SMOKIN R BUTTS

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2963

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1506

peak 1519 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-26

latest 2016-09-09

Best ToY finish

#715

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 53%

overall standings

Best overall

677.6684 / 720

Master · Racing for the BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

647.13 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 652.69 (-5.56)

Walk rate

30%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4516

Chicken · Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off

Consistency

±16.26

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.18 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.12)

Road miles

111

mi across 10 mapped stops

Schedule strength

33%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)

Master avg

652.69 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

677.6684 career-best overall

94.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.6684 at Racing for the BBQ — 94.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-07-29

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 41%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 41%

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY ahead in 100% of their meetings

VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.1 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.06 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.

Pork Ribs avg 161.12
Pork avg 166.18
0 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Sons of a Brisket in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

5 of 7 shared pork entries lost

VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±2.26% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.26% 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
10 contests

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

VanHoozen BBQ

#2951 of the rated field

1507 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2026-08-08

⚔ Head-to-head

BBQ AUS MASSEN

#2977 of the rated field

1506 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1515

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2022-07-23

⚔ Head-to-head

SMELL WHATS COOKIN

#2950 of the rated field

1507 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1513

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2016-10-14

⚔ Head-to-head

A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT

#2956 of the rated field

1506 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1516

No shared contest yet.

Level with SMOKIN R BUTTS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2021-05-01

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PRO-BONE-OH

#2947 of the rated field

1507 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1519

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2019-09-12

⚔ Head-to-head

Westwoodfield BBQ

#2953 of the rated field

1507 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1511

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2019-02-16

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THUMP & STRUM BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Smoke on the Water	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
NICKLE BOYS BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
50 SHADES OF QUE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
HANG 'EM' HIGH	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN IN THE BOARDROOM	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Bare Bones BBQ Team	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
KCQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Smoke Masters Mafia	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
PELLET ENVY	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	3	175.4516	153.6456	163.29	top 57%
Pork Ribs	10	0	173.1544	150.2400	161.12	top 62%
Pork	10	2	172.6056	152.0000	166.18	top 43%
Brisket	10	0	170.2972	150.2628	162.10	top 53%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 80%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 46%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Racing for the BBQ	2	18	0	top 40%	2016-07-29

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.4 yrs 2013-04-26 → 2016-09-09

Busiest season 2013 4 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 10 of 10 contests

Contests visited 9 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 166.18 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.12)

Walk rate 30% a top-10 call in 3 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 10% 1 of 10 contests

Master average 652.69 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 315 266–270 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 111 10 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1544 average field rating faced — tougher than 33% of rated contests

Power rating 1506 peak 1519 · #2963 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 26 First tracked contest Smokin' In The Creek
Apr 26 First call Smokin' In The Creek
Apr 26 First overall top-10 Smokin' In The Creek
Apr 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.8570 Smokin' In The Creek
Sep 6 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4516 Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off
Sep 6 Peak power rating (1519) Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off
2016
Jul 29 Career-best overall score677.6684 Racing for the BBQ
Sep 9 10th tracked contest *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
Sep 9 Most recent contest *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.8	Smokin' In The Creek	2013-04-26
+8.7	Racing for the BBQ	2016-07-29
+8.7	Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off	2013-09-06
+2.3	Racing for the BBQ	2015-07-24
+0.3	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ	2015-09-11

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.7	2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition	2016-05-13
-8.1	*Independence Fire & Ice BBQ	2016-09-09
-3.3	Fountains Blaze Off and Senior Q	2013-10-18
-0.4	Racing for the BBQ	2014-07-25

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	3	0	0%	top 71%	94.1%	89.4%
2015	2	0	0%	top 50%	92%	90.5%
2014	1	0	0%	top 54%	90.9%	90.9%
2013	4	1	75%	top 41%	93.2%	91.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-09-09	*Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	63 / 76 (629.0628)	70 (153.6456)	67 (150.2400)	43 (166.3544)	58 (158.8228)
2016-07-29	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	18 / 54 (677.6684)	40 (163.3712)	12 (172.5600)	17 (171.4400)	16 (170.2972)
2016-05-13	2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition Greenwood, MO	29 / 30 (625.0168)	30 (155.9428)	22 (161.1084)	27 (152.0000)	27 (155.9656)
2015-09-11	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	41 / 76 (641.6800)	43 (159.9656)	42 (160.0116)	45 (158.8456)	32 (162.8572)
2015-07-24	Racing for the BBQ Lees Summit, MO	29 / 63 (662.2056)	44 (161.1428)	11 (173.1544)	30 (166.2512)	38 (161.6572)
2014-07-25	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	29 / 54 (654.1600)	44 (161.0972)	38 (159.3600)	27 (165.1428)	14 (168.5600)
2013-10-18	Fountains Blaze Off and Senior Q Independence, MO	14 / 22 (646.8460)	8 (165.7144)	16 (160.5488)	8 (170.3200)	19 (150.2628)
2013-09-06	Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off Blue Springs, MO	18 / 72 (670.8916)	7 (175.4516)	50 (157.0856)	13 (172.6056)	16 (165.7488)
2013-07-26	Racing For The BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	30 / 58 (656.5144)	21 (167.3828)	50 (156.5488)	14 (168.5828)	31 (164.0000)
2013-04-26	Smokin' In The Creek Sugar Creek, MO	9 / 41 (662.8570)	5 (169.1428)	25 (160.5714)	6 (170.2856)	18 (162.8572)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#1317 (210 pts)	#1596 (175 pts)	#1256 (255 pts)	#1429 (215 pts)	#1374 (220 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1676 (120 pts)	#1778 (120 pts)	#1424 (190 pts)	#1790 (120 pts)	#1763 (120 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#1836 (130 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#715 (438 pts)	#534 (608 pts)	#1005 (308 pts)	#561 (588 pts)	#846 (373 pts)