A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
MISS PIGGY'S U.K. ahead in 100% of their meetings
MISS PIGGY'S U.K. has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Butt Rubbers
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1460
peak 1460 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2014-05-10
latest 2024-08-24
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
613.05 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 614.38 (-1.33)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±28.80
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 154.44 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.55)
Road miles
22,409
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 4480 mi
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1525)
Purse competed for
$1K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
614.38 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
302.78 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Storylines (4 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 6 years, then back at Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023-09-16).
- last seen 2017-09-29
- back 2023-09-16
The long haul
22,409
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 22,409 miles across 10 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 4,480 miles to Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship.
- 10 mapped stops
- furthest 4,480 mi
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5113 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Butt Rubbers)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Butt Rubbers has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5132 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5104 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5120 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Level with Butt Rubbers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5127 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1502 at their best, 43 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5116 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before Butt Rubbers's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 131.9428 | 153.90 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2744 | 129.1200 | 151.55 | top 73% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.7028 | 144.5484 | 154.44 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 136.5028 | 153.60 | top 60% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL | 2 | 0 | top 67% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 98% |
| BE | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
| EU | 1 | 0 | top 64% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 98% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 67% | 2024-08-24 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
10.3 yrs
2014-05-10 → 2024-08-24
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IL
2 of 10 contests · 6 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 154.44 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.55)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 2 of 10 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 10 contests
Master average
614.38
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Backyard average
302.78
out of 360 · 2 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
215
67–210 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
22,409
10 mapped stops · furthest 4,480 mi
Schedule strength
1525
average field rating faced — tougher than 18% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$1,200
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Longest layoff
6 yrs
2017-09-29 → 2023-09-16
Power rating
1460
peak 1460 · #5118 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship
- First call Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1500) Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score639.8628 BBQ Society Cook-Off
- 2023
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.8344 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 2024
- 10th tracked contest Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.4 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2023-09-16 |
| +1.7 | Het BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland 2017 | 2017-09-16 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.4 | Blount County BBQ Bash | 2014-06-27 |
| -11.9 | *Smoke On the Trails | 2017-09-29 |
| -10.4 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-08-24 |
| -6.1 | Het BBQ Kampionenschap Van Het Waasland | 2016-09-17 |
| -2.7 | BBQ Society Cook-Off | 2014-10-18 |
Category scores over time
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 78.2% | 78.2% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 46% | 90% | 90% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 88.8% | 83.1% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 72% | 88.9% | 86.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-24 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 32 / 36 (281.6456) | 25 (152.5256) | 34 (129.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-09-16 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 16 / 35 (323.9200) | 11 (166.8344) | 24 (157.0856) | — | — |
| 2017-09-29 | *Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS | 63 / 64 (556.9824) | 63 (131.9428) | 61 (143.9884) | 63 (144.5484) | 64 (136.5028) |
| 2017-09-16 | Het BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland 2017 Sint Niklaas, 9100 | 17 / 31 (639.4628) | 27 (158.3200) | 17 (160.0000) | 19 (161.7028) | 14 (159.4400) |
| 2016-09-17 | Het BBQ Kampionenschap Van Het Waasland Nikiaas, Belgium, BE | 22 / 29 (627.9088) | 25 (153.1084) | 21 (157.1316) | 20 (158.8572) | 15 (158.8116) |
| 2016-05-06 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-05-01 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014-10-18 | BBQ Society Cook-Off Hoofddorp Netherlands, EU | 14 / 22 (639.8628) | 19 (156.5028) | 7 (166.2744) | 19 (153.6456) | 5 (163.4400) |
| 2014-06-27 | Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 39 / 39 (601.0516) | 33 (154.2744) | 38 (146.8344) | 39 (150.8112) | 36 (149.1316) |
| 2014-05-10 | Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship Kapermolenpark, Hasselt, Be | 15 / 29 (621.0284) | 17 (157.7256) | 19 (151.9544) | 9 (157.0740) | 14 (154.2744) |