High-water mark
693.7372
career-best overall
96.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 693.7372 at South Carolina Festival of Discovery — 96.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2025-07-10
Slinging Meat
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1480
peak 1480 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2023-07-06
latest 2026-07-09
Best ToY finish
#723
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
670.51 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 664.94 (+5.58)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.25
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.61 · weakest Chicken (162.91)
Road miles
671
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 161 mi
Schedule strength
77%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1599)
Purse competed for
$99K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
664.94 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKE SHOW MAFIA ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKE SHOW MAFIA has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.7
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.70 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 29%.
- Chicken avg 162.91
- Pork Ribs avg 169.61
- 0 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Cherrywood BBQ Smoke Team in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
A July team
Top 64%
average finish in July
Something about July: average finish in the top 64% across 4 contests, versus top 72% the rest of the year.
- 4 July contests
- top 72% the rest of the year
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked South Carolina Festival of Discovery every year from 2023 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.
- 4 visits in all
- best finish 11th
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.
149 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4162 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1517
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1517 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4157 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
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#4128 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1480
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Slinging Meat's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4130 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2017, 6 years before Slinging Meat's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#4164 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Level with Slinging Meat on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4148 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Slinging Meat's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Dogpatch Q | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Casual Smokers SC | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Central BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Kings BBQ Team | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Wiggle Butts BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD ROOSTER BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BARREL FEVER BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT COLE'S BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 154.2400 | 162.91 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 161.6916 | 169.61 | top 53% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7372 | 159.3600 | 164.61 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 160.5144 | 167.80 | top 57% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SC | 5 | 0 | top 67% |
| NC | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 87% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 80% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 69% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 4 | 11 | 0 | top 64% | 2026-07-09 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2023-07-06 → 2026-07-09
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
SC
5 of 7 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 169.61 · weakest Chicken (162.91)
Walk rate
29%
a top-10 call in 2 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
664.94
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
229
119–321 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
671
7 mapped stops · furthest 161 mi
Schedule strength
1599
average field rating faced — tougher than 77% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$99,480
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 7 state-championship entries
Power rating
1480
peak 1480 · #4139 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2023
- First tracked contest South Carolina Festival of Discovery
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3144 Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
- 2025
- First call South Carolina Festival of Discovery
- Career-best overall score693.7372 South Carolina Festival of Discovery
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7028 South Carolina Festival of Discovery
- Peak power rating (1495) South Carolina Festival of Discovery
- 2026
- Most recent contest South Carolina Festival of Discovery
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.7 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 2025-07-10 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.1 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 2023-11-17 |
| -6.7 | Fire in the Foothills | 2025-09-26 |
| -6.4 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 2024-07-11 |
| -5 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 2023-07-06 |
| -4.8 | Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway | 2026-05-15 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 79% | 93.1% | 92.5% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 48% | 96.4% | 94.5% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 91.6% | 90.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 58 / 75 (670.1372) | 47 (169.6800) | 51 (167.9772) | 55 (166.2400) | 50 (166.2400) |
| 2026-05-15 | Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway 🏅 Darlington, SC | 21 / 26 (662.1372) | 18 (162.2512) | 9 (175.4172) | 18 (163.9544) | 22 (160.5144) |
| 2025-09-26 | Fire in the Foothills 🏅 King, NC | 20 / 25 (666.7088) | 22 (165.6800) | 14 (169.6916) | 20 (162.8000) | 13 (168.5372) |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 11 / 66 (693.7372) | 45 (165.7372) | 7 (177.7028) | 16 (173.7372) | 8 (176.5600) |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 64 / 76 (659.8400) | 71 (158.2400) | 32 (171.4172) | 64 (163.9428) | 55 (166.2400) |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 52 / 60 (659.3144) | 55 (164.5484) | 54 (161.6916) | 54 (162.2516) | 29 (170.8228) |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 59 / 76 (642.6744) | 72 (154.2400) | 54 (163.3944) | 62 (159.3600) | 46 (165.6800) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #723 (131 pts) | #764 (146 pts) | #706 (196 pts) | #716 (146 pts) | #770 (126 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1093 (75 pts) | #1199 (65 pts) | #1144 (105 pts) | #1137 (75 pts) | #1015 (110 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #878 (120 pts) | #977 (120 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) | #938 (120 pts) | #922 (120 pts) |