A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Barking Dog BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Barking Dog BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The Butt Rubbers
The Butt Rubbers is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 24th of 25 at the Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash (2021).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1461
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 13, 2021
latest Sep 9, 2023 · 2.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 94%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.55
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 154.83 · weakest Brisket (145.38)
Road miles
89
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 86 mi
Schedule strength
76%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1599)
Purse competed for
$34K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
598.85 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4400 | 147.3716 | 154.83 | top 88% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8344 | 135.4172 | 145.98 | top 96% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 141.0400 | 152.67 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.4056 | 137.0972 | 145.38 | top 89% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 97% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 87% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
97
finished ahead 10 times, behind 139
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Sep 9, 2022 → Sep 9, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest 7th Annual Smoke on the Trails
20222 milestones
- Career-best overall score605.5316 6th Annual Smoke on the Trails
- Career-best single call (Pork)165.1428 6th Annual Smoke on the Trails
20212 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1490) Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.9 | 6th Annual Smoke on the Trails | Sep 9, 2022 |
| -10.4 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash | Aug 13, 2021 |
| -9.8 | 7th Annual Smoke on the Trails | Sep 9, 2023 |
| -8.2 | Smoke on the Trails | Sep 10, 2021 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 83.8% | 83.8% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 84.1% | 84.1% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 83.4% | 82.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2023 | 7th Annual Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 37 / 38 (603.2572) | 34 (159.4400) | 34 (154.8344) | 37 (141.0400) | 33 (147.9428) |
| Sep 9, 2022 | 6th Annual Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 36 / 37 (605.5316) | 36 (147.3716) | 36 (147.9544) | 22 (165.1428) | 36 (145.0628) |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 46 / 53 (600.4796) | 39 (156.5600) | 52 (145.7028) | 47 (146.8112) | 44 (151.4056) |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO | 24 / 25 (586.1488) | 23 (155.9544) | 25 (135.4172) | 21 (157.6800) | 22 (137.0972) |