A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Capt. Blue BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Capt. Blue BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Just a Sliver Sweets
Just a Sliver Sweets is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 23 at the Maryland State BBQ Bash (2023). They finished #1383 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1473
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Oct 13, 2023
latest Oct 9, 2026 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 96%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.56
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.25 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.25)
Road miles
0
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)
Purse competed for
$50K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
622.55 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1383 (53 pts) | #1422 (53 pts) | #1473 (53 pts) | #1382 (53 pts) | #1376 (53 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1461 (54 pts) | #1494 (54 pts) | #1555 (54 pts) | #1474 (54 pts) | #1177 (64 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1548 (51 pts) | #1109 (96 pts) | #1622 (51 pts) | #1204 (66 pts) | #1504 (56 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1552 (58 pts) | #1584 (58 pts) | #1419 (63 pts) | #1239 (73 pts) | #1265 (68 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 147.9428 | 159.25 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2400 | 143.3828 | 151.25 | top 95% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 150.8116 | 158.39 | top 92% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1428 | 149.0744 | 153.67 | top 89% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD State BBQ Bash | 3 | 25 | 0 | top 94% | Oct 9, 2026 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MD
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
140
finished ahead 56 times, behind 190
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest MD State BBQ Bash
20242 milestones
- Career-best overall score640.9604 MD State BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.9772 MD State BBQ Bash
20232 milestones
- First tracked contest Maryland State BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1493) Maryland State BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.9 | MD State BBQ Bash | Oct 11, 2024 |
| -7 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | Oct 13, 2023 |
| -6.4 | MD State BBQ Bash | Oct 9, 2026 |
| -5.6 | MD State BBQ Bash | Oct 10, 2025 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 83.1% | 83.1% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 89% | 89% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 27 / 28 (598.0456) | 27 (147.9428) | 28 (143.3828) | 28 (157.6456) | 26 (149.0744) |
| Oct 10, 2025 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 26 / 29 (627.8404) | 26 (165.6916) | 26 (155.3944) | 28 (150.8116) | 23 (155.9428) |
| Oct 11, 2024 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 25 / 26 (640.9604) | 16 (167.9772) | 25 (158.2400) | 22 (162.2400) | 24 (152.5032) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 23 / 23 (623.3716) | 23 (155.3944) | 22 (147.9772) | 20 (162.8572) | 21 (157.1428) |