Slayton's Barbeque Company

Slayton's Barbeque Company is a competition barbecue team with 49 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 28 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2017), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1331 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,331

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1577

peak 1615 · rated over 49 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 2, 2014

latest Jul 25, 2025 · 11.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#187

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

14 podiums

Overall top-10s

18% of 49 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

698.8348 / 720

Master · The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

666.49 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 664.27 (+2.22)

Walk rate

65%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Brisket · TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest

Consistency

±26.57

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.49 · weakest Brisket (163.93)

Road miles

11,703

across 49 mapped stops · furthest 915 mi

Schedule strength

72%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1592)

Purse competed for

$176K

listed at 14 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 19 state-championship entries

Master avg

664.27 / 720

49 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

3.4284 points from the title

Came within 3.4284 points of the Grand Championship at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Jun 23, 2017).

Happy hunting ground

Top 13% average finish here

The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ is their spot: an average finish in the top 13% across 3 visits.

3 visits
best finish 3rd
average top 13%

They almost always walk

65% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 32 of 49 contests

A top-10 category call in 65% of their 49 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

698.8348 career-best overall

97.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 698.8348 at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ — 97.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 5, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has finished one call ahead of Slayton's Barbeque Company 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 11 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 40%.

11 contests
4 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 40%

A tough matchup

23–2 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 92% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 23 of their 25 shared contests.

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A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Smoke Therapy in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

16 of 25 shared pork entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 64% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 16 of 25 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

King's Cooking has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 40% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 40% across 5 contests, versus top 50% the rest of the year.

5 June contests
top 50% the rest of the year

The long haul

11,703 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 11,703 miles across 49 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 915 miles to Sam's Club National BBQ Tour.

49 mapped stops
furthest 915 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke on the Falls every year from 2017 to 2020 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 16th

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
2023 ↗	Master	#635 (249 pts)	#815 (189 pts)	#717 (274 pts)	#669 (249 pts)	#749 (219 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#909 (150 pts)	#947 (150 pts)	#870 (195 pts)	#914 (165 pts)	#954 (140 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#343 (555 pts)	#427 (470 pts)	#355 (580 pts)	#257 (770 pts)	#398 (505 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#516 (188 pts)	#428 (273 pts)	#764 (113 pts)	#365 (323 pts)	#412 (288 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#700 (451 pts)	#845 (376 pts)	#839 (376 pts)	#752 (431 pts)	#567 (596 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#643 (532 pts)	#720 (497 pts)	#637 (577 pts)	#754 (467 pts)	#666 (552 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#187 (1,553 pts)	#153 (1,578 pts)	#219 (1,378 pts)	#150 (1,603 pts)	#321 (1,143 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#329 (1,103 pts)	#425 (923 pts)	#330 (1,103 pts)	#164 (1,528 pts)	#405 (988 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1486 (163 pts)	#962 (353 pts)	#1435 (188 pts)	#1590 (163 pts)	#1665 (138 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Slayton's Barbeque Company, each with one reason worth a look.

38 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

THREE DOGS BBQ

#1,339 of the rated field

1577 power rating

Contests: 52
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1612

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to Slayton's Barbeque Company)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — THREE DOGS BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 52 contests
last seen Aug 16, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

Pork Life

#1,328 of the rated field

1578 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1578

3–1 in 5 shared contests (60% to Slayton's Barbeque Company)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 46 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 46 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026
on a 3-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ

#1,329 of the rated field

1578 power rating

Contests: 71
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1598

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Slayton's Barbeque Company)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 71 contests to 49.

rated over 71 contests
last seen Jul 12, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

SOUTHERN SMOKERS

#1,326 of the rated field

1578 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1636

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Slayton's Barbeque Company)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Slayton's Barbeque Company's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 28 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ

#1,324 of the rated field

1578 power rating

Contests: 87
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 34%
Peak: 1697

2–3 in 5 shared contests (40% to Slayton's Barbeque Company)

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 87 contests, alongside a 34% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 86 contests
last seen Jul 19, 2024

⚔ Head-to-head

BAMBQ

#1,334 of the rated field

1577 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1588

Level with Slayton's Barbeque Company on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 41 contests
last seen Jul 28, 2023

⚔ Compare careers

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Organizer Portal	25	2	23	8%	⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY	19	7	12	37%	⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q	19	4	15	21%	⚔ compare
South Pork	17	5	12	29%	⚔ compare
BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM	16	7	9	44%	⚔ compare
The Specialists	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
Sheats Smoked Meats	14	9	5	64%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BUTT CREW	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
BUSH LEAGUE BBQ	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
Chokin "N" tha Smoke	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
LEE LA Q	11	1	9	9%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
HICKORY PRIME	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	49	17	0	3	177.7144	144.5256	167.36	top 49%
Pork Ribs	49	11	0	4	178.2972	127.7944	165.49	top 52%
Pork	49	17	2	5	178.8572	146.8340	167.49	top 45%
Brisket	49	12	0	2	179.4400	122.0572	163.93	top 53%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 55%
Medium (20–39)	30	top 55%
Large (40+)	16	top 40%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
AL	19	top 42%
VA	8	top 66%
TN	7	top 54%
MD	6	top 59%
GA	3	top 35%
NC	2	top 36%
SC	1	top 63%
CT	1	top 42%
DC	1	top 34%
PA	1	top 76%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the Falls	5	16	top 61%	Apr 7, 2023
Smoke on the Mountain	3	25	top 83%	Jul 25, 2025
Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off	3	13	top 65%	Jul 26, 2019
The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	3	3	top 13%	May 3, 2019
Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022	2	11	top 66%	Jul 21, 2022
TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest	2	11	top 51%	Sep 25, 2020
Saltwater Brew 'N' Que	2	3	top 43%	May 20, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 11 contests

Contests a season 4.1 across 12 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AL 19 of 49 contests · 10 states in all

Contests visited 36 7 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,231 finished ahead 1,299 times, behind 1,082

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs Jul 26, 2019 → Sep 18, 2020

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20251 milestone

Jul 25 Most recent contest Smoke on the Mountain

20211 milestone

Aug 13 Peak power rating (1615) Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

20201 milestone

Sep 25 Career-best single call (Brisket)179.4400 TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest

20181 milestone

Mar 9 25th tracked contest Smoke on the Shores

20172 milestones

May 5 Career-best overall score698.8348 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
Jun 23 First Reserve Championship Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20165 milestones

Apr 15 First category win (Pork) Interstate BBQ Festival
Apr 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.9316 Interstate BBQ Festival
May 20 First overall top-10 Saltwater Brew 'N' Que
May 20 First overall podium Saltwater Brew 'N' Que
Jul 15 10th tracked contest Smoke on the mountain/VA state BBQ championship

20151 milestone

Apr 24 First call Saltwater Brew 'N' Que

20141 milestone

May 2 First tracked contest Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 23, 2017
+16.1	Beltway BBQ Showdown	Jun 3, 2016
+15.7	Saltwater Brew 'N' Que	May 20, 2016
+15.3	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	May 5, 2017
+12.5	Smoke on the Shores	Mar 9, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14	Smoke on the Mountain	Jul 25, 2025
-13.4	Pig and A Jig BBQ Festival	May 30, 2014
-11.5	Smoke on the Mountain	Jul 26, 2024
-9.2	Smoke on the Mountain	Jul 21, 2023
-9.1	Poosa Q	May 5, 2022

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0	0	0%	top 97%	89.1%	89.1%
2024	1	0	0	100%	top 78%	91.4%	91.4%
2023	3	1	0	67%	top 48%	97.1%	94.1%
2022	2	0	0	0%	top 65%	92.9%	92.8%
2021	4	1	0	75%	top 43%	95.1%	93.5%
2020	3	0	0	100%	top 49%	96.5%	93.5%
2019	5	1	0	80%	top 48%	95.5%	93%
2018	6	0	0	17%	top 48%	95.2%	93.5%
2017	11	4	0	73%	top 40%	97.1%	94.2%
2016	9	2	2	89%	top 46%	95.1%	91.4%
2015	2	0	0	100%	top 70%	86.6%	86.3%
2014	2	0	0	0%	top 84%	85.1%	80.2%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 25, 2025	Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA	36 / 37 (641.5088)	36 (156.5144)	34 (161.6456)	13 (170.2744)	36 (153.0744)
Jul 26, 2024	Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA	25 / 32 (658.1372)	8 (173.7028)	32 (155.3600)	22 (167.9772)	26 (161.0972)
Oct 27, 2023	Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 🏅 Madison, AL	4 / 14 (698.8116)	10 (168.5372)	3 (178.2972)	4 (178.8572)	6 (173.1200)
Jul 21, 2023	Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA	28 / 38 (661.5312)	22 (169.6800)	26 (165.0856)	31 (161.6800)	24 (165.0856)
Apr 7, 2023	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	16 / 39 (672.4452)	30 (161.6340)	13 (170.2628)	22 (166.8112)	4 (173.7372)
Jul 21, 2022	Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 🏅 Galax, VA	17 / 25 (667.8400)	17 (167.3828)	12 (171.4288)	14 (168.5256)	19 (160.5028)
May 5, 2022	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	45 / 72 (668.9828)	30 (170.8228)	21 (171.9888)	50 (165.6684)	59 (160.5028)
Aug 13, 2021	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	12 / 49 (684.5028)	28 (167.3828)	19 (168.5372)	5 (175.4400)	12 (173.1428)
Jul 23, 2021	Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 🏅 Galax, VA	11 / 17 (657.5432)	14 (163.9428)	10 (165.0972)	8 (166.8460)	12 (161.6572)
Apr 9, 2021	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	10 / 38 (675.8856)	11 (172.5600)	27 (163.9544)	3 (175.4056)	24 (163.9656)
Mar 19, 2021	Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	32 / 57 (674.7544)	37 (164.5372)	41 (163.9544)	14 (173.1200)	15 (173.1428)
Nov 6, 2020	Currituck Bulls & BBQ 🏅 Powells Point, NC	11 / 28 (679.8972)	11 (171.4172)	2 (174.2628)	16 (168.5372)	16 (165.6800)
Sep 25, 2020	TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest 🏅 Savannah, TN	11 / 47 (694.8460)	9 (174.8572)	29 (166.8344)	13 (173.7144)	3 (179.4400)
Sep 18, 2020	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	24 / 28 (644.4116)	10 (169.1316)	26 (153.6572)	4 (174.2628)	28 (147.3600)
Jul 26, 2019	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hartselle, AL	13 / 27 (663.2800)	15 (167.9772)	19 (160.4912)	18 (163.3944)	7 (171.4172)
May 3, 2019	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	6 / 54 (687.3024)	23 (168.5140)	11 (172.5600)	4 (174.2628)	11 (171.9656)
Apr 12, 2019	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	16 / 30 (664.9828)	8 (171.9772)	23 (158.8000)	22 (161.6456)	6 (172.5600)
Mar 29, 2019	TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest 🏅 Savannah, TN	23 / 29 (665.5768)	27 (160.5256)	16 (166.2284)	23 (165.0972)	9 (173.7256)
Mar 1, 2019	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	31 / 62 (667.8628)	25 (169.6800)	17 (170.8572)	25 (167.3828)	45 (159.9428)
Jul 27, 2018	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off Hartselle, AL	20 / 27 (658.1712)	23 (163.3712)	11 (170.2744)	24 (157.6684)	14 (166.8572)
Jun 22, 2018	Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN	19 / 36 (668.4456)	23 (163.9656)	22 (161.6800)	11 (171.9772)	12 (170.8228)
May 4, 2018	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	14 / 61 (682.2060)	19 (172.5600)	6 (175.4172)	47 (163.3828)	26 (170.8460)
Apr 20, 2018	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	25 / 42 (672.9828)	27 (168.5256)	27 (167.3944)	17 (170.8228)	26 (166.2400)
Apr 13, 2018	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	26 / 38 (670.1372)	13 (173.1200)	20 (168.5372)	33 (158.8000)	22 (169.6800)
Mar 9, 2018	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	11 / 87 (685.6228)	18 (173.1200)	40 (166.2400)	28 (171.4172)	12 (174.8456)
Oct 13, 2017	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	10 / 29 (686.7312)	9 (170.8228)	15 (168.5372)	3 (175.4056)	10 (171.9656)
Sep 15, 2017	Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest Decatur, AL	14 / 39 (677.5772)	5 (177.7144)	27 (162.8000)	13 (168.5372)	17 (168.5256)
Aug 4, 2017	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	15 / 46 (662.7200)	17 (163.9544)	3 (174.8572)	16 (165.1200)	32 (158.7884)
Jul 28, 2017	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off Hartselle, AL	20 / 27 (658.1712)	23 (163.3712)	11 (170.2744)	24 (157.6684)	14 (166.8572)
Jun 30, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Bartlett, TN	28 / 30 (678.1716)	29 (167.3828)	21 (167.9772)	19 (171.9772)	20 (170.8344)
Jun 23, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Birmingham, AL	2 / 28 (697.6688)	3 (176.5600)	7 (174.8456)	5 (173.1316)	6 (173.1316)
May 5, 2017	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	3 / 69 (698.8348)	8 (176)	25 (169.7032)	2 (177.7144)	4 (175.4172)
Apr 7, 2017	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	16 / 28 (675.8628)	14 (169.6800)	18 (166.2284)	12 (171.4172)	14 (168.5372)
Mar 10, 2017	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	14 / 67 (677.0520)	3 (176)	28 (167.4060)	45 (165.0972)	29 (168.5488)
Mar 3, 2017	Bodagetta BBQ Auburn, AL	11 / 25 (676.4572)	4 (174.2628)	11 (169.6916)	7 (170.8228)	16 (161.6800)
Feb 24, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL	10 / 28 (673.0284)	10 (172.0116)	4 (175.4056)	15 (163.3712)	19 (162.2400)
Aug 26, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) N. Charleston, SC	19 / 30 (673.0972)	22 (168)	28 (158.8344)	9 (172)	7 (174.2628)
Aug 19, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour South Windsor, CT	11 / 26 (657.5772)	8 (168.5716)	19 (157.6572)	10 (166.2284)	10 (165.1200)
Aug 5, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	20 / 29 (642.0912)	17 (164.5600)	18 (163.3944)	19 (158.7884)	20 (155.3484)
Jul 15, 2016	Smoke on the mountain/VA state BBQ championship Galax, VA	15 / 25 (654.0684)	16 (161.6572)	11 (168.5256)	10 (165.6800)	18 (158.2056)
Jun 25, 2016	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC	12 / 35 (673.0284)	8 (171.4056)	17 (167.9772)	11 (169.6684)	21 (163.9772)
Jun 3, 2016	Beltway BBQ Showdown Fort Washington, MD	4 / 37 (684.5716)	17 (163.9884)	2 (177.1544)	1 (178.8572)	14 (164.5716)
May 20, 2016	Saltwater Brew 'N' Que Chincoteague, VA	3 / 23 (667.4176)	8 (164.6172)	5 (166.2744)	4 (166.8460)	3 (169.6800)
Apr 15, 2016	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	17 / 41 (655.9316)	32 (158.2512)	7 (169.7028)	1 (175.4516)	32 (152.5260)
Apr 1, 2016	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	41 / 54 (614.6628)	48 (146.7656)	42 (153.0972)	8 (167.4172)	46 (147.3828)
May 1, 2015	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	43 / 64 (623.2572)	10 (170.8800)	51 (149.6688)	55 (151.9312)	53 (150.7772)
Apr 24, 2015	Saltwater Brew 'N' Que Chincoteague, VA	13 / 18 (619.2456)	3 (167.4400)	9 (159.9428)	13 (157.6912)	18 (134.1716)
May 30, 2014	Pig and A Jig BBQ Festival Snow Hill, MD	29 / 30 (541.2112)	28 (144.5256)	29 (127.7944)	26 (146.8340)	30 (122.0572)
May 2, 2014	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD	42 / 59 (612.9716)	33 (156.5600)	42 (152.5372)	35 (156.5372)	43 (147.3372)

Slayton's Barbeque Company

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (13 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)