A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
RED VALLEY BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
RED VALLEY BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
SLOW & LOW BAR-B-QUE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1476
peak 1476 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-09-20
latest 2015-09-19
Best ToY finish
#1429
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
611.77
last 5 Master vs avg 611.77 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.78
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.11 · weakest Pork Ribs (147.05)
Road miles
363
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 88 mi
Schedule strength
7%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1510)
Master avg
611.77 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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 weak link
−10.1
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.07 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Pork Ribs avg 147.05
- Pork avg 157.11
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Misfits of Meat in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
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.
143 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4319 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1538
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SLOW & LOW BAR-B-QUE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SLOW & LOW BAR-B-QUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4348 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1505 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4350 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4324 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after SLOW & LOW BAR-B-QUE did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4357 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Level with SLOW & LOW BAR-B-QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4314 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1476
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KISS MY BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| RED VALLEY BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 148.4800 | 156.44 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.0972 | 136.5028 | 147.05 | top 76% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.8456 | 149.7144 | 157.11 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 139.9316 | 151.17 | top 67% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 52% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 74% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oinktoberfest | 3 | 31 | 0 | top 71% | 2015-09-19 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2013-09-20 → 2015-09-19
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NY
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 157.11 · weakest Pork Ribs (147.05)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
611.77
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
154
77–214 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
363
5 mapped stops · furthest 88 mi
Schedule strength
1510
average field rating faced — tougher than 7% of rated contests
Power rating
1476
peak 1476 · #4337 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Oinktoberfest
- Peak power rating (1489) Oinktoberfest
- 2015
- First call Salt City BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score623.9540 Salt City BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.4172 Oinktoberfest
- Most recent contest Oinktoberfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.8 | Salt City BBQ Festival | 2015-05-15 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.8 | Oinktoberfest | 2013-09-20 |
| -9.1 | Roc City Rib Fest | 2014-05-24 |
| -4.9 | Oinktoberfest | 2014-09-20 |
| -1.3 | Oinktoberfest | 2015-09-19 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 86.7% | 86.6% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 84.8% | 84.8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 82.1% | 82.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-19 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 31 / 52 (622.7084) | 8 (167.4172) | 34 (152.5372) | 27 (156.5256) | 45 (146.2284) |
| 2015-05-15 | Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY | 11 / 21 (623.9540) | 14 (154.8684) | 15 (153.0972) | 6 (162.8456) | 13 (153.1428) |
| 2014-09-20 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 46 / 66 (610.2288) | 29 (158.8688) | 62 (136.5028) | 51 (149.7144) | 13 (165.1428) |
| 2014-05-24 | Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY | 71 / 86 (610.7084) | 78 (148.4800) | 66 (148.5828) | 29 (162.2628) | 66 (151.3828) |
| 2013-09-20 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 60 / 71 (591.2348) | 52 (152.5716) | 52 (144.5144) | 48 (154.2172) | 64 (139.9316) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1429 (176 pts) | #1195 (256 pts) | #1607 (156 pts) | #1372 (221 pts) | #1524 (166 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |