HAULIN' BUTT BBQ

HAULIN' BUTT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 41 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 15 at the George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge (2014), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #319 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#319

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1719

peak 1720 · rated over 41 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Feb 22, 2013

latest Mar 23, 2018 · 5.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#169

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

31 podiums

Overall top-10s

59% of 41 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 29%

overall standings

Best overall

695.3712 / 720

Master · Smokin In the Square

Perfect 180s

Current form

679.33

last 5 Master vs avg 679.64 (-0.30)

Walk rate

93%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Brisket · Smokin In the Square

Consistency

±8.95

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 171.34 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.36)

Road miles

7,687

across 41 mapped stops · furthest 532 mi

Schedule strength

68%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

679.64 / 720

41 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (15 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

2.8684 points from the title

Came within 2.8684 points of the Grand Championship at PorktoberQue (Sep 27, 2013).

Among the elite

#319 of 6,485 rated teams

In the top 5% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1719 puts them #319 of 6,485 rated teams — the top 5% of the field.

rating 1719
peak 1720
41 rated contests

On the rise

+35 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 35 points across 12 contests since Mar 24, 2017 — from 1684 up to 1719.

12 contests since Mar 24, 2017
now 1719

Happy hunting ground

Top 17% average finish here

Flames on the Flint is their spot: an average finish in the top 17% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 3rd
average top 17%

They almost always walk

93% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 38 of 41 contests

A top-10 category call in 93% of their 41 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

695.3712 career-best overall

96.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 695.3712 at Smokin In the Square — 96.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 16, 2018

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has finished one call ahead of HAULIN' BUTT BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

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Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 18%.

5 contests
5 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 18%

A strong matchup

17–5 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 77% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of RED EYED SMOKERS in 17 of their 22 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

11 of 13 shared chicken entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 85% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 11 of 13 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A March team

Top 20% average finish in March

Something about March: average finish in the top 20% across 11 contests, versus top 29% the rest of the year.

11 March contests
top 29% the rest of the year

The long haul

7,687 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 7,687 miles across 41 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 532 miles to Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship.

41 mapped stops
furthest 532 mi

The metronome

±1.24% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.24% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.4% of a perfect score
41 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smokin In the Square every year from 2014 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 3rd

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
2018 ↗	Master	#543 (657 pts)	#345 (992 pts)	#652 (562 pts)	#616 (607 pts)	#552 (667 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#169 (1,649 pts)	#287 (1,179 pts)	#143 (1,649 pts)	#156 (1,579 pts)	#171 (1,529 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#314 (1,141 pts)	#281 (1,201 pts)	#495 (826 pts)	#211 (1,401 pts)	#332 (1,111 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#479 (813 pts)	#540 (723 pts)	#623 (628 pts)	#408 (913 pts)	#425 (888 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#406 (930 pts)	#408 (925 pts)	#479 (835 pts)	#676 (560 pts)	#348 (1,055 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#320 (958 pts)	#370 (833 pts)	#518 (638 pts)	#404 (788 pts)	#339 (913 pts)

Overall rank by season

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GCs: 4
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1729

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1719 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1719

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1719 power rating

Contests: 51
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 65%
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#320 of the rated field

1719 power rating

Contests: 135
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1720

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#321 of the rated field

1719 power rating

Contests: 227
GCs: 26
Top-10s: 65%
Peak: 1903

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PIGGIN' OUT	24	15	9	63%	⚔ compare
RED EYED SMOKERS	22	17	5	77%	⚔ compare
BOOTYQUE	22	11	11	50%	⚔ compare
The Specialists	20	11	9	55%	⚔ compare
GENERAL LEE SMOKING	16	13	3	81%	⚔ compare
GIVE IT TO GOD	16	12	4	75%	⚔ compare
THE BLUE BLOODS	16	8	8	50%	⚔ compare
WINK'S BARBEQUE	16	7	9	44%	⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY	15	9	6	60%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
South Pork	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	14	11	3	79%	⚔ compare
WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS	14	10	4	71%	⚔ compare
CAJUN BLAZE	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	41	23	2	7	177.7028	162.8228	171.34	top 34%
Pork Ribs	41	16	3	5	177.7144	154.2056	168.36	top 39%
Pork	41	22	1	5	177.7028	157.0972	170.02	top 33%
Brisket	41	20	1	14	179.4400	147.9428	169.92	top 36%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 25%
Medium (20–39)	25	top 30%
Large (40+)	14	top 28%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
AL	18	top 30%
MS	10	top 27%
FL	7	top 23%
GA	3	top 14%
LA	1	top 42%
AR	1	top 96%
TN	1	top 47%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin In the Square	5	3	top 17%	Mar 16, 2018
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	4	5	top 38%	Feb 24, 2017
George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge	3	2	top 43%	May 6, 2016
'Que at the View	3	5	top 21%	Apr 8, 2016
Flames on the Flint	2	3	top 17%	Mar 9, 2018
Christmas on the River	2	11	top 37%	Dec 1, 2017
World Barbecue Championship	2	9	top 21%	Nov 8, 2017
Porktober Que	2	5	top 37%	Sep 29, 2017
Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ	2	7	top 22%	Dec 4, 2015
Porktober Que	2	8	top 41%	Sep 25, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 10 contests

Contests a season 6.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AL 18 of 41 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 24 10 of them more than once

Opponents faced 673 finished ahead 1,118 times, behind 391

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

20184 milestones

Mar 16 Career-best overall score695.3712 Smokin In the Square
Mar 16 Career-best single call (Brisket)179.4400 Smokin In the Square
Mar 16 Peak power rating (1720) Smokin In the Square
Mar 23 Most recent contest Hammond BBQ

20161 milestone

Nov 11 25th tracked contest World Barbecue Championship

20141 milestone

Sep 26 10th tracked contest Porktober Que

20137 milestones

Feb 22 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Feb 22 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Feb 22 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Feb 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score676 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Sep 27 First overall podium PorktoberQue
Sep 27 First Reserve Championship PorktoberQue
Dec 6 First category win (Chicken) Christmas on the River State Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Jul 1, 2016
+14	Christmas on the River State Championship	Dec 6, 2013
+13.8	PorktoberQue	Sep 27, 2013
+13.1	Smokin in the Square	Mar 17, 2017
+13	Smokin in the Square	Mar 7, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11	George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge	May 6, 2016
-10.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship	Sep 30, 2016
-6.5	Porktober Que	Sep 29, 2017
-6.2	Porktober Que	Sep 25, 2015
-1.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Feb 24, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	5	2	1	80%	top 28%	96.6%	94.4%
2017	10	7	4	100%	top 29%	96.3%	94.7%
2016	9	3	0	89%	top 38%	96.5%	94.4%
2015	6	3	0	83%	top 34%	95.5%	93.9%
2014	5	5	1	100%	top 18%	95.5%	94.7%
2013	6	4	1	100%	top 21%	94.9%	94.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Mar 23, 2018	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	20 / 48 (673.5768)	20 (169.1084)	14 (171.4172)	22 (166.2400)	25 (166.8112)
Mar 16, 2018	Smokin In the Square Pensacola, FL	4 / 49 (695.3712)	2 (177.7028)	23 (167.9656)	23 (170.2628)	2 (179.4400)
Mar 9, 2018	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	12 / 42 (684.4912)	10 (173.1200)	6 (172.5600)	5 (174.8456)	32 (163.9656)
Feb 23, 2018	D'Iberville BBQ Throw down Kids Q & Festival (JUDGES FULL) D'Iberville, MS	6 / 27 (675.9084)	3 (173.1200)	18 (159.9544)	8 (171.4056)	3 (171.4284)
Jan 26, 2018	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	23 / 60 (667.3140)	1 (177.1428)	14 (170.2628)	11 (171.9656)	48 (147.9428)
Dec 1, 2017	Christmas on the River Demopolis, AL	11 / 27 (671.3140)	9 (170.8112)	11 (166.2972)	22 (160.5028)	4 (173.7028)
Nov 8, 2017	World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL	9 / 93 (686.2628)	32 (170.8228)	27 (170.8228)	28 (169.7028)	6 (174.9144)
Sep 29, 2017	Porktober Que Dothan, AL	18 / 30 (669.0056)	22 (163.9428)	8 (174.2744)	9 (170.8228)	25 (159.9656)
May 19, 2017	Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD) Birmingham, AL	10 / 25 (683.9200)	16 (170.8228)	5 (173.1316)	5 (172.5600)	14 (167.4056)
Apr 28, 2017	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS	7 / 27 (675.3712)	13 (168.5256)	26 (154.2628)	1 (176.5600)	3 (176.0228)
Mar 31, 2017	Jack Town Throw Down Jackson, MS	3 / 34 (689.0740)	7 (172.5600)	11 (170.2628)	11 (168.5484)	1 (177.7028)
Mar 24, 2017	13th Annual Triple B Festival Blackwater, BBQ & Bands Crestview, FL	3 / 8 (690.2060)	4 (171.9772)	1 (173.1316)	2 (173.1200)	3 (171.9772)
Mar 17, 2017	Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL	3 / 38 (693.0628)	18 (171.9772)	2 (176.5600)	2 (175.4056)	12 (169.1200)
Mar 10, 2017	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	3 / 67 (693.6456)	14 (173.7028)	1 (177.7144)	5 (176)	41 (166.2284)
Feb 24, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL	16 / 28 (666.7660)	8 (173.7144)	7 (173.1544)	27 (157.0972)	18 (162.8000)
Dec 2, 2016	Christmas on the River Demopolis, AL	11 / 34 (680.4688)	8 (173.1200)	25 (163.3944)	6 (174.2628)	16 (169.6916)
Nov 11, 2016	World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL	29 / 89 (682.8000)	7 (176.5600)	41 (167.9772)	21 (170.8800)	50 (167.3828)
Sep 30, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR	48 / 50 (673.6228)	37 (171.4172)	47 (162.8344)	5 (176.5828)	47 (162.7884)
Sep 23, 2016	Porktober Que Dothan, AL	5 / 36 (690.7656)	11 (170.8228)	10 (171.4172)	2 (177.7028)	13 (170.8228)
Jul 1, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Marietta, GA	3 / 30 (694.8000)	20 (170.2744)	18 (169.6800)	4 (175.4056)	2 (179.4400)
May 6, 2016	George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge Lucedale, MS	20 / 27 (656.9940)	18 (163.9656)	14 (165.6800)	22 (162.8228)	21 (164.5256)
Apr 8, 2016	'Que at the View Gulfport, MS	13 / 43 (673.0400)	4 (174.8572)	42 (154.2172)	17 (168.5256)	2 (175.4400)
Mar 18, 2016	Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL	17 / 43 (679.3484)	4 (176)	11 (172.5600)	12 (170.8228)	33 (159.9656)
Feb 26, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL	5 / 30 (683.9312)	15 (169.6684)	11 (170.2744)	4 (174.2856)	12 (169.7028)
Dec 4, 2015	Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL	7 / 36 (679.8856)	15 (169.1200)	5 (170.2628)	7 (168.5372)	11 (171.9656)
Sep 25, 2015	Porktober Que Dothan, AL	14 / 26 (660.9712)	20 (162.8228)	21 (154.2056)	10 (169.6800)	3 (174.2628)
May 1, 2015	George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge Lucedale, MS	11 / 27 (677.0740)	3 (174.8800)	25 (158.2628)	10 (170.8112)	9 (173.1200)
Apr 3, 2015	'Que at the View Gulfport, MS	7 / 40 (680.4684)	27 (166.2284)	17 (167.4172)	4 (170.8228)	3 (176)
Mar 6, 2015	Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL	8 / 48 (687.3488)	5 (176.5716)	15 (169.1200)	6 (173.1200)	23 (168.5372)
Feb 27, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL	16 / 30 (672.4112)	23 (166.2400)	14 (170.2744)	14 (169.6684)	18 (166.2284)
Dec 5, 2014	Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL	7 / 29 (683.9200)	10 (172)	15 (167.3828)	12 (165.0972)	2 (179.4400)
Sep 26, 2014	Porktober Que Dothan, AL	8 / 29 (669.5884)	2 (173.1544)	6 (167.3712)	23 (162.8000)	9 (166.2628)
May 2, 2014	George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge Lucedale, MS	2 / 15 (687.3600)	2 (173.1428)	1 (176)	4 (168.5372)	3 (169.6800)
Apr 4, 2014	'Que at the View Gulfport, MS	5 / 36 (683.9088)	10 (169.6800)	6 (171.4172)	17 (167.3944)	2 (175.4172)
Mar 7, 2014	Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL	5 / 46 (685.0628)	8 (174.8572)	15 (170.2628)	22 (166.8228)	6 (173.1200)
Dec 6, 2013	Christmas on the River State Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL	3 / 29 (683.3256)	1 (175.4056)	12 (165.6800)	15 (166.2400)	3 (176)
Sep 27, 2013	PorktoberQue Dothan, AL	2 / 29 (682.8116)	8 (168.5600)	9 (165.6916)	4 (171.9772)	2 (176.5828)
Sep 13, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Hendersonville, TN	14 / 30 (671.3600)	21 (166.8572)	3 (175.4172)	23 (162.2400)	22 (166.8456)
May 3, 2013	Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge Brandon, MS	6 / 31 (677.7142)	10 (169.7142)	9 (168.5716)	10 (169.7142)	5 (169.7142)
Mar 8, 2013	BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival Mobile, AL	11 / 56 (674.8566)	19 (169.1426)	10 (170.8570)	21 (166.2856)	15 (168.5714)
Feb 22, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL	7 / 29 (676)	6 (170.8572)	18 (164.5716)	2 (174.8570)	11 (165.7142)

HAULIN' BUTT 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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (15 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

On the rise

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A March team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

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)