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
- 2014-10-11
Slim D's
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1496
peak 1505 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-07-03
latest 2020-07-25
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
623.03
last 5 Master vs avg 623.03 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±56.41
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 165.25 · weakest Pork (163.19)
Road miles
218
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 84 mi
Schedule strength
67%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)
Purse competed for
$5K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
623.03 / 720
5 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.
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 (2020-07-25).
- last seen 2017-04-29
- back 2020-07-25
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.
117 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3366 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3363 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1496
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after Slim D's did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#3365 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1496
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 5 years before Slim D's's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3386 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Level with Slim D's on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3356 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#3352 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPITFIRE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0000 | 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.
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
7.1 yrs
2013-07-03 → 2020-07-25
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IA
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
5 entries · 1 win · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 165.25 · weakest Pork (163.19)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
623.03
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
105
51–89 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
218
5 mapped stops · furthest 84 mi
Schedule strength
1585
average field rating faced — tougher than 67% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$5,000
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
3.2 yrs
2017-04-29 → 2020-07-25
Power rating
1496
peak 1505 · #3369 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Whiting 4th of July BBQ Cookoff
- 2014
- First call Whiting BBQ Cookoff
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score668.5256 WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic
- Career-best overall score668.5256 WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic
- Peak power rating (1505) WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic
- 2017
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7028 Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2)
- 2020
- Most recent contest 4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.1 | WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic | 2014-10-11 |
| +3.3 | 4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 2020-07-25 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.3 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2) | 2017-04-29 |
| -2.8 | Whiting 4th of July BBQ Cookoff | 2013-07-03 |
| -2.3 | Whiting BBQ Cookoff | 2014-07-03 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 60% | 91.9% | 91.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 100% | 71.3% | 71.3% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 50% | 92.9% | 90.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-25 | 4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 18 / 30 (661.6228) | 29 (159.3600) | 13 (168.0000) | 15 (166.2628) | 8 (168.0000) |
| 2017-04-29 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2) Boone, IA | 35 / 35 (513.6800) | — | 1 (177.7028) | 19 (166.8572) | 13 (169.1200) |
| 2014-10-11 | WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic Sloan, IA | 11 / 34 (668.5256) | 12 (168.0000) | 21 (163.9656) | 14 (166.2628) | 12 (170.2972) |
| 2014-07-03 | Whiting BBQ Cookoff Whiting, IA | 14 / 21 (629.6000) | 13 (162.2284) | 20 (148.5372) | 14 (157.1428) | 8 (161.6916) |
| 2013-07-03 | Whiting 4th of July BBQ Cookoff Whiting, IA | 16 / 25 (641.7138) | 15 (164.5714) | 12 (160.5712) | 16 (159.4284) | 17 (157.1428) |