High-water mark
666.7428
career-best overall
92.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.7428 at Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) — 92.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 17, 2026
SIX PACK SLABS
SIX PACK SLABS is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 30th of 32 at the Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) (2026). They finished #2212 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1464
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 29, 2016
latest Jul 18, 2026 · 10 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
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.60
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.98 · weakest Brisket (157.37)
Road miles
1,366
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 1,359 mi
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
648.01 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6684 | 162.8000 | 164.95 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8684 | 149.1776 | 160.71 | top 77% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 164.5600 | 164.98 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 139.9316 | 157.37 | top 75% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 94% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 84% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 94% | Jul 18, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
119
finished ahead 17 times, behind 165
Longest layoff
9 yrs
Jul 28, 2017 → Jul 17, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20265 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.7428 Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1)
- Career-best overall score666.7428 Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1)
- First call Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2)
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5600 Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2)
- Most recent contest Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2)
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic
- Peak power rating (1493) 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.5 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) | Jul 17, 2026 |
| -9.5 | 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) | Jul 28, 2017 |
| -9.4 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) | Jul 18, 2026 |
| -7.1 | 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic | Jul 29, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 94% | 92.6% | 92.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2026 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 30 / 32 (664.3884) | 32 (162.8000) | 32 (159.9428) | 30 (165.0856) | 8 (176.5600) |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 30 / 32 (666.7428) | 31 (162.8116) | 18 (170.8684) | 26 (165.6800) | 28 (167.3828) |
| Jul 28, 2017 | 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) Vista, CA | 35 / 40 (618.1948) | 28 (164.5256) | 37 (149.1776) | 26 (164.5600) | 38 (139.9316) |
| Jul 29, 2016 | 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA | 34 / 42 (642.7196) | 15 (169.6684) | 25 (162.8456) | 25 (164.5828) | 39 (145.6228) |