A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
4-8-4 BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1522
peak 1522 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2015-05-08
latest 2015-10-02
Best ToY finish
#881
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
651.19
last 4 Master vs avg 651.19 (+0.00)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.71
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.41 · weakest Brisket (159.42)
Road miles
108
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 47 mi
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Master avg
651.19 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SMOKIN GNOME BBQ 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.
4-8-4 BBQ has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 92 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#2451 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 8 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-head#2433 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 80%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after 4-8-4 BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#2436 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
Level with 4-8-4 BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2445 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-head#2444 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1532
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2439 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9884 | 161.1200 | 163.68 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 174.2744 | 155.4056 | 167.41 | top 22% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 155.9084 | 160.68 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 153.0972 | 159.42 | 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 40% |
The story so far (13 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.4 yrs
2015-05-08 → 2015-10-02
Busiest season
2015
4 contests
Cooks most in
PA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 167.41 · weakest Brisket (159.42)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 2 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
25%
1 of 4 contests
Master average
651.19
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
141
122–73 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
108
4 mapped stops · furthest 47 mi
Schedule strength
1545
average field rating faced — tougher than 34% of rated contests
Power rating
1522
peak 1522 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival
- First call Ribs & Rides BBQ Festival at Dorney Park
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Ribs & Rides BBQ Festival at Dorney Park
- First overall top-10 Ribs & Rides BBQ Festival at Dorney Park
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.5772 Ribs & Rides BBQ Festival at Dorney Park
- Career-best overall score661.5772 Ribs & Rides BBQ Festival at Dorney Park
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2744 Ribs & Rides BBQ Festival at Dorney Park
- Peak power rating (1522) Keystone Classic Barbeque
- Most recent contest Keystone Classic Barbeque
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.9 | New Holland Summer Fest | 2015-08-28 |
| +7.2 | Ribs & Rides BBQ Festival at Dorney Park | 2015-06-27 |
| +2.7 | Keystone Classic Barbeque | 2015-10-02 |
| +1.7 | Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival | 2015-05-08 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | top 40% | 91.9% | 90.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-02 | Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA | 25 / 57 (650.2400) | 32 (161.1200) | 3 (173.7372) | 26 (162.2856) | 43 (153.0972) |
| 2015-08-28 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 16 / 70 (657.0628) | 24 (163.9656) | 17 (166.2400) | 30 (160.5600) | 14 (166.2972) |
| 2015-06-27 | Ribs & Rides BBQ Festival at Dorney Park Allentown, PA | 7 / 17 (661.5772) | 12 (161.6572) | 1 (174.2744) | 10 (163.9656) | 9 (161.6800) |
| 2015-05-08 | Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival Green Lane, PA | 30 / 57 (635.8968) | 11 (167.9884) | 31 (155.4056) | 33 (155.9084) | 25 (156.5944) |
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 | #881 (372 pts) | #946 (362 pts) | #586 (662 pts) | #1116 (297 pts) | #948 (362 pts) |