A tough matchup
14–0
behind in the head-to-head
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB ahead in 100% of their meetings
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.
SLOW EXPECTATIONS BBQ
SLOW EXPECTATIONS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 40th of 61 at the Kelley Wilson BBQ (2017). They are ranked #6295 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1410
peak 1504 · rated over 15 contests
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
Jun 24, 2016
latest Jun 26, 2026 · 10 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
615.37 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 617.12 (-1.75)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.64
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 158.48 · weakest Brisket (149.83)
Road miles
103
across 15 mapped stops
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)
Purse competed for
$113K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 11 state-championship entries
Master avg
617.12 / 720
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1020 (60 pts) | #1093 (60 pts) | #1161 (60 pts) | #1067 (60 pts) | #1051 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1471 (120 pts) | #1593 (120 pts) | #1575 (120 pts) | #1578 (120 pts) | #1536 (120 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SLOW EXPECTATIONS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
#6,294 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1410
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,297 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1409
Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,296 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1409
18 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careers#6,293 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1410
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before SLOW EXPECTATIONS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,299 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1409
4–0 in 4 shared contests (100% to SLOW EXPECTATIONS BBQ)
These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — SLOW EXPECTATIONS BBQ ahead 4–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#6,300 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1409
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| B&D BBQ | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DUNN UP BBQ | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| Grill on Grill Action | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' Blind | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| This is Nice | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Rib doctor | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Meat Sweats | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Rusty Que | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| No Clue BBQ | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70% | ⚔ compare |
| Slow Cookin' Cats | 10 | 6 | 4 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Jonesy's Smoke Rangers | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5484 | 136.5256 | 152.04 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7372 | 148.4800 | 158.48 | top 62% |
| Pork | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.9028 | 143.9656 | 156.77 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 130.8000 | 149.83 | top 72% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 6 | 60 | 0 | top 79% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) | 3 | 40 | 0 | top 78% | Jun 4, 2021 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
3 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 10 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
11 of 15 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
8
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
631
finished ahead 479 times, behind 1,494
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 21, 2019 → Jun 4, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20211 milestone
- 10th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
20192 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.9712 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Career-best overall score652.9712 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
20181 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.9028 15th Annual Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Peak power rating (1504) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.9 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2019 |
| +4.4 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.3 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2017 |
| -12.4 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 25, 2021 |
| -10.9 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2022 |
| -10.5 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2025 |
| -10.2 | Kelley Wilson BBQ | Jun 1, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 83.2% | 83.2% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 86% | 84% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 53% | 90.7% | 88.9% |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 86.8% | 85.1% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 85.9% | 84% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 38% | 89% | 89% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 138 / 157 (623.1996) | 136 (154.8344) | 127 (157.0740) | 137 (154.7540) | 112 (156.5372) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 151 / 159 (612.8916) | 117 (159.3716) | 147 (150.2288) | 96 (162.8228) | 157 (140.4684) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 150 / 172 (613.5540) | 164 (145.0856) | 104 (161.0972) | 126 (157.6912) | 141 (149.6800) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 128 / 167 (627.8856) | 141 (151.3600) | 148 (151.9544) | 124 (159.4284) | 58 (165.1428) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 153 / 164 (599.3140) | 124 (157.7256) | 122 (155.3712) | 133 (155.4172) | 159 (130.8000) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 139 / 145 (590.1252) | 132 (150.9028) | 101 (157.6456) | 136 (145.0740) | 139 (136.5028) |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 42 / 55 (619.2112) | 37 (160.5484) | 44 (148.4800) | 34 (158.2284) | 40 (151.9544) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 60 / 183 (652.9712) | 133 (155.3944) | 48 (167.4056) | 95 (161.6456) | 34 (168.5256) |
| May 31, 2019 | Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 41 / 56 (627.2916) | 36 (158.7884) | 33 (159.3828) | 40 (158.2744) | 44 (150.8460) |
| Oct 12, 2018 | 15th Annual Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest Desoto, KS | 64 / 69 (625.0280) | 68 (154.8228) | 64 (150.7884) | 24 (170.9028) | 64 (148.5140) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 120 / 185 (623.4396) | 181 (136.5256) | 20 (169.7372) | 104 (157.7256) | 77 (159.4512) |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO | 44 / 48 (590.6972) | 48 (140.5028) | 34 (158.8344) | 47 (143.9656) | 43 (147.3944) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 170 / 184 (591.3252) | 175 (144.5256) | 105 (158.8456) | 138 (154.2856) | 177 (133.6684) |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO | 40 / 61 (618.8112) | 53 (150.2284) | 15 (168.6056) | 38 (152.5600) | 47 (147.4172) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 69 / 183 (641.0968) | 84 (159.9540) | 75 (161.7028) | 103 (158.8456) | 72 (160.5944) |