High-water mark
669.0516
career-best overall
92.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 669.0516 at Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 — 92.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Mar 19, 2016
Silence of the Hams BBQ
Silence of the Hams BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 24th of 38 at the Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) (2016). They are ranked #4480 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1473
peak 1473 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Mar 18, 2016
latest Oct 30, 2024 · 8.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
639.46 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 643.67 (-4.21)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.45
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.06 · weakest Chicken (157.53)
Road miles
917
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 663 mi
Schedule strength
67%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)
Purse competed for
$137K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
643.67 / 720
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1195 (245 pts) | #1312 (240 pts) | #1101 (310 pts) | #1322 (240 pts) | #1187 (270 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Silence of the Hams BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
147 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,469 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Silence of the Hams BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Silence of the Hams BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,486 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1509
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Silence of the Hams BBQ)
They've been 1509 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,487 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Silence of the Hams BBQ)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 13 contests to 7.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,465 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1474
Level with Silence of the Hams BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,468 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,462 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before Silence of the Hams BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKING HILLS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKY BUTTS BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| ROADKILL BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 145.6800 | 157.53 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 156.5600 | 164.06 | top 57% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 156.5600 | 160.55 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5484 | 144.5372 | 161.53 | top 59% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 73% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
4 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
1,349
finished ahead 483 times, behind 1,676
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Sep 12, 2019 → Sep 29, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20165 milestones
- First tracked contest Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.0516 Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2
- Career-best overall score669.0516 Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2
- Peak power rating (1499) Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2
- Career-best single call (Brisket)172.5484 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.9 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 | Mar 19, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Oct 30, 2024 |
| -8.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | Sep 29, 2022 |
| -6 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 | Mar 18, 2016 |
| -3.9 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 2019 |
| -2.3 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Aug 26, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 84.9% | 84.9% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 92.9% | 90.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 421 / 444 (611.3256) | 433 (147.3828) | 398 (156.5600) | 328 (162.8456) | 419 (144.5372) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 442 / 505 (630.8116) | 485 (149.7144) | 408 (159.9428) | 436 (156.5600) | 261 (164.5944) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 275 / 468 (653.1312) | 248 (165.0856) | 207 (166.2856) | 308 (161.7600) | 289 (160) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 349 / 557 (645.6112) | 388 (159.4056) | 421 (156.5716) | 442 (157.0856) | 73 (172.5484) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA | 24 / 38 (656.4344) | 28 (163.4172) | 17 (168.5372) | 33 (158.2056) | 19 (166.2744) |
| Mar 19, 2016 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 Tupelo, MS | 32 / 61 (669.0516) | 25 (172) | 19 (171.9772) | 43 (162.2744) | 44 (162.8000) |
| Mar 18, 2016 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS | 75 / 95 (639.3144) | 93 (145.6800) | 31 (168.5488) | 50 (165.1428) | 65 (159.9428) |