SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ

SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 52 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2020. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Lakeland Pig Festival (2016). They are ranked #1405 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,405

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1571

peak 1606 · rated over 51 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 3, 2013

latest Jul 17, 2020 · 7.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#310

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 4% of the time

Category wins

14 podiums

Overall top-10s

23% of 52 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 48%

overall standings

Best overall

687.4172 / 720

Master · Lakeland Pig Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

659.89 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 654.66 (+5.23)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Pork Ribs · Rockin BBQ

Consistency

±17.04

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.29 · weakest Brisket (163.03)

Road miles

10,145

across 52 mapped stops · furthest 1,066 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)

Purse competed for

$29K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

654.66 / 720

52 Master contests · 2 GCs

Storylines (14 found in their record)

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

Against the odds

17-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 83 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Lakeland Pig Festival (Jan 29, 2016) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 17-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS.

Giant slayer

58 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 58-team field at Lakeland Pig Festival.

Jan 29, 2016

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 35 of 52 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 52 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

687.4172 career-best overall

95.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 687.4172 at Lakeland Pig Festival — 95.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jan 29, 2016

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

GOT SMOKE BBQ has finished one call ahead of SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 1 Grand Championship

2015 was the year it came together: 9 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 38%.

9 contests
3 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 38%

A tough matchup

40–3 behind in the head-to-head

iBQ'n ahead in 93% of their meetings

iBQ'n has come out ahead in 40 of their 43 shared contests.

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The drought

24 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Lakeland Pig Festival on Jan 29, 2016 — 24 contests and 10.7 years ago.

last GC Jan 29, 2016
10.7 years ago

A strong matchup

14–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 93% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Smokin Good Time BBQ in 14 of their 15 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

32 of 43 shared chicken entries lost

iBQ'n ahead 74% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, iBQ'n has out-cooked them in 32 of 43 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

STEEL SMOKIN' BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An October team

Top 35% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 35% across 3 contests, versus top 48% the rest of the year.

3 October contests
top 48% the rest of the year

The long haul

10,145 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 10,145 miles across 52 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,066 miles to Lakeland Pig Festival.

52 mapped stops
furthest 1,066 mi

The metronome

±2.37% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.37% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.9% of a perfect score
52 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
2020 ↗	Master	#777 (91 pts)	#631 (151 pts)	#789 (106 pts)	#665 (131 pts)	#1095 (56 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#845 (340 pts)	#782 (420 pts)	#683 (495 pts)	#1026 (270 pts)	#908 (330 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#515 (697 pts)	#313 (1,052 pts)	#612 (597 pts)	#444 (817 pts)	#565 (642 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#676 (572 pts)	#672 (602 pts)	#549 (727 pts)	#707 (587 pts)	#625 (637 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#486 (829 pts)	#452 (884 pts)	#452 (894 pts)	#774 (509 pts)	#460 (889 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#364 (1,032 pts)	#402 (942 pts)	#239 (1,302 pts)	#361 (987 pts)	#392 (957 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#399 (947 pts)	#388 (967 pts)	#415 (942 pts)	#268 (1,237 pts)	#287 (1,202 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#310 (982 pts)	#446 (707 pts)	#207 (1,307 pts)	#459 (717 pts)	#231 (1,207 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SMOKY OKIE & COMPANY

#1,408 of the rated field

1571 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1571

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Aug 24, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

FU MAN QUE CREW

#1,403 of the rated field

1571 power rating

Contests: 51
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1582

Careers of much the same size, 51 contests to 52, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 51 contests
last seen Apr 16, 2021

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BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ

#1,404 of the rated field

1571 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1609

They've been 1609 at their best, 38 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Aug 7, 2026

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TEAM GETTING SAUCED

#1,409 of the rated field

1571 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1577

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 3 years before SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 23 contests

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BBQ TEAM NAIT

#1,406 of the rated field

1571 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1600

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 50% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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A-1 TAX SERVICE INC

#1,402 of the rated field

1571 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1589

Level with SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Oct 23, 2020

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	44	7	37	16%	⚔ compare
iBQ'n	43	3	40	7%	⚔ compare
Mac Attack BBQ	37	12	25	32%	⚔ compare
AWW HELL	30	10	20	33%	⚔ compare
FIREHOUSE SMOKE	27	4	23	15%	⚔ compare
BIG BROTHERS BBQ	22	1	21	5%	⚔ compare
PB&J'S BBQ TEAM	21	6	15	29%	⚔ compare
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	20	3	17	15%	⚔ compare
HOLY SMOKERS MI	19	10	9	53%	⚔ compare
RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ	19	7	12	37%	⚔ compare
BAD WOLF BBQ	18	11	7	61%	⚔ compare
BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ	18	4	14	22%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' IN THE D	17	5	12	29%	⚔ compare
MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare
BAD HABIT BBQ	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	52	16	0	3	177.1544	139.3716	164.29	top 50%
Pork Ribs	52	19	3	7	177.7028	145.1316	164.18	top 44%
Pork	52	12	0	1	176	137.0740	163.16	top 50%
Brisket	52	17	0	3	176.0228	142.2854	163.03	top 47%

“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
Medium (20–39)	33	1	top 48%
Large (40+)	19	1	top 47%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MI	28	1	top 45%
IN	11	0	top 55%
IL	4	0	top 46%
WI	4	0	top 51%
TN	2	0	top 70%
MO	2	0	top 42%
FL	1	1	top 2%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival	3	13	top 41%	Sep 11, 2015
Bordertown BBQ Brawl	2	7	top 44%	Jul 17, 2020
Rockin BBQ	2	23	top 67%	May 10, 2019
The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com	2	20	top 88%	Sep 21, 2018
Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival	2	17	top 53%	Sep 14, 2018
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	16	top 65%	Jul 14, 2017
The National BBQ Cup (Day 2)	2	30	top 70%	May 28, 2016
Blues, Brews & Barbecue	2	6	top 28%	Aug 21, 2015
Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay	2	17	top 40%	Jul 10, 2015
Red, White, And BBQ	2	25	top 51%	May 24, 2014
The Masters in May	2	26	top 62%	May 2, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 10 contests

Contests a season 6.5 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MI 28 of 52 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 40 11 of them more than once

First title May 15, 2015 WBA Pork In The Park

Opponents faced 1,283 finished ahead 1,587 times, behind 1,106

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Jun 21, 2019 → Jul 17, 2020

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

20201 milestone

Jul 17 Most recent contest Bordertown BBQ Brawl

20192 milestones

May 10 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7028 Rockin BBQ
May 31 50th tracked contest Up In Smoke on the Square

20163 milestones

Jan 29 Biggest field won (58 teams) Lakeland Pig Festival
Jan 29 Career-best overall score687.4172 Lakeland Pig Festival
Apr 22 Peak power rating (1606) CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition

20152 milestones

May 15 First Grand Championship WBA Pork In The Park
Sep 11 25th tracked contest Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival

20141 milestone

May 2 10th tracked contest The Masters in May

20136 milestones

May 3 First tracked contest The Masters in May
Jun 21 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jul 19 First overall top-10 Taste of Grand Rapids
Jul 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.2628 Taste of Grand Rapids
Sep 20 First category win (Pork Ribs) Marshall County
Sep 20 First overall podium Marshall County

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.8	WBA Pork In The Park	May 15, 2015
+14.1	Marshall County	Sep 20, 2013
+14	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 29, 2016
+13.8	Taste of Grand Rapids	Jul 19, 2013
+9.8	Up In Smoke on the Square	May 31, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.6	8th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cookoff	Jun 24, 2016
-10.5	The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com	Sep 21, 2018
-10	Rockin BBQ	May 13, 2016
-9.8	The Masters in May	May 3, 2013
-7.8	The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com	Sep 22, 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)
2020	1	0	0	0	100%	top 58%	91.3%	91.3%
2019	3	0	1	1	67%	top 43%	93.7%	91.5%
2018	7	0	2	0	57%	top 52%	94.2%	90.8%
2017	6	0	1	0	50%	top 61%	92.5%	90.4%
2016	8	1	2	0	63%	top 56%	95.5%	91.2%
2015	9	1	3	1	67%	top 38%	95.1%	92.3%
2014	10	0	0	0	80%	top 42%	92.7%	90.7%
2013	8	0	3	1	75%	top 45%	93.6%	89.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 17, 2020	Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI	18 / 31 (657.6000)	8 (170.8456)	15 (162.8344)	10 (169.1200)	28 (154.8000)
Jun 21, 2019	11th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off 🏅 Auburn Hills, MI	17 / 30 (645.0172)	12 (166.8344)	27 (157.6916)	13 (163.3828)	17 (157.1084)
May 31, 2019	Up In Smoke on the Square 🏅 Lincoln, IL	6 / 36 (674.8116)	19 (166.8456)	8 (170.2744)	18 (166.2516)	6 (171.4400)
May 10, 2019	Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN	23 / 42 (656.9596)	4 (173.1200)	1 (177.7028)	37 (153.0512)	37 (153.0856)
Oct 12, 2018	Smoke & Ale Fall Festival Chelsea, MI	8 / 38 (665.0856)	8 (170.2628)	6 (168.5828)	23 (158.8228)	8 (167.4172)
Sep 21, 2018	The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI	26 / 28 (640.3196)	12 (169.1084)	24 (159.9428)	25 (158.2056)	28 (153.0628)
Sep 14, 2018	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	22 / 48 (644.4116)	18 (166.2628)	25 (155.3716)	23 (160.5144)	21 (162.2628)
Aug 17, 2018	Bordertown BBQ Brawl Sault Ste Marie, MI	7 / 24 (678.2172)	4 (170.8228)	15 (162.2744)	2 (176)	8 (169.1200)
Aug 3, 2018	Westland Area Jaycee's All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI	19 / 39 (657.6232)	3 (177.1544)	32 (158.2744)	9 (170.2744)	34 (151.9200)
Jun 22, 2018	10th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off Auburn Hills, MI	14 / 30 (655.3484)	5 (170.8572)	19 (158.2400)	6 (169.1200)	18 (157.1312)
May 11, 2018	Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN	29 / 37 (637.5088)	23 (163.9772)	32 (153.0744)	26 (160.5144)	25 (159.9428)
Sep 22, 2017	The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI	20 / 24 (666.2628)	22 (161.1428)	20 (165.7028)	16 (168)	9 (171.4172)
Sep 8, 2017	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Silver Lake, MI	17 / 28 (651.9772)	24 (158.2744)	17 (161.7028)	11 (168)	17 (164)
Aug 4, 2017	All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI	20 / 29 (635.9084)	22 (159.9884)	18 (161.1084)	14 (163.9772)	27 (150.8344)
Jul 14, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour South Bend, IN	16 / 27 (653.0516)	4 (173.7144)	12 (165.1888)	26 (152.5028)	15 (161.6456)
Jun 23, 2017	9th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off Auburn Hills, MI	17 / 32 (645.1088)	15 (166.2856)	15 (160.5372)	17 (161.1544)	18 (157.1316)
May 19, 2017	BBQ Throw Down Wyandotte, MI	9 / 22 (654.1828)	14 (158.2400)	2 (169.7028)	12 (159.9656)	6 (166.2744)
Jul 15, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour South Bend, IN	20 / 28 (645.6112)	22 (160.5716)	17 (160.5028)	23 (158.2512)	9 (166.2856)
Jun 24, 2016	8th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cookoff Auburn Hills, MI	25 / 30 (607.8400)	6 (170.8344)	23 (154.8344)	28 (137.0740)	28 (145.0972)
May 28, 2016	The National BBQ Cup (Day 2) Nashville, TN	30 / 50 (679.2912)	20 (172.5600)	31 (169.6800)	34 (168.5256)	34 (168.5256)
May 27, 2016	The National BBQ Cup (Day 1) Nashville, TN	41 / 51 (674.1828)	42 (166.8344)	43 (164.5256)	31 (167.9656)	15 (174.8572)
May 20, 2016	2nd Annual Pork in the Park Wyandotte, MI	9 / 28 (653.0968)	9 (165.7144)	4 (169.7028)	17 (157.1428)	16 (160.5368)
May 13, 2016	Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN	23 / 28 (643.3484)	18 (165.1772)	23 (159.3944)	24 (157.6340)	18 (161.1428)
Apr 22, 2016	CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN	19 / 49 (662.7316)	24 (166.2516)	5 (172.5600)	42 (157.0628)	16 (166.8572)
Jan 29, 2016	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	1 / 58 (687.4172)	4 (174.2856)	7 (172)	28 (165.1316)	3 (176)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	109 / 606 (673.7256)	22 (176.0572)	105 (170.8456)	159 (168.5600)	375 (158.2628)
Oct 2, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	125 / 187 (669.0400)	123 (167.3828)	61 (170.8572)	136 (165.1200)	132 (165.6800)
Sep 11, 2015	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	13 / 34 (662.2744)	18 (164)	2 (176.0228)	20 (163.9772)	19 (158.2744)
Aug 21, 2015	Blues, Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI	6 / 33 (662.8004)	16 (161.1316)	5 (168.5716)	7 (165.7144)	8 (167.3828)
Aug 14, 2015	Jimmy's Roadhouse Backyard BBQ Battle Newaygo, MI	8 / 26 (667.8856)	9 (168)	5 (169.1084)	17 (162.8000)	14 (167.9772)
Jul 10, 2015	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	31 / 80 (655.3140)	29 (164.5600)	49 (159.9656)	21 (167.9772)	34 (162.8112)
Jun 19, 2015	7th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off Auburn Hills, MI	22 / 32 (645.0628)	10 (167.4284)	30 (145.1316)	9 (167.3828)	12 (165.1200)
May 15, 2015	WBA Pork In The Park Wyandotte, MI	1 / 22 (684.5488)	3 (174.2972)	6 (172.0116)	4 (169.1200)	2 (169.1200)
Apr 10, 2015	CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN	23 / 39 (658.1484)	34 (159.9312)	1 (176.5944)	15 (165.7028)	33 (155.9200)
Sep 19, 2014	Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass Plymouth, IN	15 / 33 (665.0516)	10 (172)	30 (147.3600)	8 (174.8688)	8 (170.8228)
Sep 12, 2014	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	15 / 43 (663.8856)	18 (166.2628)	24 (161.6684)	18 (167.4056)	12 (168.5488)
Aug 22, 2014	Blues, Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI	15 / 39 (667.4064)	3 (173.7144)	23 (161.1316)	18 (166.8688)	14 (165.6916)
Aug 8, 2014	Jimmy's Roadhouse BBQ Championship Newaygo, MI	12 / 32 (663.8964)	25 (159.3712)	7 (169.1656)	13 (166.2512)	8 (169.1084)
Jul 25, 2014	Taste of Grand Rapids 2014 Grand Rapids, MI	25 / 55 (644.4684)	36 (156.5144)	24 (159.9884)	34 (158.2628)	5 (169.7028)
Jul 11, 2014	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	17 / 42 (633.5772)	40 (139.3716)	7 (167.4400)	12 (162.8228)	15 (163.9428)
May 24, 2014	Red, White, And BBQ Westmont, IL	25 / 72 (661.1544)	40 (163.4056)	39 (159.4400)	8 (171.9772)	18 (166.3316)
May 23, 2014	Red, White, and BBQ Westmont, IL	29 / 43 (633.0056)	38 (150.2284)	21 (161.0856)	10 (166.2972)	29 (155.3944)
May 2, 2014	The Masters in May Fremont, WI	26 / 62 (642.7772)	36 (157.7144)	23 (164)	26 (160.5028)	25 (160.5600)
Apr 3, 2014	2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN	23 / 64 (655.9772)	37 (162.8228)	33 (162.2972)	8 (169.7144)	35 (161.1428)
Sep 20, 2013	Marshall County Plymouth, IN	3 / 27 (670.9372)	12 (165.1084)	1 (174.8916)	13 (162.9144)	5 (168.0228)
Sep 13, 2013	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	23 / 47 (628.4228)	43 (148.5256)	22 (157.6916)	36 (151.9428)	4 (170.2628)
Aug 23, 2013	Blues, Brews & Barbecues Birch Run, MI	9 / 31 (651.3144)	20 (159.9544)	9 (164.5372)	19 (158.8000)	4 (168.0228)
Aug 9, 2013	Dam Good BBQ Championship Newaygo, MI	12 / 31 (652.3884)	17 (161.0856)	3 (170.8228)	23 (153.6572)	8 (166.8228)
Jul 19, 2013	Taste of Grand Rapids Comstock Park, MI	5 / 39 (674.2628)	32 (155.9428)	2 (173.7372)	9 (168.5600)	3 (176.0228)
Jun 21, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN	21 / 29 (644.5714)	10 (168)	10 (164)	21 (156.5714)	23 (156)
May 24, 2013	Westmont Red, White & BBQ Westmont, IL	45 / 70 (637.1426)	64 (151.4284)	34 (159.4288)	25 (165.7140)	33 (160.5714)
May 3, 2013	The Masters in May Fremont, WI	39 / 48 (600.5708)	43 (142.8570)	19 (158.2858)	23 (157.1426)	43 (142.2854)

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

SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ

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 (14 found in their record)

Against the odds

Giant slayer

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

The long haul

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 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)