Giant slayer
40
teams beaten in one weekend
Took the Grand Championship over a 40-team field at Barbeque on the Bow Festival.
- Sep 2, 2023
Mini Butts
Mini Butts is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2024. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Barbeque on the Bow Festival (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1510
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 2, 2023
latest Mar 29, 2024
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.98 · weakest Chicken (167.10)
Road miles
1,401
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 1,200 mi
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
337.08 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 1 GC
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AB
2 of 3 contests · 2 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
First title
Sep 2, 2023
Barbeque on the Bow Festival
Opponents faced
140
finished ahead 73 times, behind 66
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Iowa State BBQ Championship
20239 milestones
- First tracked contest Barbeque on the Bow Festival
- First call Barbeque on the Bow Festival
- First overall top-10 Barbeque on the Bow Festival
- First overall podium Barbeque on the Bow Festival
- First Grand Championship Barbeque on the Bow Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score346.2284 Barbeque on the Bow Festival
- Biggest field won (40 teams) Barbeque on the Bow Festival
- Career-best overall score346.2284 Barbeque on the Bow Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4172 Barbeque on the Bow Festival
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2024 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 34 / 42 (327.9316) | 36 (163.3944) | 29 (164.5372) | — | — |
| Sep 16, 2023 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival) Sherwood Park, Edmonton, AB | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 2, 2023 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 1 / 40 (346.2284) | 3 (170.8112) | 2 (175.4172) | — | — |