A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SLAPS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The Pit Crew BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1471
peak 1505 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-08-02
latest 2016-09-16
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
612.64
last 4 Master vs avg 612.64 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±30.00
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.99 · weakest Pork Ribs (147.29)
Road miles
1,354
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 1344 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)
Master avg
612.64 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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 comeback
2.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out (2016-09-16).
- last seen 2014-08-15
- back 2016-09-16
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.
The Pit Crew BBQ has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 134 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4569 of the rated field
- Contests
- 44
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to The Pit Crew BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team The Pit Crew BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4558 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 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4566 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1507 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4568 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
No shared contest yet.
Level with The Pit Crew BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4545 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4546 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 150.2972 | 158.99 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5600 | 139.9772 | 147.29 | top 85% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8684 | 141.0856 | 157.98 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 136.5372 | 148.38 | top 77% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 3 | 0 | top 92% |
| CA | 1 | 0 | top 39% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 91% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 74% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ and Fly In on the River | 2 | 51 | 0 | top 92% | 2014-08-15 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.1 yrs
2013-08-02 → 2016-09-16
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
3 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 158.99 · weakest Pork Ribs (147.29)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
612.64
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
161
42–152 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,354
4 mapped stops · furthest 1,344 mi
Schedule strength
1537
average field rating faced — tougher than 27% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
2014-08-15 → 2016-09-16
Power rating
1471
peak 1505 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest 5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.2912 5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic
- Career-best overall score655.2912 5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic
- Peak power rating (1505) 5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic
- Career-best single call (Chicken)168.5828 BBQ and Fly In on the River
- 2016
- Most recent contest Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5 | 5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic | 2013-08-02 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | 2014-08-15 |
| -10.5 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 2016-09-16 |
| -9.3 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | 2013-08-16 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 83.9% | 83.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 79.4% | 79.4% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 91% | 88.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-16 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 32 / 35 (603.9428) | 33 (150.2972) | 34 (144.0116) | 16 (166.8684) | 33 (142.7656) |
| 2014-08-15 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 51 / 51 (571.8972) | 41 (154.2972) | 49 (139.9772) | 51 (141.0856) | 51 (136.5372) |
| 2013-08-16 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 55 / 66 (619.4400) | 15 (168.5828) | 61 (144.6172) | 55 (157.7144) | 58 (148.5256) |
| 2013-08-02 | 5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic Vista, CA | 18 / 46 (655.2912) | 29 (162.7884) | 25 (160.5600) | 16 (166.2400) | 11 (165.7028) |