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
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1469
peak 1469 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2014-08-15
latest 2020-09-26
Best ToY finish
#856
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
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
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.22 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.20)
Road miles
51
mi across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
86%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1615)
Purse competed for
$4K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
636.37 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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
−8.0
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.02 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 155.20
- Pork avg 163.22
- 0 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Smokin' Trackside BBQ & Brew Bash (2016-08-12).
- last seen 2014-08-15
- back 2016-08-12
They cook the hard rooms
1615
average field rating faced
A tougher draw than 86% of rated fields
The fields they enter average a 1615 power rating — a tougher draw than 86% of every rated contest in the data.
- 6 rated contests
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.
155 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4645 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% 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#4655 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4647 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Level with ROUND BOYS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4682 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4671 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1503 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4654 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 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% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash | 3 | 20 | 0 | top 80% | 2019-08-09 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6.1 yrs
2014-08-15 → 2020-09-26
Busiest season
2020
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 163.22 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.20)
Walk rate
17%
a top-10 call in 1 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
636.37
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
135
33–145 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
51
6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1615
average field rating faced — tougher than 86% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$4,000
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2014-08-15 → 2016-08-12
Power rating
1469
peak 1469 · #4677 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest BBQ and Fly In on the River
- Peak power rating (1494) BBQ and Fly In on the River
- 2016
- First call Smokin' Trackside BBQ & Brew Bash
- 2017
- 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
- 2020
- Most recent contest West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.3 | West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest | 2020-09-26 |
| -6.5 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | 2014-08-15 |
| -5.2 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ & Brew Bash | 2016-08-12 |
| -5 | *Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash | 2018-08-10 |
| -3.3 | Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash | 2019-08-09 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-26 | West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest 🏅 Cameron, MO | 34 / 36 (636.4800) | 32 (164.5600) | 36 (154.2400) | 34 (158.8112) | 32 (158.8688) |
| 2019-08-09 | Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO | 23 / 30 (622.1596) | 23 (153.1084) | 25 (144.5256) | 20 (163.4284) | 22 (161.0972) |
| 2018-08-10 | *Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash Winston, MO | 21 / 25 (638.1372) | 21 (151.3944) | 16 (163.9772) | 17 (162.8228) | 21 (159.9428) |
| 2017-08-11 | *Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash Winston, MO | 20 / 25 (658.7428) | 23 (159.9656) | 20 (166.2400) | 16 (168.5828) | 16 (163.9544) |
| 2016-08-12 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ & Brew Bash Winston, MO | 14 / 17 (633.6112) | 10 (167.4284) | 15 (148.5488) | 14 (159.9656) | 13 (157.6684) |
| 2014-08-15 | 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) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |