The comeback
1.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Smokin on The Dock of the Bay (Aug 17, 2018).
- last seen Oct 21, 2016
- back Aug 17, 2018
SLOW AND DIRTY BBQ
SLOW AND DIRTY BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 19th of 32 at the Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival (2015). They finished #1991 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1495
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
May 30, 2014
latest May 29, 2015 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.54 · weakest Brisket (153.42)
Road miles
350
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 83 mi
Master avg
627.90 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SLOW AND DIRTY BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
SLOW AND DIRTY BBQ has 2 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 128 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#3,418 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
Fewer contests behind them than SLOW AND DIRTY BBQ has cooked, 5 to 8, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#3,419 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1495
They turned up 5 years after SLOW AND DIRTY BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#3,422 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1495
Level with SLOW AND DIRTY BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,432 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1495
Fewer contests behind them than SLOW AND DIRTY BBQ has cooked, 5 to 8, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#3,420 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Fewer contests behind them than SLOW AND DIRTY BBQ has cooked, 5 to 8, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#3,424 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1503
Fewer contests behind them than SLOW AND DIRTY BBQ has cooked, 5 to 8, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9428 | 153.0972 | 156.52 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4288 | 155.4056 | 157.42 | top 63% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.7028 | 159.3828 | 160.54 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 170.3200 | 136.5256 | 153.42 | 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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MD
5 of 8 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
48
finished ahead 21 times, behind 38
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
Oct 21, 2016 → Aug 17, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Smokin on The Dock of the Bay
20152 milestones
- Career-best overall score642.2288 Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)170.3200 Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair
- First call Pig and A Jig BBQ Festival
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 59% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 73% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2018 | Smokin on The Dock of the Bay Crisfield, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 21, 2016 | Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 29, 2015 | Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival Snow Hill, MD | 19 / 32 (642.2288) | 29 (153.0972) | 22 (159.4288) | 23 (159.3828) | 3 (170.3200) |
| Apr 24, 2015 | Saltwater Brew 'N' Que Chincoteague, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 30, 2014 | Pig and A Jig BBQ Festival Snow Hill, MD | 22 / 30 (613.5768) | 16 (159.9428) | 17 (155.4056) | 10 (161.7028) | 28 (136.5256) |
| May 9, 2014 | Pork In The Park BBQ Festival Salisbury, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 11, 2014 | Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE | — | — | — | — | — |