Slamcan Kansas
Slamcan Kansas is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2024. Their best overall finish is 31st of 31 at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest (2024). They finished #168 in the 2026 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Slam Can Kansas”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
Contests
First seen
Avg finish
Strongest meat
Road miles
Purse competed for
Master avg
Backyard avg
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1084 | 20 | 94.55 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1084 | 156.5372 | 160.82 | top 72% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9772 | 163.9772 | 163.98 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5144 | 160.5144 | 160.51 | top 52% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20245 milestones
- First tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.1372 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best overall score650.1372 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.1084 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 81 / 172 (650.1372) | 49 (169.1084) | 125 (156.5372) | 88 (163.9772) | 89 (160.5144) |
| Mar 22, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 31 / 31 (185.1084) | 31 (20) | 22 (165.1084) | — | — |