The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
33 Smokers has finished one call ahead of One Slab at a Time 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
One Slab at a Time
One Slab at a Time is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 15th of 16 at the Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out (2021). They are ranked #5863 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1440
peak 1440 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Sep 20, 2013
latest Sep 16, 2022 · 9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
625.85 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 628.64 (-2.79)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.88
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 158.73 · weakest Brisket (155.13)
Road miles
2
across 9 mapped stops
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Purse competed for
$16K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
628.64 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to One Slab at a Time, each with one reason worth a look.
89 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,857 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,854 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,861 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1508
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#5,865 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before One Slab at a Time's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,878 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
Level with One Slab at a Time on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,876 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 Smokers | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| T'S SMOKIN PIT | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN ELVISES | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLAS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Wabash BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Flower of the Flames | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THREE LEGS AND A PIG | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 148.5256 | 156.65 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 140.4116 | 158.73 | top 73% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 146.7884 | 158.13 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2744 | 147.9772 | 155.13 | top 74% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 73% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 8 | 15 | 0 | top 80% | Sep 17, 2021 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 9 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
9 of 9 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
196
finished ahead 68 times, behind 253
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 20, 2019 → Sep 17, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
20153 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.3484 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- Career-best overall score655.3484 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8572 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- Peak power rating (1489) Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.8 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 18, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.9 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 20, 2013 |
| -10.7 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 17, 2021 |
| -9.2 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 19, 2014 |
| -9.2 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 14, 2018 |
| -8.4 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 20, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 84.6% | 84.6% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 89.9% | 89.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 88% | 88% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 91% | 91% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 84.6% | 84.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2022 | 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO | 29 / 33 (608.8800) | 28 (152.4800) | 28 (155.9084) | 32 (149.0972) | 30 (151.3944) |
| Sep 17, 2021 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO | 15 / 16 (612.9024) | 16 (148.5256) | 15 (152.4684) | 14 (162.8456) | 14 (149.0628) |
| Sep 20, 2019 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO | 28 / 31 (621.5084) | 25 (159.3944) | 24 (158.8228) | 30 (146.7884) | 26 (156.5028) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 31 / 35 (638.6512) | 28 (160.5256) | 34 (158.2056) | 25 (159.3828) | 23 (160.5372) |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 25 / 37 (647.3256) | 34 (151.9540) | 13 (169.6800) | 23 (163.4172) | 17 (162.2744) |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 27 / 35 (633.5768) | 32 (153.0968) | 29 (158.8116) | 18 (166.2628) | 27 (155.4056) |
| Sep 18, 2015 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 20 / 41 (655.3484) | 28 (162.8112) | 11 (170.8572) | 29 (160) | 22 (161.6800) |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 41 / 49 (630.6972) | 33 (163.3828) | 29 (163.3944) | 44 (155.9428) | 44 (147.9772) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 46 / 53 (608.9032) | 43 (157.7144) | 52 (140.4116) | 33 (159.4172) | 39 (151.3600) |