A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
FRANKLIN COUNTY MOONSWINERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1458
peak 1458 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-07-19
latest 2016-10-14
Best ToY finish
#1623
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
601.46
last 4 Master vs avg 601.46 (+0.00)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±26.91
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.81 · weakest Pork Ribs (145.11)
Road miles
634
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 273 mi
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Master avg
601.46 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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 comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Black Dog Music and Que Festival (2015-08-07).
- last seen 2013-08-16
- back 2015-08-07
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.
FRANKLIN COUNTY MOONSWINERS has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 119 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#5179 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-head#5193 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
Level with FRANKLIN COUNTY MOONSWINERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5167 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5180 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5170 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5189 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 154.2400 | 158.81 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2628 | 131.9772 | 145.11 | top 91% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0228 | 131.3944 | 150.57 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2860 | 128.5028 | 146.97 | top 88% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | 2 | 0 | top 85% |
| MD | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
| PA | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 89% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.2 yrs
2013-07-19 → 2016-10-14
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
VA
2 of 4 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 158.81 · weakest Pork Ribs (145.11)
Walk rate
25%
a top-10 call in 1 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
601.46
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
97
10–97 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
634
4 mapped stops · furthest 273 mi
Schedule strength
1546
average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2013-08-16 → 2015-08-07
Power rating
1458
peak 1458 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Warren All American BBQ Festival
- First call Warren All American BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1485) Warren All American BBQ Festival
- 2015
- Career-best overall score644.5260 Black Dog Music and Que Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.0228 Black Dog Music and Que Festival
- 2016
- Most recent contest Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.4 | Warren All American BBQ Festival | 2013-07-19 |
| -13.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2013-08-16 |
| -7.6 | Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest | 2016-10-14 |
| -5.9 | Black Dog Music and Que Festival | 2015-08-07 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 80.9% | 80.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 98% | 83.8% | 81.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-14 | Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA | 34 / 38 (582.6972) | 30 (155.3484) | 35 (143.9772) | 36 (131.3944) | 30 (151.9772) |
| 2015-08-07 | Black Dog Music and Que Festival Floyd, VA | 22 / 27 (644.5260) | 23 (159.9544) | 21 (162.2628) | 17 (168.0228) | 25 (154.2860) |
| 2013-08-16 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD | 28 / 29 (575.2684) | 26 (154.2400) | 27 (142.2400) | 25 (150.2856) | 28 (128.5028) |
| 2013-07-19 | Warren All American BBQ Festival Warren, PA | 17 / 17 (603.3484) | 6 (165.6800) | 17 (131.9772) | 15 (152.5828) | 14 (153.1084) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2115 (67 pts) | #2203 (62 pts) | #2135 (72 pts) | #2053 (92 pts) | #2834 (52 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1623 (136 pts) | #1300 (211 pts) | #1701 (136 pts) | #1642 (146 pts) | #1502 (151 pts) |