THE PERFECT BUTT

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#4192

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1479

peak 1479 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-07-20

latest 2015-07-25

Best ToY finish

#810

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 65%

overall standings

Best overall

674.8228 / 720

Master · Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

644.99 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 632.18 (+12.80)

Walk rate

40%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Pork · Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off

Consistency

±19.85

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.59 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.75)

Road miles

975

mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 145 mi

Schedule strength

29%

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

Master avg

632.18 / 720

10 Master contests · 1 GC

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Storylines (8 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

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 Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off (2014-10-10) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 19-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Rogue Hog BBQ.

A multi-meat day

1 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off (2014-10-10).

Pork 1st
Brisket 1st

High-water mark

674.8228 career-best overall

93.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 674.8228 at Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off — 93.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-10-10

A tough matchup

8–1 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 89% of their meetings

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.8 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.84 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 30% of the time against 20%.

Pork Ribs avg 153.75
Chicken avg 161.59
3 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SQUEELS ON WHEELS in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

9 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has out-cooked them in 9 of 9 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Hog Heaven BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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

LITTLEMAN' TEXAS BBQ

#4186 of the rated field

1479 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to THE PERFECT BUTT)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team THE PERFECT BUTT has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2019-06-01

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Team BS BBQ

#4206 of the rated field

1479 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

Key corner cookers

#4208 of the rated field

1478 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1514

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2024-06-07

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PLUM CRAZY BBQ OF HOISINGTON, KS

#4189 of the rated field

1479 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

No shared contest yet.

Level with THE PERFECT BUTT on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2021-10-15

⚔ Head-to-head

LAZY 2 BBQ

#4198 of the rated field

1479 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1479

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2015-09-25

⚔ Head-to-head

COWBOYS SMOKIN HOT BBQ

#4177 of the rated field

1479 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1510 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2014-06-20

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Rogue Hog BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	9	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
INSANE SWINE BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
STUBBORN BULL BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Q HAVEN BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
QUE AND A HALF MEN	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
MEAT @ SLIMS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ACK-QUE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
THE BASIC BBQ TEAM	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Handsome Devil	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	2	0	0	167.4400	154.8456	161.59	top 60%
Pork Ribs	10	3	0	0	168.5600	131.9316	153.75	top 68%
Pork	10	1	1	1	175.4172	154.2972	160.73	top 57%
Brisket	10	1	1	1	168.5600	143.9316	153.92	top 68%

“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
CT	6	1	top 62%
VT	3	0	top 66%
RI	1	0	top 74%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	1	top 47%
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 69%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 68%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ	2	24	top 70%	2015-07-25
Sun BBQ Fest	2	31	top 79%	2015-06-13
Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	2	15	top 76%	2015-05-02

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2 yrs 2013-07-20 → 2015-07-25

Busiest season 2014 4 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 3.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CT 6 of 10 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 7 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 161.59 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.75)

Walk rate 40% a top-10 call in 4 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 10% 1 of 10 contests

Wins it all 10% 1 Grand Championship · 0 reserve

First title 2014-10-10 Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off

Master average 632.18 out of 720 · 10 contests · 1 GC

Opponents faced 163 100–208 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 975 10 mapped stops · furthest 145 mi

Schedule strength 1539 average field rating faced — tougher than 29% of rated contests

Power rating 1479 peak 1479 · #4192 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jul 20 First tracked contest Wakefield Rotary Campus CookOff & State BBQ Championships
Jul 20 Peak power rating (1493) Wakefield Rotary Campus CookOff & State BBQ Championships
Jul 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2280 The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ
2014
May 3 First call Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
Oct 10 First category win (Pork) Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off
Oct 10 First overall top-10 Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off
Oct 10 First overall podium Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off
Oct 10 First Grand Championship Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off
Oct 10 First multi-meat day Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off
Oct 10 Career-best overall score674.8228 Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off
Oct 10 Career-best single call (Pork)175.4172 Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off
2015
Jul 25 10th tracked contest Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ
Jul 25 Most recent contest Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+19.6	Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off	2014-10-10
+0.1	Sun BBQ Fest	2015-06-13

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.3	Sun BBQ Fest	2014-06-20
-9.7	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	2014-05-03
-6.8	The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ	2013-07-26
-6.7	Wakefield Rotary Campus CookOff & State BBQ Championships	2013-07-20
-2.5	Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ	2014-07-25

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)
2015	3	0	0	0	33%	top 64%	89.7%	89.1%
2014	4	1	1	2	75%	top 66%	93.7%	87.4%
2013	3	0	0	0	0%	top 63%	90.9%	87.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2015-07-25	Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT	24 / 35 (645.6228)	28 (159.9656)	9 (168.5600)	27 (158.8344)	25 (158.2628)
2015-06-13	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	32 / 52 (642.3320)	33 (161.7372)	38 (158.8572)	35 (158.8688)	20 (162.8688)
2015-05-02	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	19 / 30 (636.3884)	14 (165.1084)	24 (154.8000)	13 (164.5372)	23 (151.9428)
2014-10-10	Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off Middletown, CT	1 / 15 (674.8228)	5 (167.4400)	6 (163.4056)	1 (175.4172)	1 (168.5600)
2014-07-25	Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT	24 / 34 (625.7600)	20 (160.5600)	6 (164.0456)	27 (154.2972)	30 (146.8572)
2014-06-20	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	31 / 32 (606.7776)	28 (157.1428)	31 (138.8460)	20 (161.6916)	29 (149.0972)
2014-05-03	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	15 / 17 (610.1832)	7 (166.2628)	17 (145.1200)	14 (154.8688)	16 (143.9316)
2013-09-28	The Best BBQ Chef Competition New London, CT	15 / 26 (624.9832)	12 (161.6800)	15 (157.6572)	14 (157.6572)	20 (147.9888)
2013-07-26	The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT	18 / 31 (654.2280)	28 (154.8456)	27 (154.2400)	22 (156.5028)	28 (148.5484)
2013-07-20	Wakefield Rotary Campus CookOff & State BBQ Championships Kingston, RI	34 / 46 (618.7768)	25 (161.1428)	46 (131.9316)	13 (164.5940)	21 (161.1084)

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
2015 ↗	Master	#2127 (65 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#1671 (145 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#810 (421 pts)	#908 (396 pts)	#889 (411 pts)	#866 (421 pts)	#841 (411 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#2640 (56 pts)	#2650 (56 pts)	#2646 (56 pts)	#2452 (71 pts)	#2656 (56 pts)