High-water mark
685.6460
career-best overall
95.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 685.6460 at Art of Barbeque — 95.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 30, 2023
BULL SLAP BBQ
BULL SLAP BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 8th of 35 at the Art of Barbeque (2023). They are ranked #4827 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1467
peak 1467 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Jan 27, 2023
latest Aug 9, 2024 · 1.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
10% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
659.87 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 655.71 (+4.16)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.74
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.96 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.28)
Road miles
2,651
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 592 mi
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
Purse competed for
$78K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 10 state-championship entries
Master avg
655.71 / 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)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BULL SLAP BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
136 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,806 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,835 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before BULL SLAP BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,826 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,822 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
They were already cooking in 2013, 10 years before BULL SLAP BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,815 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Level with BULL SLAP BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,818 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Needs More Cowbell BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Brinkerhoff BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Bushmaster BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Cluster Cluck Barbecue | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4288 | 151.3372 | 163.79 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 147.3716 | 161.28 | top 72% |
| Pork | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 179.4400 | 159.9772 | 166.96 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5828 | 146.7888 | 163.68 | top 63% |
“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) | 9 | 0 | top 71% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
9 contests
Contests a season
5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CO
4 of 10 contests · 6 states in all
Contests visited
10
a different one every time
Opponents faced
240
finished ahead 90 times, behind 269
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20242 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews
- Most recent contest Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews
20238 milestones
- First tracked contest SJV Winter Rub
- Peak power rating (1488) SJV Winter Rub
- First call Iowa State BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4800 Iowa State BBQ Championship
- First category win (Pork) Art of Barbeque
- First overall top-10 Art of Barbeque
- Career-best overall score685.6460 Art of Barbeque
- Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 Art of Barbeque
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.1 | Art of Barbeque | Jun 30, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12 | SJV Winter Rub | Jan 27, 2023 |
| -9.7 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | Mar 31, 2023 |
| -8.3 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews | Aug 9, 2024 |
| -5.6 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition | Apr 21, 2023 |
| -4 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | May 12, 2023 |
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 86% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 56% | top 71% | 95.2% | 91.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2024 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 25 / 29 (632.3892) | 23 (159.3716) | 23 (159.4060) | 16 (166.8228) | 28 (146.7888) |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY | 21 / 28 (652.3772) | 28 (151.3372) | 9 (172) | 16 (167.3828) | 22 (161.6572) |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Art of Barbeque 🏅 Sterling, CO | 8 / 35 (685.6460) | 4 (175.4288) | 26 (163.9544) | 1 (179.4400) | 21 (166.8228) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff 🏅 Miles City, MT | 15 / 22 (682.2400) | 16 (169.1200) | 7 (174.2744) | 11 (170.8800) | 17 (167.9656) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 27 / 36 (646.6972) | 28 (157.6456) | 28 (161.6800) | 29 (159.9888) | 18 (167.3828) |
| May 27, 2023 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest 🏅 Castle Rock, CO | 25 / 37 (670.1828) | 22 (168.5372) | 18 (168.5600) | 28 (165.6800) | 21 (167.4056) |
| May 12, 2023 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 23 / 30 (642.2060) | 24 (161.6572) | 27 (156.5372) | 23 (160.5716) | 20 (163.4400) |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition 🏅 Derby, KS | 19 / 28 (674.7544) | 14 (171.4172) | 25 (158.2172) | 9 (173.1544) | 10 (171.9656) |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 40 / 47 (656.4800) | 29 (167.4172) | 44 (150.8000) | 32 (165.6800) | 8 (172.5828) |
| Jan 27, 2023 | SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE | 30 / 31 (614.0804) | 28 (155.9544) | 31 (147.3716) | 24 (159.9772) | 28 (150.7772) |