A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
SLAUGHTERQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1470
peak 1470 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2015-03-27
latest 2017-03-25
Best ToY finish
#1305
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
649.75 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 642.40 (+7.35)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±25.29
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.32 · weakest Brisket (156.46)
Road miles
1,158
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 287 mi
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1586)
Master avg
642.40 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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.
The weak link
−9.9
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.87 points below their pork, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 13%.
- Brisket avg 156.46
- Pork avg 166.32
- 1 calls in 8 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of WINGMAN BBQ SAUCE in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Pork nemesis
8 of 8
shared pork entries lost
BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, BUFFALO'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared pork entries.
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.
141 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4593 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to SLAUGHTERQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SLAUGHTERQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4576 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4601 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4578 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
No shared contest yet.
Level with SLAUGHTERQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4588 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1471
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after SLAUGHTERQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#4599 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTCHER BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Hog Night Smokers | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SPICY SPITFIRE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD INVESTMENT BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Bonemaker Outdoors | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CAVEMAN CUISINE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| TNK BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| THE GRISWOLDS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| OKIEQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 129.1312 | 157.62 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 143.4172 | 162.00 | top 59% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 158.2172 | 166.32 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 147.9084 | 156.46 | top 73% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OK | 6 | 0 | top 71% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 96% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 62% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 79% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firelake BBQ Cook Off(Day 2) | 2 | 51 | 0 | top 66% | 2017-03-25 |
| Firelake BBQ Cook Off | 2 | 41 | 0 | top 84% | 2016-03-25 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2015-03-27 → 2017-03-25
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
OK
6 of 8 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 166.32 · weakest Brisket (156.46)
Walk rate
25%
a top-10 call in 2 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
642.40
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
956
228–1,266 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,158
8 mapped stops · furthest 287 mi
Schedule strength
1586
average field rating faced — tougher than 68% of rated contests
Power rating
1470
peak 1470 · #4592 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Firelake BBQ Cook Off
- First call Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.6112 Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff
- Peak power rating (1494) Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff
- 2017
- Career-best overall score662.2056 Firelake BBQ Cook Off(Day 2)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2744 Firelake BBQ Cook Off(Day 2)
- Most recent contest Firelake BBQ Cook Off(Day 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.2 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off(Day 2) | 2017-03-25 |
| +1 | Hog Wild BBQ Festival | 2016-06-24 |
| +0.7 | Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff | 2015-07-24 |
| +0.5 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | 2017-03-24 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | 2015-10-03 |
| -8.5 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off | 2016-03-25 |
| -6.7 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off | 2015-03-27 |
| -5.4 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) | 2016-10-29 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 92% | 91.9% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 77% | 92% | 89.1% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 79% | 91.9% | 87.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-25 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off(Day 2) Shawnee, OK | 51 / 77 (662.2056) | 50 (167.9772) | 15 (174.2744) | 35 (170.2856) | 72 (149.6684) |
| 2017-03-24 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK | 58 / 87 (661.6112) | 47 (166.8456) | 30 (169.7028) | 66 (161.6800) | 62 (163.3828) |
| 2016-10-29 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 443 / 557 (626.2740) | 533 (143.9772) | 361 (160.6056) | 174 (168.5484) | 433 (153.1428) |
| 2016-06-24 | Hog Wild BBQ Festival Chandler, OK | 16 / 26 (662.2056) | 19 (161.0972) | 16 (166.2856) | 13 (167.3828) | 9 (167.4400) |
| 2016-03-25 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK | 59 / 66 (636.4460) | 62 (157.1088) | 36 (166.3088) | 57 (158.2172) | 55 (154.8112) |
| 2015-10-03 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 582 / 606 (584.9824) | 598 (129.1312) | 574 (143.4172) | 291 (164.5256) | 519 (147.9084) |
| 2015-07-24 | Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff Shawnee, OK | 20 / 32 (661.6112) | 16 (170.2856) | 14 (170.3200) | 7 (171.9772) | 30 (149.0284) |
| 2015-03-27 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK | 41 / 52 (643.8284) | 34 (164.5140) | 52 (145.0628) | 24 (167.9772) | 23 (166.2744) |
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 | #1722 (120 pts) | #1802 (120 pts) | #1583 (170 pts) | #1799 (120 pts) | #1794 (120 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1305 (216 pts) | #1440 (201 pts) | #1394 (216 pts) | #1371 (231 pts) | #1232 (256 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1306 (202 pts) | #1320 (222 pts) | #1308 (232 pts) | #1144 (287 pts) | #1410 (187 pts) |