TENDER BUTTS KS
Rating
1488
peak 1488
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
2023-10-13
latest 2023-10-13
Best ToY finish
#1255
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 1 contests
Avg finish
top 97%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.97 · weakest Brisket (138.80)
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9656 | 159.9656 | 159.97 | top 92% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8344 | 154.8344 | 154.83 | top 97% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144.5600 | 144.5600 | 144.56 | top 95% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138.8000 | 138.8000 | 138.80 | top 95% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in KS (1 of 1 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (1 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 598.16
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 598.1600 | 598.16 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-13 | Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS | 38 / 39 (598.1600) | 36 (159.9656) | 38 (154.8344) | 37 (144.5600) | 37 (138.8000) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1939 (98 pts) | #2197 (63 pts) | #2159 (68 pts) | #2129 (78 pts) | #1496 (173 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2673 (62 pts) | #2686 (62 pts) | #2689 (62 pts) | #1804 (137 pts) | #2683 (62 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2459 (67 pts) | #2501 (67 pts) | #2007 (82 pts) | #1755 (132 pts) | #2496 (67 pts) |