SILVER FOX BBQ

SILVER FOX BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 24 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 16th of 26 at the Smokin 'n' the Ville (2013). They are ranked #6473 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,473

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1348

peak 1348 · rated over 24 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 26, 2013

latest Oct 15, 2021 · 8.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#735

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 24 contests

Avg finish

top 87%

overall standings

Best overall

647.9200 / 720

Master · Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

601.95 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 605.53 (-3.58)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172

Pork Ribs · Smokin 'n' the Ville

Consistency

±35.64

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 153.75 · weakest Chicken (147.91)

Road miles

1,258

across 24 mapped stops · furthest 114 mi

Schedule strength

37%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)

Purse competed for

$16K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

605.53 / 720

24 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

20–0 behind in the head-to-head

777 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

777 BBQ has come out ahead in 20 of their 20 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.8 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.84 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 8%.

Chicken avg 147.91
Pork Ribs avg 153.75
0 calls in 24 entries

The comeback

2.3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.3 years, then back at Smoke on the Water (Oct 15, 2021).

last seen Jul 12, 2019
back Oct 15, 2021

Pork Ribs nemesis

17 of 20 shared pork ribs entries lost

777 BBQ ahead 85% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 777 BBQ has out-cooked them in 17 of 20 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Old Old 50 BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) every year from 2014 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 54th

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
2021 ↗	Master	#1213 (65 pts)	#1202 (80 pts)	#1297 (65 pts)	#1247 (65 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1598 (120 pts)	#1614 (120 pts)	#1610 (120 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1090 (288 pts)	#1162 (288 pts)	#1162 (288 pts)	#1137 (303 pts)	#914 (388 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1417 (178 pts)	#1506 (178 pts)	#1259 (243 pts)	#1325 (233 pts)	#1466 (178 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1117 (269 pts)	#1194 (269 pts)	#1103 (299 pts)	#1199 (269 pts)	#1000 (329 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#735 (421 pts)	#861 (376 pts)	#480 (681 pts)	#665 (501 pts)	#752 (431 pts)

Overall rank by season

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1348 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1348

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rated over 24 contests
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Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
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#6,475 of the rated field

1348 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1348

22 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

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#6,472 of the rated field

1349 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1349

Level with SILVER FOX BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 42 contests
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1347 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 68
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 1%
Peak: 1347

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

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A 2 Z

#6,479 of the rated field

1346 ▼ 2 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1346

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 23 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Oct 8, 2021

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
777 BBQ	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
BLUE BUCKET BBQ	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
INDIGO PIG	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
BLACK EYE BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
Boxer Q BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
RICH AND STU'S VOODOO BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
OLD STYLE BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
R BUTTS R SMOKIN	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BLUE COLLAR BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
ROCK N BLUES BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BAD HABIT	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
RIBS N BIBS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	24	0	0	165.1200	20	147.91	top 86%
Pork Ribs	24	2	1	172	134.8228	153.75	top 75%
Pork	24	1	0	166.8570	137.0856	153.70	top 82%
Brisket	24	0	0	168	123.3600	150.18	top 76%

“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)	9	0	top 86%
Large (40+)	15	0	top 87%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	23	0	top 87%
MO	1	0	top 86%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer)	4	54	top 89%	Apr 7, 2017
Smoke on the Water	2	22	top 85%	Oct 15, 2021
Sertoma 48 BBQ	2	36	top 93%	May 4, 2018
Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout	2	26	top 83%	Jun 11, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 6 contests

Contests a season 3 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 23 of 24 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 18 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 525 finished ahead 144 times, behind 1,006

Longest layoff 2.3 yrs Jul 12, 2019 → Oct 15, 2021

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

20211 milestone

Oct 15 Most recent contest Smoke on the Water

20161 milestone

Jul 15 Career-best overall score647.9200 Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ

20141 milestone

Oct 10 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee

20134 milestones

Apr 26 First tracked contest Smokin 'n' the Ville
Apr 26 First call Smokin 'n' the Ville
Apr 26 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172 Smokin 'n' the Ville
Apr 26 Peak power rating (1497) Smokin 'n' the Ville

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+3	Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ	Jul 15, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.4	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	Jun 7, 2013
-11.8	Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee	Oct 10, 2014
-11.5	Valley Center Spring Fling	May 31, 2013
-10.3	10th Annual WildBlue BBQ	Jul 18, 2014
-9.9	Smoke on the Water	Oct 11, 2013

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0%	top 88%	84.7%	84.7%
2019	1	0%	top 92%	88.3%	88.3%
2018	2	0%	top 93%	83.8%	81.9%
2017	1	0%	top 95%	81.2%	81.2%
2016	5	0%	top 87%	90%	86%
2015	4	0%	top 90%	84%	82.9%
2014	4	0%	top 86%	87.7%	80.2%
2013	6	33%	top 80%	89%	86.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 15, 2021	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS	22 / 25 (610.0684)	19 (162.2400)	22 (149.6456)	22 (154.8340)	23 (143.3488)
Jul 12, 2019	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	54 / 59 (635.8628)	44 (165.1200)	55 (158.2628)	52 (159.3828)	54 (153.0972)
Oct 6, 2018	Rib's and Bibs Topeka, KS	36 / 37 (576.3316)	33 (155.9544)	35 (150.7772)	35 (146.2400)	37 (123.3600)
May 4, 2018	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	36 / 41 (603.1312)	35 (154.2400)	36 (149.6228)	29 (157.6456)	40 (141.6228)
Apr 7, 2017	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS	95 / 100 (584.3544)	95 (147.9888)	88 (151.3372)	99 (137.0856)	91 (147.9428)
Aug 5, 2016	Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest Rossville, KS	26 / 29 (622.8576)	28 (154.8688)	27 (147.3716)	25 (159.4744)	19 (161.1428)
Jul 15, 2016	Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ Burlington, KS	31 / 46 (647.9200)	37 (160)	27 (166.2400)	44 (153.6800)	18 (168)
Jun 11, 2016	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS	26 / 29 (621.0172)	28 (143.9428)	26 (152.5144)	22 (162.2972)	18 (162.2628)
May 6, 2016	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	41 / 42 (607.8972)	40 (150.8228)	41 (141.0972)	34 (160.5484)	30 (155.4288)
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	99 / 109 (595.2340)	97 (149.0740)	95 (150.8344)	105 (142.2400)	78 (153.0856)
Oct 9, 2015	Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS	27 / 33 (604.4460)	32 (146.8000)	12 (163.4172)	14 (163.4172)	32 (130.8116)
Jul 17, 2015	11th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	46 / 48 (578.6512)	45 (150.8228)	46 (142.8116)	48 (141.1084)	44 (143.9084)
May 29, 2015	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition Kansas City, MO	37 / 43 (598.7660)	37 (147.9428)	30 (158.2860)	42 (143.4400)	36 (149.0972)
Apr 10, 2015	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	92 / 97 (605.0168)	81 (155.4400)	92 (146.8000)	79 (155.3712)	87 (147.4056)
Oct 10, 2014	Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee Topeka, KS	36 / 37 (460.5028)	36 (20)	37 (134.8228)	32 (148)	13 (157.6800)
Jul 18, 2014	10th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	40 / 41 (602.1260)	40 (149.7144)	41 (141.0744)	34 (154.7884)	29 (156.5488)
Jun 13, 2014	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS	31 / 41 (631.2452)	34 (157.6684)	19 (165.0972)	35 (155.4056)	34 (153.0740)
Apr 11, 2014	Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS	54 / 73 (615.3372)	51 (155.4172)	64 (146.8228)	64 (150.2744)	27 (162.8228)
Oct 11, 2013	Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS	38 / 43 (601.0740)	32 (153.0856)	25 (155.9544)	40 (142.3312)	31 (149.7028)
Jul 19, 2013	9th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	29 / 40 (638.2628)	27 (164.0344)	20 (163.4056)	35 (158.2856)	32 (152.5372)
Jun 14, 2013	Sunflower Barbecue Topeka, KS	26 / 34 (633.7136)	27 (155.4284)	7 (166.8570)	19 (165.1426)	29 (146.2856)
Jun 7, 2013	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	64 / 69 (602.8566)	47 (157.1428)	54 (155.4284)	53 (154.8570)	67 (135.4284)
May 31, 2013	Valley Center Spring Fling Valley Center, KS	30 / 34 (615.4280)	34 (143.9996)	26 (159.4286)	30 (155.9998)	22 (156)
Apr 26, 2013	Smokin 'n' the Ville Edwardsville, KS	16 / 26 (640.5710)	26 (147.9998)	3 (172)	8 (166.8570)	17 (153.7142)

SILVER FOX BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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 (6 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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 — 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)