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
SLAB AND TICKLE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 15th of 16 at the Oak Grove BBQ & Lemonade Festival (2015). They are ranked #5723 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1445
peak 1445 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Apr 3, 2015
latest Mar 31, 2017 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
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
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 158.09 · weakest Chicken (148.92)
Road miles
138
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 37 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)
Master avg
618.54 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SLAB AND TICKLE BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
95 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,721 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#5,709 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SLAB AND TICKLE BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,714 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,729 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.
⚔ Compare careers#5,710 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
Level with SLAB AND TICKLE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,712 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 3 years before SLAB AND TICKLE BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 field size and state
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% |
Repeat visits (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% | Mar 31, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
241
finished ahead 63 times, behind 315
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
20162 milestones
- Career-best overall score641.6572 Smokin' on the Summit BBQ
- First call Smoking in the Golden Valley
20153 milestones
- 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
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) | Apr 3, 2015 |
| -11 | Oak Grove BBQ & Lemonade Festival | Sep 25, 2015 |
| -9.1 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief | Apr 1, 2016 |
| -8.9 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | Mar 31, 2017 |
| -7.7 | Smoking in the Golden Valley | Sep 23, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2017 | 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) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Smoking in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO | 19 / 22 (628.5028) | 21 (142.8000) | 9 (166.2856) | 20 (154.8456) | 8 (164.5716) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | 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) |
| Apr 1, 2016 | 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) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Oak Grove BBQ & Lemonade Festival Oak Grove, MO | 15 / 16 (630.1368) | 15 (153.6112) | 12 (157.7372) | 16 (153.6456) | 11 (165.1428) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Smokin' on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 54 / 78 (622.6628) | 74 (143.9544) | 36 (159.3600) | 68 (150.8228) | 13 (168.5256) |
| Apr 3, 2015 | 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) |