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.
Sticks & Bones
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1455
peak 1455 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2014-05-24
latest 2015-10-23
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
607.53 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 610.74 (-3.21)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±27.20
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 156.64 · weakest Brisket (148.34)
Road miles
228
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 50 mi
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)
Master avg
610.74 / 720
6 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 weak link
−8.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.30 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.
- Brisket avg 148.34
- Chicken avg 156.64
- 0 calls in 6 entries
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.
126 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5312 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5314 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after Sticks & Bones did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#5293 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
Level with Sticks & Bones on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5304 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5296 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5323 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theslabs.com | 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 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 129.6800 | 156.64 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5716 | 141.1088 | 151.69 | top 77% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 145.6912 | 154.08 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3828 | 127.8744 | 148.34 | top 78% |
“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 | 4 | 0 | top 81% |
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 89% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 85% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Border War BBQ | 2 | 26 | 0 | top 76% | 2015-10-23 |
| Smokin' on the Summit | 2 | 63 | 0 | top 89% | 2015-06-05 |
| Sugar Mound BBQ Festival | 2 | 59 | 0 | top 86% | 2015-05-23 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.4 yrs
2014-05-24 → 2015-10-23
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
4 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
3 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 156.64 · weakest Brisket (148.34)
Walk rate
17%
a top-10 call in 1 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
610.74
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
247
59–317 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
228
6 mapped stops · furthest 50 mi
Schedule strength
1554
average field rating faced — tougher than 41% of rated contests
Power rating
1455
peak 1455 · #5308 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Sugar Mound BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1495) Sugar Mound BBQ Festival
- First call Border War BBQ
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4172 Border War BBQ
- 2015
- Career-best overall score635.3832 Border War BBQ
- Most recent contest Border War BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.3 | Smokin on the Summit | 2014-06-06 |
| -9.7 | Sugar Mound BBQ Festival | 2015-05-23 |
| -7.2 | Smokin' on the Summit | 2015-06-05 |
| -5.7 | Border War BBQ | 2014-10-24 |
| -5.5 | Sugar Mound BBQ Festival | 2014-05-24 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 88.2% | 86.1% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 84% | 87.1% | 83.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-23 | Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS | 26 / 35 (635.3832) | 27 (163.4516) | 34 (146.2516) | 16 (166.2972) | 20 (159.3828) |
| 2015-06-05 | Smokin' on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 63 / 78 (610.6852) | 66 (150.7884) | 52 (152.5256) | 59 (154.2628) | 56 (153.1084) |
| 2015-05-23 | Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS | 59 / 62 (613.0404) | 35 (167.3828) | 61 (141.1088) | 59 (150.8456) | 49 (153.7032) |
| 2014-10-24 | Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS | 32 / 41 (625.6572) | 6 (171.4172) | 34 (156.5716) | 41 (145.6912) | 31 (151.9772) |
| 2014-06-06 | Smokin on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 77 / 79 (552.8800) | 78 (129.6800) | 65 (149.0856) | 74 (146.2400) | 79 (127.8744) |
| 2014-05-24 | Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS | 66 / 87 (626.7888) | 66 (157.0972) | 30 (164.5716) | 51 (161.1428) | 75 (143.9772) |