SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ

SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 36 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 72 at the Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship (2016), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #628 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#628

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1655

peak 1655 · rated over 35 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 25, 2013

latest Jul 7, 2017 · 4.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#159

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

3 reserve

Category wins

19 podiums

Overall top-10s

39% of 36 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 31%

overall standings

Best overall

689.1316 / 720

Master · West Coast BBQ Classic

Perfect 180s

Current form

646.23 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 661.11 (-14.88)

Walk rate

81%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144

Pork · West Coast BBQ Classic

Consistency

±26.52

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.24 · weakest Pork (161.46)

Road miles

12,209

across 36 mapped stops · furthest 1,398 mi

Schedule strength

30%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)

Master avg

661.11 / 720

36 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (14 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

2.8574 points from the title

Came within 2.8574 points of the Grand Championship at Memorial Day Salute to Service (May 24, 2013).

Among the elite

#628 of 6,476 rated teams

In the top 10% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1655 puts them #628 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 10% of the field.

rating 1655
peak 1655
35 rated contests

Happy hunting ground

Top 10% average finish here

West Coast BBQ Classic is their spot: an average finish in the top 10% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 5th
average top 10%

They almost always walk

81% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 29 of 36 contests

A top-10 category call in 81% of their 36 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

689.1316 career-best overall

95.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 689.1316 at West Coast BBQ Classic — 95.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 13, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

ZZYZX BAR.B.Q has finished one call ahead of SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

15–3 behind in the head-to-head

LEFT COAST Q ahead in 83% of their meetings

LEFT COAST Q has come out ahead in 15 of their 18 shared contests.

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The weak link

−7.8 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.79 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 36% of the time against 39%.

Pork avg 161.46
Chicken avg 169.24
13 calls in 36 entries

A strong matchup

12–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TWISTED BRISKET BBQ in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

15 of 18 shared chicken entries lost

LEFT COAST Q ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LEFT COAST Q has out-cooked them in 15 of 18 shared chicken entries.

Always the bridesmaid

3 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 3 times against 0 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

0 Grand Championships
36 contests

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An August team

Top 10% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 10% across 3 contests, versus top 31% the rest of the year.

3 August contests
top 31% the rest of the year

The long haul

12,209 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 12,209 miles across 36 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,398 miles to Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship.

36 mapped stops
furthest 1,398 mi

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017 ↗	Master	#1981 (100 pts)	#1988 (110 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#1376 (210 pts)	#1949 (115 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#496 (801 pts)	#642 (641 pts)	#947 (391 pts)	#624 (646 pts)	#477 (861 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#603 (604 pts)	#645 (594 pts)	#505 (774 pts)	#699 (544 pts)	#554 (674 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#233 (1,406 pts)	#219 (1,366 pts)	#298 (1,186 pts)	#350 (1,047 pts)	#147 (1,671 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#159 (1,587 pts)	#79 (1,924 pts)	#230 (1,218 pts)	#170 (1,402 pts)	#233 (1,203 pts)

Overall rank by season

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GCs: 2
Top-10s: 23%
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1655 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 30%
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1655 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1655

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1655 power rating

Contests: 54
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1658

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1655 power rating

Contests: 59
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1701

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	22	11	11	50%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ	20	13	7	65%	⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	20	6	14	30%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	19	7	12	37%	⚔ compare
LEFT COAST Q	18	3	15	17%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	17	6	11	35%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	17	6	11	35%	⚔ compare
BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
Rooftop BBQ	15	6	9	40%	⚔ compare
KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
VICIOUS SMOKE	14	9	5	64%	⚔ compare
PORKETEERS	14	7	7	50%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	14	7	7	50%	⚔ compare
SON OF SMOKE	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	36	14	2	7	177.7028	159.4286	169.24	top 31%
Pork Ribs	36	10	1	3	174.2628	145.6800	164.30	top 42%
Pork	36	13	0	2	177.7144	20	161.46	top 39%
Brisket	36	13	2	7	177.7142	140.5028	166.11	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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	11	0	top 28%
Large (40+)	25	0	top 32%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CA	27	top 30%
NV	4	top 39%
AZ	3	top 26%
TX	1	top 3%
AR	1	top 88%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Horse Town Brew n Que Festival	2	23	top 64%	Jun 3, 2016
West Coast BBQ Classic	2	5	top 10%	May 13, 2016
Oaktown Throwdown	2	3	top 14%	Jul 31, 2015
West Coast BBQ Classic	2	13	top 24%	May 8, 2015
Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2	7	top 17%	Oct 2, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 13 contests

Contests a season 7.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 27 of 36 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 31 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 780 finished ahead 1,305 times, behind 562

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20172 milestones

Jul 7 Peak power rating (1655) Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival
Jul 7 Most recent contest Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival

20162 milestones

May 13 Career-best overall score689.1316 West Coast BBQ Classic
May 13 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7144 West Coast BBQ Classic

20151 milestone

Feb 20 25th tracked contest The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series

20138 milestones

Jan 25 First tracked contest 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Jan 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5708 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Apr 5 First call The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV
May 10 First overall top-10 West Coast BBQ Classic
May 24 First overall podium Memorial Day Salute to Service
May 24 First Reserve Championship Memorial Day Salute to Service
Jul 26 First category win (Chicken) The Great American Cookoff
Oct 4 10th tracked contest Dana Point State BBQ Championship

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14	Memorial Day Salute to Service	May 24, 2013
+13.5	West Coast BBQ Classic	May 10, 2013
+13.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Apr 25, 2014
+12.5	2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship	Jun 21, 2013
+12.1	The Great American Cookoff	Jul 26, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-19.7	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival	Jun 3, 2016
-10	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship	Sep 26, 2014
-5	Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship	Oct 31, 2013
-5	Smoke on the River	Sep 5, 2014
-2.7	Blazin' BBQ Throwdown	Oct 17, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0	0	100%	top 34%	91.6%	91.6%
2016	5	3	1	80%	top 31%	95.7%	90%
2015	6	2	1	83%	top 25%	94.8%	92.7%
2014	11	3	2	64%	top 36%	94.6%	92.4%
2013	13	6	1	92%	top 30%	94.3%	91.6%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 7, 2017	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA	17 / 50 (659.3028)	15 (169.6800)	40 (145.6800)	4 (176.5600)	14 (167.3828)
Aug 26, 2016	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	2 / 72 (686.8688)	5 (174.2972)	29 (167.4288)	12 (172)	7 (173.1428)
Aug 19, 2016	Oaktown Throwdown BBQ Oakland, CA	3 / 21 (674.2288)	1 (176)	11 (157.1316)	8 (164.5372)	2 (176.5600)
Jun 3, 2016	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA	57 / 58 (521.6228)	44 (164.5372)	31 (162.8228)	58 (20)	7 (174.2628)
May 13, 2016	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	5 / 44 (689.1316)	24 (168)	18 (168.0116)	2 (177.7144)	8 (175.4056)
Apr 1, 2016	5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arciadia, CA	22 / 72 (667.3368)	36 (166.8228)	45 (161.1200)	30 (167.3940)	11 (172)
Jul 31, 2015	Oaktown Throwdown Oakland, CA	4 / 27 (662.8572)	8 (166.3088)	9 (162.8684)	9 (160.5372)	2 (173.1428)
May 29, 2015	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA	23 / 75 (682.7656)	43 (166.2628)	44 (166.2400)	12 (173.7028)	10 (176.5600)
May 8, 2015	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	15 / 57 (677.6000)	23 (169.6800)	3 (174.2628)	8 (173.1544)	40 (160.5028)
May 1, 2015	Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	7 / 32 (654.1828)	2 (175.4172)	1 (171.4172)	23 (151.9312)	15 (155.4172)
Feb 27, 2015	6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	28 / 82 (658.1940)	26 (168)	36 (163.4400)	67 (155.9312)	13 (170.8228)
Feb 20, 2015	The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series Rancho Mirage, CA	12 / 49 (669.6000)	15 (168.5600)	8 (170.2628)	20 (164.5372)	16 (166.2400)
Oct 30, 2014	USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	41 / 79 (665.6456)	16 (173.1428)	75 (150.8116)	13 (173.7028)	34 (167.9884)
Oct 17, 2014	Blazin' BBQ Throwdown Lancaster, CA	15 / 29 (661.5768)	14 (165.6800)	11 (168.5600)	18 (162.2284)	16 (165.1084)
Oct 2, 2014	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	26 / 97 (674.1712)	53 (166.2400)	25 (170.2628)	34 (168.5256)	23 (169.1428)
Sep 26, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR	44 / 50 (672.4112)	12 (176.5600)	39 (168.5372)	40 (166.8228)	48 (160.4912)
Sep 5, 2014	Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA	14 / 26 (640.4344)	9 (166.8344)	6 (169.1200)	21 (150.8456)	14 (153.6344)
Aug 1, 2014	Oaktown Throwdown Oakland, CA	3 / 22 (669.6572)	11 (160.5372)	4 (168)	6 (164.5600)	1 (176.5600)
Jun 20, 2014	3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA	22 / 65 (667.3604)	20 (169.7144)	34 (163.3944)	6 (172.5600)	31 (161.6916)
May 9, 2014	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	13 / 59 (662.7428)	18 (167.9772)	33 (160.5372)	19 (166.2512)	10 (167.9772)
Apr 26, 2014	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	17 / 51 (664.4340)	20 (166.8572)	31 (160.4912)	36 (160.5256)	1 (176.5600)
Apr 25, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV	2 / 30 (681.0856)	3 (175.4400)	12 (168.5256)	22 (165.1428)	2 (171.9772)
Mar 28, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Sacramento, CA	3 / 29 (660.6056)	4 (167.4400)	4 (169.1772)	24 (150.8456)	2 (173.1428)
Dec 6, 2013	Big Poppa Smokers - King of the Smoker (Invitational) (JUDGES FULL) unrated LaQuinta, CA	20 / 24 (658.2056)	24 (162.2744)	14 (166.2628)	7 (169.7028)	19 (159.9656)
Oct 31, 2013	Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	53 / 85 (645.6228)	3 (177.1428)	52 (161.6800)	34 (166.2972)	80 (140.5028)
Oct 18, 2013	Cowboy Up at the PRCA Rodeo & BBQ Lancaster, CA	10 / 41 (670.8228)	8 (171.4400)	2 (173.7372)	10 (167.9656)	21 (157.6800)
Oct 4, 2013	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	7 / 99 (675.9544)	11 (172.5828)	64 (158.2400)	3 (174.8572)	12 (170.2744)
Sep 13, 2013	RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills Cameron Park, CA	13 / 39 (653.0860)	3 (177.7028)	25 (155.9888)	11 (163.4172)	23 (155.9772)
Jul 26, 2013	The Great American Cookoff Woodlake, CA	5 / 53 (666.2400)	1 (174.8572)	22 (161.1084)	7 (170.2744)	25 (160)
Jul 12, 2013	Wine Country Big Q Santa Rosa, CA	16 / 44 (646.1372)	22 (161.0972)	13 (163.3828)	9 (163.9772)	20 (157.6800)
Jun 28, 2013	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	21 / 56 (643.9996)	12 (165.1428)	9 (167.9998)	30 (155.9998)	28 (154.8572)
Jun 21, 2013	2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA	6 / 70 (670.2850)	7 (170.8570)	13 (166.8570)	11 (166.8568)	19 (165.7142)
May 24, 2013	Memorial Day Salute to Service Mesa, AZ	2 / 29 (678.8568)	2 (174.8572)	22 (157.1426)	6 (169.1428)	2 (177.7142)
May 10, 2013	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	5 / 54 (670.8566)	7 (170.8570)	10 (168.5714)	13 (167.4284)	14 (163.9998)
Apr 5, 2013	The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV Wildomar, CA	14 / 48 (643.4284)	25 (159.4286)	16 (161.7142)	20 (156.5714)	6 (165.7142)
Jan 25, 2013	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	31 / 86 (652.5708)	34 (164.5712)	24 (164)	58 (159.9996)	30 (164)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (14 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Always the bridesmaid

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The long haul

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)