A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
B & C SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
SLAB ME SILLY BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1494
peak 1494 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2014-08-22
latest 2017-08-25
Best ToY finish
#2060
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
637.73
last 5 Master vs avg 637.73 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.12
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.80 · weakest Chicken (158.14)
Road miles
13
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Master avg
637.73 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Royal Smoke in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
An August team
Top 50%
average finish in August
Something about August: average finish in the top 50% across 3 contests, versus top 61% the rest of the year.
- 3 August contests
- top 61% the rest of the year
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.
128 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3450 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1494
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3459 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Level with SLAB ME SILLY BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3480 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3466 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-head#3461 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3483 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B & C SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0000 | 140.5372 | 158.14 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 154.2172 | 159.63 | top 64% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 158.2400 | 161.80 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 147.3716 | 158.15 | top 53% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 56% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival | 3 | 18 | 0 | top 50% | 2017-08-25 |
| Border War BBQ | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 79% | 2015-10-23 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2014-08-22 → 2017-08-25
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 161.80 · weakest Chicken (158.14)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
637.73
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
165
109–149 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
13
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1545
average field rating faced — tougher than 34% of rated contests
Power rating
1494
peak 1494 · #3467 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival
- First call East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival
- Peak power rating (1496) East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival
- 2016
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.6456 East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
- Career-best overall score661.6456 East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
- 2017
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.2628 *East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
- Most recent contest *East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.8 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival | 2016-08-26 |
| +1.5 | *East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival | 2017-08-25 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.8 | Border War BBQ | 2015-10-23 |
| -5.6 | Border War BBQ | 2014-10-24 |
| -4.1 | East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival | 2014-08-22 |
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 53% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 30% | 91.9% | 91.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 71% | 87.5% | 87% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-25 | *East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 30 / 57 (645.5316) | 30 (161.0856) | 45 (154.2172) | 16 (170.2628) | 34 (159.9660) |
| 2016-08-26 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 18 / 61 (661.6456) | 26 (164.0000) | 12 (169.1200) | 37 (161.6684) | 16 (166.8572) |
| 2015-10-23 | Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS | 29 / 35 (629.0060) | 28 (163.3828) | 29 (157.6800) | 27 (160.5716) | 29 (147.3716) |
| 2014-10-24 | Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS | 31 / 41 (629.6804) | 27 (161.7144) | 28 (160.5944) | 31 (158.2400) | 34 (149.1316) |
| 2014-08-22 | East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 46 / 69 (622.7772) | 65 (140.5372) | 47 (156.5372) | 44 (158.2628) | 8 (167.4400) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2060 (95 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #1854 (125 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2086 (105 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |