High-water mark
670.8688
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.8688 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 21, 2019
Tender Racks N' Smokin Butts
Tender Racks N' Smokin Butts is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 18th of 183 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship (2019). They are ranked #2744 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Tender Racks N Smokin Butts”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1513
peak 1513 · rated over 13 contests
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2013
latest Jun 26, 2026 · 12.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
652.96 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 643.28 (+9.68)
Walk rate
8%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.71
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.93 · weakest Brisket (157.60)
Road miles
35
across 13 mapped stops
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1519)
Purse competed for
$85K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 10 state-championship entries
Master avg
643.28 / 720
13 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Tender Racks N' Smokin Butts, each with one reason worth a look.
126 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,751 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1517
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Tender Racks N' Smokin Butts)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Tender Racks N' Smokin Butts has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,727 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1513
4–4 in 8 shared contests (50% to Tender Racks N' Smokin Butts)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,724 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1518
1–5 in 6 shared contests (17% to Tender Racks N' Smokin Butts)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Tender Racks N' Smokin Butts's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,737 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1513
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Tender Racks N' Smokin Butts)
Fewer contests behind them than Tender Racks N' Smokin Butts has cooked, 8 to 13, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,760 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1512
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Tender Racks N' Smokin Butts)
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,761 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1522
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Tender Racks N' Smokin Butts)
Level with Tender Racks N' Smokin Butts 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B & C SMOKERS | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| Hawg Wild | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Nice Rack | 11 | 10 | 1 | 91% | ⚔ compare |
| The Drizzlers | 11 | 10 | 1 | 91% | ⚔ compare |
| DUNN UP BBQ | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| Every Man A Smoker | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| Meaty Bone BBQ | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| No Clue BBQ | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| Slow Cookin' Cats | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Engineers | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| Too Hot to Handle | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| Can't Beat Our Meat | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| Genuswine Brisket Authority | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 148.4800 | 161.30 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 150.8232 | 161.45 | top 50% |
| Pork | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1772 | 144.5028 | 162.93 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5716 | 138.7888 | 157.60 | top 56% |
“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 | 5 | 18 | 0 | top 43% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 3 | 92 | 0 | top 63% | Jun 24, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.1
across 12 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
12 of 13 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
7
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
1,039
finished ahead 1,211 times, behind 1,279
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Jun 21, 2019 → Jun 24, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Peak power rating (1513) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20251 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20231 milestone
- 10th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20191 milestone
- Career-best overall score670.8688 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
20152 milestones
- First call VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.1484 VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ Challenge
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.8 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2019 |
| +5.3 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2017 |
| +5.2 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2024 |
| +2.7 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2022 |
| +2.4 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle | Jun 22, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.8 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2014 |
| -4.9 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2023 |
| -3.8 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| -0.8 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2025 |
| -0.1 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 26, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 48% | 91% | 91% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 53% | 91% | 91% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 36% | 91.8% | 91.8% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 43% | 91% | 91% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 10% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 45% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 36% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 50% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 54% | 90.3% | 89% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 84% | 84% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 76 / 157 (655.4408) | 80 (164.5488) | 100 (161.1432) | 55 (169.1888) | 89 (160.5600) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 85 / 159 (655.2912) | 90 (163.9428) | 15 (176) | 137 (155.3828) | 105 (159.9656) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 62 / 172 (661.1316) | 53 (168.0228) | 60 (166.8572) | 81 (164.5716) | 80 (161.6800) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 110 / 167 (637.5660) | 150 (148.4800) | 103 (161.1088) | 95 (163.4056) | 62 (164.5716) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 71 / 164 (655.3484) | 43 (168) | 82 (162.8572) | 67 (166.8228) | 117 (157.6684) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 18 / 183 (670.8688) | 33 (168.5716) | 50 (166.8916) | 12 (173.1772) | 82 (162.2284) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 83 / 185 (639.8860) | 117 (156.5256) | 154 (150.8232) | 35 (168.5256) | 47 (164.0116) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 67 / 184 (641.2460) | 83 (159.4288) | 70 (161.7600) | 59 (164.5600) | 99 (155.4972) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 92 / 183 (632.5024) | 135 (152.5484) | 118 (156.0456) | 46 (166.2628) | 88 (157.6456) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 98 / 183 (631.3944) | 125 (156.0228) | 68 (162.8572) | 75 (162.2972) | 134 (150.2172) |
| Apr 17, 2015 | VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS | 26 / 47 (650.1484) | 29 (163.4056) | 41 (151.9200) | 5 (171.4056) | 23 (163.4172) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 156 / 184 (604.4688) | 146 (152.5716) | 41 (165.1544) | 149 (147.9540) | 170 (138.7888) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 348 / 535 (627.3372) | 19 (174.8572) | 356 (155.3828) | 496 (144.5028) | 356 (152.5944) |