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
FRANKLIN COUNTY MOONSWINERS is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 17th of 17 at the Warren All American BBQ Festival (2013). They finished #1623 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1458
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 19, 2013
latest Oct 14, 2016 · 3.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±26.91
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.81 · weakest Pork Ribs (145.11)
Road miles
634
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 273 mi
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
Master avg
601.46 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
Overall rank by season
By 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 89% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
97
finished ahead 10 times, behind 97
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Aug 16, 2013 → Aug 7, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest
20152 milestones
- Career-best overall score644.5260 Black Dog Music and Que Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.0228 Black Dog Music and Que Festival
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Warren All American BBQ Festival
- First call Warren All American BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1485) Warren All American BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.4 | Warren All American BBQ Festival | Jul 19, 2013 |
| -13.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Aug 16, 2013 |
| -7.5 | Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest | Oct 14, 2016 |
| -5.9 | Black Dog Music and Que Festival | Aug 7, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2016 | Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA | 34 / 38 (582.6972) | 30 (155.3484) | 35 (143.9772) | 36 (131.3944) | 30 (151.9772) |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Black Dog Music and Que Festival Floyd, VA | 22 / 27 (644.5260) | 23 (159.9544) | 21 (162.2628) | 17 (168.0228) | 25 (154.2860) |
| Aug 16, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD | 28 / 29 (575.2684) | 26 (154.2400) | 27 (142.2400) | 25 (150.2856) | 28 (128.5028) |
| Jul 19, 2013 | Warren All American BBQ Festival Warren, PA | 17 / 17 (603.3484) | 6 (165.6800) | 17 (131.9772) | 15 (152.5828) | 14 (153.1084) |