A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
Theslabs.com ahead in 100% of their meetings
Theslabs.com has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Sea Brisket
Sea Brisket is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 46th of 79 at the Smokin on the Summit (2014). They are ranked #5623 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “SEABRISKET”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1448
peak 1448 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Sep 27, 2013
latest Mar 15, 2019 · 5.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
612.22 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 619.20 (-6.98)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.72
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 159.70 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.90)
Road miles
122
across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
619.20 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Sea Brisket, each with one reason worth a look.
100 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,619 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% 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#5,630 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,625 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,626 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before Sea Brisket's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,621 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1448
Level with Sea Brisket on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,627 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theslabs.com | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| IHC BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PELLET ENVY | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8688 | 147.9772 | 154.27 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 139.3944 | 151.90 | top 73% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 153.1428 | 159.70 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 144.5028 | 153.33 | top 69% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin' on the Summit | 2 | 46 | 0 | top 68% | Jun 5, 2015 |
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2 | 82 | 0 | top 73% | Sep 26, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
5 of 8 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
419
finished ahead 159 times, behind 481
Longest layoff
1.5 yrs
Sep 29, 2017 → Mar 15, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Qlathe BBQ Championship
20161 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8456 Smokin' on the Summit BBQ
20141 milestone
- Career-best overall score640 Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- Peak power rating (1493) Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.5 | Qlathe BBQ Championship | Mar 15, 2019 |
| -10 | Smoke On the Trails | Sep 29, 2017 |
| -7.1 | Smokin' on the Summit | Jun 5, 2015 |
| -6.8 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 26, 2014 |
| -6.8 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 27, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 82.7% | 82.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 83.4% | 83.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2019 | Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 60 / 64 (595.3368) | 60 (147.9884) | 64 (140.5140) | 44 (158.8344) | 59 (148) |
| Sep 29, 2017 | Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS | 60 / 64 (600.4228) | 57 (148.5028) | 64 (139.3944) | 46 (159.9772) | 54 (152.5484) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Smokin' on the Summit BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 49 / 67 (630.7084) | 37 (161.6800) | 11 (170.8456) | 60 (153.6800) | 61 (144.5028) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Smokin' on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 61 / 78 (612.4800) | 72 (147.9772) | 75 (139.9772) | 32 (163.4400) | 37 (161.0856) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 83 / 112 (622.1596) | 90 (155.9544) | 83 (152.5256) | 62 (162.8340) | 81 (150.8456) |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS | 48 / 70 (640) | 24 (166.8688) | 47 (161.1200) | 44 (161.7256) | 56 (150.2856) |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Smokin on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 46 / 79 (633.0856) | 65 (151.4172) | 62 (149.7028) | 24 (164) | 12 (167.9656) |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 82 / 114 (619.3832) | 93 (153.7372) | 55 (161.1316) | 88 (153.1428) | 78 (151.3716) |