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
- 2016-03-19
Silence of the Hams BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1474
peak 1474 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2016-03-18
latest 2024-10-30
Best ToY finish
#1195
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
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
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.06 · weakest Chicken (157.53)
Road miles
917
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 663 mi
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)
Purse competed for
$137K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
643.67 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
FIRE DANCER BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.5
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.53 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Chicken avg 157.53
- Pork Ribs avg 164.06
- 0 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Wine & Swine in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST (2022-09-29).
- last seen 2019-09-12
- back 2022-09-29
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
145 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4451 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)
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#4448 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Silence of the Hams BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4431 of the rated field
- Contests
- 152
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1708
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Silence of the Hams BBQ)
152 contests to 7: their number has had years to settle where Silence of the Hams BBQ's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#4435 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
Level with Silence of the Hams BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4429 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4437 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 7 years before Silence of the Hams BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 | 172.0000 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 4 | 0 | top 76% |
| MS | 2 | 0 | top 66% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 73% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
8.6 yrs
2016-03-18 → 2024-10-30
Busiest season
2016
4 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
4 of 7 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 164.06 · weakest Chicken (157.53)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
643.67
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
1,355
484–1,676 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
917
7 mapped stops · furthest 663 mi
Schedule strength
1585
average field rating faced — tougher than 68% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$136,850
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2019-09-12 → 2022-09-29
Power rating
1474
peak 1474 · #4449 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- 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)
- 2024
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.9 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 | 2016-03-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2024-10-30 |
| -8.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 2022-09-29 |
| -6 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 | 2016-03-18 |
| -3.9 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 2019-09-12 |
| -2.3 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) | 2016-08-26 |
Category scores over time
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-30 | 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) |
| 2022-09-29 | 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) |
| 2019-09-12 | 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 (160.0000) |
| 2016-10-29 | 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) |
| 2016-08-26 | 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) |
| 2016-03-19 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 Tupelo, MS | 32 / 61 (669.0516) | 25 (172.0000) | 19 (171.9772) | 43 (162.2744) | 44 (162.8000) |
| 2016-03-18 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS | 75 / 95 (639.3144) | 93 (145.6800) | 31 (168.5488) | 50 (165.1428) | 65 (159.9428) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1195 (245 pts) | #1312 (240 pts) | #1101 (310 pts) | #1322 (240 pts) | #1187 (270 pts) |