Slapulator BBQ

Slapulator BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 25 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 4th of 29 at the Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest (2022). They are ranked #4383 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,383

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1475

peak 1531 · rated over 23 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Nov 19, 2021

latest Apr 17, 2026 · 4.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#335

Master 2026 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

28% of 25 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 58%

overall standings

Best overall

693.6456 / 720

Master · Torry Island BBQ Showdown

Perfect 180s

Current form

675.78 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 670.27 (+5.51)

Walk rate

48%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Brisket · Lakeland Pig Festival

Consistency

±14.86

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 169.04 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.45)

Road miles

4,408

across 25 mapped stops · furthest 1,051 mi

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)

Purse competed for

$349K

listed at 21 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 23 state-championship entries

Master avg

670.27 / 720

20 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard (4-meat) avg

659.51 / 720

3 Backyard (4-meat) contests · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

693.6456 career-best overall

96.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 693.6456 at Torry Island BBQ Showdown — 96.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 20, 2026

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Drunkin Brothers BBQ has finished one call ahead of Slapulator BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

18–0 behind in the head-to-head

Kings BBQ Team ahead in 100% of their meetings

Kings BBQ Team has come out ahead in 18 of their 18 shared contests.

A strong matchup

14–5 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 74% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of K & E's Little Smokers in 14 of their 19 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

13 of 18 shared pork entries lost

Kings BBQ Team ahead 72% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Kings BBQ Team has out-cooked them in 13 of 18 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

Going Yard BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A March team

Top 40% average finish in March

Something about March: average finish in the top 40% across 3 contests, versus top 58% the rest of the year.

3 March contests
top 58% the rest of the year

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The long haul

4,408 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,408 miles across 25 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,051 miles to American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST.

25 mapped stops
furthest 1,051 mi

The metronome

±2.02% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.02% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.9% of a perfect score
25 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#335 (597 pts)	#325 (692 pts)	#429 (542 pts)	#350 (602 pts)	#356 (597 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#1143 (61 pts)	#1084 (96 pts)	#1572 (51 pts)	#1103 (86 pts)	#1164 (66 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#440 (457 pts)	#465 (457 pts)	#481 (492 pts)	#380 (572 pts)	#354 (637 pts)
2023 ↗	Backyard	—	—	#341 (68 pts)	—	—
2023 ↗	Master	#489 (392 pts)	#464 (472 pts)	#493 (480 pts)	#484 (422 pts)	#362 (587 pts)
2022 ↗	Backyard	—	#332 (60 pts)	#276 (110 pts)	—	—
2022 ↗	Master	#807 (180 pts)	#797 (215 pts)	#765 (250 pts)	#854 (180 pts)	#837 (180 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Slapulator BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

142 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

RIVERSIDE SMOKE

#4,356 of the rated field

1476 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1528

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Slapulator BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Slapulator BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2024

⚔ Head-to-head

Two Pig Mafia

#4,374 of the rated field

1476 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1476

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Slapulator BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than Slapulator BBQ has cooked, 7 to 25, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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KESNER FAMILY BBQ

#4,387 of the rated field

1475 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Slapulator BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Slapulator BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

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POSSE BBQ

#4,357 of the rated field

1476 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Slapulator BBQ)

Level with Slapulator BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2024

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DIRTY POSSUM BBQ

#4,366 of the rated field

1476 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2019

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BANGIN' BBQ

#4,403 of the rated field

1475 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1532

They've been 1532 at their best, 57 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Apr 7, 2023

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
K & E's Little Smokers	19	14	5	74%	⚔ compare
Kings BBQ Team	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
Going Yard BBQ	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare
Mad Dog BBQ	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare
Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q	15	7	8	47%	⚔ compare
Smokin' Ain't EZ	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare
Accutech BBQ	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare
KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare
Cooters N Smoke	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	12	3	8	25%	⚔ compare
Tillman's BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
Cold Beer BBQ	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
Bourbon & Blues BBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	23	5	0	2	176.5600	150.1828	167.87	top 52%
Pork Ribs	24	3	0	1	176.5716	154.2400	165.45	top 62%
Pork	23	6	1	3	177.7028	158.2056	169.04	top 48%
Brisket	23	9	0	3	178.8572	142.8000	166.60	top 48%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 53%
Medium (20–39)	9	top 45%
Large (40+)	12	top 69%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
FL	17	top 51%
GA	3	top 82%
AL	2	top 78%
KS	1	top 60%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Lakeland Pig Festival	4	10	top 51%	Jan 22, 2026
The Downtown BBQ Showdown	2	18	top 70%	Apr 17, 2026
Plant City Pig Jam	2	12	top 64%	Nov 21, 2025
Poosa Q	2	51	top 78%	Oct 5, 2023

More numbers

Busiest season 2022 8 contests

Contests a season 4.2 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in FL 17 of 25 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 17 4 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 24 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Opponents faced 1,077 finished ahead 685 times, behind 1,172

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

20263 milestones

Mar 20 Career-best overall score693.6456 Torry Island BBQ Showdown
Apr 17 25th tracked contest The Downtown BBQ Showdown
Apr 17 Most recent contest The Downtown BBQ Showdown

20241 milestone

Jan 26 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8572 Lakeland Pig Festival

20231 milestone

Jan 27 10th tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival

20222 milestones

Jan 7 First category win (Pork) Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest
Jan 28 Peak power rating (1531) Lakeland Pig Festival

20214 milestones

Nov 19 First tracked contest Plant City Pig Jam
Nov 19 First call Plant City Pig Jam
Nov 19 First overall top-10 Plant City Pig Jam
Nov 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.5548 Plant City Pig Jam

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14	Torry Island BBQ Showdown	Mar 20, 2026
+11.9	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 28, 2022
+10.9	Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest	Jan 7, 2022
+8.5	Plant City Pig Jam	Nov 19, 2021
+6.9	Grills Gone Wild	Feb 9, 2024

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.2	Atlanta BBQ Store Classic	Nov 18, 2022
-11.7	Plant City Pig Jam	Nov 22, 2024
-9.6	Poosa Q	Oct 5, 2023
-8.4	Poosa Q	May 5, 2022
-7.8	Ribs on the Ridge	Feb 20, 2026

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	5	2	0	60%	top 64%	96.3%	93.9%
2025	1	0	0	0%	top 39%	94.9%	94.9%
2024	5	2	0	80%	top 51%	96.2%	94%
2023	5	0	0	40%	top 73%	95%	92.4%
2022	8	2	1	25%	top 55%	93.3%	91.7%
2021	1	1	0	100%	top 22%	90.2%	90.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 17, 2026	The Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Lake City, FL	34 / 41 (672.9944)	14 (175.4056)	37 (162.8116)	38 (165.0972)	21 (169.6800)
Mar 20, 2026	Torry Island BBQ Showdown 🏅 Belle Glade, FL	5 / 34 (693.6456)	3 (176.5600)	13 (173.7028)	4 (177.7028)	18 (165.6800)
Mar 13, 2026	Jeepin 4 Justice 🏅 Shady Hills, FL	10 / 15 (673.6112)	13 (169.6684)	12 (167.4172)	9 (170.2628)	11 (166.2628)
Feb 20, 2026	Ribs on the Ridge 🏅 Haines City, FL	27 / 32 (666.1488)	22 (169.1200)	22 (167.4060)	30 (158.2056)	10 (171.4172)
Jan 22, 2026	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	46 / 63 (672.4800)	37 (170.2972)	48 (166.2628)	36 (169.6800)	45 (166.2400)
Nov 21, 2025	Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL	12 / 31 (683.3484)	14 (170.8344)	11 (172)	18 (170.2628)	12 (170.2512)
Nov 22, 2024	Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL	23 / 26 (643.7716)	16 (167.3944)	25 (155.3716)	18 (167.3828)	22 (153.6228)
Mar 16, 2024	Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds 🏅 Dover, FL	6 / 15 (675.2568)	8 (168.5256)	7 (169.6800)	4 (170.8228)	4 (166.2284)
Feb 16, 2024	Ribs on the Ridge Brews & BBQ 🏅 Haines City, FL	17 / 29 (682.7312)	15 (171.9656)	3 (176.5716)	17 (171.9656)	24 (162.2284)
Feb 9, 2024	Grills Gone Wild 🏅 Davenport, FL	8 / 28 (692.4684)	7 (175.4056)	24 (168.5256)	3 (176.5716)	10 (171.9656)
Jan 26, 2024	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	25 / 61 (690.2288)	28 (174.2744)	41 (167.4288)	34 (169.6684)	2 (178.8572)
Oct 5, 2023	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	62 / 73 (656.9712)	71 (158.2400)	67 (159.9428)	29 (170.2628)	42 (168.5256)
May 12, 2023	17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	31 / 40 (658.6856)	39 (150.1828)	15 (172.5600)	17 (167.4172)	21 (168.5256)
Apr 14, 2023	The Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Lake City, FL	18 / 32 (683.9088)	6 (175.4172)	24 (162.8116)	20 (170.2628)	6 (175.4172)
Feb 3, 2023	Budweiser Smoke on the Water 🏅 Winter Haven, FL	34 / 47 (662.1256)	31 (167.3712)	45 (154.2400)	28 (167.3944)	10 (173.1200)
Jan 27, 2023	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	38 / 51 (663.8284)	42 (166.2284)	48 (155.9316)	25 (171.4056)	21 (170.2628)
Nov 18, 2022	Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA	52 / 57 (636.3656)	28 (168.5256)	49 (159.3600)	34 (165.6800)	57 (142.8000)
Nov 17, 2022	Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (One Meat Ribs) Cumming, GA	—	—	23 (167.3828)	—	—
Oct 1, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	303 / 505 (660.5256)	322 (164.5484)	396 (160.5600)	101 (173.1544)	315 (162.2628)
Aug 5, 2022	Swine At the Shrine 🏅 Savannah, GA	38 / 49 (671.8400)	18 (174.2628)	11 (175.4172)	44 (161.6456)	44 (160.5144)
May 5, 2022	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	51 / 72 (664.4688)	41 (167.9772)	58 (163.3944)	29 (169.6800)	53 (163.4172)
Jan 28, 2022	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	10 / 60 (665.0628)	32 (154.2172)	15 (165.1772)	3 (173.1084)	3 (172.5600)
Jan 7, 2022	Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest 🏅 Lake Wales, FL	4 / 29 (663.9088)	3 (167.4060)	5 (165.6800)	1 (171.4400)	6 (159.3828)
Nov 19, 2021	Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL	8 / 37 (649.5548)	13 (157.0744)	11 (161.0972)	12 (158.8116)	2 (172.5716)

Slapulator BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard (4-meat) avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A March team

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)