BUTSY-Q AL
Rating
1500
peak 1533
Contests
32
in the data
First seen
latest 2024-10-11
Best ToY finish
#135
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 32 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
333.89 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 360.57 (-26.68)
Walk rate
41%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±84.07
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.87 · weakest Brisket (155.98)
Road miles
1467
mi across 31 mapped stops · furthest 144 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Smokey Bees BBQ - MS has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Hickory Hangover has come out ahead in 21 of their 24 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of All Smoked Up in 7 of their 10 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 4.5832 points of the Grand Championship at The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022-05-20).
📅 A August team
Something about August: average finish in the top 39% across 3 contests, versus top 63% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 151.4856 | 165.87 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 32 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 177.1428 | 138.2400 | 164.69 | top 60% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 155.4400 | 162.12 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1316 | 150.8228 | 155.98 | top 92% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 28 | 0 | top 63% |
| TN | 4 | 0 | top 60% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 98% |
| Medium (20–39) | 20 | 0 | top 56% |
| Large (40+) | 9 | 0 | top 66% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (28 of 32 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (32 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 360.57
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 329.6572 | 329.66 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 647.3600 | 371.58 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 508.5144 | 358.11 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 629.6000 | 387.51 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 338.2400 | 328.73 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 331.4056 | 313.67 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-11 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Scottsboro, AL | 18 / 38 (335.3716) | 14 (171.9772) | 21 (163.3944) | — | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 26 / 33 (330.2056) | 27 (165.0856) | 23 (165.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 17 / 35 (337.6800) | 9 (173.7028) | 20 (163.9772) | — | — |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Lebanon, TN | 39 / 47 (336.5488) | 45 (164.5372) | 18 (172.0116) | — | — |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Lebanon, TN | 117 / 118 (647.3600) | 114 (163.9312) | 90 (166.8572) | 117 (155.4400) | 102 (161.1316) |
| 2024-05-04 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Oneonta, AL | 20 / 20 (317.0516) | 20 (154.2172) | 19 (162.8344) | — | — |
| 2024-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 16 / 27 (336.5144) | 11 (171.4172) | 18 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 26 / 38 (331.9316) | 23 (167.3828) | 26 (164.5488) | — | — |
| 2023-10-27 | Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 Madison, AL | 7 / 14 (342.8688) | 9 (170.8572) | 9 (172.0116) | — | — |
| 2023-10-20 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 7 / 50 (342.2744) | 12 (170.2856) | 9 (171.9888) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 22 / 27 (321.0628) | 15 (166.2628) | 24 (154.8000) | — | — |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 37 / 73 (329.6916) | 25 (169.7144) | 48 (159.9772) | — | — |
| 2023-08-04 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) Madison, AL | 15 / 58 (342.2516) | 18 (170.2744) | 25 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 6 / 26 (342.8116) | 6 (173.1316) | 9 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2023-05-19 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 17 / 34 (335.4172) | 20 (170.2972) | 18 (165.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-04-28 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 18 / 36 (508.5144) | 24 (165.7260) | 4 (174.2628) | 19 (168.5256) | — |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Gadsden, AL | 43 / 49 (322.8004) | 40 (162.8460) | 40 (159.9544) | — | — |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Gadsden, AL | 90 / 91 (629.6000) | 80 (165.0856) | 88 (153.6916) | 86 (160.0000) | 89 (150.8228) |
| 2022-10-28 | Railyard BBQ Brawl Madison, AL | 15 / 10 (326.7884) | 5 (168.5484) | 21 (158.2400) | — | — |
| 2022-10-07 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 17 / 38 (334.2744) | 26 (163.4172) | 14 (170.8572) | — | — |
| 2022-09-08 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 25 / 35 (321.1884) | 48 (151.4856) | 8 (169.7028) | — | — |
| 2022-08-05 | Back to School Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Madison, AL | 12 / 21 (504.4912) | 7 (171.4056) | 10 (168.5600) | 17 (164.5256) | — |
| 2022-06-10 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 18 / 23 (312.4228) | 21 (154.2172) | 17 (158.2056) | — | — |
| 2022-05-20 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 2 / 29 (348.5484) | 12 (171.4056) | 1 (177.1428) | — | — |
| 2021-11-19 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL | 13 / 14 (326.7772) | 4 (173.1200) | 14 (153.6572) | — | — |
| 2021-10-22 | Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Madison, AL | 12 / 30 (333.6572) | 20 (165.0972) | 8 (168.5600) | — | — |
| 2021-10-08 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 5 / 31 (338.2400) | 13 (169.1200) | 5 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2021-08-13 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 17 / 49 (317.6000) | 22 (158.8000) | 19 (158.8000) | — | — |
| 2021-06-11 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 23 / 31 (327.3604) | 26 (162.2516) | 19 (165.1088) | — | — |
| 2019-06-07 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 13 / 25 (331.4056) | 13 (164.0000) | 10 (167.4056) | — | — |
| 2019-05-03 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 54 / 54 (295.9428) | 22 (157.7028) | 64 (138.2400) | — | — |
| Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival(BACKYARD ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 17 / 23 (329.6572) | 20 (160.5372) | 11 (169.1200) | — | — |
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 ↗ | Backyard | #135 (422 pts) | #121 (522 pts) | #134 (422 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #100 (633 pts) | #90 (730 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #65 (708 pts) | #63 (764 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #99 (327 pts) | #66 (507 pts) | — | — |