BOOTIES BBQ OR
Rating
1553
peak 1565
Contests
23
in the data
First seen
2019-05-25
latest 2024-10-17
Best ToY finish
#342
Master 2022
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
5
11 podiums
Overall top-10s
9
of 23 contests
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
686.20 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 654.65 (+31.55)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±105.98
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.87 · weakest Brisket (168.00)
Road miles
19681
mi across 23 mapped stops · furthest 2186 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
BAD BONES BBQ has finished one call ahead of BOOTIES BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 8 of their 11 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Old Dirty Basters in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 28% across 4 contests, versus top 45% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, OR first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 178.2972 | 159.9428 | 169.59 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 21 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 177.7028 | 159.9772 | 170.87 | top 37% |
| Pork | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.1084 | 169.37 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.6228 | 168.00 | top 49% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 6 | 1 | top 22% |
| GA | 5 | 0 | top 77% |
| WA | 3 | 0 | top 28% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 74% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 37% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 49% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 15% |
| NV | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
| BC | 1 | 0 | top 33% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 1 | top 13% |
| Medium (20–39) | 14 | 0 | top 48% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 48% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in OR (6 of 23 contests)
- Most-entered category: Brisket (22 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Albany Bacon Championship (2020-02-15)
- Wins it all in 4% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 654.65
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 684.4684 | 680.45 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 685.5884 | 685.59 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 695.4972 | 687.26 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 682.8116 | 675.98 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 698.8344 | 435.42 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 686.8800 | 667.36 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-17 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) Roswell, GA | 26 / 33 (676.4344) | 8 (176.5716) | 23 (169.6800) | 7 (176.5600) | 33 (153.6228) |
| 2024-07-06 | 2024 Icebox Cookoff Sweet Home, OR | 16 / 37 (684.4684) | 28 (167.3828) | 9 (174.2628) | 9 (173.7028) | 19 (169.1200) |
| 2023-10-20 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) Roswell, GA | 24 / 35 (685.5884) | 15 (174.2628) | 25 (169.6800) | 17 (174.2628) | 26 (167.3828) |
| 2022-10-21 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) Roswell, GA | 17 / 35 (689.0168) | 22 (171.9656) | 15 (174.2628) | 11 (174.2628) | 26 (168.5256) |
| 2022-07-02 | Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022 Sweet Home, OR | 5 / 34 (695.4972) | 12 (172.0000) | 9 (174.2972) | 2 (178.3200) | 10 (170.8800) |
| 2022-05-28 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 8 / 27 (678.8000) | 2 (176.0000) | 22 (159.9772) | 2 (176.0000) | 9 (166.8228) |
| 2022-02-05 | Outdoor Cooking BBQ Championship Puyallup, WA | 3 / 22 (685.7144) | 7 (171.4056) | 11 (169.1316) | 5 (169.7372) | 1 (175.4400) |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational Shawnee, OK | 61 / 92 (682.8116) | 9 (178.2972) | 74 (168.0116) | 57 (170.2628) | 71 (166.2400) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK | 91 / 111 (662.1252) | 97 (162.2512) | 25 (172.0000) | 101 (161.6456) | 75 (166.2284) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) Roswell, GA | 31 / 34 (674.1372) | 20 (171.9772) | 18 (170.8344) | 33 (162.8000) | 23 (168.5256) |
| 2021-10-08 | 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 34 / 70 (678.7424) | 66 (159.9428) | 4 (177.7028) | 11 (174.2628) | 50 (166.8340) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 116 / 185 (676.4684) | 91 (170.8572) | 74 (172.0000) | 155 (165.0856) | 108 (168.5256) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 55 / 467 (682.8000) | 46 (174.2628) | 75 (173.1200) | 327 (159.9772) | 26 (175.4400) |
| 2021-08-21 | 4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff DuPont, WA | 9 / 27 (674.7656) | 15 (167.4056) | 5 (171.4172) | 22 (160.5256) | 2 (175.4172) |
| 2020-04-06 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League washington, MO | 16 / 109 (172.0116) | — | — | — | 16 (172.0116) |
| 2020-02-15 | Albany Bacon Championship Albany, OR | 1 / 16 (698.8344) | 4 (169.1428) | 5 (169.6916) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2019-10-18 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) Roswell, GA | 31 / 32 (658.7200) | 22 (167.9656) | 12 (170.8344) | 24 (165.6800) | 32 (154.2400) |
| 2019-08-23 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV | 24 / 37 (661.0972) | 32 (162.2400) | 19 (166.2744) | 15 (169.7028) | 30 (162.8800) |
| 2019-08-17 | 3rd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff DuPont, WA | 10 / 27 (658.1712) | 21 (161.6340) | 3 (171.9772) | 14 (164.0000) | 17 (160.5600) |
| 2019-07-20 | Barn Burner BBQ Chilliwack, BC | 7 / 21 (654.7656) | 12 (162.2628) | 1 (172.0000) | 14 (157.1084) | 7 (163.3944) |
| 2019-07-05 | Smoke on the Dragon BBQ-N-Brew Dallas, OR | 3 / 16 (684.5256) | 5 (171.4400) | 2 (172.5600) | 9 (166.2628) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2019-05-25 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 6 / 34 (686.8800) | 9 (172.0228) | 7 (168.5600) | 1 (176.5600) | 11 (169.7372) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #994 (105 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #933 (145 pts) | #871 (145 pts) | #1082 (90 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #342 (673 pts) | #329 (733 pts) | #540 (448 pts) | #304 (803 pts) | #360 (663 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #612 (257 pts) | #724 (222 pts) | #604 (297 pts) | #761 (187 pts) | #515 (372 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #412 (266 pts) | #543 (191 pts) | #612 (166 pts) | #434 (266 pts) | #441 (266 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #448 (733 pts) | #622 (553 pts) | #305 (993 pts) | #477 (728 pts) | #570 (598 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #358 (954 pts) | #377 (924 pts) | #480 (774 pts) | #344 (989 pts) | #446 (814 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #436 (868 pts) | #579 (698 pts) | #628 (648 pts) | #528 (743 pts) | #440 (893 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1156 (263 pts) | #1049 (333 pts) | #1614 (173 pts) | #1278 (253 pts) | #1400 (213 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #902 (358 pts) | #836 (433 pts) | #614 (638 pts) | #1042 (323 pts) | #1210 (243 pts) |