A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Gutboys
Gutboys is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 17th of 22 at the Ditmars Red White & Blue BBQ (2023). They finished #1499 in the 2024 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1472
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 15, 2016
latest Jul 5, 2024 · 8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±48.05
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 153.51 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.39)
Road miles
8
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
57%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
611.94 / 720
4 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 | #1499 (56 pts) | #1539 (56 pts) | #1171 (96 pts) | #1228 (61 pts) | #1137 (76 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 136.5144 | 153.25 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8116 | 125.0628 | 152.39 | top 74% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5028 | 142.2168 | 153.51 | top 89% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 125.6000 | 152.79 | top 73% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 85% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 82% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 85% | Jul 5, 2024 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IA
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
98
finished ahead 24 times, behind 111
Longest layoff
5.9 yrs
Jul 21, 2017 → Jun 30, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ
20234 milestones
- First call Ditmars Red White & Blue BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.4340 Ditmars Red White & Blue BBQ
- Career-best overall score648.4340 Ditmars Red White & Blue BBQ
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8572 Ditmars Red White & Blue BBQ
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest RiverFest Red White and Que
- Peak power rating (1486) RiverFest Red White and Que
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.9 | RiverFest Red White and Que | Jul 15, 2016 |
| -8.8 | Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ | Jul 5, 2024 |
| -4.9 | Ditmars Red White & Blue BBQ | Jun 30, 2023 |
| -0.4 | Riverfest Community Festival | Jul 21, 2017 |
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 92% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 77% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 73.5% | 73.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2024 | Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ 🏅 Council Bluffs, IA | 24 / 26 (631.1656) | 24 (152.4912) | 16 (162.8116) | 23 (154.2056) | 20 (161.6572) |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Ditmars Red White & Blue BBQ 🏅 Council Bluffs, IA | 17 / 22 (648.4340) | 7 (170.8572) | 16 (161.1428) | 19 (160.5028) | 19 (155.9312) |
| Jul 21, 2017 | Riverfest Community Festival Bellevue, NE | 29 / 46 (638.7544) | 41 (153.1200) | 28 (160.5372) | 37 (157.1200) | 14 (167.9772) |
| Jul 15, 2016 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 45 / 45 (529.3940) | 44 (136.5144) | 45 (125.0628) | 45 (142.2168) | 45 (125.6000) |