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.
Platte County BBQ
Platte County BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 8th of 34 at the Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest (2013). They are ranked #3821 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1487
peak 1515 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Aug 16, 2013
latest Aug 18, 2023 · 10 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
633.15 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 635.62 (-2.47)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.09
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 160.45 · weakest Pork (156.54)
Road miles
149
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 37 mi
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Purse competed for
$8,450
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
635.62 / 720
6 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 Platte County BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
130 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,826 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,828 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 3 years before Platte County BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,842 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#3,838 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1501
Level with Platte County BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,830 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1486
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before Platte County BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,837 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 7 years before Platte County BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 154.2512 | 159.59 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.7372 | 151.3484 | 160.45 | top 59% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1084 | 142.2172 | 156.54 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.9028 | 146.2056 | 159.03 | top 60% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 58% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 67% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ and Fly In on the River | 3 | 23 | 0 | top 59% | Aug 18, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
4 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
198
finished ahead 106 times, behind 190
Longest layoff
6 yrs
Aug 18, 2017 → Aug 18, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest BBQ & Fly-In on the River
20142 milestones
- Career-best overall score657.1656 BBQ and Fly In on the River
- Peak power rating (1515) BBQ and Fly In on the River
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ and Fly In on the River
- First call BBQ and Fly In on the River
- Career-best single call (Brisket)170.9028 BBQ and Fly In on the River
- First overall top-10 Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.7940 Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.1 | Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest | Sep 13, 2013 |
| +3.2 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | Aug 15, 2014 |
| +1.8 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | Aug 16, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.6 | Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest | Sep 12, 2014 |
| -9.1 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | Aug 18, 2023 |
| -5.8 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | Aug 18, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 84.9% | 84.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 87% | 87% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 69% | 91.3% | 88.5% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 37% | 90.8% | 90.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2023 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 52 / 57 (611.1428) | 48 (154.8000) | 52 (156.5144) | 52 (153.6228) | 54 (146.2056) |
| Aug 18, 2017 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 53 / 65 (626.0792) | 59 (154.2512) | 58 (151.3484) | 35 (165.1084) | 50 (155.3712) |
| Sep 12, 2014 | Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS | 27 / 29 (617.5660) | 24 (156.5372) | 17 (162.2972) | 29 (142.2172) | 25 (156.5144) |
| Aug 15, 2014 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 23 / 51 (657.1656) | 15 (170.2856) | 9 (169.7372) | 46 (155.4056) | 23 (161.7372) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS | 8 / 34 (653.7940) | 16 (160) | 6 (168) | 15 (162.3312) | 14 (163.4628) |
| Aug 16, 2013 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 33 / 66 (647.9656) | 37 (161.6800) | 52 (154.8000) | 47 (160.5828) | 9 (170.9028) |