Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.
- Brisket ×1
Slaughter House BBQ
Slaughter House BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 15th of 29 at the Masters at the Midway: Johnson County Fair BBQ Championship (2026). They are ranked #3599 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “SLAUGHTERHOUSE BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1491
peak 1491 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Aug 17, 2018
latest Jul 24, 2026 · 7.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±25.36
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.23 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.62)
Road miles
446
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 308 mi
Schedule strength
63%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)
Purse competed for
$25K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
662.50 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #409 (446 pts) | #342 (621 pts) | #311 (751 pts) | #452 (421 pts) | #269 (736 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Slaughter House BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
156 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,588 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1526
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Slaughter House BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Slaughter House BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,607 of the rated field
- Contests
- 31
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1535
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Slaughter House BBQ)
They've been 1535 at their best, 44 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,587 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1516
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,617 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1516
They turned up 5 years after Slaughter House BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#3,586 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1491
Level with Slaughter House BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,618 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1491
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Slaughter House BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOOD HOOK BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 178.2972 | 156.5484 | 169.23 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5716 | 145.6228 | 159.62 | top 74% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6916 | 162.8228 | 167.29 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 180 🔥 | 147.3832 | 166.36 | top 51% |
“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 64% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 68% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
171
finished ahead 73 times, behind 148
Longest layoff
7.6 yrs
Aug 17, 2018 → Mar 20, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20267 milestones
- First call 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
- First category win (Brisket) 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.3144 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1494) 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score679.9088 Masters at the Midway: Johnson County Fair BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Masters at the Midway: Johnson County Fair BBQ Championship
20181 milestone
- First tracked contest Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.2 | Masters at the Midway: Johnson County Fair BBQ Championship | Jul 24, 2026 |
| +0.9 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | Mar 20, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.8 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | Aug 17, 2018 |
| -4.5 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) | Jul 10, 2026 |
| -2.9 | 12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life | Jun 19, 2026 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 63% | 94.4% | 93.8% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2026 | Masters at the Midway: Johnson County Fair BBQ Championship 🏅 Gardner, KS | 15 / 29 (679.9088) | 4 (178.2972) | 16 (168.5488) | 19 (166.8344) | 19 (166.2284) |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 25 / 37 (678.7200) | 26 (168.5256) | 9 (176.5716) | 28 (168.5372) | 27 (165.0856) |
| Jun 19, 2026 | 12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 24 / 33 (670.1712) | 12 (175.4056) | 32 (153.0972) | 25 (168.5600) | 10 (173.1084) |
| Mar 20, 2026 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 40 / 68 (671.3144) | 48 (167.3828) | 65 (154.2400) | 36 (169.6916) | 1 (180) |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 34 / 44 (612.3772) | 38 (156.5484) | 42 (145.6228) | 21 (162.8228) | 37 (147.3832) |