Slowburn BBQ - AR AR
Rating
1512
peak 1532 · rated over 11 contests
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
2022-04-08
latest 2026-08-14
Best ToY finish
#539
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
673.48 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 675.26 (-1.77)
Walk rate
58%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±8.38
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 170.84 · weakest Chicken (166.68)
Road miles
1824
mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 828 mi
Schedule strength
82%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)
Purse competed for
$115K
listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 11 state-championship entries
Master avg
675.26 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
330.24 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Kermit's Ex has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition is their spot: an average finish in the top 19% across 2 visits.
😤 Brisket nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Kermit's Ex has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared brisket entries.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 2 of 36 at their very first tracked contest, Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition (2022-04-08).
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2026-06-26).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AR first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Kermit's Ex | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RAZORRACKS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 176.0000 | 154.8116 | 166.68 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 161.7260 | 167.60 | top 54% |
| Pork | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.2172 | 168.32 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2856 | 166.8228 | 170.84 | top 48% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 6 | 0 | top 68% |
| AR | 2 | 0 | top 55% |
| NC | 2 | 0 | top 19% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 20% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 45% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) | 2 | 27 | 0 | top 91% | 2026-07-18 |
| Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 73% | 2024-03-23 |
| Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 19% | 2023-04-07 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (7 of 12 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (12 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 675.26 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 330.24 / 360
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2022-04-08 — First tracked contest · Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition
- 📣 2022-04-08 — First call · Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition
- ⭐ 2024-06-07 — Career-best overall score (687.3600) · Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
- 📈 2026-06-26 — Peak power rating (1532) · The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- 🔥 2026-08-14 — First perfect 180 (Pork) · BBQ & Fly-In on the River
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.5 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition | 2022-04-08 |
| +9.8 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2026-06-26 |
| +4.7 | Smokin in the Electric City (Day 1) | 2023-07-14 |
| +4.6 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition | 2023-04-07 |
| +4.3 | Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest | 2024-06-07 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.4 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) | 2026-07-17 |
| -9.4 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) | 2026-07-18 |
| -3.1 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) | 2024-03-23 |
| -2.5 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) | 2024-03-22 |
| -1.8 | Smoke on the Water | 2024-09-20 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25% | top 63% | 95% | 93.6% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 64% | 95.5% | 94% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67% | top 33% | 90.6% | 90.1% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 6% | 95.1% | 95.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 42 / 83 (683.9316) | 59 (168.5372) | 74 (162.2628) | 1 (180.0000) | 17 (173.1316) |
| 2026-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 27 / 32 (671.8396) | 28 (167.9656) | 29 (165.0972) | 25 (168.5256) | 24 (170.2512) |
| 2026-07-17 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 31 / 32 (659.8172) | 27 (168.5372) | 30 (166.2400) | 32 (158.2172) | 29 (166.8228) |
| 2026-06-26 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 31 / 157 (679.8968) | 64 (166.8228) | 14 (175.4400) | 77 (165.6684) | 26 (171.9656) |
| 2024-09-20 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Pine Bluff, AR | 27 / 42 (671.9316) | 31 (165.1428) | 30 (163.4060) | 10 (173.1200) | 18 (170.2628) |
| 2024-06-07 | Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR | 15 / 33 (687.3600) | 5 (176.0000) | 17 (169.6916) | 18 (167.3828) | 8 (174.2856) |
| 2024-03-23 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 26 / 34 (678.7312) | 19 (173.7028) | 28 (168.5256) | 32 (166.8228) | 23 (169.6800) |
| 2024-03-22 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 24 / 35 (668.5484) | 33 (158.8456) | 7 (172.5600) | 25 (166.8572) | 17 (170.2856) |
| 2023-07-14 | Smokin in the Electric City (Day 1) 🏅 Butler, MO | 9 / 27 (322.2632) | 9 (160.5372) | 10 (161.7260) | — | — |
| 2023-07-14 | Smokin in the Electric City (ONE MEAT RIBS) Butler, MO | — | — | 19 (165.1428) | — | — |
| 2023-04-07 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC | 9 / 28 (326.2172) | 13 (154.8116) | 2 (171.4056) | — | — |
| 2022-04-08 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC | 2 / 36 (342.2400) | 6 (172.5600) | 7 (169.6800) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #539 (234 pts) | #604 (234 pts) | #548 (289 pts) | #346 (459 pts) | #506 (279 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #672 (232 pts) | #580 (332 pts) | #636 (322 pts) | #743 (212 pts) | #582 (322 pts) |