30 / 43 (666.7660) | 8 (176.5600) | 29 (167.9772) | 42 (149.6572) | 14 (172.5716) |
| Mar 19, 2021 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 42 / 70 (665.0288) | 33 (168.5716) | 60 (154.2172) | 15 (174.2744) | 30 (167.9656) |
| Mar 13, 2020 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 41 / 68 (662.2288) | 32 (167.3944) | 32 (168.5944) | 59 (156.5372) | 20 (169.7028) |
| May 10, 2019 | Grasshopper '19 🏅 DeSoto, KS | 28 / 53 (672.5148) | 33 (168.5372) | 40 (160.5144) | 18 (172.0116) | 19 (171.4516) |
| Apr 5, 2019 | VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits 🏅 Overland Park, KS | 20 / 53 (670.1944) | 19 (169.6916) | 22 (167.3944) | 14 (169.1428) | 27 (163.9656) |
| Mar 15, 2019 | Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 28 / 64 (659.9204) | 12 (172.5600) | 38 (160.5144) | 27 (167.4172) | 40 (159.4288) |
| Jun 1, 2018 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS | 19 / 36 (662.7656) | 18 (165.6684) | 8 (172.5828) | 27 (160.5600) | 20 (163.9544) |
| May 11, 2018 | The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10) (JUDGES FULL) De Soto, KS | 31 / 56 (665.1088) | 10 (174.2744) | 29 (165.7144) | 46 (161.1316) | 37 (163.9884) |
| Apr 6, 2018 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 82 / 103 (633.6116) | 23 (173.1428) | 85 (154.8344) | 84 (156.5372) | 94 (149.0972) |
| Jun 2, 2017 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary (JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS | 10 / 32 (666.3204) | 10 (167.9772) | 4 (172.5716) | 15 (164.5944) | 19 (161.1772) |
| May 19, 2017 | 22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort Platte City, MO | 26 / 59 (669.0516) | 34 (166.2744) | 5 (173.7144) | 19 (169.1200) | 39 (159.9428) |
| Apr 21, 2017 | 9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS | 55 / 64 (625.4744) | 16 (170.8228) | 49 (155.3600) | 58 (154.2172) | 61 (145.0744) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 25 / 61 (653.0628) | 9 (170.8228) | 41 (160.5828) | 39 (159.9772) | 27 (161.6800) |
| Jul 24, 2015 | Racing for the BBQ Lees Summit, MO | 38 / 63 (650.1828) | 41 (162.2400) | 20 (169.7372) | 27 (167.4056) | 53 (150.8000) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS | 22 / 33 (646.8340) | 8 (170.8572) | 26 (156.5600) | 27 (154.3084) | 16 (165.1084) |
| May 15, 2015 | 20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO | 24 / 51 (655.3828) | 29 (164.5372) | 6 (172.6172) | 37 (156.5256) | 17 (161.7028) |
| May 2, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS | 27 / 29 (617.6344) | 13 (163.9656) | 28 (138.8116) | 22 (154.8228) | 14 (160.0344) |