SMELLY BUTT'S N BBQ

SMELLY BUTT'S N BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest (2014). They are ranked #1513 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,513

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1563

peak 1563 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 23, 2013

latest Aug 17, 2018 · 5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#791

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 13% of the time

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

38% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 27%

overall standings

Best overall

687.3484 / 720

Master · 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

662.05 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 666.56 (-4.50)

Walk rate

88%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Pork · 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest

Consistency

±11.46

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.78 · weakest Brisket (163.62)

Road miles

697

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 125 mi

Schedule strength

29%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)

Master avg

666.56 / 720

8 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

Against the odds

19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 81 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest (Aug 22, 2014) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 19-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ.

Giant slayer

52 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 52-team field at 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest.

Aug 22, 2014

They almost always walk

88% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 7 of 8 contests

A top-10 category call in 88% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

687.3484 career-best overall

95.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 687.3484 at 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest — 95.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 22, 2014

A tough matchup

3–1 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN T'S ahead in 75% of their meetings

SMOKIN T'S has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.16 points below their pork, and turns into a call 38% of the time against 38%.

Brisket avg 163.62
Pork avg 167.78
3 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of GLAD TO MEAT YOU in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

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The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest (Aug 18, 2017).

last seen Aug 21, 2015
back Aug 18, 2017

Pork nemesis

3 of 4 shared pork entries lost

BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE has out-cooked them in 3 of 4 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±1.59% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.59% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.6% of a perfect score
8 contests

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1846 (80 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1844 (95 pts)	#1803 (105 pts)	#1912 (75 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1981 (100 pts)	#2014 (105 pts)	#1480 (185 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#1583 (165 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#939 (335 pts)	#1054 (310 pts)	#1192 (260 pts)	#803 (460 pts)	#1022 (320 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#791 (430 pts)	#932 (385 pts)	#1213 (255 pts)	#883 (415 pts)	#1010 (325 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1335 (180 pts)	#1412 (180 pts)	#1527 (160 pts)	#1823 (120 pts)	#1867 (105 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMELLY BUTT'S N BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

43 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Smoking Butcher

#1,517 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 75%
Peak: 1563

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026
on a 6-contest top-10 run

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Que Magic

#1,515 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1569

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Oct 14, 2022

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Shiggin Chicks

#1,505 of the rated field

1564 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 86%
Peak: 1568

They turned up 6 years after SMELLY BUTT'S N BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Oct 22, 2022

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#thisgirlknowsmeat

#1,506 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1563

Level with SMELLY BUTT'S N BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 20, 2019

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CHUCKWAGON'S TWO TWO SMOKIN CREW

#1,519 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 64%
Peak: 1563

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 30, 2017

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CRAFT BBQ

#1,514 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1563

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 23% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2016

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GLAD TO MEAT YOU	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Rockin Rotary Roasters	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Papa J's Flying Swine	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
PENNY STREET PORKERS	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
QUE-N-BREW	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY'S Q	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	4	0	173.7028	155.9428	167.61	top 32%
Pork Ribs	8	2	0	171.4056	162.8116	167.55	top 30%
Pork	8	3	1	175.4172	153.6800	167.78	top 31%
Brisket	8	3	1	172	151.3944	163.62	top 36%

“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 state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	5	1	top 26%
IL	2	0	top 32%
TN	1	0	top 20%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	4	7	0	top 32%	Aug 17, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 3 contests

Contests a season 1.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 5 of 8 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 5 1 of them more than once

First title Aug 22, 2014 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest

Opponents faced 258 finished ahead 296 times, behind 96

Longest layoff 2 yrs Aug 21, 2015 → Aug 18, 2017

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

20181 milestone

Aug 17 Most recent contest Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest

20171 milestone

Aug 18 Peak power rating (1563) Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest

20145 milestones

Aug 22 First overall podium 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
Aug 22 First Grand Championship 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
Aug 22 Biggest field won (52 teams) 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
Aug 22 Career-best overall score687.3484 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
Aug 22 Career-best single call (Pork)175.4172 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest

20134 milestones

Aug 23 First tracked contest Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
Aug 23 First call Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
Aug 23 First overall top-10 Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
Aug 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score668.5944 Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16	22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	Aug 22, 2014
+12.7	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	Aug 23, 2013
+12.1	Blues Hog Barbecue, Music & Craft Festival	Jul 3, 2015
+8.3	Wabash Ribberfest Barbecue Championship	Apr 25, 2014
+5.6	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	Aug 21, 2015

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0	0%	top 48%	91%	91%
2017	1	0	0	100%	top 40%	91.5%	91.5%
2015	3	0	1	100%	top 29%	94.7%	92.4%
2014	2	1	1	100%	top 15%	95.5%	94%
2013	1	0	1	100%	top 13%	92.9%	92.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 17, 2018	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	21 / 44 (655.2912)	26 (162.2400)	18 (166.2628)	16 (167.4056)	22 (159.3828)
Aug 18, 2017	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	17 / 43 (658.7200)	16 (168.5372)	5 (170.2628)	39 (153.6800)	7 (166.2400)
Aug 21, 2015	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	17 / 58 (653.5888)	14 (166.8228)	25 (162.8116)	4 (172.5600)	37 (151.3944)
Jul 3, 2015	Blues Hog Barbecue, Music & Craft Festival Jackson, TN	10 / 51 (681.6228)	10 (171.9772)	13 (171.4056)	24 (166.8344)	10 (171.4056)
Apr 24, 2015	Wabash Ribber Fest Mt. Carmel, IL	17 / 46 (661.0512)	36 (155.9428)	21 (165.1084)	5 (172)	12 (168)
Aug 22, 2014	22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	1 / 52 (687.3484)	9 (171.9656)	16 (167.9656)	2 (175.4172)	3 (172)
Apr 25, 2014	Wabash Ribberfest Barbecue Championship Mt. Carmel, IL	14 / 50 (666.2284)	4 (173.7028)	13 (167.3828)	12 (168.5828)	35 (156.5600)
Aug 23, 2013	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	7 / 56 (668.5944)	7 (169.7144)	9 (169.1772)	16 (165.7600)	19 (163.9428)

SMELLY BUTT'S N 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

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

Against the odds

Giant slayer

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

The metronome

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 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

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

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)