Mini Butts AB
Rating
1509
peak 1516
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2023-09-02
latest 2024-03-29
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.98 · weakest Chicken (167.10)
Road miles
1401
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 1200 mi
Storylines
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 40-team field at Barbeque on the Bow Festival.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 40 at their very first tracked contest, Barbeque on the Bow Festival (2023-09-02).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AB first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 170.8112 | 163.3944 | 167.10 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 164.5372 | 169.98 | top 37% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
| AB | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AB (2 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Barbeque on the Bow Festival (2023-09-02)
- Wins it all in 33% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 337.08
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 327.9316 | 327.93 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 346.2284 | 346.23 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 34 / 42 (327.9316) | 36 (163.3944) | 29 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2023-09-16 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival) Sherwood Park, Edmonton, AB | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-02 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 1 / 40 (346.2284) | 3 (170.8112) | 2 (175.4172) | — | — |