A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Theslabs.com ahead in 100% of their meetings
Theslabs.com has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Sea Brisket
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1470
peak 1470 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-09-27
latest 2017-09-29
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
623.01
last 5 Master vs avg 623.01 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.52
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.34 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.77)
Road miles
78
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
623.01 / 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.
The weak link
−7.6
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.56 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 152.77
- Pork avg 160.34
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at *Smoke On the Trails (2017-09-29).
- last seen 2014-09-26
- back 2017-09-29
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.
141 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4612 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Sea Brisket)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Sea Brisket has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4607 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Sea Brisket)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4589 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 5%
- Peak
- 1523
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Sea Brisket)
19 contests to 5: their number has had years to settle where Sea Brisket's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#4583 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after Sea Brisket did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#4610 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
No shared contest yet.
Level with Sea Brisket on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4586 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
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-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8688 | 148.5028 | 155.30 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1316 | 139.3944 | 152.77 | top 74% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0000 | 153.1428 | 160.34 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 150.2856 | 154.60 | top 64% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2 | 82 | 0 | top 73% | 2014-09-26 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2013-09-27 → 2017-09-29
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 160.34 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.77)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
623.01
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
323
120–314 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
78
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1526
average field rating faced — tougher than 18% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2014-09-26 → 2017-09-29
Power rating
1470
peak 1470 · #4595 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- Peak power rating (1493) Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- 2014
- Career-best single call (Brisket)167.9656 Smokin on the Summit
- Career-best overall score640.0000 Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
- 2017
- Most recent contest *Smoke On the Trails
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | *Smoke On the Trails | 2017-09-29 |
| -6.8 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2013-09-27 |
| -6.8 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2014-09-26 |
| -4.1 | Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge | 2014-08-01 |
| -1.6 | Smokin on the Summit | 2014-06-06 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 83.4% | 83.4% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 88.9% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 86% | 86% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-29 | *Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS | 60 / 64 (600.4228) | 57 (148.5028) | 64 (139.3944) | 46 (159.9772) | 54 (152.5484) |
| 2014-09-26 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 83 / 112 (622.1596) | 90 (155.9544) | 83 (152.5256) | 62 (162.8340) | 81 (150.8456) |
| 2014-08-01 | Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS | 48 / 70 (640.0000) | 24 (166.8688) | 47 (161.1200) | 44 (161.7256) | 56 (150.2856) |
| 2014-06-06 | Smokin on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 46 / 79 (633.0856) | 65 (151.4172) | 62 (149.7028) | 24 (164.0000) | 12 (167.9656) |
| 2013-09-27 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 82 / 114 (619.3832) | 93 (153.7372) | 55 (161.1316) | 88 (153.1428) | 78 (151.3716) |