A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
B & C SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Slab Slappers
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1482
peak 1509 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2013-06-21
latest 2018-09-28
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
530.42 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 573.43 (-43.01)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±147.95
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 159.41 · weakest Chicken (153.77)
Road miles
169
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 66 mi
Schedule strength
16%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
573.43 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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.
The weak link
−5.6
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.65 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Chicken avg 153.77
- Pork Ribs avg 159.41
- 0 calls in 8 entries
A strong matchup
5–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 83% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Brewski and Barbeque in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
Pork Ribs nemesis
6 of 6
shared pork ribs entries lost
HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 6 of 6 shared pork ribs entries.
Boom or bust
±20.55%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±20.55% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 79.6% of a perfect score
- best 89.7%
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.
- 4 visits in all
- best finish 40th
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.
112 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4028 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Slab Slappers)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Slab Slappers has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4043 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Slab Slappers)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4013 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1524
1–3 in 4 shared contests (25% to Slab Slappers)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 15 contests to 8.
⚔ Head-to-head#4018 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1482
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 11 years after Slab Slappers did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#4045 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
No shared contest yet.
Level with Slab Slappers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4027 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewski and Barbeque | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BULLS BBQ BUNCH | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Rib doctor | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| IBEW SMOKIN' SPARKYS | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| BLACK HAT BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Hawg Wild | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| RIB I'S | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| PARK AVENUE PORK | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Dead Last BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKERS PURGATORY | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Sublime BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 GUYS WITH WOOD | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| B & C SMOKERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 146.2284 | 153.77 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4284 | 152.5028 | 159.41 | top 54% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 142.2628 | 157.48 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5712 | 143.3600 | 154.89 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 5 | 0 | top 58% |
| MO | 3 | 0 | top 58% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 72% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 56% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 4 | 40 | 0 | top 52% | 2016-06-24 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.3 yrs
2013-06-21 → 2018-09-28
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
5 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 159.41 · weakest Chicken (153.77)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
573.43
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
921
698–908 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
169
8 mapped stops · furthest 66 mi
Schedule strength
1523
average field rating faced — tougher than 16% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 5 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.3 yrs
2017-06-23 → 2018-09-28
Power rating
1482
peak 1509 · #4031 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best overall score645.7142 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)167.4284 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Peak power rating (1509) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- 2018
- Most recent contest *Smoking in the Golden Valley
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.2 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2013-06-21 |
| +2.6 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2016-06-24 |
| +1.7 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | 2015-10-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.5 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2017-06-23 |
| -9.3 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2014-06-27 |
| -6.1 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | 2013-08-16 |
| -3.9 | *Smoking in the Golden Valley | 2018-09-28 |
| -2.7 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2015-06-26 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 44% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 45% | 87.1% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 84.6% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 47% | 89.7% | 88.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-28 | *Smoking in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO | 18 / 25 (638.2628) | 19 (156.5828) | 13 (161.7488) | 22 (157.0856) | 14 (162.8456) |
| 2017-06-23 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 150 / 184 (610.1024) | 151 (149.7028) | 135 (152.5028) | 100 (159.4056) | 139 (148.4912) |
| 2016-06-24 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 81 / 183 (637.1768) | 133 (152.5828) | 111 (157.1772) | 68 (162.8456) | 45 (164.5712) |
| 2015-10-03 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 181 / 606 (156.5140) | 574 (146.2284) | 353 (162.2400) | 445 (158.2400) | 557 (143.3600) |
| 2015-06-26 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 111 / 183 (627.3372) | 146 (153.0628) | 89 (159.9772) | 63 (163.4516) | 126 (150.8456) |
| 2014-06-27 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 146 / 184 (609.0284) | 117 (157.7028) | 96 (158.2516) | 170 (142.2628) | 122 (150.8112) |
| 2013-08-16 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 48 / 66 (626.6740) | 21 (165.1200) | 50 (155.9656) | 63 (151.3828) | 45 (154.2056) |
| 2013-06-21 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 40 / 183 (645.7142) | 144 (149.1430) | 26 (167.4284) | 45 (165.1428) | 44 (164.0000) |