BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ

BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 45 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2021. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2 (2017). They are ranked #684 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#684

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1645

peak 1680 · rated over 43 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 27, 2014

latest May 15, 2021 · 6.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#166

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time

Category wins

13 podiums

Overall top-10s

33% of 45 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 35%

overall standings

Best overall

701.1084 / 720

Master · Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

670.05 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 671.58 (-1.53)

Walk rate

62%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 1

Consistency

±12.67

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 169.33 · weakest Brisket (164.89)

Road miles

10,378

across 45 mapped stops · furthest 507 mi

Schedule strength

65%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1583)

Purse competed for

$118K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 9 state-championship entries

Master avg

671.58 / 720

45 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (16 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 pork.

Pork ×1

Against the odds

13-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 87 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2 (Jun 24, 2017) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 13-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, CLARK CREW BBQ.

Giant slayer

37 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 37-team field at Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2.

Jun 24, 2017

They almost always walk

62% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 28 of 45 contests

A top-10 category call in 62% of their 45 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

701.1084 career-best overall

97.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 701.1084 at Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2 — 97.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 24, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX has finished one call ahead of BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

23–3 behind in the head-to-head

CLARK CREW BBQ ahead in 88% of their meetings

CLARK CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 23 of their 26 shared contests.

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The weak link

−4.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.44 points below their pork, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 37%.

Brisket avg 164.89
Pork avg 169.33
9 calls in 45 entries

The drought

20 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2 on Jun 24, 2017 — 20 contests and 9.3 years ago.

last GC Jun 24, 2017
9.3 years ago

A strong matchup

11–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 85% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKED OUT BBQ in 11 of their 13 shared contests.

The comeback

1.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at High Plains Wine, Brews & BBQ Cook Off (Apr 9, 2021).

last seen Sep 12, 2019
back Apr 9, 2021

Pork nemesis

18 of 24 shared pork entries lost

CLARK CREW BBQ ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, CLARK CREW BBQ has out-cooked them in 18 of 24 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Three Hog Night Smokers has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An August team

Top 26% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 26% across 8 contests, versus top 35% the rest of the year.

8 August contests
top 35% the rest of the year

The long haul

10,378 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 10,378 miles across 45 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 507 miles to 13th Annual Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship.

45 mapped stops
furthest 507 mi

The metronome

±1.76% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.76% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.3% of a perfect score
45 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
2021 ↗	Master	#534 (318 pts)	#580 (298 pts)	#549 (358 pts)	#417 (458 pts)	#550 (338 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#579 (570 pts)	#729 (465 pts)	#514 (675 pts)	#491 (695 pts)	#547 (615 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#472 (754 pts)	#647 (574 pts)	#460 (799 pts)	#418 (864 pts)	#526 (704 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#166 (1,652 pts)	#183 (1,467 pts)	#128 (1,697 pts)	#184 (1,442 pts)	#327 (1,137 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#292 (1,189 pts)	#371 (1,024 pts)	#202 (1,423 pts)	#368 (1,034 pts)	#436 (919 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1354 (185 pts)	#1960 (105 pts)	#2082 (80 pts)	#1215 (260 pts)	#1480 (175 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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KOSMO'S Q

#681 of the rated field

1645 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1645

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ)

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

rated over 23 contests
last seen Oct 16, 2015

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UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC

#682 of the rated field

1645 power rating

Contests: 94
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1736

2–6 in 8 shared contests (25% to BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ)

They've been 1736 at their best, 91 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 90 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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Buckshot's BBQ

#683 of the rated field

1645 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1680

Careers of much the same size, 44 contests to 45, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 41 contests
last seen Mar 28, 2026

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DIGGIN QUE-GA

#686 of the rated field

1644 power rating

Contests: 40
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1645

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 6 years before BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 40 contests

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BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.

#685 of the rated field

1644 power rating

Contests: 99
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1718

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 99 contests, alongside a 29% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 97 contests
last seen Oct 30, 2024

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JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE

#690 of the rated field

1644 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1658

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ)

Level with BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 45 contests
last seen Feb 21, 2020

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
CLARK CREW BBQ	26	3	23	12%	⚔ compare
LA PASADITA	24	16	8	67%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	24	8	16	33%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	24	4	20	17%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	22	6	16	27%	⚔ compare
BOOMERANG BBQ	22	6	16	27%	⚔ compare
SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	20	10	10	50%	⚔ compare
BarrelHead Cookers	19	11	8	58%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	19	10	9	53%	⚔ compare
KISS MY RACK	18	9	9	50%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	18	6	12	33%	⚔ compare
BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX	18	6	12	33%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
Texas-car-b-que	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	45	12	0	2	177.7372	153.1200	168.27	top 41%
Pork Ribs	45	17	2	6	178.8800	151.9316	169.03	top 37%
Pork	43	16	0	4	180 🔥	157.6456	169.33	top 35%
Brisket	45	9	1	1	176	152.5028	164.89	top 46%

“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 72%
Medium (20–39)	20	1	top 36%
Large (40+)	24	0	top 33%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
OK	14	0	top 40%
TX	13	0	top 33%
NM	8	1	top 31%
KS	4	0	top 29%
MO	4	0	top 45%
CO	2	0	top 26%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2)	4	12	top 49%	May 15, 2021
Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2)	3	5	top 40%	Jun 29, 2019
Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship	3	4	top 22%	Aug 24, 2018
Wild West BBQ Cook Off	2	6	top 26%	May 11, 2018
Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	2	22	top 47%	Mar 25, 2017
Smokin' On The Pecos	2	11	top 33%	Jun 24, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 12 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 6.4 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OK 14 of 45 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 35 6 of them more than once

First title Jun 24, 2017 Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2

Opponents faced 1,852 finished ahead 2,598 times, behind 1,565

Longest layoff 1.6 yrs Sep 12, 2019 → Apr 9, 2021

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

20211 milestone

May 15 Most recent contest Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2)

20181 milestone

Mar 16 Peak power rating (1680) Pork-A-Palooza

20175 milestones

Jun 23 First perfect 180 (Pork) Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 1
Jun 24 First Grand Championship Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2
Jun 24 25th tracked contest Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2
Jun 24 Biggest field won (37 teams) Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2
Jun 24 Career-best overall score701.1084 Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2

20163 milestones

Mar 11 First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Apr 15 10th tracked contest Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ
Apr 22 First category win (Brisket) Bynum School's Best of the Basin

20151 milestone

Jun 26 First overall top-10 Smokin' On The Pecos

20143 milestones

Jun 27 First tracked contest Smokin' On The Pecos
Jun 27 First call Smokin' On The Pecos
Jun 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.9312 Smokin' On The Pecos

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 11, 2016
+13.8	Smokin' On The Pecos	Jun 26, 2015
+12.4	Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2	Jun 24, 2017
+11.7	Bynum School's Best of the Basin	Apr 22, 2016
+11.5	CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ	Aug 12, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.1	High Plains Wine, Brews & BBQ Cook Off	Apr 9, 2021
-8.8	13th Annual Hanor Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ	Apr 20, 2018
-7.2	Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1	Mar 23, 2018
-6.1	Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)	May 14, 2021
-6	Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2)	Jun 29, 2019

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)
2021	3	0	0	0	100%	top 58%	93.3%	92.9%
2019	6	0	0	0	33%	top 43%	93.7%	93.3%
2018	7	0	3	1	57%	top 40%	95.4%	93.1%
2017	12	1	7	1	83%	top 28%	97.4%	94.5%
2016	9	0	3	1	56%	top 28%	94.9%	92.8%
2015	4	0	2	0	50%	top 27%	94.6%	93.1%
2014	4	0	0	0	50%	top 46%	93.3%	91.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 15, 2021	Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) 🏅 Plainview, TX	12 / 22 (671.8516)	9 (174.2628)	18 (161.6688)	10 (168.5256)	8 (167.3944)
May 14, 2021	Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) 🏅 Plainview, TX	16 / 33 (667.2796)	23 (160.5600)	6 (171.9656)	9 (171.9656)	18 (162.7884)
Apr 9, 2021	High Plains Wine, Brews & BBQ Cook Off Lubbock, TX	13 / 18 (667.3256)	14 (162.2628)	13 (168.5372)	4 (176)	13 (160.5256)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	145 / 468 (672.4572)	270 (163.9428)	56 (173.1544)	164 (168.5372)	184 (166.8228)
Aug 23, 2019	Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX	15 / 62 (671.3484)	18 (170.2744)	21 (166.2512)	20 (167.3944)	17 (167.4284)
Jun 29, 2019	Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) 🏅 Artesia, NM	22 / 34 (665.5544)	21 (167.3944)	14 (170.2744)	—	28 (155.9200)
Jun 28, 2019	Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1) 🏅 Artesia, NM	18 / 41 (672.4456)	16 (167.9656)	12 (170.8344)	—	21 (163.9656)
May 11, 2019	Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) 🏅 Plainview, TX	13 / 21 (674.7428)	21 (157.0856)	8 (172.5600)	2 (176.5600)	9 (168.5372)
May 10, 2019	Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) 🏅 Plainview, TX	12 / 38 (672.5488)	27 (157.1200)	8 (171.4516)	16 (168.5372)	5 (175.4400)
Aug 24, 2018	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	18 / 54 (671.8740)	16 (169.6684)	35 (162.2400)	17 (168.5256)	10 (171.4400)
Jul 27, 2018	Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS	8 / 27 (670.7316)	18 (166.2744)	10 (166.2516)	5 (174.2628)	13 (163.9428)
May 11, 2018	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	6 / 26 (666.1832)	23 (156.5372)	1 (178.2972)	9 (168.5372)	11 (162.8116)
Apr 20, 2018	13th Annual Hanor Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	34 / 49 (654.7660)	35 (163.9772)	30 (165.6800)	34 (165.1200)	37 (159.9888)
Mar 24, 2018	Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2 Shawnee, OK	25 / 79 (686.8000)	33 (171.4172)	21 (172.5600)	21 (173.1428)	35 (169.6800)
Mar 23, 2018	Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1 Shawnee, OK	58 / 84 (660.4456)	19 (173.7028)	72 (160.5256)	32 (170.8228)	71 (155.3944)
Mar 16, 2018	Pork-A-Palooza Weatherford, OK	6 / 26 (683.3256)	13 (168.5256)	9 (169.7028)	2 (176.5716)	7 (168.5256)
Sep 8, 2017	Hot Pursuit BBQ Shawnee, OK	14 / 27 (670.7312)	3 (174.2628)	12 (170.8344)	20 (165.1084)	22 (160.5256)
Aug 25, 2017	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	4 / 44 (683.3140)	11 (170.8228)	3 (177.1428)	10 (169.1084)	17 (166.2400)
Aug 11, 2017	Casa Grab, Root & Growl Woodward, OK	5 / 25 (693.0972)	5 (177.1428)	2 (177.7144)	15 (169.6800)	11 (168.5600)
Jul 28, 2017	Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS	11 / 43 (685.6568)	12 (172.5484)	10 (173.7028)	24 (167.9656)	13 (171.4400)
Jun 24, 2017	Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2 Artesia, NM	1 / 37 (701.1084)	9 (174.2628)	1 (178.8800)	14 (172.5600)	5 (175.4056)
Jun 23, 2017	Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 1 Artesia, NM	6 / 43 (687.9428)	15 (168.5600)	9 (169.7028)	3 (180)	12 (169.6800)
Jun 9, 2017	Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship-Day 1 Okmulgee, OK	10 / 29 (678.1940)	18 (167.9656)	10 (167.4056)	4 (173.1428)	8 (169.6800)
May 12, 2017	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	9 / 31 (677.0856)	9 (172)	12 (167.4172)	9 (173.1200)	17 (164.5484)
Mar 31, 2017	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK	6 / 37 (685.1200)	5 (172.5828)	6 (176)	4 (174.2744)	21 (162.2628)
Mar 25, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Shawnee, OK	53 / 77 (660.4800)	47 (169.1084)	67 (161.7032)	37 (170.2628)	57 (159.4056)
Mar 24, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK	22 / 87 (681.6224)	21 (173.1428)	35 (169.1084)	42 (167.9656)	30 (171.4056)
Mar 10, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour White Settlement, TX	11 / 30 (658.7540)	9 (168.5600)	15 (162.8228)	7 (167.9656)	17 (159.4056)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	167 / 557 (667.8512)	47 (174.2628)	458 (154.2400)	68 (173.1084)	202 (166.2400)
Sep 23, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK	14 / 30 (679.8740)	9 (173.1084)	12 (171.9656)	13 (170.8228)	25 (163.9772)
Aug 26, 2016	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	17 / 72 (669.1432)	11 (172.5716)	14 (170.2972)	21 (167.4172)	41 (158.8572)
Aug 12, 2016	CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Woodward, OK	5 / 29 (683.3600)	3 (174.8572)	2 (178.8572)	11 (169.1200)	18 (160.5256)
Jul 2, 2016	13th Annual Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship 🏅 Rio Rancho, NM	15 / 31 (643.9200)	25 (153.1200)	12 (167.9884)	8 (168.5600)	18 (154.2516)
Jun 24, 2016	Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM	21 / 44 (646.1252)	22 (165.0856)	29 (157.6684)	23 (157.6456)	15 (165.7256)
Apr 22, 2016	Bynum School's Best of the Basin Midland, TX	4 / 46 (674.8112)	22 (157.7028)	7 (173.1428)	12 (167.9656)	1 (176)
Apr 15, 2016	Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	14 / 63 (678.7884)	15 (172.5600)	13 (170.2856)	16 (169.1200)	28 (166.8228)
Mar 11, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX	3 / 29 (670.8116)	8 (168.5600)	4 (168.5944)	4 (169.1200)	14 (164.5372)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	272 / 606 (655.9084)	354 (162.2628)	256 (165.6800)	147 (169.1084)	356 (158.8572)
Oct 2, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	64 / 187 (681.0628)	35 (174.8456)	133 (163.9772)	80 (169.6800)	50 (172.5600)
Aug 28, 2015	Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	10 / 57 (674.7200)	7 (176)	15 (169.6800)	26 (162.8000)	16 (166.2400)
Jun 26, 2015	Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM	5 / 48 (670.2744)	16 (163.4172)	21 (164.0344)	2 (173.1428)	6 (169.6800)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	121 / 165 (659.3600)	7 (177.7372)	51 (170.8572)	147 (158.2628)	155 (152.5028)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	152 / 552 (667.9196)	229 (166.8228)	32 (174.8456)	350 (160.5712)	198 (165.6800)
Aug 8, 2014	CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition Woodward, OK	17 / 26 (632.4460)	14 (162.8572)	23 (151.9316)	15 (161.6800)	19 (155.9772)
Jun 27, 2014	Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM	11 / 60 (671.9312)	28 (164.5600)	3 (177.7028)	19 (167.4056)	21 (162.2628)

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

BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT 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 (16 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

The drought

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An August 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)