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
SWAG BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 35th of 56 at the Independence Fire & Ice BBQ (2018). They finished #1954 in the 2018 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 9, 2016
latest Oct 5, 2018 · 2.1 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Consistency
±10.75
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.14 · weakest Brisket (149.66)
Road miles
0
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
52%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)
Master avg
626.37 / 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) | #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) |
Overall rank by season
By 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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | 3 | 35 | 0 | top 75% | Oct 5, 2018 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
154
finished ahead 50 times, behind 155
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Sep 9, 2016 → Oct 6, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20182 milestones
- Career-best overall score637.6000 Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
- Most recent contest Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
20171 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.0116 Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
- Peak power rating (1493) Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2018 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 35 / 56 (637.6000) | 22 (164.5600) | 49 (149.0856) | 24 (167.9772) | 38 (155.9772) |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 61 / 76 (611.8748) | 69 (147.9428) | 49 (158.2744) | 26 (168.0116) | 74 (137.6460) |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 62 / 76 (629.6344) | 68 (154.2628) | 52 (160.5944) | 60 (159.4172) | 67 (155.3600) |