A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SLAPS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
SWAG BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1485
peak 1485 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2016-09-09
latest 2018-10-05
Best ToY finish
#1954
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
626.37
last 3 Master vs avg 626.37 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.75
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.14 · weakest Brisket (149.66)
Road miles
0
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
53%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)
Master avg
626.37 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SWINE FLEW in 3 of their 3 shared 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.
SWAG BBQ has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 154 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3890 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3881 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after SWAG BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#3879 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Level with SWAG BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3911 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3902 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3888 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 147.9428 | 155.59 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5944 | 149.0856 | 155.98 | top 73% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0116 | 159.4172 | 165.14 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9772 | 137.6460 | 149.66 | top 84% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | 3 | 35 | 0 | top 75% | 2018-10-05 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.1 yrs
2016-09-09 → 2018-10-05
Busiest season
2018
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 165.14 · weakest Brisket (149.66)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
626.37
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
155
50–155 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1568
average field rating faced — tougher than 53% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
2016-09-09 → 2017-10-06
Power rating
1485
peak 1485 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
- Peak power rating (1493) *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
- 2017
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.0116 *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
- 2018
- Career-best overall score637.6000 *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
- Most recent contest *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.1 | *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | 2016-09-09 |
| -7 | *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | 2017-10-06 |
| -1 | *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | 2018-10-05 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 85% | 85% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-05 | *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 35 / 56 (637.6000) | 22 (164.5600) | 49 (149.0856) | 24 (167.9772) | 38 (155.9772) |
| 2017-10-06 | *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 61 / 76 (611.8748) | 69 (147.9428) | 49 (158.2744) | 26 (168.0116) | 74 (137.6460) |
| 2016-09-09 | *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 62 / 76 (629.6344) | 68 (154.2628) | 52 (160.5944) | 60 (159.4172) | 67 (155.3600) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #1925 (75 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #1997 (65 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) |