High-water mark
678.7084
career-best overall
94.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 678.7084 at East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival — 94.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 28, 2026
Slaughter House
Slaughter House is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 16th of 31 at the East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival (2026). Also listed in KCBS results as “Slaughterhouse”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1493
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 8, 2018
latest Sep 11, 2026 · 8.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.24
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 172.39 · weakest Chicken (160.52)
Road miles
824
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 459 mi
Schedule strength
55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)
Purse competed for
$21K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
661.20 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 143.3484 | 160.52 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 177.1544 | 169.1772 | 172.39 | top 21% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 158.2400 | 163.95 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 160.5484 | 164.34 | top 59% |
“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
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
82
finished ahead 29 times, behind 58
Longest layoff
7 yrs
Sep 6, 2019 → Aug 28, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20266 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.7084 East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival
- Career-best overall score678.7084 East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival
- Peak power rating (1498) East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Meat Inferno
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.1544 Meat Inferno
- Most recent contest Meat Inferno
20182 milestones
- First tracked contest Annual Poor Que
- First call Annual Poor Que
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.8 | East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival | Aug 28, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.2 | Meat Inferno | Sep 11, 2026 |
| -4.8 | Annual Poor Que | Jun 8, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 65% | 94.3% | 93.9% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 73% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Meat Inferno 🏅 Edgerton, KS | 26 / 33 (673.5772) | 27 (166.2400) | 1 (177.1544) | 24 (165.0972) | 23 (165.0856) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS | 16 / 31 (678.7084) | 13 (171.9656) | 15 (170.8344) | 17 (168.5256) | 15 (167.3828) |
| Sep 6, 2019 | Smokin' on the White 🏅 Batesville, AR | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Annual Poor Que Montello, WI | 19 / 26 (631.3140) | 24 (143.3484) | 3 (169.1772) | 19 (158.2400) | 15 (160.5484) |