A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
SLAPS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
THE JOY OF BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1478
peak 1478 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2016-10-29
latest 2018-09-15
Best ToY finish
#1954
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
642.33 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 639.52 (+2.81)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.86
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.18 · weakest Chicken (154.26)
Road miles
129
mi across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)
Master avg
639.52 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
The weak link
−8.9
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.92 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Chicken avg 154.26
- Pork avg 163.18
- 0 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
4–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of HI-TECH SMOKERS in 4 of their 5 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.
141 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4229 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to THE JOY OF BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team THE JOY OF BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4247 of the rated field
- Contests
- 62
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1521
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to THE JOY OF BBQ)
They've been 1521 at their best, 43 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4217 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4235 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1478
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after THE JOY OF BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#4219 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
No shared contest yet.
Level with THE JOY OF BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4239 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLAPS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sons of a Brisket | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HI-TECH SMOKERS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| DUSTY ROADS BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG NEWTON | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNT FINGER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KCQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 143.3600 | 154.26 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0344 | 150.8116 | 160.72 | top 64% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 157.1544 | 163.18 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4516 | 154.8000 | 161.36 | top 56% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 4 | 0 | top 74% |
| MO | 3 | 0 | top 68% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 76% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 69% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.9 yrs
2016-10-29 → 2018-09-15
Busiest season
2018
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
4 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 163.18 · weakest Chicken (154.26)
Walk rate
14%
a top-10 call in 1 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
639.52
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
968
357–1,246 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
129
7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1577
average field rating faced — tougher than 61% of rated contests
Power rating
1478
peak 1478 · #4233 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)
- Peak power rating (1493) 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)
- 2018
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.8456 *Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest -Re-Boot(JUDGES FULL)
- First call McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual( JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best overall score661.7944 McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual( JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best single call (Brisket)171.4516 McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual( JUDGES FULL)
- Most recent contest 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.5 | *Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest -Re-Boot(JUDGES FULL) | 2018-04-27 |
| +1.8 | *Racing for the BBQ | 2018-07-27 |
| +1.1 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual( JUDGES FULL) | 2018-06-01 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.6 | 2017 Greenbriar Blaze Off and Senior Q | 2017-10-20 |
| -7.5 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2018-09-15 |
| -7.1 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) | 2016-10-29 |
| -3.5 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2017-09-01 |
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 62% | 91.9% | 89.6% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 89% | 88.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-15 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 399 / 467 (622.7088) | 454 (146.8000) | 417 (150.8116) | 175 (167.4400) | 340 (157.6572) |
| 2018-07-27 | *Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 34 / 66 (641.6000) | 20 (166.8228) | 31 (162.8228) | 44 (157.1544) | 38 (154.8000) |
| 2018-06-01 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual( JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS | 20 / 36 (661.7944) | 23 (161.1656) | 16 (168.0344) | 26 (161.1428) | 5 (171.4516) |
| 2018-04-27 | *Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest -Re-Boot(JUDGES FULL) Sugar Creek, MO | 30 / 53 (654.8456) | 39 (161.7028) | 28 (164.5600) | 35 (161.7028) | 26 (166.8800) |
| 2017-10-20 | 2017 Greenbriar Blaze Off and Senior Q Independence, MO | 24 / 25 (630.6968) | 25 (143.3600) | 22 (159.9884) | 15 (170.2856) | 21 (157.0628) |
| 2017-09-01 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 293 / 407 (641.1428) | 341 (156.0000) | 172 (166.8572) | 296 (160.5484) | 294 (157.7372) |
| 2016-10-29 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 454 / 557 (623.8392) | 535 (143.9540) | 478 (151.9540) | 297 (163.9656) | 250 (163.9656) |
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) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2852 (55 pts) | #2930 (50 pts) | #2271 (65 pts) | #2038 (100 pts) | #2197 (70 pts) |