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
- Apr 25, 2014
SLICKS BBQ
SLICKS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 5th of 32 at the Chesapeake Jubilee (2014). They are ranked #1999 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1539
peak 1539 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest Apr 17, 2015 · 1.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
60% of 5 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 29%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.18
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.78 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.00)
Road miles
547
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 200 mi
Schedule strength
16%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1522)
Master avg
653.61 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SLICKS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
74 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,991 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1539
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,989 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1539
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#2,007 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1539
Level with SLICKS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,993 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1547
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 50% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,996 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1539
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,008 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1538
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 35% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 20% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
164
finished ahead 143 times, behind 46
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20152 milestones
- Peak power rating (1539) 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition
20143 milestones
- Career-best overall score663.8284 BBQ Capital Cookoff
- First category win (Brisket) Chesapeake Jubilee
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2972 Chesapeake Jubilee
20134 milestones
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.5 | BBQ Capital Cookoff | Apr 25, 2014 |
| +11.6 | Chesapeake Jubilee | May 16, 2014 |
| +10.1 | BBQ, Bands & Brews | Jun 21, 2013 |
| +8.4 | 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition | Apr 17, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.1 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Aug 23, 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2015 | 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) |
| May 16, 2014 | Chesapeake Jubilee Chesapeake, VA | 5 / 32 (657.6692) | 17 (155.9660) | 7 (162.2744) | 5 (165.1316) | 1 (174.2972) |
| Apr 25, 2014 | BBQ Capital Cookoff Lexington, NC | 9 / 62 (663.8284) | 18 (167.9772) | 7 (169.6800) | 46 (157.6456) | 8 (168.5256) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Richmond, VA | 19 / 29 (632.9600) | 18 (161.1312) | 22 (149.0744) | 8 (165.0972) | 19 (157.6572) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | BBQ, Bands & Brews Palmyra, VA | 6 / 25 (651.4286) | 4 (164.5714) | 11 (160) | 2 (171.4286) | 17 (155.4286) |