A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SLAPS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Simple Q Barbeque
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1460
peak 1460 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2016-06-17
latest 2024-06-14
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
631.52
last 5 Master vs avg 631.97 (-0.45)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.38
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.35 · weakest Brisket (147.66)
Road miles
0
mi across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
Purse competed for
$19K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
631.97 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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
−20.7
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 20.70 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 50%.
- Brisket avg 147.66
- Chicken avg 168.35
- 0 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" (2022-06-17).
- last seen 2019-06-14
- back 2022-06-17
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
Buds Boys BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
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.
126 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5115 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1506 at their best, 46 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5114 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5102 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before Simple Q Barbeque's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5109 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Level with Simple Q Barbeque on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5101 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before Simple Q Barbeque's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5088 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1505 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUB THAT MEAT BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 150.2284 | 168.35 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 146.8000 | 158.35 | top 75% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8800 | 146.2744 | 157.61 | top 85% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1088 | 130.2172 | 147.66 | top 85% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" | 4 | 24 | 0 | top 87% | 2023-06-16 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
8 yrs
2016-06-17 → 2024-06-14
Busiest season
2024
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 1 win · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 168.35 · weakest Brisket (147.66)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 3 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
631.97
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
113
31–152 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1575
average field rating faced — tougher than 59% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$19,000
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 4 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2019-06-14 → 2022-06-17
Power rating
1460
peak 1460 · #5099 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off
- First call Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off
- Peak power rating (1497) Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off
- 2022
- First category win (Chicken) Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life"
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life"
- 2023
- Career-best overall score643.8972 Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life"
- 2024
- Most recent contest 10th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.1 | *Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life(JUDGES FULL) | 2017-06-16 |
| -8.1 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" | 2022-06-17 |
| -7.1 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life | 2019-06-14 |
| -5.8 | 10th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life | 2024-06-14 |
| -4.8 | Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" | 2023-06-16 |
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 85% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 83% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 90% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 83.5% | 83.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 64% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-14 | 10th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 29 / 34 (643.2800) | 14 (171.9656) | 30 (161.6916) | 32 (159.4172) | 30 (150.2056) |
| 2023-06-16 | Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 24 / 29 (643.8972) | 4 (177.7028) | 26 (158.8344) | 19 (166.8800) | 29 (140.4800) |
| 2022-06-17 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 26 / 29 (630.7428) | 1 (178.8572) | 28 (146.8000) | 28 (156.0000) | 27 (149.0856) |
| 2019-06-14 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 32 / 38 (638.1600) | 30 (161.6568) | 33 (156.5488) | 31 (158.8456) | 23 (161.1088) |
| 2017-06-16 | *Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life(JUDGES FULL) Kansas City, KS | 31 / 34 (601.5312) | 32 (150.2284) | 13 (162.8344) | 24 (158.2512) | 34 (130.2172) |
| 2016-06-17 | Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off Kansas City, KS | 16 / 25 (634.1944) | 7 (169.7028) | 13 (163.3828) | 25 (146.2744) | 17 (154.8344) |