A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
Sons of a Brisket ahead in 100% of their meetings
Sons of a Brisket has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
SLAB AND TICKLE BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1445
peak 1445 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2015-04-03
latest 2017-03-31
Best ToY finish
#1525
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
621.92 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 618.54 (+3.37)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.30
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 158.09 · weakest Chicken (148.92)
Road miles
138
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 37 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Master avg
618.54 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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
−9.2
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.17 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 14%.
- Chicken avg 148.92
- Brisket avg 158.09
- 0 calls in 7 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.
88 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5685 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SLAB AND TICKLE BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SLAB AND TICKLE BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5678 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
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#5684 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.
⚔ Head-to-head#5694 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
No shared contest yet.
Level with SLAB AND TICKLE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5696 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
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#5701 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sons of a Brisket | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOOTH SMOKE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| NICKLE BOYS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.3828 | 142.8000 | 148.92 | top 92% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 143.3716 | 156.05 | top 69% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8112 | 149.0856 | 155.48 | top 85% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 146.2400 | 158.09 | top 61% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 86% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 83% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | 3 | 55 | 0 | top 95% | 2017-03-31 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2015-04-03 → 2017-03-31
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 158.09 · weakest Chicken (148.92)
Walk rate
14%
a top-10 call in 1 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
618.54
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
241
63–315 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
138
7 mapped stops · furthest 37 mi
Schedule strength
1555
average field rating faced — tougher than 42% of rated contests
Power rating
1445
peak 1445 · #5689 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(Judges Full)
- Peak power rating (1487) Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(Judges Full)
- Career-best single call (Brisket)168.5256 Smokin' on the Summit
- 2016
- Career-best overall score641.6572 Smokin' on the Summit BBQ
- First call Smoking in the Golden Valley
- 2017
- Most recent contest Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.9 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(Judges Full) | 2015-04-03 |
| -11 | Oak Grove BBQ & Lemonade Festival | 2015-09-25 |
| -9.1 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief | 2016-04-01 |
| -8.9 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | 2017-03-31 |
| -7.7 | Smoking in the Golden Valley | 2016-09-23 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 83.5% | 83.5% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 81% | 89.1% | 87% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 87.5% | 85.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-31 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Pleasant Hill, MO | 55 / 59 (600.9252) | 58 (146.7884) | 45 (158.8112) | 56 (149.0856) | 51 (146.2400) |
| 2016-09-23 | Smoking in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO | 19 / 22 (628.5028) | 21 (142.8000) | 9 (166.2856) | 20 (154.8456) | 8 (164.5716) |
| 2016-06-03 | Smokin' on the Summit BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 41 / 67 (641.6572) | 50 (155.3828) | 36 (163.3944) | 46 (159.4628) | 25 (163.4172) |
| 2016-04-01 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO | 68 / 72 (608.3540) | 67 (152.5028) | 68 (143.3716) | 46 (162.8112) | 65 (149.6684) |
| 2015-09-25 | Oak Grove BBQ & Lemonade Festival Oak Grove, MO | 15 / 16 (630.1368) | 15 (153.6112) | 12 (157.7372) | 16 (153.6456) | 11 (165.1428) |
| 2015-06-05 | Smokin' on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 54 / 78 (622.6628) | 74 (143.9544) | 36 (159.3600) | 68 (150.8228) | 13 (168.5256) |
| 2015-04-03 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(Judges Full) Pleasant Hill, MO | 70 / 71 (597.5656) | 69 (147.3944) | 70 (143.4056) | 63 (157.6800) | 64 (149.0856) |
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 | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1525 (151 pts) | #1625 (151 pts) | #1559 (166 pts) | #1642 (146 pts) | #1501 (171 pts) |