A tough matchup
7–1
behind in the head-to-head
SLAPS BBQ ahead in 88% of their meetings
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.
WOTS SMOKERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1463
peak 1463 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2013-08-16
latest 2024-08-16
Best ToY finish
#1255
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
639.55 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 579.94 (+59.61)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±148.95
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.27 · weakest Brisket (148.53)
Road miles
53
mi across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
70%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1588)
Purse competed for
$27K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
579.94 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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.
The weak link
−13.7
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 13.73 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 148.53
- Chicken avg 162.27
- 0 calls in 8 entries
A strong matchup
5–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of LOCOMOTIVE #1 in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The comeback
5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 5 years, then back at BBQ & Fly-In on the River (2022-08-19).
- last seen 2017-08-18
- back 2022-08-19
Chicken nemesis
7 of 8
shared chicken entries lost
SLAPS BBQ ahead 88% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, SLAPS BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared chicken entries.
Boom or bust
±20.69%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±20.69% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 80.5% of a perfect score
- best 90.6%
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.
138 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4954 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to WOTS SMOKERS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team WOTS SMOKERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4935 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1510 at their best, 46 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4963 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4938 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 7 years before WOTS SMOKERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4959 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Level with WOTS SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4930 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 12 years after WOTS SMOKERS did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLAPS BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| BRISKETBONE BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' The Rite Way | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| K CASS BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| S&S BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNT FINGER BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG NEWTON | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LOCOMOTIVE #1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Go Pig or Go Home | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| T'S SMOKIN PIT | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| POLITICAL PORK | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 152.0112 | 162.27 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 146.8344 | 161.26 | top 67% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 148.0456 | 160.36 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9772 | 135.3488 | 148.53 | top 82% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ and Fly In on the River | 4 | 48 | 0 | top 84% | 2017-08-18 |
| BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 3 | 41 | 0 | top 78% | 2024-08-16 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
11 yrs
2013-08-16 → 2024-08-16
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.1
across 7 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 162.27 · weakest Brisket (148.53)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
579.94
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
769
372–657 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
53
8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1588
average field rating faced — tougher than 70% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$26,900
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
5 yrs
2017-08-18 → 2022-08-19
Power rating
1463
peak 1463 · #4949 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest BBQ and Fly In on the River
- Peak power rating (1490) BBQ and Fly In on the River
- 2023
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4232 BBQ & Fly-In on the River
- Career-best overall score652.4232 BBQ & Fly-In on the River
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4172 BBQ & Fly-In on the River
- 2024
- Most recent contest BBQ & Fly-In on the River
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.5 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | 2015-10-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.6 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | 2013-08-16 |
| -7.6 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | 2015-08-14 |
| -7.2 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | 2016-08-19 |
| -5.4 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | 2017-08-18 |
| -4.3 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 2022-08-19 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
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 78% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 56% | 85.8% | 54% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 86% | 86% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-16 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 51 / 65 (650.7312) | 53 (159.9312) | 49 (163.4172) | 22 (173.7028) | 56 (153.6800) |
| 2023-08-18 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 41 / 57 (652.4232) | 37 (165.7028) | 14 (175.4172) | 29 (169.6916) | 56 (141.6116) |
| 2022-08-19 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 45 / 54 (639.8172) | 21 (171.9772) | 29 (169.1084) | 44 (163.3828) | 54 (135.3488) |
| 2017-08-18 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 54 / 65 (623.3488) | 40 (163.9888) | 63 (146.8344) | 61 (148.5484) | 32 (163.9772) |
| 2016-08-19 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 48 / 56 (631.4288) | 41 (162.2972) | 49 (158.8344) | 31 (165.7600) | 54 (144.5372) |
| 2015-10-03 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 175 / 606 (160.0456) | 199 (167.4172) | 275 (165.0856) | 482 (154.8456) | 581 (137.1088) |
| 2015-08-14 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 56 / 67 (617.7824) | 62 (152.0112) | 49 (157.1428) | 65 (148.0456) | 37 (160.5828) |
| 2013-08-16 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 56 / 66 (619.4060) | 51 (154.8228) | 53 (154.2628) | 51 (158.8916) | 52 (151.4288) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1196 (115 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1260 (80 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1676 (120 pts) | #1778 (120 pts) | #1776 (120 pts) | #1790 (120 pts) | #1763 (120 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |