LOW AND SLOW MEISTER

LOW AND SLOW MEISTER is a competition barbecue team with 22 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 13th of 25 at the BBQ An Der Burg (2017). They are ranked #4312 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,312

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1477

peak 1477 · rated over 22 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 10, 2014

latest May 19, 2018 · 4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#719

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 22 contests

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

662.7428 / 720

Master · Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

Current form

642.46 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 635.62 (+6.84)

Walk rate

64%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172

Pork · 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016

Consistency

±14.50

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 159.67 · weakest Brisket (158.00)

Road miles

1,986

across 22 mapped stops · furthest 178 mi

Schedule strength

12%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1518)

Master avg

635.62 / 720

22 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

They almost always walk

64% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 14 of 22 contests

A top-10 category call in 64% of their 22 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

662.7428 career-best overall

92.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 662.7428 at Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition — 92.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 14, 2016

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

TEAM ANONIEM has finished one call ahead of LOW AND SLOW MEISTER 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

17–1 behind in the head-to-head

BBQ+ ahead in 94% of their meetings

BBQ+ has come out ahead in 17 of their 18 shared contests.

A strong matchup

7–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 70% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BBQ Team Laurentius in 7 of their 10 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

13 of 15 shared pork ribs entries lost

BUNCH OF SWINES ahead 87% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUNCH OF SWINES has out-cooked them in 13 of 15 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

IRON BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A September team

Top 47% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 47% across 4 contests, versus top 60% the rest of the year.

4 September contests
top 60% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.01% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.01% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.3% of a perfect score
22 contests

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	#1455 (178 pts)	#1356 (218 pts)	#1772 (128 pts)	#1332 (228 pts)	#1167 (273 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#719 (526 pts)	#740 (541 pts)	#694 (581 pts)	#723 (551 pts)	#701 (571 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1549 (145 pts)	#1645 (145 pts)	#1395 (200 pts)	#1675 (140 pts)	#1114 (275 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#922 (350 pts)	#1103 (300 pts)	#760 (485 pts)	#708 (535 pts)	#944 (355 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to LOW AND SLOW MEISTER, each with one reason worth a look.

147 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

This is Nice

#4,318 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1477

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 25 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Angry Cock BBQ

#4,296 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1477

Careers of much the same size, 20 contests to 22, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2026

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The 28th Amendment

#4,321 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1477

19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 11% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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RANCH HOUSE KITCHEN

#4,286 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1502

Level with LOW AND SLOW MEISTER on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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SLO DOG Q

#4,329 of the rated field

1476 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1520

They've been 1520 at their best, 44 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Aug 7, 2026

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MARK'S SMOKIN QUE

#4,300 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1522

They've been 1522 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Aug 9, 2019

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BBQ+	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
PUREBBQ	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
SEA SIDE SMOKERS	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
MISS PIGGY'S U.K.	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
DE FILOUS	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
IQ - NETHERLANDS	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
The Smokey Bandits	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
ROKENDE REGAHS	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
LETZQ	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
Serial Grillaz	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
IRON BBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
LOWLAND SMOKERS	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	22	0	0	171.4172	143.4288	158.73	top 69%
Pork Ribs	22	6	0	168.0228	148.5144	159.67	top 53%
Pork	22	6	1	172	148.5600	159.22	top 56%
Brisket	22	5	0	167.9656	144.5028	158.00	top 51%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 89%
Medium (20–39)	11	top 63%
Large (40+)	10	top 54%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NL	5	top 52%
EU	3	top 65%
DE	1	top 45%
BE	1	top 85%
NE	1	top 58%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Regahfest 2017	3	14	0	top 60%	Aug 26, 2017
Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	3	15	0	top 56%	May 14, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 7 contests

Contests a season 4.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NL 5 of 22 contests · 5 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 18 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 318 finished ahead 385 times, behind 474

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20181 milestone

May 19 Most recent contest Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition

20162 milestones

May 14 Career-best overall score662.7428 Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
Sep 24 Career-best single call (Pork)172 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016

20152 milestones

Aug 29 10th tracked contest Regahfest
Sep 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.0344 2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015

20143 milestones

May 10 First tracked contest Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship
May 10 First call Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship
May 10 Peak power rating (1495) Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12	2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015	Sep 25, 2015
+11.2	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	May 14, 2016
+6.7	Meat the East	Mar 19, 2016
+6.4	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	May 19, 2018
+4.9	Regahfest	Aug 29, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.2	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	May 23, 2015
-9.6	Delft BBQ Fest 2016	Jun 18, 2016
-9.2	Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ	May 8, 2016
-8.1	Delft Beer & BBQ Fest	Jun 27, 2015
-7.4	BBQ Society Cook-Off	Oct 18, 2014

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	100%	top 38%	89.6%	89.6%
2017	2	50%	top 65%	89%	88.2%
2016	7	57%	top 56%	92%	89.7%
2015	6	67%	top 64%	90.6%	87.9%
2014	6	67%	top 64%	88.3%	86.8%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 19, 2018	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp	23 / 60 (645.0860)	45 (156.5600)	11 (165.6916)	46 (155.4172)	7 (167.4172)
Aug 26, 2017	Regahfest 2017 The Hague	22 / 28 (630.2404)	16 (163.4400)	22 (152.5488)	23 (153.6916)	12 (160.5600)
Jul 1, 2017	BBQ An Der Burg Geestland	13 / 25 (640.5372)	11 (162.3428)	23 (148.5372)	6 (166.2628)	7 (163.3944)
Oct 8, 2016	4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off Hoofddorp. Netherlands, NL	25 / 46 (653.0512)	39 (156.5256)	30 (160.5256)	14 (168.5600)	9 (167.4400)
Sep 24, 2016	3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 Waltrop NRW, DE	30 / 67 (643.3716)	44 (159.4056)	27 (163.4400)	6 (172)	58 (148.5260)
Aug 27, 2016	Regahfest 2016 Den Hagg, NL	19 / 35 (659.9316)	12 (171.4172)	11 (166.2972)	30 (157.6800)	17 (164.5372)
Jun 18, 2016	Delft BBQ Fest 2016 Delft, NL	16 / 18 (631.3144)	13 (165.1312)	9 (164.5488)	18 (156.5600)	16 (145.0744)
May 14, 2016	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands, NL	15 / 65 (662.7428)	15 (170.8228)	40 (159.9544)	25 (167.4056)	22 (164.5600)
May 8, 2016	Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ Hasselt, Belgium	34 / 40 (623.3264)	31 (158.8804)	38 (148.5144)	36 (151.9544)	14 (163.9772)
Mar 19, 2016	Meat the East Enschede, NL	13 / 33 (648.5028)	20 (162.8572)	9 (166.2400)	24 (155.9656)	16 (163.4400)
Oct 10, 2015	3rd Annual BBQ Society Cook Off Hoofddorp Netherlands	31 / 42 (626.2628)	29 (158.8800)	34 (150.2744)	37 (149.1428)	10 (167.9656)
Sep 25, 2015	2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015 Herten, NRW	14 / 67 (652.0344)	36 (162.3544)	8 (168.0228)	31 (160.5256)	25 (161.1316)
Aug 29, 2015	Regahfest Den Haag, Zuid-Holland	14 / 30 (647.9200)	22 (162.2284)	20 (160)	9 (165.7144)	17 (159.9772)
Jun 27, 2015	Delft Beer & BBQ Fest Delft, The Netherlands	17 / 20 (638.2168)	17 (157.7256)	8 (166.8228)	18 (151.9656)	8 (161.7028)
May 23, 2015	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands	59 / 68 (618.7544)	64 (143.4288)	64 (148.5372)	12 (168.5484)	36 (158.2400)
May 9, 2015	Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ Kapermolenpark / Hasselt / Bel	28 / 38 (614.7656)	26 (159.4400)	12 (162.2628)	31 (148.5600)	31 (144.5028)
Oct 18, 2014	BBQ Society Cook-Off Hoofddorp Netherlands, EU	17 / 22 (635.4172)	20 (156.0228)	16 (159.4288)	3 (170.2856)	20 (149.6800)
Oct 10, 2014	Ruhrpott BBQ Gelsenkirchen, Germany, EU	33 / 58 (623.9772)	50 (153.1428)	22 (161.1660)	41 (150.7884)	18 (158.8800)
Sep 20, 2014	EUregio BBQ Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren / Nordrhein, EU	13 / 21 (634.7540)	20 (146.2284)	9 (162.2972)	6 (166.8456)	13 (159.3828)
Sep 13, 2014	Lowlands BBQ Championship Diksmuide, Belgium	16 / 26 (618.7772)	13 (161.1428)	15 (155.9544)	16 (153.7028)	19 (147.9772)
Jun 7, 2014	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp, NE	25 / 43 (625.5772)	31 (153.1428)	8 (165.1200)	26 (155.9656)	30 (151.3488)
May 10, 2014	Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship Kapermolenpark, Hasselt, Be	19 / 29 (609.1088)	22 (150.9028)	14 (156.5716)	10 (155.3828)	20 (146.2516)

LOW AND SLOW MEISTER

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)