High-water mark
663.8284
career-best overall
92.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 663.8284 at BBQ Capital Cookoff — 92.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-04-25
SLICKS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1539
peak 1539 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-06-21
latest 2015-04-17
Best ToY finish
#1114
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 29%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
653.61
last 5 Master vs avg 653.61 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±11.18
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.78 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.00)
Road miles
547
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 200 mi
Schedule strength
16%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)
Master avg
653.61 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
A tough matchup
3–1
behind in the head-to-head
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ ahead in 75% of their meetings
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Smoke-A-Holics in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
81 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1973 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1539
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1977 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1539
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after SLICKS BBQ did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Head-to-head#1978 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1539
No shared contest yet.
Level with SLICKS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#1994 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1539
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1987 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1547
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 50% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#1982 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1539
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 155.9660 | 164.78 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 149.0744 | 161.00 | top 38% |
| Pork | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 171.4286 | 157.6456 | 164.77 | top 33% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 174.2972 | 155.4286 | 163.06 | top 39% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | 4 | 0 | top 33% |
| NC | 1 | 0 | top 15% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 35% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 20% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.8 yrs
2013-06-21 → 2015-04-17
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
VA
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 164.78 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.00)
Walk rate
100%
a top-10 call in 5 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
60%
3 of 5 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
653.61
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
164
143–46 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
547
5 mapped stops · furthest 200 mi
Schedule strength
1523
average field rating faced — tougher than 16% of rated contests
Power rating
1539
peak 1539 · #1985 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest BBQ, Bands & Brews
- First call BBQ, Bands & Brews
- First overall top-10 BBQ, Bands & Brews
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.4286 BBQ, Bands & Brews
- 2014
- Career-best overall score663.8284 BBQ Capital Cookoff
- First category win (Brisket) Chesapeake Jubilee
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2972 Chesapeake Jubilee
- 2015
- Peak power rating (1539) 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.5 | BBQ Capital Cookoff | 2014-04-25 |
| +11.6 | Chesapeake Jubilee | 2014-05-16 |
| +10.1 | BBQ, Bands & Brews | 2013-06-21 |
| +8.4 | 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition | 2015-04-17 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2013-08-23 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 26% | 92% | 92% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 15% | 92.2% | 91.8% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 45% | 90.5% | 89.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-17 | 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition Lanexa, VA | 12 / 46 (662.1712) | 6 (174.2628) | 17 (163.9656) | 19 (164.5372) | 20 (159.4056) |
| 2014-05-16 | Chesapeake Jubilee Chesapeake, VA | 5 / 32 (657.6692) | 17 (155.9660) | 7 (162.2744) | 5 (165.1316) | 1 (174.2972) |
| 2014-04-25 | BBQ Capital Cookoff Lexington, NC | 9 / 62 (663.8284) | 18 (167.9772) | 7 (169.6800) | 46 (157.6456) | 8 (168.5256) |
| 2013-08-23 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Richmond, VA | 19 / 29 (632.9600) | 18 (161.1312) | 22 (149.0744) | 8 (165.0972) | 19 (157.6572) |
| 2013-06-21 | BBQ, Bands & Brews Palmyra, VA | 6 / 25 (651.4286) | 4 (164.5714) | 11 (160.0000) | 2 (171.4286) | 17 (155.4286) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1449 (182 pts) | #2054 (97 pts) | #1599 (162 pts) | #1525 (182 pts) | #1122 (282 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1114 (249 pts) | #1062 (289 pts) | #1412 (189 pts) | #822 (399 pts) | #1421 (174 pts) |