A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SLAPS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
ROUND BOYS BBQ
ROUND BOYS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 14th of 17 at the Smokin' Trackside BBQ & Brew Bash (2016). They are ranked #4719 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1469
peak 1469 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Aug 15, 2014
latest Sep 26, 2020 · 6.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
637.83 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 636.37 (+1.46)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.30
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.22 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.20)
Road miles
51
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
85%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1615)
Purse competed for
$4,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
636.37 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1920 (65 pts) | #2013 (65 pts) | #2538 (55 pts) | #1900 (80 pts) | #1945 (70 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1894 (70 pts) | #1949 (70 pts) | #1844 (95 pts) | #1870 (90 pts) | #1939 (70 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2113 (75 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2218 (75 pts) | #2067 (95 pts) | #2055 (95 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2056 (97 pts) | #2010 (117 pts) | #2184 (92 pts) | #2133 (97 pts) | #2108 (102 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to ROUND BOYS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
149 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,737 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to ROUND BOYS BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team ROUND BOYS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,734 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1468
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,691 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
They turned up 8 years after ROUND BOYS BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#4,713 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
They've been 1503 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,694 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Level with ROUND BOYS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,716 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 3 years before ROUND BOYS 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLAPS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4284 | 151.3944 | 158.74 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 144.5256 | 155.20 | top 83% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 158.8112 | 163.22 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9544 | 153.6800 | 159.20 | top 77% |
“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 82% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 84% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash | 3 | 20 | 0 | top 80% | Aug 9, 2019 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
135
finished ahead 33 times, behind 145
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Aug 15, 2014 → Aug 12, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20201 milestone
- Most recent contest West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest
20173 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.7428 Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash
- Career-best overall score658.7428 Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.5828 Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash
20161 milestone
- First call Smokin' Trackside BBQ & Brew Bash
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ and Fly In on the River
- Peak power rating (1494) BBQ and Fly In on the River
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.3 | West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest | Sep 26, 2020 |
| -6.5 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | Aug 15, 2014 |
| -5.3 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ & Brew Bash | Aug 12, 2016 |
| -5.1 | Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash | Aug 10, 2018 |
| -3.3 | Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash | Aug 9, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 82% | 88% | 88% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2020 | West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest 🏅 Cameron, MO | 34 / 36 (636.4800) | 32 (164.5600) | 36 (154.2400) | 34 (158.8112) | 32 (158.8688) |
| Aug 9, 2019 | Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO | 23 / 30 (622.1596) | 23 (153.1084) | 25 (144.5256) | 20 (163.4284) | 22 (161.0972) |
| Aug 10, 2018 | Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash Winston, MO | 21 / 25 (638.1372) | 21 (151.3944) | 16 (163.9772) | 17 (162.8228) | 21 (159.9428) |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash Winston, MO | 20 / 25 (658.7428) | 23 (159.9656) | 20 (166.2400) | 16 (168.5828) | 16 (163.9544) |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ & Brew Bash Winston, MO | 14 / 17 (633.6112) | 10 (167.4284) | 15 (148.5488) | 14 (159.9656) | 13 (157.6684) |
| Aug 15, 2014 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 39 / 51 (629.0740) | 37 (155.9656) | 41 (153.6912) | 26 (165.7372) | 39 (153.6800) |