High-water mark
664.5144
career-best overall
92.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 664.5144 at Twin Valley Fire and Smoke — 92.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-05-19
SMOKIN TURTLE LOW N SLOW BAR-BE-QUE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1520
peak 1536 · rated over 23 contests ⓘ
Contests
23
in the data
First seen
2013-07-12
latest 2019-08-23
Best ToY finish
#887
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 23 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
631.97 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 640.68 (-8.71)
Walk rate
52%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.63
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.14 · weakest Pork (158.68)
Road miles
1,296
mi across 23 mapped stops · furthest 132 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
640.68 / 720
23 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (7 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 one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN TURTLE LOW N SLOW BAR-BE-QUE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A strong matchup
6–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of 4 BOXERS Q in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
16 of 21
shared chicken entries lost
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead 76% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has out-cooked them in 16 of 21 shared chicken entries.
An August team
Top 45%
average finish in August
Something about August: average finish in the top 45% across 8 contests, versus top 54% the rest of the year.
- 8 August contests
- top 54% the rest of the year
The metronome
±2.17%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.17% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 89.0% of a perfect score
- 23 contests
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked New Holland Summer Fest every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.
- 4 visits in all
- best finish 22nd
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.
77 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2513 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1526
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 20 contests to 23, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2505 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1533
No shared contest yet.
20 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 15% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#2499 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1544
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#2509 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1519
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2512 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1543
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKIN TURTLE LOW N SLOW BAR-BE-QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2508 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 42%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | 21 | 3 | 18 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| DRILLING & GRILLING | 19 | 2 | 17 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | 16 | 6 | 10 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | 16 | 2 | 14 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HAWG NATION BBQ | 15 | 3 | 12 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 15 | 3 | 12 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGHEADED BBQ | 14 | 2 | 12 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| 50 Shades of Pork | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN FOOLZ | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokestack Redemption | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 EYZ BBQ | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN GNOME BBQ | 10 | 6 | 4 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' STUFF BBQ | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 174.8800 | 146.8344 | 161.14 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 174.2744 | 150.2860 | 160.05 | top 53% |
| Pork | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 146.8228 | 158.68 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 170.2972 | 143.9316 | 160.82 | top 46% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 18 | 0 | top 56% |
| DE | 3 | 0 | top 52% |
| MD | 2 | 0 | top 46% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 59% |
| Large (40+) | 14 | 0 | top 52% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Holland Summer Fest | 4 | 22 | 0 | top 49% | 2019-08-23 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 4 | 9 | 0 | top 48% | 2017-06-09 |
| Boo-B-Que | 3 | 22 | 0 | top 52% | 2018-10-19 |
| Smoke in the Park | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 80% | 2017-09-22 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6.1 yrs
2013-07-12 → 2019-08-23
Busiest season
2017
6 contests
Contests a season
3.3
across 7 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
PA
18 of 23 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
14
4 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
23 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 161.14 · weakest Pork (158.68)
Walk rate
52%
a top-10 call in 12 of 23 contests
Overall top-10 rate
4%
1 of 23 contests
Master average
640.68
out of 720 · 23 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
431
538–593 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,296
23 mapped stops · furthest 132 mi
Schedule strength
1563
average field rating faced — tougher than 48% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$9,675
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Power rating
1520
peak 1536 · #2504 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South
- First call The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South
- 2014
- First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2060 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 2016
- 10th tracked contest Smoke in the Park
- 2017
- Career-best overall score664.5144 Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8800 Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
- Peak power rating (1536) New Holland Summer Fest
- 2019
- Most recent contest New Holland Summer Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.1 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 2017-05-19 |
| +8.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2014-08-15 |
| +7.6 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | 2016-10-07 |
| +7.4 | Boo-B-Que | 2016-10-21 |
| +6.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-08-21 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.8 | 6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off | 2014-09-05 |
| -8.3 | Keystone Classic Barbeque | 2015-10-02 |
| -7.3 | Smoke in the Park | 2017-09-22 |
| -7.3 | Boo-B-Que | 2018-10-19 |
| -6 | *York County BBQ Festival | 2018-06-29 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 51% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 69% | 89.4% | 87% |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 48% | 92.3% | 90.4% |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 51% | 91.9% | 89.5% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 59% | 89.8% | 87.9% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 57% | 90.9% | 88.6% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 88% | 87.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 33 / 65 (653.0516) | 51 (155.3944) | 29 (165.7028) | 21 (165.6916) | 21 (166.2628) |
| 2018-10-19 | Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE | 58 / 73 (614.0912) | 59 (153.6572) | 47 (154.8000) | 65 (147.4056) | 48 (158.2284) |
| 2018-08-24 | New Holland Summer Fest(JUDGES FULL) New Holland, PA | 45 / 71 (627.2228) | 40 (158.7884) | 52 (150.8344) | 21 (162.2400) | 43 (155.3600) |
| 2018-07-27 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 29 / 54 (643.9544) | 43 (154.2628) | 39 (157.7144) | 28 (161.6800) | 7 (170.2972) |
| 2018-06-29 | *York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 26 / 33 (621.5316) | 27 (149.6688) | 21 (160.5372) | 29 (152.5028) | 23 (158.8228) |
| 2017-10-20 | Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE | 31 / 69 (653.6228) | 6 (173.7144) | 50 (151.9544) | 25 (163.4056) | 30 (164.5484) |
| 2017-09-22 | Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA | 36 / 44 (626.0800) | 32 (159.9772) | 33 (155.3600) | 38 (152.5256) | 32 (158.2172) |
| 2017-08-25 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 22 / 69 (653.0856) | 25 (164.5372) | 10 (170.8228) | 52 (156.0000) | 31 (161.7256) |
| 2017-08-11 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 19 / 47 (662.7312) | 10 (171.9656) | 27 (160.5716) | 18 (165.6684) | 17 (164.5256) |
| 2017-06-09 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA | 18 / 29 (646.6968) | 18 (164.5372) | 11 (165.6684) | 25 (153.0512) | 16 (163.4400) |
| 2017-05-19 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 14 / 53 (664.5144) | 5 (174.8800) | 10 (170.8344) | 45 (153.7028) | 18 (165.0972) |
| 2016-10-21 | Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE | 22 / 67 (651.4060) | 12 (167.4400) | 2 (174.2744) | 53 (149.1428) | 28 (160.5488) |
| 2016-10-07 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 17 / 47 (661.6460) | 29 (164.5372) | 17 (166.2744) | 14 (166.8344) | 15 (164.0000) |
| 2016-09-23 | Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA | 30 / 38 (627.2000) | 26 (160.5028) | 33 (153.6572) | 22 (159.9772) | 32 (153.0628) |
| 2016-08-26 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 32 / 66 (640.4112) | 44 (157.0856) | 57 (151.9544) | 14 (168.5600) | 20 (162.8112) |
| 2016-08-12 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 22 / 42 (659.3484) | 20 (166.2628) | 7 (171.4172) | 14 (166.8456) | 28 (154.8228) |
| 2016-06-10 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA | 17 / 29 (628.4572) | 20 (159.3828) | 23 (151.3716) | 23 (155.4056) | 11 (162.2972) |
| 2015-10-02 | Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA | 45 / 57 (619.3832) | 56 (146.8344) | 27 (162.2860) | 52 (146.8228) | 21 (163.4400) |
| 2015-08-21 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA | 12 / 30 (646.8232) | 2 (172.5944) | 21 (153.6916) | 5 (166.2628) | 19 (154.2744) |
| 2014-09-05 | 6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off York, PA | 32 / 39 (620.9944) | 10 (168.5828) | 26 (154.8000) | 31 (153.6800) | 35 (143.9316) |
| 2014-08-15 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA | 9 / 28 (654.2060) | 20 (157.1200) | 3 (171.4172) | 17 (159.3944) | 7 (166.2744) |
| 2013-09-06 | 5th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cookoff York, PA | 14 / 31 (633.6456) | 19 (155.9196) | 23 (150.2860) | 8 (166.8572) | 8 (160.5828) |
| 2013-07-12 | The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South Gettysburg, PA | 15 / 29 (625.5884) | 28 (148.4684) | 11 (154.8228) | 16 (156.0000) | 2 (166.2972) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #1900 (80 pts) | #1868 (80 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1110 (238 pts) | #1170 (238 pts) | #1119 (258 pts) | #1113 (258 pts) | #915 (353 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #891 (399 pts) | #713 (569 pts) | #785 (514 pts) | #1149 (294 pts) | #957 (374 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #887 (389 pts) | #949 (384 pts) | #735 (544 pts) | #903 (429 pts) | #850 (439 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1372 (180 pts) | #1042 (315 pts) | #1715 (135 pts) | #1281 (240 pts) | #1534 (165 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1358 (202 pts) | #2158 (78 pts) | #1318 (228 pts) | #2084 (93 pts) | #1643 (158 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1222 (215 pts) | #1650 (140 pts) | #1406 (190 pts) | #1168 (250 pts) | #787 (405 pts) |