High-water mark
691.9884
career-best overall
96.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 691.9884 at Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 — 96.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-03-18
SLOPPY JOHNS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1531
peak 1531 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-03-15
latest 2016-03-18
Best ToY finish
#1168
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
663.68 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 665.32 (-1.64)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.65
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.01 · weakest Brisket (160.79)
Road miles
691
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 157 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Master avg
665.32 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
KILLER HOGS ahead in 100% of their meetings
KILLER HOGS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−10.2
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.22 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 43%.
- Brisket avg 160.79
- Pork Ribs avg 171.01
- 0 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of I Smell Smoke in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
DRAGGIN BOOTY BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
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.
76 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2190 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1531
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2189 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1531
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after SLOPPY JOHNS BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#2194 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1531
No shared contest yet.
Level with SLOPPY JOHNS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2193 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1553
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2192 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1531
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 3 years before SLOPPY JOHNS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2184 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1541
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| KILLER HOGS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4286 | 160.5712 | 166.92 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 176.5714 | 163.3944 | 171.01 | top 22% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 158.8228 | 166.61 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9884 | 144.4916 | 160.79 | top 58% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS | 4 | 0 | top 42% |
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 35% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 41% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 38% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2013-03-15 → 2016-03-18
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MS
4 of 7 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 171.01 · weakest Brisket (160.79)
Walk rate
57%
a top-10 call in 4 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
29%
2 of 7 contests
Master average
665.32
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
311
302–199 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
691
7 mapped stops · furthest 157 mi
Schedule strength
1532
average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests
Power rating
1531
peak 1531 · #2187 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
- First call Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.1424 Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
- First overall top-10 Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5714 Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff
- 2016
- Career-best overall score691.9884 Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1
- Peak power rating (1531) Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1
- Most recent contest Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.9 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 | 2016-03-18 |
| +10 | Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff | 2013-04-05 |
| +6 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel | 2013-03-15 |
| +4.7 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL) | 2015-06-12 |
| +1.9 | 34th Annual Kennett Jaycee Show-Me State BBQ CookOff | 2015-05-22 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.8 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel | 2015-03-13 |
| -1.8 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre | 2014-03-14 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 9% | 96.1% | 96.1% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 54% | 93.6% | 91.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 56% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 26% | 94.1% | 93% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-18 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS | 9 / 95 (691.9884) | 29 (170.8572) | 15 (172.5828) | 7 (176.5600) | 20 (171.9884) |
| 2015-06-12 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL) Wynne, AR | 20 / 49 (673.6228) | 37 (163.9656) | 18 (169.1200) | 20 (169.1084) | 14 (171.4288) |
| 2015-05-22 | 34th Annual Kennett Jaycee Show-Me State BBQ CookOff Kennett, MO | 16 / 32 (666.2060) | 21 (163.9888) | 3 (173.1200) | 20 (165.1544) | 18 (163.9428) |
| 2015-03-13 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS | 67 / 94 (640.4116) | 24 (170.8228) | 34 (166.2744) | 79 (158.8228) | 90 (144.4916) |
| 2014-03-14 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre Tupelo, MS | 53 / 95 (646.1488) | 58 (162.8000) | 42 (163.3944) | 29 (168.5944) | 76 (151.3600) |
| 2013-04-05 | Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff Kennett, MO | 9 / 44 (677.7148) | 4 (175.4286) | 3 (176.5714) | 31 (165.1430) | 29 (160.5718) |
| 2013-03-15 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS | 32 / 100 (661.1424) | 68 (160.5712) | 3 (176.0000) | 46 (162.8570) | 58 (161.7142) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1350 (187 pts) | #1685 (137 pts) | #1030 (327 pts) | #1571 (167 pts) | #1339 (207 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1168 (229 pts) | #1048 (294 pts) | #670 (494 pts) | #1656 (144 pts) | #1599 (144 pts) |