A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
SLOW SMOKIN BBQ
SLOW SMOKIN BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 13th of 16 at the City of Earlington OctoberFest (2013). They are ranked #5126 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1460
peak 1460 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Jul 26, 2013
latest Oct 20, 2017 · 4.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
648.87 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 646.22 (+2.65)
Walk rate
22%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.21
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.90 · weakest Brisket (157.62)
Road miles
1,302
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 351 mi
Schedule strength
46%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)
Master avg
646.22 / 720
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2155 (85 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1239 (228 pts) | #1260 (248 pts) | #1167 (273 pts) | #1404 (213 pts) | #1133 (278 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #1713 (135 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SLOW SMOKIN BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
137 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,120 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SLOW SMOKIN BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SLOW SMOKIN BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,116 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1460
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,108 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,141 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#5,145 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Level with SLOW SMOKIN BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,104 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1510
They've been 1510 at their best, 49 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 154.2744 | 161.37 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 145.6800 | 163.34 | top 57% |
| Pork | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7256 | 155.3600 | 163.90 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 146.8000 | 157.62 | top 76% |
“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 81% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 80% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 69% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-off | 3 | 15 | 0 | top 70% | Oct 20, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KY
6 of 9 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
253
finished ahead 96 times, behind 244
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
May 22, 2015 → Aug 11, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-off
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3828 Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1497) Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash
- First call City of Earlington OctoberFest
- Career-best overall score661.0856 City of Earlington OctoberFest
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.7256 City of Earlington OctoberFest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.6 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off | Oct 17, 2014 |
| +1.4 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) | May 22, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jun 20, 2014 |
| -8.6 | City of Earlington OctoberFest | Oct 4, 2013 |
| -7.7 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off | Oct 18, 2013 |
| -7.1 | Smokin in McMinnville | Aug 11, 2017 |
| -4.8 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-off | Oct 20, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 89% | 88.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 72% | 91.8% | 89.3% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 76% | 91.8% | 90.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2017 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-off Munfordville, KY | 29 / 36 (640.9828) | 32 (158.2056) | 18 (165.1200) | 26 (163.9772) | 34 (153.6800) |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Smokin in McMinnville McMinnville, TN | 32 / 35 (636.3888) | 33 (154.2744) | 20 (170.8228) | 34 (157.0744) | 31 (154.2172) |
| May 22, 2015 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA | 39 / 65 (659.8516) | 34 (167.3944) | 13 (171.4172) | 24 (166.2400) | 57 (154.8000) |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY | 15 / 32 (661.0400) | 18 (166.8344) | 8 (170.2628) | 30 (155.3600) | 11 (168.5828) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Grillin N Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY | 30 / 43 (646.0684) | 18 (166.8228) | 43 (150.7888) | 29 (165.0856) | 24 (163.3712) |
| Jun 20, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Lexington, KY | 28 / 28 (621.0056) | 26 (155.4056) | 27 (145.6800) | 18 (162.2400) | 20 (157.6800) |
| Oct 18, 2013 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY | 33 / 40 (630.1600) | 30 (157.1200) | 21 (162.2628) | 27 (163.9772) | 34 (146.8000) |
| Oct 4, 2013 | City of Earlington OctoberFest Earlington, KY | 13 / 16 (661.0856) | 11 (169.1200) | 14 (161.6684) | 6 (173.7256) | 16 (156.5716) |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN | 34 / 54 (659.3828) | 49 (157.1200) | 13 (172) | 27 (167.4056) | 34 (162.8572) |