A tough matchup
12–2
behind in the head-to-head
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead in 86% of their meetings
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 12 of their 14 shared contests.
BUTCHIE'S BACKYARD BBQ
BUTCHIE'S BACKYARD BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 20 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 4th of 53 at the York County BBQ Festival (2020). They are ranked #4089 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Butchies Backyard bbq” and “Butchie�s Backyard BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1481
peak 1538 · rated over 16 contests
Contests
20
in the data
First seen
Jul 26, 2019
latest Jul 25, 2025 · 6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
3
15% of 20 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
285.66 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 304.05 (-18.39)
Walk rate
30%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±47.94
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.04 · weakest Brisket (144.80)
Road miles
784
across 20 mapped stops · furthest 115 mi
Schedule strength
43%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)
Purse competed for
$132K
listed at 15 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 16 state-championship entries
Master avg
566.72 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
304.05 / 360
12 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
468.39 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 ↗ | Backyard | #285 (134 pts) | #288 (134 pts) | #370 (74 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #230 (187 pts) | #228 (202 pts) | #255 (172 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #223 (150 pts) | #257 (120 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1306 (85 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #125 (229 pts) | #144 (169 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1225 (75 pts) | #1182 (95 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #54 (192 pts) | #31 (302 pts) | — | — |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BUTCHIE'S BACKYARD BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
131 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,073 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1515
They've been 1515 at their best, 33 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,081 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1537
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before BUTCHIE'S BACKYARD BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,076 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,098 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1522
22 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 14% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#4,104 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1502
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before BUTCHIE'S BACKYARD BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,074 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1482
Level with BUTCHIE'S BACKYARD BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARCO LOCO BBQ | 15 | 9 | 5 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 BOXERS Q | 15 | 7 | 6 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| DRILLING & GRILLING | 14 | 5 | 9 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 14 | 2 | 12 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| All About the Wood | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Capt. Blue BBQ | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Zoni-Q | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| Top Gun Barbecue | 11 | 1 | 9 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Sasquatch BBQ | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| WEEKEND SMOKERS | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 147.3600 | 161.04 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 170.3200 | 142.7884 | 156.25 | top 47% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 144.5144 | 154.59 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8460 | 130.7544 | 144.80 | top 83% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 11 | 0 | top 47% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 4 | 4 | 0 | top 44% | Jun 27, 2025 |
| Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) | 4 | 9 | 0 | top 37% | Jul 29, 2022 |
| New Holland Summer Fest | 3 | 29 | 0 | top 86% | Aug 25, 2023 |
| Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 80% | Jul 25, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 11 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
16 of 20 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
7
4 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
16 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls
Opponents faced
388
finished ahead 493 times, behind 587
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)
20241 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8228 Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)
20221 milestone
- Career-best overall score653.6232 New Holland Summer Fest
20212 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Smoke in the Grove
- Peak power rating (1538) Smoke in the Grove
20201 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score333.1772 York County BBQ Festival
20192 milestones
- First call Smoke in the Grove
- First overall top-10 Smoke in the Grove
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest Boo B Que By the Sea
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.7 | York County BBQ Festival | Jun 26, 2020 |
| +13 | Boo-B-Que | Oct 18, 2019 |
| +8.2 | Smoke in the Grove | Jul 26, 2019 |
| +6.8 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | Jul 26, 2024 |
| +1.4 | Smoke in the Grove | Jul 30, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -16.5 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 27, 2021 |
| -13.8 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 25, 2023 |
| -12.7 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | Jul 25, 2025 |
| -6.9 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | Jun 27, 2025 |
| -4.7 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) | Jul 29, 2022 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 86.6% | 63.9% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 47% | 93.3% | 89.7% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 89.5% | 84.9% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 90.8% | 88.3% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 57% | 91.3% | 81.9% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 22% | 92.5% | 88.6% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 13% | 87% | 85.9% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2025 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 36 / 30 (148.4800) | 36 (148.4800) | — | — | — |
| Jun 27, 2025 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA | 20 / 26 (311.9200) | 20 (155.9656) | 20 (155.9544) | — | — |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 14 / 35 (335.9656) | 10 (170.8228) | 19 (165.1428) | — | — |
| May 17, 2024 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 20 / 37 (309.6572) | 21 (147.3600) | 18 (162.2972) | — | — |
| Aug 25, 2023 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 43 / 44 (577.4404) | 40 (153.6344) | 41 (146.8116) | 42 (146.2400) | 43 (130.7544) |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 28 / 51 (322.2632) | 22 (165.1316) | 27 (157.1316) | — | — |
| Aug 26, 2022 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 29 / 49 (653.6232) | 27 (167.3828) | 20 (168.5600) | 38 (158.8344) | 33 (158.8460) |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 32 / 54 (468.3884) | 30 (158.2284) | 34 (152.5144) | 30 (157.6456) | — |
| Jun 17, 2022 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 18 / 34 (314.7884) | 17 (162.2284) | 23 (152.5600) | — | — |
| Aug 27, 2021 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 44 / 44 (469.0860) | 22 (162.8456) | 18 (161.7260) | 43 (144.5144) | — |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 18 / 54 (328.5828) | 16 (166.2628) | 17 (162.3200) | 8 (165.7028) | — |
| Jun 18, 2021 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 16 / 41 (321.0856) | 10 (168) | 21 (153.0856) | — | — |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 22 / 59 (304.5144) | 18 (158.8456) | 24 (145.6688) | — | — |
| Jun 26, 2020 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 4 / 53 (333.1772) | 13 (162.8572) | 2 (170.3200) | — | — |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE | 6 / 63 (305.0512) | 5 (162.2628) | 13 (142.7884) | — | — |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 9 / 53 (313.0856) | 4 (166.2628) | 12 (146.8228) | — | — |
| Jul 27, 2018 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 20, 2017 | Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 21, 2016 | Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 30, 2015 | Boo B Que By the Sea Rehobeth Beach, DE | — | — | — | — | — |