DR. BUTTS BBQ

DR. BUTTS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 22 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 10th of 27 at the I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (2014). They are ranked #3447 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,447

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1494

peak 1520 · rated over 22 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Jun 22, 2024 · 11.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#626

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

9% of 22 contests

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

667.9084 / 720

Master · Bay State BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

633.94 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 627.86 (+6.08)

Walk rate

45%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5600

Pork Ribs · Bay State BBQ Championship

Consistency

±17.58

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 160.38 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.88)

Road miles

4,223

across 22 mapped stops · furthest 248 mi

Schedule strength

26%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)

Purse competed for

$5,000

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

627.86 / 720

22 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

667.9084 career-best overall

92.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.9084 at Bay State BBQ Championship — 92.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 14, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ has finished one call ahead of DR. BUTTS BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 40%.

5 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 40%

A tough matchup

17–1 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 94% of their meetings

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 17 of their 18 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.5 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.49 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 5% of the time against 41%.

Pork Ribs avg 152.88
Brisket avg 160.38
1 call in 22 entries

A strong matchup

9–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CHUCK & DAD'S BARBECUE in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The comeback

6.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 6.7 years, then back at Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff (Jun 22, 2024).

last seen Oct 14, 2017
back Jun 22, 2024

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Brisket nemesis

15 of 18 shared brisket entries lost

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has out-cooked them in 15 of 18 shared brisket entries.

A May team

Top 47% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 47% across 6 contests, versus top 56% the rest of the year.

6 May contests
top 56% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,223 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,223 miles across 22 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 248 miles to DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship.

22 mapped stops
furthest 248 mi

The metronome

±2.44% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.44% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 87.2% of a perfect score
22 contests

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	#1052 (91 pts)	#1131 (91 pts)	#1277 (71 pts)	#1118 (86 pts)	#917 (121 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1047 (310 pts)	#1251 (250 pts)	#945 (405 pts)	#1051 (340 pts)	#1042 (335 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2112 (85 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2081 (110 pts)	#2061 (110 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1113 (261 pts)	#997 (336 pts)	#1283 (236 pts)	#1089 (306 pts)	#950 (361 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#626 (594 pts)	#614 (629 pts)	#674 (559 pts)	#699 (544 pts)	#359 (1,034 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#693 (450 pts)	#770 (425 pts)	#808 (405 pts)	#687 (485 pts)	#600 (535 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to DR. BUTTS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

128 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

ALL FIRED UP AND KICKING ASH

#3,431 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1503

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to DR. BUTTS BBQ)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jan 27, 2017

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HOLIHAN'S BEER ME BBQ

#3,457 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1516

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to DR. BUTTS BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 8 years before DR. BUTTS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

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Ribbin-1-Out

#3,438 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1516

Careers of much the same size, 19 contests to 22, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 19 contests
last seen May 15, 2026

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The Smokey Bandits

#3,441 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1546

They've been 1546 at their best, 52 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Oct 23, 2021

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GRILLIN' GRINDES

#3,454 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1502

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 27 contests, alongside a 11% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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PE LITTLE THRIGS

#3,463 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Nov 30, 2018

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
THE BASIC BBQ TEAM	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
INSANE SWINE BBQ	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
STUBBORN BULL BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
GOOD SMOKE BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
CHUCK & DAD'S BARBECUE	9	9	0	100%	⚔ compare
ACK-QUE	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
BEHIND BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
THREE DOGS BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
TEAM EATAPEDIA	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
Q HAVEN BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BIG GUNS BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	22	2	0	168.5828	147.9544	158.96	top 59%
Pork Ribs	22	1	0	172.5600	137.1428	152.88	top 66%
Pork	22	1	1	171.4400	141.1316	155.65	top 61%
Brisket	22	9	1	170.2856	145.7256	160.38	top 39%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 82%
Medium (20–39)	10	top 58%
Large (40+)	11	top 52%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NY	14	top 50%
CT	4	top 66%
MA	2	top 61%
ME	1	top 82%
NJ	1	top 60%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
I love Barbecue & Music Festival	3	10	top 57%	Jul 7, 2017
Sun BBQ Fest	3	24	top 72%	Jun 3, 2017
Roc City Rib Fest	2	12	top 28%	May 28, 2016
Hudson Valley Ribfest	2	30	top 55%	Aug 14, 2015
Roc City Rib Fest	2	21	top 32%	May 23, 2015
Troy Pig Out	2	10	top 50%	Jul 19, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 7 contests

Contests a season 3.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NY 14 of 22 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 14 6 of them more than once

Opponents faced 456 finished ahead 468 times, behind 491

Longest layoff 6.7 yrs Oct 14, 2017 → Jun 22, 2024

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20241 milestone

Jun 22 Most recent contest Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff

20172 milestones

Oct 14 Career-best overall score667.9084 Bay State BBQ Championship
Oct 14 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.5600 Bay State BBQ Championship

20151 milestone

May 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5716 Roc City Rib Fest

20141 milestone

Jul 19 10th tracked contest Troy Pig Out

20134 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest New York City BBQ Cookoff
May 25 First call Roc City Rib Fest
Jul 13 First overall top-10 Troy Pig Out
Sep 28 Peak power rating (1520) The Best BBQ Chef Competition

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.5	Roc City Rib Fest	May 25, 2013
+8	Bay State BBQ Championship	Oct 14, 2017
+7.7	Roc City Rib Fest	May 24, 2014
+6.6	Troy Pig Out	Jul 13, 2013
+6.3	Roc City Rib Fest	May 23, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.9	The Polish Hungry for Que BBQ Bash	May 10, 2014
-8.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Aug 8, 2014
-7.8	Salt City BBQ Festival	May 19, 2017
-6.9	Sun BBQ Fest	Jun 20, 2014
-6.4	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival	Jul 3, 2015

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	1	0	100%	top 76%	89.9%	89.9%
2017	4	0	25%	top 61%	92.8%	87.6%
2016	1	0	0%	top 40%	91.2%	91.2%
2015	4	0	25%	top 61%	90.6%	87%
2014	7	1	57%	top 61%	89.5%	86.1%
2013	5	1	60%	top 40%	89.4%	87.2%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 22, 2024	Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff 🏅 Schenectady, NY	16 / 21 (647.3028)	16 (166.8228)	20 (157.0972)	17 (159.9656)	10 (163.4172)
Oct 14, 2017	Bay State BBQ Championship Monson, MA	12 / 30 (667.9084)	22 (163.9772)	4 (172.5600)	18 (166.2628)	15 (165.1084)
Jul 7, 2017	I love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	23 / 40 (623.8396)	26 (155.4056)	23 (156.5028)	30 (150.2512)	15 (161.6800)
Jun 3, 2017	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	47 / 73 (629.0516)	64 (148.5144)	61 (145.6800)	11 (171.4400)	32 (163.4172)
May 19, 2017	Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY	33 / 41 (601.6224)	30 (156.4912)	23 (153.1428)	37 (146.2628)	28 (145.7256)
May 28, 2016	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	20 / 50 (656.5028)	31 (162.8800)	15 (167.4172)	15 (166.8228)	30 (159.3828)
Aug 14, 2015	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	30 / 57 (619.9312)	14 (164)	52 (145.0740)	31 (153.6800)	19 (157.1772)
Jul 3, 2015	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	24 / 31 (606.1484)	25 (148.5140)	28 (145.6688)	23 (150.2628)	8 (161.7028)
Jun 13, 2015	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	40 / 52 (626.8456)	37 (159.9884)	46 (150.8344)	32 (160.5828)	33 (155.4400)
May 23, 2015	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	21 / 57 (652.5716)	16 (168.5828)	45 (151.9888)	13 (168.5828)	27 (163.4172)
Aug 16, 2014	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	34 / 60 (622.7080)	38 (157.6684)	21 (161.6912)	41 (150.2400)	36 (153.1084)
Aug 8, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Scarborough, ME	23 / 28 (607.3488)	20 (156.5944)	27 (138.8460)	21 (154.7884)	12 (157.1200)
Jul 19, 2014	Troy Pig Out Troy, NY	17 / 25 (614.7424)	18 (153.0740)	18 (149.6912)	21 (145.1428)	2 (166.8344)
Jul 4, 2014	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	10 / 27 (616.4456)	17 (154.1940)	15 (149.7144)	16 (151.3828)	5 (161.1544)
Jun 20, 2014	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	24 / 32 (629.7028)	15 (163.4400)	29 (142.8112)	23 (155.4744)	4 (167.9772)
May 24, 2014	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	24 / 86 (644.5828)	51 (157.1200)	32 (160.5828)	28 (162.3200)	22 (164.5600)
May 10, 2014	The Polish Hungry for Que BBQ Bash Gardner, MA	14 / 17 (605.5656)	10 (158.8112)	15 (149.6684)	16 (146.8572)	10 (150.2288)
Oct 5, 2013	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ	51 / 85 (610.1488)	71 (147.9544)	40 (154.2628)	46 (153.0972)	34 (154.8344)
Sep 28, 2013	The Best BBQ Chef Competition New London, CT	12 / 26 (633.5312)	7 (165.6684)	20 (153.6800)	24 (146.8000)	7 (167.3828)
Jul 13, 2013	Troy Pig Out Troy, NY	10 / 32 (627.3600)	18 (157.6800)	11 (158.8112)	28 (141.1316)	4 (169.7372)
May 25, 2013	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	12 / 80 (643.9998)	14 (165.7142)	75 (137.1428)	2 (170.8572)	6 (170.2856)
Apr 19, 2013	New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	16 / 33 (625.1422)	11 (163.9996)	11 (160.5714)	21 (151.9998)	24 (148.5714)

DR. BUTTS BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Brisket nemesis

A May team

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)