Happy hunting ground
Top 14%
average finish here
Oinktoberfest is their spot: an average finish in the top 14% across 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 5th
- average top 14%
SLOGIES BBQ
SLOGIES BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 5th of 52 at the Oinktoberfest (2015). They are ranked #1418 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1570
peak 1570 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
May 24, 2014
latest May 28, 2016 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
38% of 8 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 22%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
652.87 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 656.67 (-3.80)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.29
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 165.85 · weakest Chicken (162.71)
Road miles
307
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 41 mi
Schedule strength
14%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)
Master avg
656.67 / 720
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #605 (616 pts) | #936 (381 pts) | #613 (626 pts) | #656 (581 pts) | #711 (521 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SLOGIES BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
44 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,420 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1570
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,410 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 64%
- Peak
- 1583
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 11 contests, alongside a 64% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,426 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 80%
- Peak
- 1570
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,412 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1570
Level with SLOGIES BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,411 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 58%
- Peak
- 1576
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 12 contests to 8.
⚔ Compare careers#1,422 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1570
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE GOOD CUE CREW | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' AIN'T EASY | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| KISS MY BBQ | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| THE 5TH ARTERY | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| BEHIND BBQ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM EATAPEDIA | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| RED VALLEY BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| GALLOWAY'S HELLFIRE BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Sweet Heat BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN BARRELS | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| REBEL YELL BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 168.5828 | 154.2972 | 162.71 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 148.5600 | 163.41 | top 34% |
| Pork | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 168.5944 | 160.5600 | 164.70 | top 31% |
| Brisket | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 171.4172 | 161.1428 | 165.85 | top 23% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 21% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 22% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oinktoberfest | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 14% | Sep 19, 2015 |
| Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 20% | Jun 19, 2015 |
| Roc City Rib Fest | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 20% | May 23, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
4 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NY
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
5
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
172
finished ahead 350 times, behind 86
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20162 milestones
- Peak power rating (1570) Roc City Rib Fest
- Most recent contest Roc City Rib Fest
20146 milestones
- First tracked contest Roc City Rib Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2056 Roc City Rib Fest
- First call Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
- First overall top-10 Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
- Career-best overall score670.8228 Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.9656 Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.3 | Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que | Jun 13, 2014 |
| +11.8 | Roc City Rib Fest | May 24, 2014 |
| +11.3 | Oinktoberfest | Sep 19, 2015 |
| +9.7 | Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival | Aug 8, 2014 |
| +9.6 | Oinktoberfest | Sep 20, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 46% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 20% | 91.8% | 90.9% |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75% | top 17% | 93.2% | 91.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2016 | Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY | 23 / 50 (654.1944) | 20 (168.5600) | 38 (157.0972) | 34 (160.5600) | 11 (167.9772) |
| Sep 19, 2015 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 5 / 52 (659.9656) | 3 (168.5828) | 14 (164.5600) | 21 (160.5600) | 9 (166.2628) |
| Jun 19, 2015 | Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY | 13 / 47 (642.8112) | 32 (155.9656) | 36 (148.5600) | 6 (166.8684) | 3 (171.4172) |
| May 23, 2015 | Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY | 13 / 57 (661.0516) | 34 (162.8572) | 9 (168.5600) | 27 (163.3828) | 16 (166.2516) |
| Sep 20, 2014 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 12 / 66 (646.3088) | 49 (154.2972) | 20 (162.2744) | 6 (168.5944) | 21 (161.1428) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival N. Tonawanda, NY | 8 / 39 (659.9888) | 26 (159.9772) | 4 (170.2972) | 10 (167.3828) | 12 (162.3316) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY | 6 / 47 (670.8228) | 17 (164.5828) | 4 (171.9656) | 14 (164.5716) | 4 (169.7028) |
| May 24, 2014 | Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY | 14 / 86 (658.2056) | 14 (166.8456) | 22 (163.9656) | 15 (165.7028) | 35 (161.6916) |