BUTTHEAD BBQ

BUTTHEAD BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 28 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 35 at the Show Low BBQ Throwdown (2015), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #6438 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,438

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1371

peak 1371 · rated over 28 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 25, 2013

latest Aug 25, 2023 · 10.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#614

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

4% of 28 contests

Avg finish

top 81%

overall standings

Best overall

690.2400 / 720

Master · Show Low BBQ Throwdown

Perfect 180s

Current form

622.00 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 627.67 (-5.67)

Walk rate

36%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8800

Pork · Show Low BBQ Throwdown

Consistency

±25.77

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.26 · weakest Brisket (150.06)

Road miles

16,556

across 28 mapped stops · furthest 2,039 mi

Schedule strength

39%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)

Purse competed for

$73K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

627.67 / 720

28 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

690.2400 career-best overall

95.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 690.2400 at Show Low BBQ Throwdown — 95.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 1, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

B2 BBQ has finished one call ahead of BUTTHEAD BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 65%.

6 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 65%

A tough matchup

17–1 behind in the head-to-head

Bad Boyz BBQ ahead in 94% of their meetings

Bad Boyz BBQ has come out ahead in 17 of their 18 shared contests.

The weak link

−12.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.20 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 4% of the time against 18%.

Brisket avg 150.06
Chicken avg 162.26
1 call in 28 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BBQ'S DUNN in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown (May 4, 2018).

last seen May 6, 2016
back May 4, 2018

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Chicken nemesis

14 of 18 shared chicken entries lost

Bad Boyz BBQ ahead 78% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Bad Boyz BBQ has out-cooked them in 14 of 18 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BURNIN BELLIES has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 72% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 72% across 6 contests, versus top 81% the rest of the year.

6 May contests
top 81% the rest of the year

The long haul

16,556 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 16,556 miles across 28 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 2,039 miles to Que for the Troops.

28 mapped stops
furthest 2,039 mi

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the 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)
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#874 (70 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1267 (178 pts)	#1331 (178 pts)	#1092 (253 pts)	#1331 (178 pts)	#1312 (178 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1598 (120 pts)	#1614 (120 pts)	#1610 (120 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1649 (165 pts)	#1884 (120 pts)	#1429 (215 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#614 (593 pts)	#585 (668 pts)	#757 (498 pts)	#520 (743 pts)	#711 (518 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1117 (269 pts)	#777 (474 pts)	#1057 (314 pts)	#922 (389 pts)	#1206 (254 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1096 (256 pts)	#848 (381 pts)	#1144 (261 pts)	#1016 (306 pts)	#976 (311 pts)

Overall rank by season

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SAUCED N SMOKED

#6,437 of the rated field

1371 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1371

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 24 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Jun 27, 2025

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CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ

#6,436 of the rated field

1371 power rating

Contests: 76
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1371

76 contests to 28: their number has had years to settle where BUTTHEAD BBQ's is still finding its level.

rated over 76 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2024

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Big D & The Briquettes

#6,439 of the rated field

1369 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

44 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 44 contests
last seen Aug 25, 2023

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THE SMOKIN' PORKETEERS

#6,435 of the rated field

1372 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1372

Rated 2 points above BUTTHEAD BBQ.

rated over 31 contests
last seen Jun 24, 2023

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All Fired Up

#6,440 of the rated field

1368 ▼ 3 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1368

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE

#6,441 of the rated field

1367 ▼ 3 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1367

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before BUTTHEAD BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 17 contests

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Bad Boyz BBQ	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
Your Behind BBQ	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
COW TIPPIN BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
MONSOON BBQ	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
Phil the Grill	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
TOYS 4 BBQ'N	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
BURNIN BELLIES	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Lip S-Macn BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	28	5	173.7144	141.6800	162.26	top 61%
Pork Ribs	28	1	170.8916	125.7146	154.62	top 78%
Pork	27	5	174.8800	142.2854	160.73	top 64%
Brisket	28	1	174.2628	127.9428	150.06	top 80%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 84%
Medium (20–39)	11	top 78%
Large (40+)	16	top 84%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
AZ	16	top 79%
PA	7	top 85%
CA	3	top 83%
NV	2	top 82%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
New Holland Summer Fest	6	34	top 86%	Aug 25, 2023
Arizona National BBQ Stampede	2	43	top 95%	Dec 27, 2019
Mazatzal Grill Masters-BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival	2	27	top 76%	Sep 27, 2019
Holbrook	2	16	top 78%	Jul 10, 2015
Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash	2	26	top 90%	Feb 16, 2013

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 6 contests

Contests a season 3.1 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AZ 16 of 28 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 19 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 576 finished ahead 227 times, behind 1,020

Longest layoff 2 yrs May 6, 2016 → May 4, 2018

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20231 milestone

Aug 25 Most recent contest New Holland Summer Fest

20191 milestone

Dec 27 25th tracked contest Arizona National BBQ Stampede

20156 milestones

Feb 27 10th tracked contest 6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
May 1 First overall top-10 Show Low BBQ Throwdown
May 1 First overall podium Show Low BBQ Throwdown
May 1 First Reserve Championship Show Low BBQ Throwdown
May 1 Career-best overall score690.2400 Show Low BBQ Throwdown
May 1 Career-best single call (Pork)174.8800 Show Low BBQ Throwdown

20141 milestone

Jul 11 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.0516 Holbrook

20133 milestones

Jan 25 First tracked contest 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Jan 25 First call 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Jan 25 Peak power rating (1487) 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+20.1	Show Low BBQ Throwdown	May 1, 2015
+2.2	Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival	Sep 28, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.1	Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash	Feb 15, 2013
-13	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship	Jan 25, 2013
-12.7	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 23, 2013
-10.6	2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown	May 2, 2014
-9.3	Havasu Landing California BBQ Championship	Feb 28, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0	0%	top 77%	87%	87%
2022	1	0	0%	top 88%	84.5%	84.5%
2021	1	0	0%	top 84%	83.8%	83.8%
2019	4	0	25%	top 86%	88.6%	87.9%
2018	4	0	0%	top 82%	89.3%	86.4%
2016	2	0	50%	top 83%	88.5%	88.3%
2015	6	1	67%	top 65%	95.9%	90.3%
2014	4	0	75%	top 88%	90.3%	88%
2013	5	0	20%	top 90%	89.2%	83.6%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 25, 2023	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	34 / 44 (626.0800)	34 (159.4056)	38 (154.8000)	29 (158.8000)	37 (153.0744)
Aug 26, 2022	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	43 / 49 (608.4000)	39 (161.1316)	46 (146.2284)	33 (159.3944)	47 (141.6456)
Aug 27, 2021	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	37 / 44 (603.2572)	20 (163.9772)	39 (149.6228)	26 (161.7144)	43 (127.9428)
Dec 27, 2019	Arizona National BBQ Stampede 🏅 Phoenix, AZ	43 / 44 (638.0916)	23 (166.8344)	38 (163.9660)	—	44 (146.7656)
Sep 27, 2019	Mazatzal Grill Masters-BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival 🏅 Payson, AZ	28 / 33 (634.1604)	29 (153.0744)	10 (170.8916)	28 (155.3944)	27 (154.8000)
Aug 23, 2019	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	50 / 65 (623.2116)	59 (150.8000)	50 (158.2284)	50 (153.0744)	31 (161.1088)
May 3, 2019	7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down 🏅 Show Low, AZ	38 / 45 (635.2572)	36 (161.6800)	31 (159.4172)	27 (165.6684)	39 (148.4916)
Dec 28, 2018	Arizona National BBQ Stampede Phoenix, AZ	43 / 47 (632.9596)	41 (159.9312)	45 (154.2056)	35 (164)	41 (154.8228)
Sep 28, 2018	Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival Payson, AZ	27 / 40 (642.2400)	24 (161.1088)	28 (157.1084)	25 (163.4284)	24 (160.5944)
Aug 24, 2018	New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL) New Holland, PA	65 / 71 (570.5944)	58 (148.5256)	67 (135.9316)	44 (155.9428)	70 (130.1944)
May 4, 2018	City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	40 / 52 (642.6740)	29 (166.8228)	44 (158.8000)	37 (160.5256)	37 (156.5256)
May 6, 2016	4th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	35 / 39 (634.7196)	24 (166.2628)	37 (157.1084)	37 (156.5256)	33 (154.8228)
Feb 19, 2016	The Queen Creek BBQ Battle Queen Creek, AZ	28 / 37 (637.0404)	17 (166.2516)	36 (148.5144)	8 (169.7372)	32 (152.5372)
Oct 24, 2015	Oktoberfeast BBQ & Brews Festival Las Vegas, NV	28 / 34 (647.3484)	17 (169.1200)	33 (141.0856)	7 (173.1656)	16 (163.9772)
Oct 2, 2015	City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	60 / 75 (634.7660)	40 (167.4172)	68 (153.6572)	41 (165.7372)	65 (147.9544)
Jul 10, 2015	Holbrook Holbrook, AZ	21 / 29 (653.0172)	10 (172.5944)	23 (161.6572)	15 (169.6684)	26 (149.0972)
May 1, 2015	Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	2 / 35 (690.2400)	4 (173.7144)	14 (167.3828)	4 (174.8800)	5 (174.2628)
Mar 27, 2015	Havasu Landing CA (JUDGES LIST IS FULL) Havasu Landing, CA	19 / 25 (643.3256)	13 (163.9656)	18 (162.8344)	8 (170.2628)	24 (146.2628)
Feb 27, 2015	6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	62 / 82 (633.5888)	60 (157.6916)	14 (170.2972)	69 (154.8344)	71 (150.7656)
Sep 5, 2014	The Great Vegas Gridiron Grill-Off Las Vegas, NV	34 / 42 (650.2856)	32 (160.5600)	23 (165.7256)	6 (174.8800)	41 (149.1200)
Jul 11, 2014	Holbrook Holbrook, AZ	16 / 19 (649.0516)	9 (167.9656)	16 (164.5600)	15 (167.4516)	19 (149.0744)
May 2, 2014	2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	33 / 35 (621.6572)	22 (165.7144)	18 (162.8800)	31 (156.5600)	35 (136.5028)
Feb 28, 2014	Havasu Landing California BBQ Championship Havasu Landing, CA	26 / 28 (614.6740)	4 (173.1428)	27 (147.3828)	28 (146.2400)	25 (147.9084)
Aug 23, 2013	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	69 / 71 (561.1316)	67 (141.6800)	70 (126.8344)	57 (147.4744)	58 (145.1428)
May 31, 2013	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	37 / 46 (586.2852)	35 (149.7142)	30 (149.1428)	38 (142.2854)	33 (145.1428)
Feb 16, 2013	Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash Mesa, AZ	26 / 31 (642.2854)	29 (161.1428)	24 (160.5714)	28 (157.1428)	14 (163.4284)
Feb 15, 2013	Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash Mesa, AZ	28 / 29 (614.2854)	19 (160)	25 (154.8568)	15 (161.7142)	28 (137.7144)
Jan 25, 2013	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	78 / 86 (604.0006)	8 (173.1428)	84 (125.7146)	72 (153.1430)	59 (152.0002)

BUTTHEAD BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

The long haul

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)