BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ TX
Rating
1507
peak 1512
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2019-05-10
latest 2021-05-15
Best ToY finish
#166
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
670.05 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 670.62 (-0.56)
Walk rate
56%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±2.93
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.02 · weakest Chicken (164.54)
Road miles
1469
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 523 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SMOKIN TRIGGERS has finished one call ahead of BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
BOOMERANG BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 9 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, TX first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 157.0856 | 164.54 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 161.6688 | 169.63 | top 39% |
| Pork | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 167.3944 | 171.02 | top 34% |
| Brisket | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 155.9200 | 165.42 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 6 | 0 | top 49% |
| NM | 2 | 0 | top 54% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 31% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 72% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 52% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 33% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TX (6 of 9 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (9 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 670.62
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 671.8516 | 668.82 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 674.7428 | 671.52 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-15 | 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) |
| 2021-05-14 | 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) |
| 2021-04-09 | High Plains Wine, Brews & BBQ Cook Off Lubbock, TX | 13 / 18 (667.3256) | 14 (162.2628) | 13 (168.5372) | 4 (176.0000) | 13 (160.5256) |
| 2019-09-12 | 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) |
| 2019-08-23 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 15 / 62 (671.3484) | 18 (170.2744) | 21 (166.2512) | 20 (167.3944) | 17 (167.4284) |
| 2019-06-29 | Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) Artesia, NM | 22 / 34 (665.5544) | 21 (167.3944) | 14 (170.2744) | 14 (171.9656) | 28 (155.9200) |
| 2019-06-28 | Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1) Artesia, NM | 18 / 41 (672.4456) | 16 (167.9656) | 12 (170.8344) | 20 (169.6800) | 21 (163.9656) |
| 2019-05-11 | 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) |
| 2019-05-10 | 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) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #534 (318 pts) | #580 (298 pts) | #549 (358 pts) | #417 (458 pts) | #550 (338 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #581 (570 pts) | #733 (465 pts) | #516 (675 pts) | #494 (695 pts) | #552 (615 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #472 (754 pts) | #647 (574 pts) | #460 (799 pts) | #418 (864 pts) | #526 (704 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #166 (1652 pts) | #183 (1467 pts) | #128 (1697 pts) | #184 (1442 pts) | #327 (1137 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #292 (1189 pts) | #371 (1024 pts) | #202 (1423 pts) | #368 (1034 pts) | #436 (919 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1354 (185 pts) | #1960 (105 pts) | #2082 (80 pts) | #1215 (260 pts) | #1480 (175 pts) |