SMOKIN BUTT CREW

SMOKIN BUTT CREW is a competition barbecue team with 58 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. They have won 3 Grand Championships, most recently at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) (2017), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #533 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokin' Butt Crew”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#533

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1671

peak 1715 · rated over 58 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Feb 22, 2013

latest Dec 1, 2023 · 10.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#161

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

3 reserve · wins it all 5% of the time

Category wins

31 podiums

Overall top-10s

50% of 58 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 37%

overall standings

Best overall

704.5488 / 720

Master · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

682.43 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 678.97 (+3.47)

Walk rate

81%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

Consistency

±11.81

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 171.98 · weakest Pork (168.08)

Road miles

8,020

across 58 mapped stops · furthest 447 mi

Schedule strength

70%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1588)

Purse competed for

$85K

listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 14 state-championship entries

Master avg

678.97 / 720

58 Master contests · 3 GCs

Storylines (23 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

1.1200 points from the title

Came within 1.1200 points of the Grand Championship at Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ (Dec 4, 2015).

Among the elite

#533 of 6,476 rated teams

In the top 8% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1671 puts them #533 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 8% of the field.

rating 1671
peak 1715
58 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.

Brisket ×2

Against the odds

16-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 84 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Smoke on the Falls (Apr 7, 2017) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 16-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Organizer Portal.

Giant slayer

34 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 34-team field at Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest.

Apr 11, 2014

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Smoke on the Falls is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 4 visits.

4 visits
best finish 1st
average top 18%

Multi-meat days

2 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 2 times — the best of them 2 category wins at Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ (Dec 4, 2015).

Pork Ribs 1st
Brisket 1st

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They almost always walk

81% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 47 of 58 contests

A top-10 category call in 81% of their 58 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

704.5488 career-best overall

97.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 704.5488 at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) — 97.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 30, 2017

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

The Specialists has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN BUTT CREW 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 2 Grand Championships

2017 was the year it came together: 9 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 25%.

9 contests
6 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 25%

A tough matchup

33–10 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 77% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 33 of their 43 shared contests.

The drought

20 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) on Jun 30, 2017 — 20 contests and 9.3 years ago.

last GC Jun 30, 2017
9.3 years ago

A strong matchup

16–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKE OF THE SHOALS in 16 of their 18 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship (Dec 1, 2023).

last seen Dec 2, 2021
back Dec 1, 2023

Brisket nemesis

26 of 43 shared brisket entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 60% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 26 of 43 shared brisket entries.

Announced themselves early

3rd at their very first contest

Finished 3 of 29 at their very first tracked contest, Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Feb 22, 2013).

Feb 22, 2013
29-team field

Built for the big stage

Top 34% average finish in large fields

Field size changes the story: they average a top 34% finish in large fields against top 57% in small ones.

Large (40+): top 34% (13)
Small (<20 teams): top 57% (4)

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

BIG BLUE QUE has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A June team

Top 11% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 11% across 3 contests, versus top 37% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 37% the rest of the year

The long haul

8,020 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 8,020 miles across 58 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 447 miles to National Pro BBQ Tour Championship.

58 mapped stops
furthest 447 mi

The metronome

±1.64% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.64% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.3% of a perfect score
58 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 10th

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
2022 ↗	Master	#1117 (109 pts)	#1107 (119 pts)	#732 (269 pts)	#1202 (99 pts)	#1180 (99 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#458 (395 pts)	#650 (255 pts)	#606 (295 pts)	#461 (410 pts)	#480 (400 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#348 (318 pts)	#363 (338 pts)	#430 (283 pts)	#471 (243 pts)	#250 (478 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#705 (445 pts)	#579 (595 pts)	#819 (390 pts)	#847 (370 pts)	#632 (535 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#449 (793 pts)	#555 (673 pts)	#472 (783 pts)	#447 (813 pts)	#382 (918 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#161 (1,691 pts)	#364 (1,021 pts)	#174 (1,511 pts)	#177 (1,481 pts)	#222 (1,381 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#364 (1,034 pts)	#363 (1,044 pts)	#299 (1,189 pts)	#321 (1,129 pts)	#290 (1,199 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#295 (1,185 pts)	#460 (855 pts)	#321 (1,095 pts)	#513 (755 pts)	#231 (1,360 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#409 (926 pts)	#407 (926 pts)	#536 (736 pts)	#443 (861 pts)	#443 (861 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#250 (1,208 pts)	#253 (1,123 pts)	#245 (1,178 pts)	#265 (1,083 pts)	#218 (1,278 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKIN BUTT CREW, each with one reason worth a look.

VETERAN PORK PULLERS

#531 of the rated field

1671 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 61%
Peak: 1678

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to SMOKIN BUTT CREW)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN BUTT CREW has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 45 contests
last seen Mar 15, 2024

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SMOKERS WILD

#532 of the rated field

1671 power rating

Contests: 59
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1709

They've been 1709 at their best, 38 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 56 contests
last seen Jan 27, 2023

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OM BBQ COMPANY

#535 of the rated field

1671 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 55%
Peak: 1671

Fewer contests behind them than SMOKIN BUTT CREW has cooked, 38 to 58, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 38 contests
last seen Aug 8, 2026
on a 5-contest top-10 run

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UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ

#534 of the rated field

1671 power rating

Contests: 138
GCs: 9
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1820

Their rating is built on 9 Grand Championships in 138 contests, alongside a 54% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 136 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ

#530 of the rated field

1671 power rating

Contests: 186
GCs: 14
Top-10s: 61%
Peak: 1868

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

rated over 184 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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JIGGY PIGGY

#523 of the rated field

1672 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 118
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 53%
Peak: 1795

19–29 in 48 shared contests (40% to SMOKIN BUTT CREW)

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

rated over 115 contests
last seen Dec 1, 2023

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
JIGGY PIGGY	48	19	29	40%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	43	10	33	23%	⚔ compare
The Specialists	41	9	32	22%	⚔ compare
South Pork	39	15	24	38%	⚔ compare
FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	27	12	15	44%	⚔ compare
HICKORY PRIME	22	9	13	41%	⚔ compare
BUSH LEAGUE BBQ	21	9	12	43%	⚔ compare
RED EYED SMOKERS	19	10	9	53%	⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q	19	6	13	32%	⚔ compare
SMOKE OF THE SHOALS	18	16	2	89%	⚔ compare
BIG BLUE QUE	17	12	5	71%	⚔ compare
WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS	17	9	8	53%	⚔ compare
BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM	16	8	8	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN CHUCKS WAGON	14	13	1	93%	⚔ compare
JOBEAZ BLAZIN' BUTTS AND WINGS	14	10	4	71%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	58	20	3	3	178.2972	159.3828	170.08	top 45%
Pork Ribs	58	23	4	10	179.4400	155.9544	168.83	top 43%
Pork	58	23	0	8	178.2972	154.2172	168.08	top 46%
Brisket	58	32	5	10	180 🔥	160.5028	171.98	top 32%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	4	0	top 57%
Medium (20–39)	41	3	top 36%
Large (40+)	13	0	top 34%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
AL	45	2	top 35%
FL	5	0	top 37%
TN	3	1	top 36%
MS	2	0	top 35%
LA	1	0	top 77%
AR	1	0	top 42%
GA	1	0	top 97%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off	5	10	0	top 68%	Jul 26, 2019
Smokin In the Square	5	9	0	top 37%	Mar 16, 2018
Smoke on the Falls	4	1	1	top 18%	Sep 18, 2020
The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	3	8	0	top 18%	May 4, 2018
Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship	2	12	0	top 70%	Dec 1, 2023
Christmas on the River	2	18	0	top 60%	Nov 30, 2018
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	4	0	top 15%	Jun 23, 2017
Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD)	2	4	0	top 36%	May 19, 2017
Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ	2	2	0	top 23%	Dec 4, 2015
Bama Brew & Que	2	2	0	top 23%	Sep 25, 2015
Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff	2	6	0	top 26%	May 15, 2015
Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge	2	14	0	top 51%	Oct 10, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 10 contests

Contests a season 5.8 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AL 45 of 58 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 37 12 of them more than once

First title Apr 11, 2014 Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest

Opponents faced 941 finished ahead 1,476 times, behind 771

Longest layoff 2 yrs Dec 2, 2021 → Dec 1, 2023

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

20231 milestone

Dec 1 Most recent contest Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship

20192 milestones

Jul 26 10th category win Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off
Aug 2 50th tracked contest Hometown BBQ Bash

20181 milestone

May 4 Peak power rating (1715) The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

20171 milestone

Jun 30 Career-best overall score704.5488 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)

20161 milestone

May 13 25th tracked contest Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest

20151 milestone

Sep 25 First Reserve Championship Bama Brew & Que

20144 milestones

Mar 7 10th tracked contest Smokin in the Square
Apr 11 First Grand Championship Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest
Apr 11 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest
Apr 11 Biggest field won (34 teams) Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest

20137 milestones

Feb 22 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Feb 22 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Feb 22 First category win (Chicken) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Feb 22 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Feb 22 First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Feb 22 First multi-meat day Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Feb 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score682.8570 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+19.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Jun 30, 2017
+16.1	Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest	Apr 11, 2014
+15.9	Smoke on the Falls	Apr 7, 2017
+13.9	Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ	Dec 4, 2015
+13.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Feb 22, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.7	Hammond BBQ	Mar 22, 2019
-12.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Jul 1, 2016
-10.6	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off	Jul 27, 2018
-10.6	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off	Jul 29, 2016
-10.2	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off	Jul 28, 2017

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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0	0	0	100%	top 76%	94%	94%
2021	3	0	2	1	100%	top 28%	96.9%	95.3%
2020	2	0	0	0	50%	top 46%	94%	93.2%
2019	5	0	2	2	80%	top 56%	94.5%	92.6%
2018	6	0	3	0	83%	top 35%	96.3%	94.7%
2017	9	2	6	1	67%	top 25%	97.9%	95.6%
2016	10	0	3	0	70%	top 54%	96.1%	93.7%
2015	7	0	5	4	86%	top 24%	95.9%	95%
2014	6	1	3	1	100%	top 32%	96.3%	94.3%
2013	9	0	5	3	89%	top 32%	94.8%	93.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Dec 1, 2023	Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL	13 / 17 (676.4572)	13 (167.3828)	15 (166.8344)	6 (171.4172)	10 (170.8228)
Dec 2, 2021	Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL	12 / 19 (680.4456)	10 (171.4172)	1 (177.7144)	14 (165.0856)	14 (166.2284)
Aug 13, 2021	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	4 / 49 (697.6688)	19 (170.8228)	3 (174.8688)	3 (176.5600)	7 (175.4172)
Apr 9, 2021	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	5 / 38 (680.4800)	7 (174.2628)	33 (155.9544)	6 (173.7028)	3 (176.5600)
Oct 9, 2020	Roast-N-Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS	18 / 36 (677.1200)	17 (170.2856)	28 (160.0116)	22 (169.1200)	3 (177.7028)
Sep 18, 2020	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	12 / 28 (664.4688)	15 (167.9656)	11 (166.8344)	19 (162.2516)	14 (167.4172)
Dec 6, 2019	COTR BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL	14 / 25 (664.4460)	9 (167.3944)	15 (165.1432)	18 (162.2284)	9 (169.6800)
Sep 13, 2019	RiverFest 🏅 Decatur, AL	8 / 37 (680.5028)	1 (177.7028)	24 (163.9772)	15 (166.2628)	6 (172.5600)
Aug 2, 2019	Hometown BBQ Bash 🏅 Hoover, AL	8 / 15 (675.3140)	10 (163.3712)	5 (172.5828)	10 (166.2400)	5 (173.1200)
Jul 26, 2019	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hartselle, AL	19 / 27 (654.7316)	20 (161.6916)	20 (158.2516)	25 (156.4912)	1 (178.2972)
Mar 22, 2019	Hammond BBQ 🏅 Hammond, LA	37 / 48 (659.8628)	31 (166.2400)	39 (161.7028)	36 (164.5256)	32 (167.3944)
Nov 30, 2018	Christmas on the River Demoplis, AL	18 / 29 (670.7776)	11 (172.5716)	2 (176.5716)	28 (154.2172)	18 (167.4172)
Sep 14, 2018	Riverfest BBQ and Music Festival Decatur, AL	5 / 32 (690.7540)	5 (174.2628)	8 (172.5600)	16 (168.5256)	4 (175.4056)
Jul 27, 2018	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off Hartselle, AL	21 / 27 (657.5428)	17 (168.5256)	21 (163.9772)	20 (159.3600)	15 (165.6800)
May 4, 2018	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	11 / 61 (690.7656)	40 (166.2284)	13 (173.1200)	6 (174.2744)	4 (177.1428)
Apr 13, 2018	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	6 / 38 (693.0856)	8 (174.8572)	12 (172)	9 (170.8228)	6 (175.4056)
Mar 16, 2018	Smokin In the Square Pensacola, FL	9 / 49 (690.2288)	26 (170.8228)	27 (166.8344)	2 (177.7144)	10 (174.8572)
Oct 6, 2017	National Pro BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR	21 / 50 (691.3828)	39 (172.5600)	31 (170.2972)	12 (175.4172)	18 (173.1084)
Sep 15, 2017	Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest Decatur, AL	2 / 39 (696.5144)	15 (169.6916)	1 (178.8572)	5 (172.5600)	4 (175.4056)
Jul 28, 2017	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off Hartselle, AL	21 / 27 (657.5428)	17 (168.5256)	21 (163.9772)	20 (159.3600)	15 (165.6800)
Jun 30, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Bartlett, TN	1 / 30 (704.5488)	16 (174.2744)	5 (176.5600)	2 (178.2972)	8 (175.4172)
Jun 23, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Birmingham, AL	4 / 28 (692.5144)	11 (172.5600)	12 (171.9772)	3 (173.7144)	5 (174.2628)
May 19, 2017	Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD) Birmingham, AL	4 / 25 (691.3948)	7 (174.8572)	12 (169.1316)	12 (169.6916)	4 (177.7144)
May 5, 2017	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	17 / 69 (681.5768)	28 (168.5256)	13 (173.1200)	26 (169.1084)	16 (170.8228)
Apr 7, 2017	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	1 / 28 (704.5488)	6 (176.5716)	3 (175.4172)	5 (175.4172)	4 (177.1428)
Mar 3, 2017	Bodagetta BBQ Auburn, AL	10 / 25 (677.6228)	21 (159.3828)	2 (177.1544)	9 (170.2628)	10 (170.8228)
Dec 2, 2016	Christmas on the River Demopolis, AL	20 / 34 (675.9548)	13 (170.2744)	6 (172.0116)	25 (162.8116)	13 (170.8572)
Oct 7, 2016	Bacon Brew & Que Tuscaloosa, AL	11 / 26 (675.9088)	21 (159.9428)	5 (173.7144)	13 (166.8344)	2 (175.4172)
Sep 9, 2016	Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	30 / 41 (658.6628)	12 (170.2628)	23 (166.2516)	33 (161.6456)	38 (160.5028)
Jul 29, 2016	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL	26 / 33 (662.6744)	32 (160.5144)	28 (162.8000)	24 (166.2400)	9 (173.1200)
Jul 1, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Marietta, GA	29 / 30 (664.4112)	21 (170.2628)	29 (162.2284)	30 (161.0972)	15 (170.8228)
Jun 24, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Birmingham, AL	5 / 30 (689.0972)	6 (176.0116)	2 (179.4400)	22 (163.9428)	17 (169.7028)
May 20, 2016	Barber Q Battle Birmingham, AL	17 / 30 (683.8740)	20 (167.3828)	17 (169.6684)	3 (176)	17 (170.8228)
May 13, 2016	Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest Ashland, MS	5 / 26 (691.9656)	10 (171.4056)	5 (173.1200)	7 (173.7372)	9 (173.7028)
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest Gadsden, AL	8 / 25 (676.4800)	7 (172)	21 (159.3944)	2 (174.2628)	9 (170.8228)
Mar 18, 2016	Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL	30 / 43 (665.0056)	24 (169.7144)	38 (160.5256)	22 (168.5256)	25 (166.2400)
Dec 4, 2015	Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL	2 / 36 (683.3372)	11 (170.8228)	1 (174.8572)	30 (158.8000)	1 (178.8572)
Sep 25, 2015	Bama Brew & Que Tuscaloosa, AL	2 / 26 (689.0856)	4 (175.4056)	4 (171.4172)	14 (164.5600)	1 (177.7028)
May 16, 2015	Barber Q Battle Birmingham, AL	6 / 18 (685.0280)	12 (170.8112)	10 (168.5484)	4 (173.1200)	7 (172.5484)
May 15, 2015	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff Hartselle, AL	8 / 27 (683.8856)	13 (171.9656)	9 (169.1200)	7 (171.9772)	8 (170.8228)
May 1, 2015	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	8 / 63 (690.2172)	41 (163.9772)	6 (174.2744)	13 (171.9656)	1 (180)
Apr 10, 2015	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	19 / 34 (675.8856)	19 (169.6800)	13 (173.1428)	32 (162.2400)	16 (170.8228)
Mar 6, 2015	Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL	12 / 48 (682.2400)	8 (176.5600)	26 (166.2628)	29 (166.2972)	14 (173.1200)
Dec 5, 2014	Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL	12 / 29 (672.4112)	13 (169.6800)	9 (168.5372)	18 (163.9428)	11 (170.2512)
Oct 10, 2014	Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge Cullman, AL	14 / 25 (674.1140)	10 (171.9772)	21 (161.6456)	10 (170.8228)	12 (169.6684)
Sep 12, 2014	Bama Brew & Que Tuscaloosa, AL	10 / 26 (676.4912)	6 (171.4400)	4 (172.5600)	16 (166.2628)	14 (166.2284)
May 16, 2014	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff Hartselle, AL	6 / 26 (678.2056)	6 (171.9656)	13 (166.2972)	6 (171.9772)	11 (167.9656)
Apr 11, 2014	Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest Gadsden, AL	1 / 34 (693.6688)	1 (178.2972)	17 (166.2516)	14 (169.1200)	2 (180)
Mar 7, 2014	Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL	14 / 46 (678.1484)	32 (161.6456)	16 (169.6800)	2 (175.4172)	12 (171.4056)
Dec 6, 2013	Christmas on the River State Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL	8 / 29 (676.4224)	11 (169.1084)	16 (163.3828)	4 (171.9656)	6 (171.9656)
Oct 11, 2013	Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge Cullman, AL	15 / 32 (671.8968)	5 (175.4056)	21 (164.5256)	15 (166.2628)	21 (165.7028)
Sep 13, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Hendersonville, TN	21 / 30 (663.9084)	19 (167.4056)	18 (166.2628)	26 (158.2744)	14 (171.9656)
Jul 26, 2013	Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN	19 / 54 (671.3140)	11 (170.8228)	47 (158.2172)	10 (171.4284)	12 (170.8456)
May 17, 2013	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL	10 / 27 (679.4278)	15 (168.5712)	2 (176)	14 (169.1426)	14 (165.7140)
May 3, 2013	The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	8 / 62 (681.7142)	35 (165.1426)	1 (177.7144)	18 (169.1430)	15 (169.7142)
Apr 12, 2013	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	4 / 34 (679.9998)	13 (169.7142)	9 (168.5714)	3 (172.5714)	9 (169.1428)
Mar 1, 2013	Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL	15 / 37 (663.4284)	18 (166.2856)	16 (162.8572)	24 (161.7140)	3 (172.5716)
Feb 22, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL	3 / 29 (682.8570)	1 (177.1428)	11 (167.4286)	15 (164)	1 (174.2856)

SMOKIN BUTT CREW

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (23 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

Multi-meat days

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

The comeback

Brisket nemesis

Announced themselves early

Built for the big stage

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

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)