Butterbeard bbq

Butterbeard bbq is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 42 at the Smoke on the Water (2024).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1503

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 11 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 20, 2024

latest Oct 9, 2026 · 2.1 years on the trail

Avg finish

top 44%

overall standings

Best overall

691.9200 / 720

Master · Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)

Walk rate

100%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Chicken · Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 176.28 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.11)

Road miles

327

across 2 mapped stops · furthest 327 mi

Purse competed for

$50K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

Master avg

684.21 / 720

2 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (1 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

691.9200 career-best overall

96.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 691.9200 at Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) — 96.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 9, 2026

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	2	2	177.7028	174.8572	176.28	top 16%
Pork Ribs	2	0	166.8344	159.3828	163.11	top 93%
Pork	2	0	170.8228	168.5372	169.68	top 63%
Brisket	2	0	176.5600	173.7144	175.14	top 20%

“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.

More numbers

Opponents faced 135 finished ahead 86 times, behind 53

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs Sep 20, 2024 → Oct 9, 2026

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20263 milestones

Oct 9 Career-best overall score691.9200 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
Oct 9 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7028 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
Oct 9 Most recent contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)

20243 milestones

Sep 20 First tracked contest Smoke on the Water
Sep 20 First call Smoke on the Water
Sep 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score676.4916 Smoke on the Water

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 9, 2026	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	32 / 99 (691.9200)	9 (177.7028)	90 (166.8344)	59 (170.8228)	14 (176.5600)
Sep 20, 2024	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Pine Bluff, AR	23 / 42 (676.4916)	10 (174.8572)	40 (159.3828)	28 (168.5372)	11 (173.7144)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.