A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Killer B's BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Killer B's BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
MEAT SLINGERS
MEAT SLINGERS is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 14th of 23 at the Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) (2020). They are ranked #5557 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1450
peak 1450 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
May 10, 2013
latest Jan 29, 2021 · 7.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
633.24 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 607.76 (+25.49)
Walk rate
10%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±50.91
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.28 · weakest Pork (154.51)
Road miles
3,990
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 814 mi
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)
Purse competed for
$8,300
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
607.76 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
478.13 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to MEAT SLINGERS, each with one reason worth a look.
116 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,555 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1450
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,564 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1510
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,543 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 6 years before MEAT SLINGERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,530 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#5,540 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1511
Level with MEAT SLINGERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,559 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4060 | 149.0628 | 159.28 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 141.0856 | 157.39 | top 65% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8344 | 137.0856 | 154.51 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 138.7884 | 154.51 | top 71% |
“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 61% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 81% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF | 3 | 33 | 0 | top 87% | May 11, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
4 of 10 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
8
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
498
finished ahead 132 times, behind 444
Longest layoff
2 yrs
May 9, 2014 → May 13, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20212 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Humble BBQ Cook Off
- Most recent contest Humble BBQ Cook Off
20174 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8228 Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier)
- First call Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.7312 Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best overall score654.7312 Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
- Peak power rating (1490) Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.1 | Humble BBQ Cook Off | Jan 29, 2021 |
| +1.3 | Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | Apr 28, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) | May 13, 2016 |
| -12.4 | Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier) | Feb 3, 2017 |
| -9.7 | Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) | May 10, 2013 |
| -8.6 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) | May 9, 2014 |
| -5.5 | Border War Barbeque | Oct 26, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 88.5% | 87.8% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 79% | 90.9% | 78.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 82.8% | 82.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2021 | Humble BBQ Cook Off Humble, TX | 55 / 113 (609.6000) | 72 (149.0628) | 28 (165.1544) | 95 (137.0856) | 39 (158.2972) |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 14 / 23 (478.1256) | 16 (155.9428) | 17 (159.3944) | 12 (162.7884) | — |
| Aug 23, 2019 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS | 50 / 66 (638.1944) | 29 (167.4060) | 49 (161.1200) | 62 (152.5140) | 47 (157.1544) |
| Oct 26, 2018 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 48 / 56 (636.9600) | 42 (164.5372) | 50 (157.6340) | 37 (162.8344) | 52 (151.9544) |
| May 11, 2018 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 33 / 42 (626.7316) | 25 (162.2628) | 38 (147.3372) | 31 (158.2972) | 30 (158.8344) |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Mt.Carmel, IL | 18 / 29 (654.7312) | 12 (165.7144) | 8 (170.8112) | 21 (161.1200) | 27 (157.0856) |
| Feb 3, 2017 | Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier) Humble, TX | 130 / 136 (471.8740) | 51 (162.2628) | 13 (170.8228) | — | 125 (138.7884) |
| May 13, 2016 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 41 / 41 (596.3888) | 25 (160.5716) | 41 (141.6344) | 36 (149.6916) | 40 (144.4912) |
| May 9, 2014 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 34 / 42 (607.8972) | 37 (154.8000) | 41 (141.0856) | 33 (154.2744) | 21 (157.7372) |
| May 10, 2013 | Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) Waynesboro, GA | 33 / 41 (627.4286) | 38 (150.2858) | 25 (158.8572) | 36 (152) | 16 (166.2856) |