CITY SLICKERS BBQ MN
Rating
1624
peak 1633
Contests
26
in the data
First seen
2019-04-26
latest 2025-05-09
Best ToY finish
#97
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
2 reserve
Category wins
1
8 podiums
Overall top-10s
12
of 26 contests
Avg finish
top 27%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
678.76 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 677.84 (+0.92)
Walk rate
73%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±8.51
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.94 · weakest Chicken (169.10)
Road miles
5164
mi across 26 mapped stops · furthest 380 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of CITY SLICKERS BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
T-MAC SMOKIN has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
THE BBQ BUS has come out ahead in 6 of their 8 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SMOKE IN THE EYE in 13 of their 17 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0112 points of the Grand Championship at Minnesota in May (Masters) (2022-05-13).
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 13% across 4 contests, versus top 27% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 4 of 32 at their very first tracked contest, Q for a Cause (2019-04-26).
Teams like this (closest power rating, MN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 26 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 159.9428 | 169.10 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 26 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 178.8572 | 159.9544 | 169.94 | top 31% |
| Pork | 26 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 178.2972 | 160.5256 | 169.45 | top 35% |
| Brisket | 26 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 177.7028 | 157.0628 | 169.34 | top 32% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MN | 9 | 0 | top 24% |
| WI | 7 | 0 | top 25% |
| IA | 5 | 0 | top 41% |
| KS | 3 | 0 | top 13% |
| NE | 1 | 0 | top 13% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 26% |
| Large (40+) | 16 | 0 | top 27% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MN (9 of 26 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (26 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 677.84
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 678.1600 | 678.16 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 686.2400 | 680.49 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 690.1944 | 681.62 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 682.2400 | 672.96 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 683.9428 | 674.37 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 688.5484 | 681.80 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 34 / 58 (678.1600) | 25 (171.4172) | 2 (178.8572) | 31 (170.8228) | 54 (157.0628) |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 6 / 59 (686.2400) | 47 (163.9772) | 11 (171.9772) | 10 (172.5828) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 22 / 47 (674.7316) | 44 (159.9428) | 7 (173.1316) | 23 (168.5372) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 104 / 505 (683.9200) | 402 (160.5028) | 122 (172.0000) | 16 (178.2972) | 72 (173.1200) |
| 2022-07-29 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 15 / 32 (670.7428) | 25 (163.9428) | 2 (174.8688) | 23 (162.2628) | 8 (169.6684) |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) Cambridge, MN | 2 / 59 (690.1944) | 2 (175.4056) | 7 (171.9888) | 8 (174.2628) | 20 (168.5372) |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Union Grove, WI | 14 / 44 (673.0632) | 28 (164.5488) | 11 (170.8572) | 4 (174.8572) | 29 (162.8000) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 57 / 467 (682.2400) | 214 (167.3828) | 46 (174.8572) | 106 (170.2744) | 116 (169.7256) |
| 2021-07-16 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN | 14 / 33 (675.3716) | 11 (171.4172) | 19 (166.2744) | 8 (173.1428) | 21 (164.5372) |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 West Salem, WI | 12 / 45 (669.0516) | 12 (170.8228) | 40 (159.9544) | 18 (165.1544) | 5 (173.1200) |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May Cambridge, MN | 27 / 60 (665.0740) | 38 (164.5600) | 24 (165.1084) | 31 (165.1200) | 12 (170.2856) |
| 2020-10-17 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 West Salem, WI | 17 / 33 (675.8860) | 18 (170.8344) | 18 (166.8344) | 15 (169.6800) | 15 (168.5372) |
| 2020-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 West Salem, WI | 5 / 40 (682.7884) | 23 (164.5372) | 5 (173.1428) | 10 (171.4056) | 6 (173.7028) |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest Ottumwa, IA | 45 / 66 (658.7200) | 52 (162.2400) | 27 (166.2400) | 45 (165.0972) | 37 (165.1428) |
| 2020-09-18 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN | 4 / 35 (683.9428) | 13 (172.5828) | 18 (167.9656) | 13 (170.2744) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2020-08-28 | Minnesota in Mayaugust Cambridge, MN | 10 / 45 (681.7028) | 10 (172.0228) | 16 (168.5600) | 16 (169.1200) | 9 (172.0000) |
| 2020-07-25 | 4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 9 / 30 (667.9088) | 6 (170.2744) | 25 (162.2744) | 2 (173.7144) | 19 (161.6456) |
| 2020-07-17 | Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off MARION, IA | 5 / 36 (669.6572) | 5 (174.2972) | 10 (166.2744) | 21 (160.5256) | 8 (168.5600) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 30 / 468 (688.5484) | 94 (171.4400) | 29 (175.4056) | 77 (172.0000) | 123 (169.7028) |
| 2019-08-16 | SMSU Smokefest MARSHALL, MN | 7 / 46 (686.8116) | 6 (175.4400) | 5 (173.7144) | 21 (168.5372) | 20 (169.1200) |
| 2019-07-13 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI | 3 / 36 (686.8460) | 6 (171.4400) | 6 (172.5600) | 12 (167.9772) | 3 (174.8688) |
| 2019-07-12 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1 Green Bay, WI | 15 / 37 (667.3600) | 5 (174.2744) | 24 (163.4400) | 22 (162.8000) | 18 (166.8456) |
| 2019-06-21 | Bring'n Home the Bacon West Salem, WI | 2 / 37 (680.4568) | 13 (167.9656) | 2 (173.7028) | 9 (169.1200) | 7 (169.6684) |
| 2019-05-31 | Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN | 4 / 43 (686.8116) | 20 (169.1084) | 6 (172.5716) | 9 (171.4172) | 2 (173.7144) |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 28 / 57 (669.0744) | 17 (172.0000) | 28 (165.6916) | 24 (167.9772) | 34 (163.4056) |
| 2019-04-26 | Q for a Cause Papillion, NE | 4 / 32 (688.5144) | 6 (174.2972) | 10 (170.2744) | 10 (170.8228) | 9 (173.1200) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #97 (1013 pts) | #136 (833 pts) | #156 (728 pts) | #124 (863 pts) | #114 (903 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #204 (1307 pts) | #281 (1072 pts) | #254 (1112 pts) | #411 (827 pts) | #277 (1102 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #272 (1165 pts) | #262 (1195 pts) | #299 (1070 pts) | #412 (880 pts) | #349 (980 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #174 (1620 pts) | #198 (1405 pts) | #276 (1210 pts) | #162 (1538 pts) | #261 (1295 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #98 (1990 pts) | #232 (1310 pts) | #147 (1610 pts) | #123 (1690 pts) | #197 (1495 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #239 (1351 pts) | #453 (871 pts) | #267 (1236 pts) | #272 (1181 pts) | #136 (1741 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #301 (1184 pts) | #258 (1239 pts) | #207 (1424 pts) | #349 (1049 pts) | #313 (1129 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #292 (1052 pts) | #250 (1132 pts) | #153 (1472 pts) | #358 (862 pts) | #247 (1162 pts) |