BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ

BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 29 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 65 at the Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship (2013). They are ranked #1404 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,404

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1571

peak 1609 · rated over 28 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 25, 2013

latest Aug 7, 2026 · 13.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#181

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

10 podiums

Overall top-10s

28% of 29 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 39%

overall standings

Best overall

692.5484 / 720

Master · City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

660.34 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 653.15 (+7.19)

Walk rate

69%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork Ribs · City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship

Consistency

±17.20

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.86 · weakest Brisket (162.04)

Road miles

6,744

across 29 mapped stops · furthest 324 mi

Schedule strength

22%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)

Purse competed for

$12K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

653.15 / 720

28 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

Happy hunting ground

Top 16% average finish here

Dana Point State BBQ Championship is their spot: an average finish in the top 16% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 15th
average top 16%

They almost always walk

69% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 20 of 29 contests

A top-10 category call in 69% of their 29 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

692.5484 career-best overall

96.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 692.5484 at City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship — 96.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 2, 2015

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

PORKETEERS has finished one call ahead of BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 29%.

5 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 29%

A tough matchup

12–3 behind in the head-to-head

LEFT COAST Q ahead in 80% of their meetings

LEFT COAST Q has come out ahead in 12 of their 15 shared contests.

A strong matchup

9–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 90% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TWISTED BRISKET BBQ in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

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The comeback

4.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4.5 years, then back at Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) (Aug 7, 2026).

last seen Jan 22, 2022
back Aug 7, 2026

Chicken nemesis

15 of 20 shared chicken entries lost

SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ has out-cooked them in 15 of 20 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

MAD DAWGZ BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An October team

Top 20% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 20% across 4 contests, versus top 39% the rest of the year.

4 October contests
top 39% the rest of the year

The long haul

6,744 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,744 miles across 29 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 324 miles to 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship.

29 mapped stops
furthest 324 mi

The metronome

±2.39% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.39% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.7% of a perfect score
29 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
2026 ↗	Master	#1065 (60 pts)	#1047 (95 pts)	#1145 (80 pts)	#1009 (95 pts)	#1102 (60 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#1653 (55 pts)	#827 (200 pts)	#1306 (85 pts)	#1695 (50 pts)	#1654 (55 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1871 (118 pts)	#1763 (128 pts)	#2047 (103 pts)	—	—
2016 ↗	Master	#1371 (201 pts)	#1714 (151 pts)	#1458 (201 pts)	#1026 (356 pts)	#1502 (181 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#611 (599 pts)	#816 (444 pts)	#472 (819 pts)	#777 (479 pts)	#596 (634 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#568 (660 pts)	#631 (600 pts)	#581 (665 pts)	#609 (635 pts)	#725 (510 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#181 (1,482 pts)	#245 (1,142 pts)	#136 (1,562 pts)	#153 (1,472 pts)	#180 (1,403 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

FU MAN QUE CREW

#1,403 of the rated field

1571 power rating

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

3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 51 contests
last seen Apr 16, 2021

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SMOKY OKIE & COMPANY

#1,408 of the rated field

1571 power rating

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

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Aug 24, 2018

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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, 9 years before BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER 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

Fewer contests behind them than BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ has cooked, 20 to 29, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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CHULENGO Smoker Team

#1,400 of the rated field

1571 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1587

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 35% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Oct 3, 2025

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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 BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER 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
SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ	20	7	13	35%	⚔ compare
KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ	15	7	8	47%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare
LEFT COAST Q	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare
Smokey and the Pirate	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
BOWLING OVER PIGS	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
HOG ISLAND PITMASTERS	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
TOO ASHAMED TO NAME	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
SON OF SMOKE	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	29	7	0	0	178.8572	153.1084	163.86	top 45%
Pork Ribs	29	10	1	5	179.4400	144.5714	163.08	top 42%
Pork	28	7	1	4	177.1544	151.3600	163.74	top 39%
Brisket	28	9	0	1	177.1428	142.8570	162.04	top 41%

“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)	12	0	top 48%
Large (40+)	16	0	top 31%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CA	26	0	top 38%
AZ	2	0	top 41%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Oaktown Throwdown	2	7	top 36%	Jul 31, 2015
West Coast BBQ Classic	2	11	top 32%	May 8, 2015
Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2	15	top 16%	Oct 2, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 14 contests

Contests a season 4.1 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 27 of 29 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 25 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 583 finished ahead 927 times, behind 463

Longest layoff 4.5 yrs Jan 22, 2022 → Aug 7, 2026

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

20261 milestone

Aug 7 Most recent contest Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)

20161 milestone

Apr 1 25th tracked contest 5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship

20154 milestones

Oct 2 First category win (Pork Ribs) City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship
Oct 2 Career-best overall score692.5484 City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship
Oct 2 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)179.4400 City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship
Oct 2 Peak power rating (1609) City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship

20136 milestones

Jan 25 First tracked contest 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Jan 25 First call 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Jan 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.7138 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Apr 5 First overall top-10 The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV
Apr 5 First overall podium The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV
Jul 12 10th tracked contest Wine Country Big Q

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.4	The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV	Apr 5, 2013
+14.1	West Coast BBQ Classic	May 10, 2013
+13.6	Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship	May 17, 2013
+10.8	City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship	Oct 2, 2015
+9.8	Dana Point State BBQ Championship	Oct 4, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.1	5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship	Apr 1, 2016
-13.7	The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2	Jan 22, 2022
-13.2	Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)	Aug 7, 2026
-5.3	Blues, Brews & BBQ	May 24, 2013
-3.7	Smokin' For Gold	Jul 20, 2013

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0	0	0%	top 92%	91.9%	91.9%
2022	1	0	0	100%	top 96%	90.8%	90.8%
2017	1	0	0	100%	—	—	—
2016	2	1	1	50%	top 61%	91%	89.9%
2015	5	2	1	80%	top 32%	96.2%	92.1%
2014	5	1	0	80%	top 29%	94.3%	91.9%
2013	14	4	0	64%	top 33%	93.6%	89.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 7, 2026	Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Felton, CA	23 / 25 (661.6116)	16 (166.8344)	19 (167.3828)	16 (169.1200)	23 (158.2744)
Jan 22, 2022	The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2 🏅 Santa Barbara, CA	24 / 25 (653.5428)	4 (178.8572)	18 (167.3828)	25 (151.3600)	24 (155.9428)
Jul 15, 2017	2017 Clayton BBQ Cook-off a KCBS (Competitor Series) event Sponsored by the CBCA Clayton, CA	—	9 (163.4056)	13 (151.9772)	—	—
Aug 19, 2016	Oaktown Throwdown BBQ Oakland, CA	8 / 21 (655.3140)	16 (154.2284)	8 (162.8228)	1 (177.1544)	10 (161.1084)
Apr 1, 2016	5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arciadia, CA	61 / 72 (638.6624)	64 (158.2056)	67 (152.5256)	20 (170.2856)	57 (157.6456)
Oct 2, 2015	City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	6 / 75 (692.5484)	27 (170.8456)	1 (179.4400)	38 (166.2628)	6 (176)
Jul 31, 2015	Oaktown Throwdown Oakland, CA	11 / 27 (647.9084)	17 (158.8456)	2 (167.4172)	13 (158.8228)	14 (162.8228)
May 8, 2015	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	26 / 57 (669.0860)	39 (161.1544)	30 (166.8344)	9 (172.5600)	20 (168.5372)
May 1, 2015	Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	5 / 32 (655.3600)	6 (170.2628)	7 (165.1084)	16 (156.5944)	8 (163.3944)
Feb 27, 2015	6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	43 / 82 (651.2572)	63 (157.0628)	33 (164.5372)	59 (159.3828)	14 (170.2744)
Oct 17, 2014	Blazin' BBQ Throwdown Lancaster, CA	12 / 29 (670.2512)	6 (169.6800)	9 (171.4628)	20 (160.5256)	12 (168.5828)
Oct 2, 2014	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	16 / 97 (678.7428)	32 (170.2628)	33 (168.5372)	23 (170.8228)	24 (169.1200)
Aug 1, 2014	Oaktown Throwdown Oakland, CA	7 / 22 (646.1940)	12 (160.5256)	8 (164.5600)	12 (158.2856)	8 (162.8228)
May 9, 2014	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	11 / 59 (662.8572)	33 (162.2628)	5 (171.4516)	14 (166.8572)	21 (162.2856)
Mar 28, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Sacramento, CA	11 / 29 (649.0624)	6 (166.8456)	14 (160)	3 (169.1084)	21 (153.1084)
Oct 4, 2013	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	15 / 99 (667.3716)	24 (169.1200)	11 (169.1544)	40 (162.2628)	24 (166.8344)
Sep 13, 2013	RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills Cameron Park, CA	17 / 39 (644.6400)	28 (153.1084)	11 (163.4744)	9 (164.0344)	11 (164.0228)
Jul 26, 2013	The Great American Cookoff Woodlake, CA	21 / 53 (643.9424)	6 (171.4284)	13 (164.5944)	34 (156.5484)	35 (151.3712)
Jul 20, 2013	Smokin' For Gold Placerville, CA	14 / 25 (637.0400)	7 (167.4172)	20 (150.8572)	13 (157.6800)	8 (161.0856)
Jul 12, 2013	Wine Country Big Q Santa Rosa, CA	24 / 44 (622.1716)	15 (163.9772)	36 (146.2288)	15 (161.1428)	27 (150.8228)
Jun 28, 2013	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	27 / 56 (626.2852)	11 (165.7142)	24 (161.1426)	32 (154.8572)	36 (144.5712)
Jun 21, 2013	2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA	23 / 70 (647.9994)	40 (160.5712)	35 (158.2858)	16 (165.1426)	24 (163.9998)
Jun 14, 2013	California Honey Harvest Festival & KCBS BBQ Fillmore, CA	7 / 36 (667.4286)	12 (166.2856)	20 (158.2858)	3 (172.5716)	4 (170.2856)
May 24, 2013	Blues, Brews & BBQ Brentwood, CA	21 / 34 (613.1422)	17 (160.5712)	20 (155.4284)	23 (154.2856)	26 (142.8570)
May 17, 2013	Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	3 / 65 (663.4284)	27 (159.9998)	2 (173.1430)	5 (167.4286)	8 (162.8570)
May 10, 2013	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	3 / 54 (673.7146)	18 (164.0002)	2 (174.8574)	24 (164)	5 (170.8570)
Apr 5, 2013	The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV Wildomar, CA	3 / 48 (656.5714)	17 (163.4286)	2 (169.7144)	11 (161.7144)	14 (161.7140)
Mar 15, 2013	2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	24 / 57 (634.2856)	23 (161.1426)	53 (144.5714)	2 (169.7144)	25 (158.8572)
Jan 25, 2013	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	25 / 86 (657.7138)	59 (155.9996)	46 (158.2858)	27 (166.2856)	3 (177.1428)

BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER 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 (13 found in their record)

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

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)