They almost always walk
64%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 9 of 14 contests
A top-10 category call in 64% of their 14 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
SLADES BBQ
SLADES BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 8th of 17 at the Smokin on the White (2017). They are ranked #2425 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1523
peak 1523 · rated over 11 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
Apr 29, 2016
latest Sep 22, 2017 · 1.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
14% of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
669.29 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 664.48 (+4.81)
Walk rate
64%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.20
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.34 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.69)
Road miles
2,958
across 14 mapped stops · furthest 444 mi
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)
Purse competed for
$35K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
664.48 / 720
11 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 SLADES 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.
#2,438 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1522
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SLADES BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SLADES BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,442 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 36%
- Peak
- 1526
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,441 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1522
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,429 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1523
Level with SLADES BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,418 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1526
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,440 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1531
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| RAZORRACKS | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| 501 BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQR'S DELIGHT | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT AND FAST BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 176.0228 | 158.8000 | 169.23 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 148.5028 | 160.69 | top 70% |
| Pork | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 177.7028 | 161.6572 | 169.34 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 176.5600 | 145.0740 | 165.22 | top 49% |
“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 47% |
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 47% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 71% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 48% | Apr 28, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
7 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AR
8 of 14 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
10
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
270
finished ahead 168 times, behind 200
Longest layoff
1.4 yrs
Sep 22, 2017 → Feb 8, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship
20173 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off
- First category win (Brisket) Bikes, Blues and BBQ
- Peak power rating (1523) Bikes, Blues and BBQ
20165 milestones
- First call Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off
- First overall top-10 Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.6800 Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off
- Career-best overall score678.7884 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.7028 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest Smokin In The Square
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 3, 2017 |
| +8.3 | Bikes, Blues and BBQ | Sep 22, 2017 |
| +7.8 | Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off | Apr 29, 2016 |
| +4.9 | Smokin in the Square | Mar 17, 2017 |
| +4 | Smokin on the White | Sep 15, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.7 | Bikes Blues and BBQ | Sep 23, 2016 |
| -4.4 | Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest | Mar 31, 2017 |
| -2.3 | Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off | Apr 28, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 86% | top 53% | 93.9% | 93% |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60% | top 55% | 94.3% | 91% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 2019 | KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship 🏅 unrated Little Rock, AR | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Bikes, Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR | 12 / 38 (670.1484) | 18 (166.2400) | 23 (159.3484) | 14 (168) | 1 (176.5600) |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Smokin on the White Batesville, AR | 8 / 17 (668.0004) | 5 (170.2628) | 13 (157.6688) | 9 (165.7716) | 4 (174.2972) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Birmingham, AL | 17 / 28 (675.9200) | 6 (174.8572) | 14 (170.2628) | 23 (162.7884) | 18 (168.0116) |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off Stuttgart, AR | 18 / 29 (669.6112) | 17 (169.6800) | 24 (162.8228) | 3 (176.0116) | 21 (161.0968) |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Savannah, TN | 37 / 48 (662.7660) | 39 (163.4404) | 23 (169.1200) | 34 (169.1200) | 36 (161.0856) |
| Mar 17, 2017 | Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL | 20 / 38 (671.8856) | 16 (172.5600) | 30 (158.2172) | 22 (166.8112) | 4 (174.2972) |
| Mar 3, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Shreveport, LA | 11 / 29 (669.6572) | 15 (165.7028) | 20 (163.9772) | 10 (168.5600) | 6 (171.4172) |
| Sep 30, 2016 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 22 / 44 (651.8628) | 26 (158.8000) | 39 (150.2400) | 2 (177.7028) | 23 (165.1200) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Bikes Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR | 37 / 43 (624.9140) | 17 (169.6800) | 39 (148.5028) | 28 (161.6572) | 39 (145.0740) |
| Jun 10, 2016 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR | 20 / 39 (678.7884) | 7 (174.2972) | 25 (168) | 10 (172.5600) | 31 (163.9312) |
| Apr 29, 2016 | Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off Stuttgart, AR | 9 / 26 (665.6800) | 2 (176.0228) | 16 (159.3944) | 2 (173.7256) | 13 (156.5372) |
| Mar 18, 2016 | Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 6, 2015 | Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.