Slim D's

Slim D's is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 11th of 34 at the WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic (2014). They are ranked #3373 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,373

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1496

peak 1505 · rated over 5 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 3, 2013

latest Jul 25, 2020 · 7.1 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 65%

overall standings

Best overall

668.5256 / 720

Master · WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Pork Ribs · Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2)

Consistency

±56.41

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 165.25 · weakest Pork (163.19)

Road miles

218

across 5 mapped stops · furthest 84 mi

Schedule strength

67%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)

Purse competed for

$5,000

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

623.03 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

668.5256 career-best overall

92.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 668.5256 at WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic — 92.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 11, 2014

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

SPITFIRE ahead in 100% of their meetings

SPITFIRE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

3.2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.2 years, then back at 4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest (Jul 25, 2020).

last seen Apr 29, 2017
back Jul 25, 2020

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Paca Crew BBQ

#3,378 of the rated field

1496 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1507

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Apr 17, 2026

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Laytons backyard bbq

#3,372 of the rated field

1496 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1496

They turned up 8 years after Slim D's did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Apr 14, 2023

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SILENCE OF THE HAMS BBQ TEAM

#3,368 of the rated field

1496 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

Level with Slim D's on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2021

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PACHAS BY THE POUND

#3,354 of the rated field

1496 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 6 years before Slim D's's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

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Full Metal BBQ

#3,365 of the rated field

1496 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1500

Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 7 years before Slim D's's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

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Purple Panda

#3,359 of the rated field

1496 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1511

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jul 25, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SPITFIRE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	4	0	0	0	168	159.3600	163.54	top 63%
Pork Ribs	5	1	1	1	177.7028	148.5372	163.76	top 50%
Pork	5	0	0	0	166.8572	157.1428	163.19	top 55%
Brisket	5	2	0	0	170.2972	157.1428	165.25	top 41%

“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.

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IA 5 of 5 contests

Contests visited 5 a different one every time

Opponents faced 105 finished ahead 51 times, behind 89

Longest layoff 3.2 yrs Apr 29, 2017 → Jul 25, 2020

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20201 milestone

Jul 25 Most recent contest 4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest

20172 milestones

Apr 29 First category win (Pork Ribs) Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2)
Apr 29 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7028 Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2)

20144 milestones

Jul 3 First call Whiting BBQ Cookoff
Oct 11 First overall past 90% of a perfect score668.5256 WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic
Oct 11 Career-best overall score668.5256 WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic
Oct 11 Peak power rating (1505) WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic

20131 milestone

Jul 3 First tracked contest Whiting 4th of July BBQ Cookoff

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.1	WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic	Oct 11, 2014
+3.3	4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest	Jul 25, 2020

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.3	Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2)	Apr 29, 2017
-2.8	Whiting 4th of July BBQ Cookoff	Jul 3, 2013
-2.3	Whiting BBQ Cookoff	Jul 3, 2014

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2020	1	0	100%	top 60%	91.9%	91.9%
2017	1	1	100%	top 100%	71.3%	71.3%
2014	2	0	50%	top 50%	92.9%	90.1%
2013	1	0	0%	top 64%	89.1%	89.1%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 25, 2020	4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	18 / 30 (661.6228)	29 (159.3600)	13 (168)	15 (166.2628)	8 (168)
Apr 29, 2017	Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2) Boone, IA	35 / 35 (513.6800)	—	1 (177.7028)	19 (166.8572)	13 (169.1200)
Oct 11, 2014	WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic Sloan, IA	11 / 34 (668.5256)	12 (168)	21 (163.9656)	14 (166.2628)	12 (170.2972)
Jul 3, 2014	Whiting BBQ Cookoff Whiting, IA	14 / 21 (629.6000)	13 (162.2284)	20 (148.5372)	14 (157.1428)	8 (161.6916)
Jul 3, 2013	Whiting 4th of July BBQ Cookoff Whiting, IA	16 / 25 (641.7138)	15 (164.5714)	12 (160.5712)	16 (159.4284)	17 (157.1428)

Slim D's

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (3 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The comeback

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)