CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH

CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH is a competition barbecue team with 19 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the YCC - Real Men Can Cook BBQ Comp (2015). They are ranked #1057 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,057

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1599

peak 1599 · rated over 18 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 5, 2013

latest Oct 24, 2015 · 2.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#201

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 5% of the time

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

32% of 19 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 37%

overall standings

Best overall

682.2400 / 720

Master · Oktoberfeast BBQ & Brews Festival

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

678.55 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 659.59 (+18.96)

Walk rate

79%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational

Consistency

±19.04

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.72 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.20)

Road miles

6,861

across 19 mapped stops · furthest 1,106 mi

Schedule strength

36%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)

Master avg

659.59 / 720

19 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

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

Brisket ×1

Against the odds

23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 77 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at YCC - Real Men Can Cook BBQ Comp (Jun 19, 2015) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 23-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Rhythm n QUE.

On the rise

+77 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 77 points across 11 contests since Mar 27, 2015 — from 1522 up to 1599.

11 contests since Mar 27, 2015
now 1599

They almost always walk

79% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 15 of 19 contests

A top-10 category call in 79% of their 19 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

682.2400 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.2400 at Oktoberfeast BBQ & Brews Festival — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 24, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SMOKIN TRIGGERS has finished one call ahead of CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

10–1 behind in the head-to-head

BIG POPPA SMOKERS ahead in 91% of their meetings

BIG POPPA SMOKERS has come out ahead in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

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The weak link

−5.5 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.52 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 32% of the time against 47%.

Pork Ribs avg 162.20
Chicken avg 167.72
6 calls in 19 entries

A strong matchup

9–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ in 9 of their 12 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

9 of 12 shared chicken entries lost

TEAM AMERICA ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, TEAM AMERICA has out-cooked them in 9 of 12 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

JO-BAWB'S BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An October team

Top 19% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 19% across 3 contests, versus top 37% the rest of the year.

3 October contests
top 37% the rest of the year

The long haul

6,861 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,861 miles across 19 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,106 miles to 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational.

19 mapped stops
furthest 1,106 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
2015 ↗	Master	#201 (1,498 pts)	#197 (1,458 pts)	#306 (1,128 pts)	#229 (1,293 pts)	#137 (1,738 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#876 (382 pts)	#1007 (347 pts)	#1038 (322 pts)	#1152 (282 pts)	#863 (397 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#784 (393 pts)	#671 (488 pts)	#711 (468 pts)	#634 (523 pts)	#813 (388 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH, each with one reason worth a look.

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

GONEHOGGIN.COM

#1,061 of the rated field

1599 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1599

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH)

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jul 8, 2016

⚔ Head-to-head

CRAZY COYOTE

#1,051 of the rated field

1599 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 34%
Peak: 1618

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 32 contests to 19.

rated over 32 contests
last seen Aug 4, 2017

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Casual Smokers

#1,055 of the rated field

1599 power rating

Contests: 71
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1601

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 66 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 66 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Theslabs.com

#1,052 of the rated field

1599 power rating

Contests: 147
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1748

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH)

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 147 contests, alongside a 32% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 141 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS

#1,060 of the rated field

1599 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1609

Level with CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Jun 19, 2020

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JOHN'S TWISTED Q

#1,062 of the rated field

1599 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1599

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 28 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Jun 1, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ	12	9	3	75%	⚔ compare
HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ	12	9	3	75%	⚔ compare
TEAM AMERICA	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
Rooftop BBQ	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
Rhythm n QUE	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
G AND L BBQ	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
RUB Q LONG TIME	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
HD BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Backdraft BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
JO-BAWB'S BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
HQO	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	9	0	1	177.1428	153.1200	167.72	top 38%
Pork Ribs	19	6	0	0	171.9884	147.2800	162.20	top 50%
Pork	19	7	1	1	174.2628	147.9772	164.51	top 45%
Brisket	19	9	2	3	180 🔥	138.2856	165.17	top 37%

“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)	1	0	top 18%
Medium (20–39)	11	1	top 42%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 31%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NV	7	0	top 51%
UT	5	1	top 27%
CO	3	0	top 34%
MO	2	0	top 23%
MT	1	0	top 21%
CA	1	0	top 43%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	3	13	0	top 48%	Aug 28, 2015
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	6	0	top 38%	Apr 10, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 12 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 6.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NV 7 of 19 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 15 2 of them more than once

First title Jun 19, 2015 YCC - Real Men Can Cook BBQ Comp

Opponents faced 889 finished ahead 1,022 times, behind 344

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

20158 milestones

Apr 24 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)
Jun 19 First category win (Pork) YCC - Real Men Can Cook BBQ Comp
Jun 19 First overall podium YCC - Real Men Can Cook BBQ Comp
Jun 19 First Grand Championship YCC - Real Men Can Cook BBQ Comp
Oct 2 First perfect 180 (Brisket) 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational
Oct 24 Career-best overall score682.2400 Oktoberfeast BBQ & Brews Festival
Oct 24 Peak power rating (1599) Oktoberfeast BBQ & Brews Festival
Oct 24 Most recent contest Oktoberfeast BBQ & Brews Festival

20141 milestone

Sep 12 First overall top-10 Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge

20133 milestones

Apr 5 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Apr 5 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Aug 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656 Wild West BBQ Shoot Out

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.6	YCC - Real Men Can Cook BBQ Comp	Jun 19, 2015
+14.9	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	Sep 12, 2014
+12.4	Oktoberfeast BBQ & Brews Festival	Oct 24, 2015
+11.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Apr 10, 2015
+11.2	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	Oct 3, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Apr 24, 2015
-3.5	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	Aug 22, 2014
-2.7	Telluride Barbeque Festival	Sep 21, 2013

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	12	1	5	3	67%	top 32%	94.8%	92.9%
2014	3	0	1	0	100%	top 41%	94.2%	90.6%
2013	4	0	0	0	100%	top 49%	91.1%	88.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 24, 2015	Oktoberfeast BBQ & Brews Festival Las Vegas, NV	4 / 34 (682.2400)	4 (177.1428)	19 (163.9772)	16 (169.7144)	7 (171.4056)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	74 / 606 (678.1828)	93 (172)	259 (165.6800)	344 (162.8000)	11 (177.7028)
Oct 2, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	62 / 187 (681.6112)	135 (166.2628)	129 (165.0856)	67 (170.2628)	1 (180)
Sep 5, 2015	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	12 / 49 (674.7656)	2 (175.4056)	9 (170.8228)	26 (161.6800)	17 (166.8572)
Aug 28, 2015	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	18 / 49 (675.9540)	26 (166.8800)	12 (171.9884)	29 (165.6684)	17 (171.4172)
Jul 24, 2015	Days of 47 BBQ Rib & Rodeo Salt Lake City, UT	3 / 17 (676.5372)	7 (172.5828)	15 (157.1316)	5 (170.8228)	1 (176)
Jul 3, 2015	Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT	6 / 29 (660.5028)	20 (154.2972)	4 (168.5600)	4 (169.6684)	6 (167.9772)
Jun 19, 2015	YCC - Real Men Can Cook BBQ Comp Ogden, UT	1 / 23 (677.6916)	6 (168)	14 (162.8688)	1 (174.2628)	2 (172.5600)
May 2, 2015	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	22 / 41 (658.7544)	12 (171.4172)	27 (160.5600)	15 (167.3944)	30 (159.3828)
Apr 24, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV	29 / 30 (653.4972)	20 (168.5600)	30 (147.2800)	15 (170.8228)	18 (166.8344)
Apr 10, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT	6 / 30 (663.9428)	4 (169.7144)	6 (166.2972)	10 (165.6684)	13 (162.2628)
Mar 27, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV	15 / 30 (639.2912)	10 (166.8456)	20 (155.9772)	20 (151.9428)	7 (164.5256)
Sep 12, 2014	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	6 / 47 (678.2172)	10 (172.5944)	12 (169.1200)	24 (165.0972)	6 (171.4056)
Aug 22, 2014	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	21 / 31 (639.8400)	21 (162.8000)	26 (154.2056)	8 (167.4172)	24 (155.4172)
Apr 11, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT	12 / 29 (639.3828)	11 (167.4056)	10 (161.1200)	25 (147.9772)	8 (162.8800)
Sep 21, 2013	Telluride Barbeque Festival Telluride, CO	16 / 25 (645.5884)	5 (170.8344)	15 (162.2516)	23 (151.8968)	14 (160.6056)
Aug 23, 2013	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	13 / 34 (656)	27 (153.1200)	10 (165.1316)	5 (170.8456)	8 (166.9028)
May 17, 2013	Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	28 / 65 (614.2854)	25 (160)	47 (147.4286)	4 (168.5712)	51 (138.2856)
Apr 5, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT	15 / 29 (635.9996)	5 (170.8572)	7 (166.2858)	25 (153.1424)	27 (145.7142)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH

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

Master avg

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

On the rise

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An October 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 — 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)