SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE KS
Rating
1627
peak 1627
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
2019-02-15
latest 2021-09-16
Best ToY finish
#101
Master 2017
Grand champs
2
0 reserve
Category wins
4
10 podiums
Overall top-10s
9
of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 20%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
687.81
last 5 vs career avg 688.28 (-0.47)
Walk rate
73%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±8.52
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.93 · weakest Brisket (170.83)
Road miles
4226
mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 1220 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
DIRT ROAD BBQ has finished one call ahead of SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
4 LEGS UP BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of ALL FORKED UP FOR Q in 10 of their 12 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest is their spot: an average finish in the top 15% across 2 visits.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 50-team field at The Tyson Guinea Pig, Matt Dalton Memorial.
📅 A February team
Something about February: average finish in the top 6% across 3 contests, versus top 20% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at The Tyson Guinea Pig, Matt Dalton Memorial (2020-02-21) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 32-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 49 at their very first tracked contest, The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) (2019-02-15).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 179.4400 | 164.5140 | 172.93 | top 28% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 178.2972 | 161.7028 | 172.57 | top 28% |
| Pork | 15 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 165.7028 | 171.94 | top 30% |
| Brisket | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 178.8800 | 163.3828 | 170.83 | top 33% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 10 | 0 | top 25% |
| CA | 2 | 2 | top 2% |
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 18% |
| AZ | 1 | 0 | top 14% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 27% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 11% |
| Large (40+) | 12 | 2 | top 21% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (10 of 15 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (15 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) (2019-02-15)
- Wins it all in 13% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 688.28
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 683.2912 | 682.74 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 696.5140 | 691.38 |
| 2019 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 699.3484 | 687.72 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 77 / 185 (683.2912) | 47 (174.2628) | 26 (176.5600) | 118 (168.5256) | 147 (163.9428) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 58 / 467 (682.1824) | 116 (171.4056) | 41 (175.4056) | 101 (170.8456) | 230 (164.5256) |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition Mayetta, KS | 9 / 94 (696.5140) | 66 (169.1084) | 4 (178.2972) | 32 (173.7028) | 15 (175.4056) |
| 2020-09-11 | Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS | 17 / 48 (685.0860) | 7 (175.4172) | 25 (168.0000) | 17 (170.8344) | 18 (170.8344) |
| 2020-07-10 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 7 / 61 (691.9772) | 6 (175.4172) | 10 (174.2972) | 21 (171.4400) | 21 (170.8228) |
| 2020-02-28 | Best in the Desert Southwest KCBS BBQ Competition Yuma, AZ | 4 / 29 (689.0400) | 14 (167.3828) | 4 (175.4172) | 6 (173.1200) | 8 (173.1200) |
| 2020-02-21 | The Tyson Guinea Pig, Matt Dalton Memorial Coachella, CA | 1 / 50 (694.2972) | 1 (177.7144) | 11 (171.4400) | 1 (176.0000) | 11 (169.1428) |
| 2019-10-11 | Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest(JUDGES FULL) DeSoto, KS | 8 / 51 (689.6228) | 8 (174.2628) | 9 (174.8572) | 16 (169.6800) | 13 (170.8228) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 63 / 135 (684.4452) | 120 (164.5140) | 46 (171.9772) | 65 (170.2512) | 12 (177.7028) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 6 / 468 (697.7028) | 29 (175.4172) | 4 (177.7028) | 227 (165.7028) | 2 (178.8800) |
| 2019-07-26 | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS | 25 / 41 (665.0284) | 26 (165.1084) | 16 (169.7144) | 17 (166.8228) | 29 (163.3828) |
| 2019-07-19 | Smokin on the Summit Unity Village, MO | 3 / 35 (699.3484) | 3 (176.5600) | 3 (175.4056) | 1 (180.0000) | 15 (167.3828) |
| 2019-07-12 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 11 / 59 (685.0856) | 21 (170.2628) | 29 (168.0000) | 24 (170.2628) | 4 (176.5600) |
| 2019-03-14 | Big 12 Big Q (NBBQL COMPETITORS SERIES) Kansas City, MO | 3 / 11 (682.8456) | 1 (179.4400) | 11 (161.7028) | 2 (176.5600) | 8 (165.1428) |
| 2019-02-15 | The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Indian Wells, CA | 1 / 49 (697.7144) | 2 (177.7144) | 16 (169.7372) | 2 (175.4172) | 4 (174.8456) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #917 (120 pts) | #978 (120 pts) | #1023 (120 pts) | #960 (120 pts) | #957 (120 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #149 (754 pts) | #161 (734 pts) | #226 (529 pts) | #192 (634 pts) | #262 (454 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #267 (1100 pts) | #348 (910 pts) | #351 (920 pts) | #356 (930 pts) | #279 (1095 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #983 (285 pts) | #1138 (245 pts) | #1229 (225 pts) | #867 (380 pts) | #1195 (230 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #101 (1923 pts) | #160 (1563 pts) | #55 (2039 pts) | #102 (1804 pts) | #128 (1693 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #103 (1952 pts) | #189 (1436 pts) | #48 (2071 pts) | #82 (1891 pts) | #128 (1752 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #1940 (90 pts) |