A tough matchup
8–1
behind in the head-to-head
Hickory Hangover ahead in 89% of their meetings
Hickory Hangover has come out ahead in 8 of their 9 shared contests.
Slice to Meat You
Slice to Meat You is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 50 at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023). They are ranked #1899 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1543
peak 1546 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Aug 13, 2021
latest Oct 17, 2025 · 4.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
3
33% of 9 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
337.78 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 336.08 (+1.69)
Walk rate
56%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.12
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.44 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.97)
Road miles
125
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 43 mi
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)
Purse competed for
$54K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
336.08 / 360
8 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
486.09 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Slice to Meat You, each with one reason worth a look.
61 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,896 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1543
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Slice to Meat You)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Slice to Meat You has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,906 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1543
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,898 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1550
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before Slice to Meat You's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,901 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1561
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,897 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 63%
- Peak
- 1543
They were already cooking in 2015, 6 years before Slice to Meat You's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#1,904 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1545
Level with Slice to Meat You on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Hangover | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| Los Diablos | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Boar on the Floor | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Beefis and Butt-Head | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTSY-Q | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Gustoso BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Mad Rocket Barbecue | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| NORALA BBQ TEAM | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| LEE LA Q | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SportsPage Smokers | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Boob-B-Q | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Boss Hawgs | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Last Place Chicken | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Just For Fun BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| HELL ON SQUEALS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 173.7144 | 158.2172 | 169.44 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 157.6572 | 164.97 | top 66% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0856 | 165.0856 | 165.09 | top 65% |
“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
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 130% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 23% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 45% | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 23% | Sep 8, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
9 of 9 contests
Contests visited
7
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
290
finished ahead 337 times, behind 148
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
20241 milestone
- Peak power rating (1546) WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
20232 milestones
- First overall podium The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4172 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
20221 milestone
- Career-best overall score486.0912 Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard)
20214 milestones
- First tracked contest Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- First call Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- First overall top-10 Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score330.2056 Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.3 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Oct 20, 2023 |
| +13.3 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | Aug 13, 2021 |
| +9.3 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | Sep 8, 2022 |
| +7.1 | Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Oct 22, 2021 |
| +5.3 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) | Aug 4, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.9 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) | Apr 22, 2022 |
| -3.2 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| -1 | Railyard BBQ Brawl | Oct 28, 2022 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 92.5% | 92.5% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 32% | 93.8% | 93.8% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 22% | 97% | 95.8% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 79% | 92.7% | 91.3% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 24% | 93.3% | 92.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2025 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 23 / 39 (333.0740) | 14 (169.7028) | 30 (163.3712) | — | — |
| Oct 18, 2024 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 16 / 50 (337.6800) | 13 (171.4172) | 21 (166.2628) | — | — |
| Oct 20, 2023 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 3 / 50 (349.1316) | 5 (173.7144) | 6 (175.4172) | — | — |
| Aug 4, 2023 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) Madison, AL | 22 / 58 (340.5260) | 16 (170.8344) | 30 (169.6916) | — | — |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Railyard BBQ Brawl 🏅 Madison, AL | 13 / 10 (328.4800) | 4 (170.8228) | 22 (157.6572) | — | — |
| Sep 8, 2022 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 11 / 35 (333.6112) | 6 (170.8228) | 18 (162.7884) | — | — |
| Apr 22, 2022 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) Florence, AL | 26 / 34 (486.0912) | 27 (158.2172) | 24 (162.7884) | 22 (165.0856) | — |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Madison, AL | 10 / 30 (335.9656) | 13 (168) | 10 (167.9656) | — | — |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 7 / 49 (330.2056) | 2 (171.4056) | 18 (158.8000) | — | — |