A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
HOOS SMOKIN ahead in 100% of their meetings
HOOS SMOKIN has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
SLINGIN' SAUCE
SLINGIN' SAUCE is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 32nd of 38 at the Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest (2016). They finished #1954 in the 2018 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1477
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Oct 14, 2016
latest May 11, 2018 · 1.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±2.47
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 151.97 · weakest Brisket (146.26)
Road miles
332
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 84 mi
Schedule strength
85%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1615)
Master avg
597.60 / 720
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9656 | 145.7256 | 151.79 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.1200 | 145.0972 | 147.58 | top 92% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1084 | 143.3712 | 151.97 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.6572 | 136.4800 | 146.26 | top 87% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 92% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
105
finished ahead 14 times, behind 130
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Mar 24, 2017 → May 11, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1
20172 milestones
- Career-best overall score600.9944 BBQ Gives Back
- Career-best single call (Chicken)159.9656 BBQ Gives Back
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest 3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin
- Peak power rating (1493) Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10 | BBQ Gives Back | Mar 24, 2017 |
| -7.2 | Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest | Oct 14, 2016 |
| -6.1 | BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1 | May 11, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 82.7% | 82.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 83.5% | 83.5% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 82.9% | 82.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2018 | BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1 Fredericksburg, VA | 40 / 45 (595.2228) | 41 (149.6800) | 42 (148.5144) | 41 (143.3712) | 36 (153.6572) |
| Mar 24, 2017 | BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA | 61 / 64 (600.9944) | 46 (159.9656) | 61 (149.1200) | 52 (155.4288) | 61 (136.4800) |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA | 32 / 38 (596.5712) | 35 (145.7256) | 33 (145.0972) | 27 (157.1084) | 32 (148.6400) |
| Apr 29, 2016 | 3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin Lanexa, VA | — | — | — | — | — |