Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.
- Pork ×1
SLIM D'S BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1611
peak 1624 · rated over 30 contests ⓘ
Best runs
5
straight top-10s
Contests
30
in the data
First seen
2014-07-25
latest 2019-08-24
Best ToY finish
#345
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
4
13 podiums
Overall top-10s
10
of 30 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
673.85 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 665.75 (+8.10)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.75
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.23 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.31)
Road miles
3,864
mi across 30 mapped stops · furthest 315 mi
Schedule strength
63%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
665.75 / 720
30 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (11 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.
They almost always walk
80%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 24 of 30 contests
A top-10 category call in 80% of their 30 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
686.1944
career-best overall
95.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 686.1944 at Back to Mayberry — 95.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-06-30
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI has finished one call ahead of SLIM D'S BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Their season
2017
their best year
2017 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 27%.
- 3 contests
- 3 overall top-10s
- 2 category wins
- average top 27%
A tough matchup
17–3
behind in the head-to-head
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 85% of their meetings
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 17 of their 20 shared contests.
A strong matchup
7–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SMOKIN BIG DAWGS in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
BLACK DOG BBQ IA has landed one call behind them 2 times.
A May team
Top 23%
average finish in May
Something about May: average finish in the top 23% across 4 contests, versus top 43% the rest of the year.
- 4 May contests
- top 43% the rest of the year
The long haul
3,864
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,864 miles across 30 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 315 miles to Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay.
- 30 mapped stops
- furthest 315 mi
The metronome
±1.49%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.49% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 92.5% of a perfect score
- 30 contests
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.
#945 of the rated field
- Contests
- 31
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1626
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 31 contests to 30, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#940 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1611
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 25 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#941 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 32%
- Peak
- 1611
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before SLIM D'S BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#942 of the rated field
- Contests
- 24
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1611
No shared contest yet.
24 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 21% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#944 of the rated field
- Contests
- 56
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 34%
- Peak
- 1623
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-head#939 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 36%
- Peak
- 1611
No shared contest yet.
Level with SLIM D'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRUE SMOKE BBQ | 23 | 11 | 12 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 20 | 3 | 17 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| TREEFROG BBQ | 18 | 10 | 8 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| WOODWARD BARBEQUE | 16 | 8 | 8 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEHOUSE 72 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| CITY SLICKERS BBQ | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| DIG-IN COOKERS | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogline | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| LUCKY'S Q | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKERS PURGATORY | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG T'Z Q CRU | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 30 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 176.5600 | 152.4912 | 167.23 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 30 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 178.2972 | 150.7888 | 165.31 | top 45% |
| Pork | 30 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.0628 | 167.16 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 30 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 178.2972 | 147.3600 | 166.05 | top 44% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA | 19 | 0 | top 50% |
| MN | 5 | 0 | top 27% |
| WI | 5 | 0 | top 32% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 49% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 53% |
| Medium (20–39) | 14 | 0 | top 44% |
| Large (40+) | 13 | 0 | top 40% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition | 3 | 6 | 0 | top 41% | 2019-06-14 |
| Back to Back to the Park BBQ | 3 | 8 | 0 | top 57% | 2015-08-28 |
| Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 2) (Judges Full) | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 51% | 2016-04-23 |
| Central Iowa Expo BBQ | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 73% | 2015-04-25 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.1 yrs
2014-07-25 → 2019-08-24
Busiest season
2016
11 contests
Contests a season
5
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IA
19 of 30 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
24
4 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
30 entries · 0 wins · 10 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 167.23 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.31)
Walk rate
80%
a top-10 call in 24 of 30 contests
Overall top-10 rate
33%
10 of 30 contests
Best top-10 run
5
straight contests
Master average
665.75
out of 720 · 30 contests · 0 GCs
Perfect 180s
1
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
527
751–474 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
3,864
30 mapped stops · furthest 315 mi
Schedule strength
1579
average field rating faced — tougher than 63% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$10,250
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Power rating
1611
peak 1624 · #943 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
- First call Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.1028 Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
- First category win (Pork) Back to Back to the Park BBQ
- First overall top-10 Back to Back to the Park BBQ
- First perfect 180 (Pork) Back to Back to the Park BBQ
- 2015
- 10th tracked contest Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge
- 2017
- 25th tracked contest Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (Day 1)
- Career-best overall score686.1944 Back to Mayberry
- 2018
- Peak power rating (1624) Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition
- 2019
- Most recent contest 3rd Annual Halfway to St.Pat's BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.7 | Smokin' in Steel | 2015-05-29 |
| +13.2 | Back to Back to the Park BBQ | 2014-10-17 |
| +11.5 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay | 2015-07-10 |
| +11.3 | Masters in May | 2016-04-29 |
| +10.9 | The Masters In May | 2015-05-01 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.6 | Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2) | 2014-10-18 |
| -8.5 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ | 2015-04-25 |
| -7.8 | 3rd Annual Halfway to St.Pat's BBQ Contest | 2019-08-24 |
| -5.5 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition | 2019-06-14 |
| -4.7 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | 2014-07-25 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 64% | 92.6% | 92% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 26% | 95.1% | 95.1% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 100% | top 27% | 95.3% | 94.4% |
| 2016 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 82% | top 40% | 94.9% | 92.5% |
| 2015 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 80% | top 42% | 94% | 92% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 67% | top 62% | 94% | 91.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-24 | 3rd Annual Halfway to St.Pat's BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 8 / 12 (666.7544) | 7 (167.9888) | 2 (172.5828) | 12 (153.0628) | 4 (173.1200) |
| 2019-06-14 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA | 19 / 31 (658.7316) | 11 (169.1200) | 26 (155.9660) | 16 (167.4056) | 17 (166.2400) |
| 2018-06-15 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA | 6 / 23 (685.0744) | 4 (174.8572) | 5 (171.4172) | 6 (171.4172) | 10 (167.3828) |
| 2017-06-30 | Back to Mayberry Rodney, IA | 8 / 29 (686.1944) | 14 (170.8228) | 17 (169.6916) | 5 (176.0000) | 17 (169.6800) |
| 2017-06-16 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA | 6 / 17 (672.5032) | 10 (165.6800) | 13 (159.4060) | 4 (169.7144) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2017-04-28 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (Day 1) Boone, IA | 6 / 31 (679.3600) | 14 (168.5372) | 1 (177.1772) | 19 (165.1200) | 11 (168.5256) |
| 2016-07-29 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA | 9 / 28 (670.1944) | 26 (155.9544) | 1 (178.2972) | 9 (171.4056) | 13 (164.5372) |
| 2016-06-17 | State Center Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition (Judges Full) State Center, IA | 17 / 31 (674.1832) | 27 (163.9544) | 17 (165.6916) | 10 (170.2744) | 3 (174.2628) |
| 2016-06-11 | *Mankato Cookout Day 2 and( Back Yard) Mankato, MN | 17 / 32 (669.5656) | 10 (173.1084) | 8 (171.9888) | 31 (153.6456) | 12 (170.8228) |
| 2016-06-10 | *Mankato Cookout Day 1 Mankato, MN | 8 / 33 (683.3372) | 12 (173.7028) | 7 (173.1200) | 16 (167.3828) | 11 (169.1316) |
| 2016-05-13 | Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN | 14 / 71 (670.7428) | 32 (165.0856) | 34 (163.9772) | 38 (163.3828) | 2 (178.2972) |
| 2016-04-30 | Masters in May- The Classic Appleton, WI | 35 / 58 (643.8516) | 51 (157.0744) | 39 (158.8344) | 40 (159.9772) | 17 (167.9656) |
| 2016-04-29 | Masters in May Appleton, WI | 11 / 59 (668.4916) | 3 (175.4056) | 50 (150.7888) | 15 (167.4172) | 2 (174.8800) |
| 2016-04-23 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 2) (Judges Full) Boone, IA | 25 / 36 (658.7772) | 20 (167.9656) | 32 (157.1088) | 30 (161.1428) | 8 (172.5600) |
| 2016-04-22 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 1) (Judges Full) Boone, IA | 14 / 42 (667.9312) | 11 (170.8572) | 21 (165.1084) | 34 (162.8572) | 15 (169.1084) |
| 2016-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 53 / 109 (654.1600) | 6 (176.5600) | 46 (164.5256) | 52 (165.7144) | 94 (147.3600) |
| 2016-03-04 | Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Isle, MN | 16 / 59 (663.3600) | 10 (170.2744) | 33 (160.5372) | 18 (167.4400) | 20 (165.1084) |
| 2015-08-28 | Back to Back to the Park BBQ Marshalltown, IA | 9 / 16 (661.5884) | 5 (170.8228) | 8 (163.9772) | 7 (170.2628) | 14 (156.5256) |
| 2015-07-17 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA | 15 / 39 (662.7772) | 24 (165.1200) | 8 (169.1200) | 9 (169.6800) | 21 (158.8572) |
| 2015-07-10 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI | 13 / 80 (671.3144) | 15 (170.8228) | 15 (168.0000) | 16 (169.6800) | 33 (162.8116) |
| 2015-06-27 | Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge Davenport, IA | 14 / 32 (665.0512) | 17 (163.9772) | 4 (169.7028) | 10 (169.7256) | 17 (161.6456) |
| 2015-06-19 | State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship State Center, IA | 13 / 27 (655.9088) | 22 (157.6456) | 2 (172.0000) | 10 (167.4516) | 17 (158.8116) |
| 2015-05-29 | Smokin' in Steel Owatonna, MN | 5 / 60 (677.0860) | 30 (165.0856) | 2 (172.0116) | 2 (175.4516) | 28 (164.5372) |
| 2015-05-02 | The Masters In May - The Classic Appleton, WI | 19 / 47 (651.2680) | 43 (152.4912) | 4 (171.4284) | 19 (163.9656) | 20 (163.3828) |
| 2015-05-01 | The Masters In May Appleton, WI | 14 / 57 (657.6344) | 4 (171.4172) | 33 (155.3944) | 8 (168.0000) | 29 (162.8228) |
| 2015-04-25 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ Boone, IA | 37 / 41 (654.1484) | 16 (171.9772) | 37 (159.9656) | 30 (165.6684) | 35 (156.5372) |
| 2015-04-24 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ Boone, IA | 23 / 42 (663.9544) | 32 (164.0000) | 25 (163.4172) | 31 (162.8344) | 7 (173.7028) |
| 2014-10-18 | Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2) Marshalltown, IA | 25 / 27 (651.3712) | 23 (164.5484) | 26 (154.8000) | 14 (166.8456) | 19 (165.1772) |
| 2014-10-17 | Back to Back to the Park BBQ Marshalltown, IA | 8 / 34 (677.0628) | 3 (175.4172) | 24 (158.2516) | 1 (180.0000) | 16 (163.3940) |
| 2014-07-25 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 37 / 52 (650.1028) | 46 (156.5028) | 27 (165.1200) | 10 (171.9772) | 41 (156.5028) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1027 (320 pts) | #1350 (220 pts) | #993 (375 pts) | #1213 (265 pts) | #1349 (220 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #345 (1069 pts) | #287 (1191 pts) | #349 (1069 pts) | #466 (877 pts) | #181 (1564 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #447 (860 pts) | #504 (770 pts) | #268 (1235 pts) | #342 (1015 pts) | #679 (550 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1236 (229 pts) | #1081 (309 pts) | #1781 (139 pts) | #844 (434 pts) | #1531 (179 pts) |