A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
SLAPS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
Panic BBQ
Panic BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 21st of 43 at the Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition (2015). They are ranked #4160 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1480
peak 1480 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2013
latest Jun 27, 2025 · 11.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
636.79
last 5 Master vs avg 637.17 (-0.39)
Walk rate
10%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.86
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.90 · weakest Pork (157.91)
Road miles
20
across 10 mapped stops
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)
Purse competed for
$60K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
637.17 / 720
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1014 (130 pts) | #1311 (65 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Panic BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
134 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,156 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1480
0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to Panic BBQ)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — Silence of the Hams ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,151 of the rated field
- Contests
- 38
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 5%
- Peak
- 1525
0–5 in 5 shared contests (0% to Panic BBQ)
They've been 1525 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,157 of the rated field
- Contests
- 41
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to Panic BBQ)
41 contests to 10: their number has had years to settle where Panic BBQ's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,138 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1480
They turned up 9 years after Panic BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#4,170 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Panic BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,153 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1503
Level with Panic BBQ 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| END OF THE ROAD BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| B&D BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| SLOW EXPECTATIONS BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| ROADKILL BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNT FINGER BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sons of a Brisket | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| No Butts About It | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| ON THE SAUCE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| B & C SMOKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Hawg Wild | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 145.6572 | 160.90 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 150.2628 | 159.75 | top 60% |
| Pork | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 147.9312 | 157.91 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 145.6800 | 158.61 | top 56% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 3 | 74 | 0 | top 64% | Jun 27, 2025 |
| Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 60% | Jun 3, 2022 |
| Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 57% | Jun 4, 2021 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 10 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
7 of 10 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
1,118
finished ahead 672 times, behind 1,158
Longest layoff
2 yrs
May 29, 2015 → Jun 2, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20254 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.0628 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- 10th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best overall score661.0628 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20221 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.9656 Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition
20171 milestone
- First call Kelley Wilson BBQ
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Peak power rating (1500) 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2025 |
| +1.9 | Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition | May 29, 2015 |
| +1.8 | Kelley Wilson BBQ | Jun 2, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2023 |
| -5.5 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
| -3.4 | Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) | May 31, 2019 |
| -3.3 | Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition | Jun 3, 2022 |
| -2.8 | Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) | Jun 4, 2021 |
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 47% | 91.8% | 91.8% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 56% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 83.9% | 83.9% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 49% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 88% | 88% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 54% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2025 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 74 / 159 (661.0628) | 44 (169.7028) | 94 (162.8572) | 113 (160.5028) | 54 (168) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 97 / 172 (644.4684) | 91 (162.2628) | 28 (170.8572) | 163 (147.9312) | 71 (163.4172) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 151 / 167 (604.4000) | 157 (145.6572) | 142 (153.6684) | 153 (150.1828) | 116 (154.8916) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 29 / 41 (644.9596) | 39 (151.3712) | 32 (158.2284) | 11 (171.9656) | 24 (163.3944) |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 36 / 55 (629.0516) | 45 (153.1544) | 36 (157.6456) | 46 (149.7144) | 15 (168.5372) |
| May 31, 2019 | Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 37 / 56 (634.8000) | 27 (165.1428) | 27 (161.1544) | 36 (159.3828) | 47 (149.1200) |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO | 30 / 61 (638.2632) | 10 (170.2972) | 46 (153.1544) | 34 (155.3944) | 25 (159.4172) |
| May 29, 2015 | Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition Kansas City, MO | 21 / 43 (645.7028) | 11 (168.0228) | 14 (167.4056) | 15 (164.5944) | 39 (145.6800) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 404 / 552 (633.6228) | 300 (164.0116) | 317 (162.2400) | 423 (157.1084) | 455 (150.2628) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 289 / 535 (635.4056) | 308 (159.4172) | 429 (150.2628) | 224 (162.3084) | 166 (163.4172) |