Kick Em In The Butt BBQ TN
Rating
1408
peak 1508 · rated over 22 contests
Contests
28
in the data
First seen
2022-10-28
latest 2026-05-15
Best ToY finish
#411
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 28 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
663.50
last 5 Master vs avg 663.90 (-0.40)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.39
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.04 · weakest Chicken (162.13)
Road miles
3639
mi across 28 mapped stops · furthest 261 mi
Schedule strength
76%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)
Purse competed for
$350K
listed at 22 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 22 state-championship entries
Master avg
663.90 / 720
22 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
BAD ROOSTER BBQ has come out ahead in 15 of their 16 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Roux BBQ in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
😤 Pork nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, BAD ROOSTER BBQ has out-cooked them in 14 of 16 shared pork entries.
Teams like this (closest power rating, TN first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Smoke Q | 16 | 2 | 14 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN | 16 | 2 | 14 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD ROOSTER BBQ | 16 | 1 | 15 | 6% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 16 | 1 | 15 | 6% | ⚔ compare |
| COOL HAND QUE | 15 | 1 | 14 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| ZIPS BBQ | 15 | 1 | 14 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| Glamping Grillers | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Barking Pig BBQ | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| Stewbabys BBQ | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| NORALA BBQ TEAM | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| LEE LA Q | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 177.1428 | 147.3256 | 162.13 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 153.0512 | 166.01 | top 67% |
| Pork | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 159.4056 | 168.04 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 176.5716 | 158.2400 | 167.55 | top 62% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 9 | 0 | top 75% |
| TN | 6 | 0 | top 77% |
| GA | 6 | 0 | top 78% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 67% |
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 13 | 0 | top 78% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 4 | 64 | 0 | top 81% | 2026-03-20 |
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 4 | 31 | 0 | top 76% | 2026-03-06 |
| Smoke on the Falls | 3 | 26 | 0 | top 82% | 2026-04-03 |
| Poosa Q | 3 | 32 | 0 | top 74% | 2025-06-20 |
| Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 69% | 2026-05-15 |
| Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 2 | 44 | 0 | top 84% | 2025-11-14 |
| Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 67% | 2023-10-27 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TN (11 of 28 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (26 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 663.90 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2022-10-28 — First tracked contest · Railyard BBQ Brawl
- 📣 2022-10-28 — First call · Railyard BBQ Brawl
- 📈 2022-10-28 — Peak power rating (1508) · Railyard BBQ Brawl
- ⭐ 2023-10-27 — Career-best overall score (689.6340) · Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023
- 🎖️ 2026-03-20 — 25th tracked contest · Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.3 | Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 | 2023-10-27 |
| +7.8 | Railyard BBQ Brawl | 2022-10-28 |
| +2.6 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival | 2026-05-15 |
| +0.1 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition | 2025-04-11 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.7 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2024-03-01 |
| -9.3 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2025-03-07 |
| -9.1 | Smoke on the Falls | 2024-04-12 |
| -9 | Smoke on the Falls | 2026-04-03 |
| -9 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2025-03-14 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17% | top 81% | 93% | 92.2% |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17% | top 85% | 94% | 91.9% |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29% | top 78% | 92.9% | 92.2% |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25% | top 70% | 95.8% | 92.4% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 70% | 92.9% | 92.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN | 22 / 33 (666.6856) | 27 (161.6572) | 26 (162.2400) | 8 (173.1200) | 16 (169.6684) |
| 2026-04-03 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 34 / 36 (656.3888) | 36 (155.3600) | 26 (168.5372) | 35 (163.9544) | 28 (168.5372) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 96 / 125 (669.5772) | 119 (158.2056) | 39 (173.1316) | 25 (176.0000) | 105 (162.2400) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN | — | 61 (163.9428) | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 73 (162.8344) | — | — |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 37 / 44 (662.1368) | 43 (155.9312) | 25 (170.2744) | 27 (168.5140) | 31 (167.4172) |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 52 / 56 (662.7088) | 53 (162.8000) | 50 (163.9888) | 31 (170.8344) | 50 (165.0856) |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 32 / 42 (676.4800) | 37 (166.8340) | 31 (166.8344) | 37 (166.2400) | 6 (176.5716) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 23 / 31 (674.1712) | 29 (162.2516) | 18 (171.4056) | 24 (169.1084) | 19 (171.4056) |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 95 / 100 (636.4112) | 96 (152.5256) | 93 (159.3484) | 74 (166.2972) | 89 (158.2400) |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 52 (163.9888) | — | — |
| 2025-03-07 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 40 / 45 (658.6968) | 43 (159.9428) | 25 (169.6800) | 41 (159.4056) | 27 (169.6684) |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cuming, GA | 44 / 58 (667.8512) | 43 (167.3712) | 38 (168.5372) | 45 (165.6800) | 42 (166.2628) |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 44 / 59 (669.0168) | 40 (168.5372) | 58 (159.9312) | 19 (173.7028) | 39 (166.8456) |
| 2024-05-04 | The Great Alabama Public Television BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT PORK) Birmingham, AL | — | — | — | 2 (170.2744) | — |
| 2024-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 26 / 31 (656.9372) | 30 (154.7772) | 7 (174.2628) | 25 (165.0972) | 26 (162.8000) |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 67 / 93 (668.4340) | 87 (162.2400) | 52 (167.9656) | 60 (167.3828) | 32 (170.8456) |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 31 (169.1428) | — | — |
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 48 / 59 (655.8056) | 52 (159.9428) | 41 (165.6916) | 43 (163.9428) | 40 (166.2284) |
| 2023-10-27 | Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 🏅 Madison, AL | 9 / 14 (689.6340) | 5 (173.1084) | 9 (170.2744) | 5 (177.7028) | 10 (168.5484) |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 53 / 73 (666.1140) | 62 (163.3712) | 52 (164.5372) | 25 (170.8228) | 44 (167.3828) |
| 2023-09-08 | Primo BBQ Bash 🏅 Poplar Bluff, MO | 25 / 28 (639.2112) | 27 (147.3256) | 23 (160.5256) | 22 (162.8000) | 18 (168.5600) |
| 2023-05-19 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN | 23 / 32 (665.5312) | 25 (165.6800) | 17 (167.3944) | 11 (170.8112) | 25 (161.6456) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 26 / 39 (660.4112) | 36 (157.0856) | 24 (166.2628) | 18 (167.3828) | 14 (169.6800) |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 64 / 80 (657.5080) | 39 (171.4056) | 79 (153.0512) | 60 (165.0740) | 41 (167.9772) |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 48 (160.5256) | — | — |
| 2023-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 31 / 65 (677.0400) | 1 (177.1428) | 27 (169.6916) | 48 (163.9428) | 35 (166.2628) |
| 2022-10-28 | Railyard BBQ Brawl 🏅 Madison, AL | 7 / 10 (669.0396) | 7 (161.6340) | 7 (166.2400) | 7 (166.8456) | 2 (174.3200) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #440 (313 pts) | #459 (358 pts) | #478 (358 pts) | #397 (393 pts) | #434 (343 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #551 (306 pts) | #621 (296 pts) | #546 (391 pts) | #592 (301 pts) | #466 (441 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #661 (236 pts) | #723 (236 pts) | #553 (401 pts) | #421 (508 pts) | #698 (236 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #411 (484 pts) | #308 (739 pts) | #416 (589 pts) | #332 (634 pts) | #376 (554 pts) |