High-water mark
670.7196
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.7196 at Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Mar 23, 2024
Smokin Butts BBQ
Smokin Butts BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 32 at the Bliss Brews & Que (2016). They are ranked #5865 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokin' Butts BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1440
peak 1440 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
Nov 21, 2014
latest Sep 20, 2024 · 9.8 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 93%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
623.51 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 622.56 (+0.95)
Walk rate
8%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.49
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.25 · weakest Pork (152.94)
Road miles
4,443
across 13 mapped stops · furthest 1,292 mi
Schedule strength
77%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1600)
Purse competed for
$21K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
622.56 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1493 (57 pts) | #1529 (57 pts) | #1583 (57 pts) | #1114 (87 pts) | #1498 (57 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smokin Butts BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
89 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,871 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
Fewer contests behind them than Smokin Butts BBQ has cooked, 7 to 13, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#5,859 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before Smokin Butts BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,854 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Compare careers#5,864 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
Level with Smokin Butts BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,869 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,867 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 146.2856 | 159.25 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 132.4572 | 154.23 | top 83% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1540 | 138.2628 | 152.94 | top 91% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 141.7028 | 156.14 | top 75% |
“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 93% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 93% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) | 2 | 33 | 0 | top 99% | Mar 23, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
3 contests
Contests a season
1.9
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
5 of 13 contests · 6 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
229
finished ahead 21 times, behind 262
Longest layoff
6.1 yrs
Aug 11, 2017 → Sep 15, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20245 milestones
- First call Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.7196 Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2)
- Career-best overall score670.7196 Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2)
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.7028 Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2)
- Most recent contest 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
20231 milestone
- 10th tracked contest 35th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
20141 milestone
- Peak power rating (1490) The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA)
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Leaf Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | 35th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 15, 2023 |
| -10 | The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) | Nov 21, 2014 |
| -9.6 | The Georgia Smithfield Guinea Pig | Jul 14, 2017 |
| -9.3 | 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 20, 2024 |
| -8.5 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) | Mar 22, 2024 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 97% | 93.2% | 89.1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 82.4% | 82.4% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 83.4% | 83.4% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 85.6% | 85.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2024 | 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO | 30 / 32 (619.3596) | 30 (152.5828) | 32 (147.3488) | 19 (165.1540) | 28 (154.2740) |
| Mar 23, 2024 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 33 / 34 (670.7196) | 28 (169.1200) | 29 (168.5256) | 34 (159.3712) | 9 (173.7028) |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 35 / 35 (634.0456) | 30 (163.9428) | 22 (168.5372) | 35 (146.1828) | 32 (155.3828) |
| Sep 15, 2023 | 35th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO | 26 / 26 (593.0856) | 26 (146.2856) | 22 (153.6800) | 24 (151.4172) | 26 (141.7028) |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 14, 2017 | The Georgia Smithfield Guinea Pig Cummings, GA | 38 / 41 (600.3428) | 35 (161.7028) | 40 (132.4572) | 39 (155.3828) | 37 (150.8000) |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Bliss Brews & Que Ft. Bliss, TX | 23 / 32 (616.4916) | 13 (161.7028) | 16 (161.6916) | 32 (138.2628) | 16 (154.8344) |
| Mar 25, 2016 | Hamond BBQ Hammond, LA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 20, 2015 | Plant City Pig Jam - State Championship BBQ Contest 🏅 Plant City, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 21, 2014 | The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) Cumming, GA | 80 / 86 (623.8520) | 77 (159.4172) | 84 (147.3716) | 79 (154.8116) | 67 (162.2516) |
| Oct 18, 2014 | Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic (SBBQA) Rome, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 15, 2013 | The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 25, 2013 | Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Leaf Festival (GBC Qualifier) Cleveland, GA | — | — | — | — | — |