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
Butt Rubbers is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 14th of 22 at the BBQ Society Cook-Off (2014). They are ranked #5151 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1460
peak 1460 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
May 10, 2014
latest Aug 24, 2024 · 10.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
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
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 154.44 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.55)
Road miles
22,409
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 4,480 mi
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1525)
Purse competed for
$1,200
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
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master 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.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Butt Rubbers, each with one reason worth a look.
129 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,146 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#5,163 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,152 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,162 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Level with Butt Rubbers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,144 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
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.
⚔ Compare careers#5,161 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
They've been 1512 at their best, 53 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersBy 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 98% |
Repeat visits (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% | Aug 24, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
2 of 10 contests · 6 states in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
215
finished ahead 67 times, behind 210
Longest layoff
6 yrs
Sep 29, 2017 → Sep 16, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20242 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
20231 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.8344 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
20144 milestones
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.4 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 16, 2023 |
| +1.7 | Het BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland 2017 | Sep 16, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.4 | Blount County BBQ Bash | Jun 27, 2014 |
| -11.9 | Smoke On the Trails | Sep 29, 2017 |
| -10.4 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 24, 2024 |
| -6.1 | Het BBQ Kampionenschap Van Het Waasland | Sep 17, 2016 |
| -2.7 | BBQ Society Cook-Off | Oct 18, 2014 |
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2024 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 32 / 36 (281.6456) | 25 (152.5256) | 34 (129.1200) | — | — |
| Sep 16, 2023 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 16 / 35 (323.9200) | 11 (166.8344) | 24 (157.0856) | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2017 | Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS | 63 / 64 (556.9824) | 63 (131.9428) | 61 (143.9884) | 63 (144.5484) | 64 (136.5028) |
| Sep 16, 2017 | Het BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland 2017 Sint Niklaas | 17 / 31 (639.4628) | 27 (158.3200) | 17 (160) | 19 (161.7028) | 14 (159.4400) |
| Sep 17, 2016 | Het BBQ Kampionenschap Van Het Waasland Nikiaas, Belgium | 22 / 29 (627.9088) | 25 (153.1084) | 21 (157.1316) | 20 (158.8572) | 15 (158.8116) |
| May 6, 2016 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 1, 2015 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 18, 2014 | BBQ Society Cook-Off Hoofddorp Netherlands, EU | 14 / 22 (639.8628) | 19 (156.5028) | 7 (166.2744) | 19 (153.6456) | 5 (163.4400) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 39 / 39 (601.0516) | 33 (154.2744) | 38 (146.8344) | 39 (150.8112) | 36 (149.1316) |
| May 10, 2014 | 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) |