A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
B & C SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
SILENCE OF THE HAMS BBQ TEAM
SILENCE OF THE HAMS BBQ TEAM is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 24th of 37 at the Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER) (2017). They are ranked #3366 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1496
peak 1502 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2013
latest Sep 16, 2021 · 8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.09
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 165.80 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.60)
Road miles
1,323
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 655 mi
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Purse competed for
$61K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
651.79 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SILENCE OF THE HAMS BBQ TEAM, each with one reason worth a look.
119 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,350 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1497
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to SILENCE OF THE HAMS BBQ TEAM)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — SILENCE OF THE HAMS BBQ TEAM ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,355 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1525
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SILENCE OF THE HAMS BBQ TEAM)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 11 contests to 5.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,356 of the rated field
- Contests
- 33
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1502
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SILENCE OF THE HAMS BBQ TEAM)
33 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,377 of the rated field
- Contests
- 51
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1515
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SILENCE OF THE HAMS BBQ TEAM)
Level with SILENCE OF THE HAMS BBQ TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,381 of the rated field
- Contests
- 65
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1593
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SILENCE OF THE HAMS BBQ TEAM)
They've been 1593 at their best, 98 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,376 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1507
They turned up 11 years after SILENCE OF THE HAMS BBQ TEAM did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.8456 | 137.6456 | 161.82 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 150.8112 | 158.60 | top 70% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 161.7256 | 165.58 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 154.8116 | 165.80 | top 39% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 53% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
3 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
1,338
finished ahead 936 times, behind 1,255
Longest layoff
4.1 yrs
Aug 25, 2017 → Sep 16, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
20171 milestone
- Career-best overall score661.5428 Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER)
20152 milestones
- Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7028 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
- Peak power rating (1502) 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
20141 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.9660 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
| +0.7 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
| -3.3 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| -2.3 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER) | Aug 25, 2017 |
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 54% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 91.9% | 91.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 42% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 54% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 252 / 467 (659.3140) | 38 (174.8456) | 287 (163.4400) | 231 (165.1084) | 358 (155.9200) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER) Kennesaw, GA | 24 / 37 (661.5428) | 26 (165.0972) | 30 (161.0856) | 20 (165.0972) | 13 (170.2628) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 254 / 606 (657.6796) | 362 (161.7600) | 528 (150.8112) | 194 (167.4056) | 12 (177.7028) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 300 / 552 (651.9660) | 140 (169.7372) | 372 (158.8572) | 156 (168.5600) | 396 (154.8116) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 340 / 535 (628.4568) | 523 (137.6456) | 287 (158.8000) | 233 (161.7256) | 50 (170.2856) |