PORKY BUTTS BBQ KS
Rating
1742
peak 1742
Contests
64
in the data
First seen
2019-05-31
latest 2026-05-23
Best ToY finish
#1
Master 2016
Grand champs
4
4 reserve
Category wins
10
31 podiums
Overall top-10s
27
of 64 contests
Avg finish
top 26%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Current form
694.45 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 683.63 (+10.82)
Walk rate
61%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
7
best run (overall)
Consistency
±26.87
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 172.18 · weakest Brisket (171.01)
Road miles
13542
mi across 64 mapped stops · furthest 710 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Fergolicious BBQ has finished one call ahead of PORKY BUTTS BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
MAN MEAT BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 22 of their 29 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of WHEN PIGS DIE in 20 of their 27 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest is their spot: an average finish in the top 11% across 4 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5600 points of the Grand Championship at Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 (2022-10-21).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 71-team field at ND BBQ Championship.
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 12% across 4 contests, versus top 26% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Back to Mayberry Day 2 (2020-06-27) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 20-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, BOOMERANG BBQ.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 4 of 39 at their very first tracked contest, 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition (2019-05-31).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 56 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.8000 | 171.54 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 59 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 178.8572 | 162.2400 | 172.18 | top 33% |
| Pork | 55 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 180.0000 🔥 | 166.2284 | 172.01 | top 34% |
| Brisket | 55 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 178.8572 | 154.7884 | 171.01 | top 34% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 18 | 0 | top 28% |
| IA | 8 | 1 | top 32% |
| MO | 6 | 1 | top 16% |
| CO | 5 | 0 | top 24% |
| NE | 4 | 1 | top 25% |
| OK | 4 | 0 | top 42% |
| TN | 3 | 0 | top 26% |
| TX | 3 | 0 | top 29% |
| ND | 1 | 1 | top 1% |
| MN | 1 | 0 | top 5% |
| SD | 1 | 0 | top 36% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 12% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 21 | 2 | top 27% |
| Large (40+) | 34 | 2 | top 26% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (21 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (21 of 64 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (59 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Back to Mayberry Day 2 (2020-06-27)
- Wins it all in 6% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 683.63
- 3 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 702.8000 | 693.65 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 699.3944 | 692.34 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 688.5028 | 678.17 |
| 2023 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 705.0972 | 688.45 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 694.7656 | 687.72 |
| 2021 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 701.6572 | 677.36 |
| 2020 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 694.2632 | 680.25 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 686.2284 | 681.63 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 17 / 117 (697.0860) | 38 (174.2744) | 51 (173.1200) | 61 (170.8344) | 11 (178.8572) |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | 71 (165.0972) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship Fargo, ND | 1 / 71 (697.1200) | 6 (177.1428) | 17 (172.0000) | 2 (178.2972) | 24 (169.6800) |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fargo, ND | — | — | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) Osage City, KS | 4 / 101 (702.8000) | 44 (174.2628) | 30 (174.2628) | 10 (176.5600) | 4 (177.7144) |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 23 / 42 (677.5772) | 22 (171.9772) | 17 (170.8344) | 26 (167.3828) | 25 (167.3828) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 108 / 158 (679.8512) | 95 (170.8344) | 111 (169.6684) | 124 (167.3828) | 58 (171.9656) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 32 / 401 (697.6456) | 25 (177.7028) | 59 (175.4172) | 276 (166.2284) | 19 (178.2972) |
| 2025-10-24 | 1st Annual Boost & BBQ Odessa, MO | 5 / 25 (699.3944) | 12 (174.2744) | 18 (169.7028) | 6 (177.7144) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2025-10-17 | Happy Basset 5th Annual BBQ Competition Topeka, KS | 8 / 23 (692.4800) | 1 (180.0000) | 16 (168.5488) | 15 (168.5256) | 6 (175.4056) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 156 / 169 (667.8400) | 146 (166.2400) | 72 (171.9772) | 138 (166.8228) | 156 (162.8000) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 93 / 444 (688.5028) | 169 (171.9656) | 107 (173.7028) | 204 (169.6800) | 63 (173.1544) |
| 2023-10-13 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 34 / 81 (682.7652) | 71 (162.7884) | 37 (172.5484) | 15 (174.2856) | 23 (173.1428) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 53 / 487 (691.3940) | 176 (170.8228) | 92 (173.7256) | 198 (169.7028) | 17 (177.1428) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 155 / 211 (675.3260) | 160 (167.4056) | 111 (170.8344) | 165 (166.2516) | 95 (170.8344) |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL Mayetta, KS | 5 / 62 (705.0972) | 21 (175.4172) | 2 (178.8572) | 21 (174.2628) | 13 (176.5600) |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Mayetta, KS | 35 / 90 (689.0632) | 61 (169.6916) | 18 (175.4172) | 47 (171.9772) | 33 (171.9772) |
| 2023-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) Osceola, MO | 1 / 28 (705.0972) | 11 (174.2628) | 2 (177.7028) | 6 (174.2744) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2023-07-14 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN | 2 / 39 (691.3716) | 9 (173.1084) | 5 (174.2744) | 12 (169.7144) | 6 (174.2744) |
| 2023-07-14 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-of (ONE MEAT RIBS) Worthington, MN | — | — | 13 (162.8000) | — | — |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que Spencer, IA | 20 / 28 (669.6000) | 19 (167.4172) | 23 (162.2400) | 3 (175.4172) | 22 (164.5256) |
| 2023-06-30 | Ditmars Red White & Blue BBQ Council Bluffs, IA | 2 / 22 (697.6688) | 1 (174.8572) | 2 (178.8572) | 3 (174.2744) | 6 (169.6800) |
| 2023-06-16 | Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 13 / 42 (674.1712) | 16 (171.4172) | 8 (172.5484) | 12 (171.4056) | 27 (158.8000) |
| 2023-05-27 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest Castle Rock, CO | 8 / 37 (691.8968) | 3 (175.4056) | 1 (178.2972) | 20 (168.5256) | 16 (169.6684) |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 5 / 47 (687.9432) | 9 (173.1200) | 5 (173.7144) | 18 (170.2744) | 18 (170.8344) |
| 2022-10-22 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 2 Westminster, CO | 12 / 31 (679.3256) | 4 (176.0000) | 5 (173.1544) | 17 (168.5256) | 25 (161.6456) |
| 2022-10-21 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 Westminster, CO | 2 / 32 (691.9200) | 15 (169.6800) | 3 (177.1544) | 8 (170.8228) | 4 (174.2628) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 44 / 249 (691.9084) | 69 (174.2628) | 103 (171.9656) | 73 (173.1200) | 72 (172.5600) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 31 / 505 (694.7656) | 166 (170.8112) | 103 (173.1200) | 82 (174.2628) | 25 (176.5716) |
| 2022-09-09 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll Vermillion, SD | 10 / 28 (678.7772) | 21 (167.3828) | 17 (166.8344) | 5 (172.0000) | 5 (172.5600) |
| 2022-09-03 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 9 / 45 (689.6228) | 7 (175.4056) | 18 (171.9656) | 29 (167.9772) | 7 (174.2744) |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational Shawnee, OK | 18 / 92 (695.3484) | 65 (170.8228) | 21 (176.0000) | 19 (175.4172) | 32 (173.1084) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK | 90 / 111 (662.1600) | 98 (161.6800) | 66 (167.3944) | 5 (178.2972) | 107 (154.7884) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 30 / 467 (504.5372) | 111 (171.4172) | 103 (171.4172) | 189 (166.8228) | 155 (168.0000) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 23 / 185 (693.6800) | 117 (169.1200) | 15 (177.7028) | 2 (179.4400) | 121 (167.4172) |
| 2021-09-03 | Smithfield Classic in Nashville Nashville, TN | 10 / 50 (693.6572) | 30 (169.6684) | 28 (170.2744) | 3 (178.2972) | 7 (175.4172) |
| 2021-08-14 | GOBS Que (DAY 2) Arlington, NE | 16 / 25 (671.2912) | 15 (168.5256) | 18 (163.9772) | 12 (167.9656) | 12 (170.8228) |
| 2021-08-13 | GOBS Que (DAY 1) Arlington, NE | 1 / 26 (699.9660) | 1 (180.0000) | 4 (173.7144) | 5 (174.2744) | 2 (171.9772) |
| 2021-07-30 | 5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 3 / 35 (688.5488) | 2 (177.1428) | 21 (164.5600) | 13 (169.1316) | 3 (177.7144) |
| 2021-07-24 | Smokin on the Osage - Day 2 Osceola, MO | 3 / 25 (699.9312) | 3 (178.8572) | 3 (175.4056) | 12 (171.4056) | 2 (174.2628) |
| 2021-07-23 | Smokin on the Osage - Day 1 Osceola, MO | 2 / 25 (700.5260) | 1 (177.7144) | 2 (174.2744) | 2 (176.5600) | 8 (171.9772) |
| 2021-07-17 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 2 Cameron, MO | 7 / 25 (687.3600) | 20 (165.1200) | 5 (175.4056) | 11 (170.8344) | 4 (176.0000) |
| 2021-07-16 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 1 Cameron, MO | 9 / 33 (688.4684) | 24 (167.3712) | 1 (177.7144) | 10 (174.2628) | 14 (169.1200) |
| 2021-07-16 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off One Meat Rib Contest Cameron, MO | — | — | 6 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2021-07-09 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 5 / 43 (701.6572) | 24 (169.6684) | 5 (176.5716) | 7 (176.5600) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 19 / 105 (691.9312) | 20 (175.4056) | 46 (170.2628) | 21 (173.7144) | 28 (172.5484) |
| 2021-03-20 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 26 / 50 (680.4572) | 6 (176.5600) | 26 (168.5372) | 38 (167.9772) | 30 (167.3828) |
| 2021-03-19 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 8 / 56 (689.6572) | 4 (177.7144) | 23 (169.7028) | 14 (172.5600) | 28 (169.6800) |
| 2021-03-19 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Contest Ribs Shawnee, OK | — | — | 18 (167.9656) | — | — |
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 10 / 81 (687.2908) | 24 (169.6684) | 10 (174.2628) | 14 (172.5484) | 28 (170.8112) |
| 2021-01-29 | Humble BBQ Cook Off Humble, TX | 25 / 113 (656.0228) | 48 (156.0000) | 8 (172.6400) | 16 (169.7028) | 42 (157.6800) |
| 2020-11-21 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 2) Waco, TX | 13 / 25 (682.7540) | 8 (175.4172) | 16 (167.9656) | 13 (167.3828) | 9 (171.9884) |
| 2020-11-20 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 1) Waco, TX | 3 / 26 (691.3484) | 5 (174.2628) | 2 (176.0000) | 14 (169.1200) | 8 (171.9656) |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition Mayetta, KS | 16 / 94 (694.2632) | 4 (177.7144) | 46 (170.8344) | 19 (176.0116) | 52 (169.7028) |
| 2020-07-25 | 4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 27 / 30 (647.2688) | 30 (154.8000) | 12 (168.5600) | 16 (166.2516) | 24 (157.6572) |
| 2020-07-10 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 33 / 61 (674.2056) | 31 (168.5600) | 36 (167.3828) | 20 (171.9772) | 38 (166.2856) |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 Rodney, IA | 1 / 47 (687.3828) | 17 (169.7028) | 13 (169.7028) | 4 (175.4172) | 6 (172.5600) |
| 2020-06-26 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 Rodney, IA | 4 / 53 (684.5140) | 1 (179.4400) | 16 (168.5600) | 6 (174.2628) | 33 (162.2512) |
| 2019-06-14 | 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 11 / 55 (677.0400) | 27 (167.4172) | 11 (169.6800) | 18 (167.9656) | 5 (171.9772) |
| 2019-05-31 | 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 4 / 39 (686.2284) | 25 (163.3828) | 12 (170.2972) | 1 (180.0000) | 8 (172.5484) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #156 (665 pts) | #287 (430 pts) | #219 (605 pts) | #217 (515 pts) | #249 (465 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #442 (438 pts) | #454 (508 pts) | #638 (298 pts) | #503 (383 pts) | #408 (538 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #878 (120 pts) | #977 (120 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) | #938 (120 pts) | #922 (120 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #76 (1628 pts) | #129 (1308 pts) | #58 (1830 pts) | #136 (1248 pts) | #145 (1223 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #240 (926 pts) | #306 (791 pts) | #295 (861 pts) | #270 (881 pts) | #270 (846 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #45 (1985 pts) | #39 (1927 pts) | #34 (2014 pts) | #64 (1689 pts) | #36 (1902 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #184 (635 pts) | #242 (500 pts) | #310 (405 pts) | #218 (570 pts) | #347 (355 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #852 (340 pts) | #1597 (120 pts) | #1091 (255 pts) | #835 (380 pts) | #899 (340 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #90 (1960 pts) | #110 (1725 pts) | #91 (1785 pts) | #128 (1575 pts) | #100 (1810 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #22 (2538 pts) | #83 (1928 pts) | #43 (2089 pts) | #27 (2314 pts) | #7 (2633 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1 🏆 (2846 pts) | #2 (2717 pts) | #1 🏆 (2695 pts) | #11 (2531 pts) | #9 (2540 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #64 (2194 pts) | #29 (2281 pts) | #56 (2016 pts) | #94 (1808 pts) | #17 (2443 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #93 (2039 pts) | #111 (1777 pts) | #66 (1967 pts) | #193 (1433 pts) | #13 (2558 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1124 (245 pts) | #954 (335 pts) | #1086 (280 pts) | #1138 (260 pts) | #1202 (235 pts) |