The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
SMOKIN ROSES has finished one call ahead of Brisket Butts and BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Brisket Butts and BBQ
Brisket Butts and BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 4th of 10 at the Steel City Smokeout (2024). They are ranked #6169 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1424
peak 1424 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
May 14, 2021
latest Aug 23, 2024 · 3.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
10% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
625.57 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 619.80 (+5.77)
Walk rate
10%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.90
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 157.87 · weakest Brisket (152.24)
Road miles
1,744
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 773 mi
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Purse competed for
$114K
listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 10 state-championship entries
Master avg
619.80 / 720
10 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 | #569 (305 pts) | #646 (280 pts) | #704 (260 pts) | #637 (280 pts) | #635 (280 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #915 (128 pts) | #991 (128 pts) | #1058 (138 pts) | #976 (123 pts) | #955 (133 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #825 (179 pts) | #852 (189 pts) | #929 (179 pts) | #871 (179 pts) | #854 (179 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #917 (120 pts) | #978 (120 pts) | #855 (175 pts) | #960 (120 pts) | #957 (120 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Brisket Butts and BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
33 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,173 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1424
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,168 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1424
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before Brisket Butts and BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,166 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1425
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,167 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1424
Level with Brisket Butts and BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#6,174 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1424
They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before Brisket Butts and BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#6,171 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1424
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 BOXERS Q | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HARCO LOCO BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WEEKEND SMOKERS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DIG'N N PIG'N | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DRILLING & GRILLING | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Pappy's Q | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHIE'S BACKYARD BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Second Helping BBQ -PA | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| All About the Wood | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Mullen It Over BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 147.3716 | 157.87 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4288 | 145.0972 | 155.21 | top 79% |
| Pork | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 142.8228 | 154.48 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 134.7888 | 152.24 | top 80% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 40% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 91% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 88% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Holland Summer Fest | 4 | 32 | 0 | top 87% | Aug 23, 2024 |
| Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 2 | 36 | 0 | top 96% | May 17, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
9 of 10 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
289
finished ahead 48 times, behind 467
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20245 milestones
- First call Steel City Smokeout
- First overall top-10 Steel City Smokeout
- Career-best overall score652.4120 Steel City Smokeout
- 10th tracked contest New Holland Summer Fest
- Most recent contest New Holland Summer Fest
20222 milestones
20212 milestones
- First tracked contest Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
- Peak power rating (1486) Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.1 | Steel City Smokeout | Jul 19, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.6 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | May 14, 2021 |
| -11.7 | York County BBQ Festival | Jun 17, 2022 |
| -10.4 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 26, 2022 |
| -9.9 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | May 17, 2024 |
| -9.8 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 25, 2023 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 76% | 90.6% | 87.5% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 88.4% | 86% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 90.2% | 86.3% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 85.9% | 83.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2024 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 35 / 38 (618.7316) | 30 (163.4288) | 38 (145.0972) | 35 (153.6800) | 31 (156.5256) |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Steel City Smokeout 🏅 Bethlehem, PA | 4 / 10 (652.4120) | 5 (167.4172) | 7 (160.5144) | 5 (165.1088) | 5 (159.3716) |
| May 17, 2024 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 36 / 37 (618.1144) | 37 (151.9200) | 35 (154.8000) | 37 (149.7144) | 27 (161.6800) |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 22 / 28 (636.4688) | 22 (161.1200) | 20 (158.8456) | 23 (157.0972) | 21 (159.4060) |
| Aug 25, 2023 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 41 / 44 (602.1148) | 43 (147.3716) | 34 (155.9772) | 32 (157.1316) | 41 (141.6344) |
| Aug 26, 2022 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 45 / 49 (604.3776) | 45 (152.6060) | 42 (151.9200) | 45 (150.1944) | 41 (149.6572) |
| Jun 17, 2022 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 32 / 34 (610.7320) | 23 (164.0344) | 29 (156.5144) | 30 (155.3944) | 33 (134.7888) |
| May 5, 2022 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 63 / 72 (649.5544) | 39 (168) | 72 (153.6344) | 28 (169.6800) | 65 (158.2400) |
| Aug 27, 2021 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 32 / 44 (618.7888) | 35 (153.1200) | 14 (163.4288) | 44 (143.9772) | 28 (158.2628) |
| May 14, 2021 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 44 / 46 (586.7084) | 42 (149.6684) | 36 (151.4056) | 44 (142.8228) | 43 (142.8116) |