Kiss My Butt BBQ VA
Rating
1503
peak 1503 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2019-06-14
latest 2023-07-21
Best ToY finish
#1529
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
370.23
last 5 Backyard vs avg 370.23 (+0.00)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±80.38
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 157.20 · weakest Pork (150.23)
Road miles
946
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 546 mi
Schedule strength
69%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)
Purse competed for
$67K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
370.23 / 360
5 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Dogpatch Q has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 3.1 years, then back at Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 (2022-07-21).
Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.0116 | 150.8000 | 157.20 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 133.1428 | 150.84 | top 54% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.7884 | 141.6800 | 150.23 | top 31% |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | 4 | 0 | top 41% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 42% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 51% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VA (6 of 7 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- Average Backyard overall score: 370.23 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-06-14 — First tracked contest · Poosa-Q
- ⭐ 2023-03-24 — Career-best overall score (479.9428) · BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)
- 📣 2023-06-02 — First call · Covington Cork & Pork Festival
- 📈 2023-07-21 — Peak power rating (1503) · Smoke on the Mountain
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.6 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival | 2023-06-02 |
| +2.7 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 2023-03-24 |
| +2.6 | Smoke on the Mountain | 2023-07-21 |
| +0.2 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 | 2022-07-21 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.2 | Poosa-Q | 2019-06-14 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20% | top 36% | 133.3% | 115% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 56% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 80.8% | 80.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 14 / 38 (306.7428) | 14 (155.3600) | 13 (151.3828) | — | — |
| 2023-06-02 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival 🏅 Covington, VA | 9 / 27 (455.3372) | 9 (150.8000) | 7 (162.8572) | 9 (141.6800) | — |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | 32 (152.4800) | — | — | — |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 20 / 53 (479.9428) | 17 (164.0116) | 21 (157.1428) | 15 (158.7884) | — |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 33 (145.0972) | — | — |
| 2022-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 🏅 Galax, VA | 14 / 25 (318.2400) | 13 (162.8228) | 15 (155.4172) | — | — |
| 2019-06-14 | Poosa-Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 31 / 48 (290.8912) | 25 (157.7484) | 31 (133.1428) | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 ↗ | Backyard | — | #237 (147 pts) | #268 (127 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | — | #1584 (58 pts) | #1680 (58 pts) | — | — |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1529 (173 pts) | #1584 (178 pts) | #1322 (238 pts) | #1420 (218 pts) | #1601 (168 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2620 (65 pts) | #2145 (80 pts) | #1939 (115 pts) | #2145 (80 pts) | #2630 (65 pts) |