Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.
- Brisket ×1
BUNNY'S BUTT SMOKERS
BUNNY'S BUTT SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 11th of 25 at the Smoke on the Ohio (2023). They are ranked #3876 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Bunnysbuttsmokers”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1486
peak 1505 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Apr 5, 2013
latest Mar 15, 2024 · 10.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
656.76 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 648.76 (+8.00)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.65
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.53 · weakest Pork (157.99)
Road miles
511
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 144 mi
Schedule strength
45%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)
Purse competed for
$24K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
648.76 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BUNNY'S BUTT SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.
153 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,895 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1502
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BUNNY'S BUTT SMOKERS)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BUNNY'S BUTT SMOKERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,879 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BUNNY'S BUTT SMOKERS)
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,852 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1486
Level with BUNNY'S BUTT SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,897 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1513
They turned up 6 years after BUNNY'S BUTT SMOKERS did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#3,883 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1502
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before BUNNY'S BUTT SMOKERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,860 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before BUNNY'S BUTT SMOKERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Hickory Pit Stop | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6684 | 155.3600 | 161.93 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 172.0116 | 150.2400 | 165.53 | top 45% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171.4284 | 138.2628 | 157.99 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 180 🔥 | 151.3372 | 163.31 | top 53% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 51% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 69% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
4 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
302
finished ahead 117 times, behind 264
Longest layoff
4.1 yrs
Aug 16, 2019 → Sep 8, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
20233 milestones
- First category win (Brisket) Smoke on the Ohio
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) Smoke on the Ohio
- Career-best overall score675.2568 Smoke on the Ohio
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
- First call 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
- Peak power rating (1505) 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.9 | 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out | Apr 5, 2013 |
| +4.7 | Smoke on the Ohio | Sep 8, 2023 |
| +1.4 | Smokin For Garrett | Apr 27, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.5 | Wabash Ribber Fest | Apr 24, 2015 |
| -7.6 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 8, 2019 |
| -3.4 | Evansville BBQ | Aug 16, 2019 |
| -3.2 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 15, 2024 |
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 61% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 44% | 93.8% | 93.8% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 77% | 89.7% | 89.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 36% | 90% | 90% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 57 / 93 (674.1600) | 75 (165.6800) | 36 (170.8344) | 68 (166.2400) | 31 (171.4056) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN | 11 / 25 (675.2568) | 17 (166.2284) | 11 (169.6800) | 18 (159.3484) | 1 (180) |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Evansville BBQ 🏅 Evansville, IN | 13 / 19 (639.2456) | 17 (156.5484) | 2 (172.0116) | 16 (146.7428) | 10 (163.9428) |
| Mar 8, 2019 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Nashville, TN | 58 / 67 (646.0684) | 62 (155.3600) | 42 (166.2400) | 56 (159.9428) | 48 (164.5256) |
| Apr 27, 2018 | Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN | 22 / 38 (649.0516) | 29 (159.4284) | 15 (166.2628) | 20 (163.9544) | 24 (159.4060) |
| Apr 24, 2015 | Wabash Ribber Fest Mt. Carmel, IL | 42 / 46 (609.5084) | 13 (169.6684) | 37 (150.2400) | 45 (138.2628) | 36 (151.3372) |
| Apr 5, 2013 | 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN | 18 / 50 (648) | 22 (160.5716) | 18 (163.4286) | 2 (171.4284) | 35 (152.5714) |