BIG O'S LOW N SLOW BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#4344

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1476

peak 1476 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-04-17

latest 2016-09-30

Best ToY finish

#924

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 67%

overall standings

Best overall

645.6116 / 720

Master · 3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin

Perfect 180s

Current form

628.56 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 623.98 (+4.59)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.0228

Pork · Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off

Consistency

±15.82

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 160.81 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.88)

Road miles

1,414

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 341 mi

Schedule strength

37%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)

Master avg

623.98 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 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 tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.9 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.93 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 33%.

Pork Ribs avg 153.88
Pork avg 160.81
0 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MEATATARIAN'S in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

5 of 6 shared pork entries lost

3 EYZ BBQ ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 3 EYZ BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±2.20% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.20% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 86.7% of a perfect score
9 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

DIRTY POSSUM BBQ

#4354 of the rated field

1475 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BIG O'S LOW N SLOW BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BIG O'S LOW N SLOW BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2019-10-04

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GOT WOOD

#4360 of the rated field

1475 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

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AZ BEER BELLY BBQ

#4339 of the rated field

1476 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1476

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2018-01-19

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Smokin Section

#4362 of the rated field

1475 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

Level with BIG O'S LOW N SLOW BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2025-05-24

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SECURITY SMOKERS

#4338 of the rated field

1476 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2019-09-06

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HOG HEADS

#4361 of the rated field

1475 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1475

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2019-08-31

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
3 EYZ BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
FIRESIDE ALCHEMY	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Smoke-A-Holics	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	0	0	164.5600	145.7144	154.97	top 70%
Pork Ribs	9	0	0	161.6800	137.0856	153.88	top 70%
Pork	9	3	1	172.0228	148.5484	160.81	top 53%
Brisket	9	1	0	167.9772	144.5144	154.32	top 60%

“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	Avg finish
VA	6	top 61%
MD	2	top 75%
SC	1	top 93%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 67%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 68%

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 1.5 yrs 2015-04-17 → 2016-09-30

Busiest season 2015 5 contests

Contests a season 4.5 across 2 seasons in the data

Cooks most in VA 6 of 9 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 160.81 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.88)

Walk rate 44% a top-10 call in 4 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 9 contests

Master average 623.98 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 211 111–220 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,414 9 mapped stops · furthest 341 mi

Schedule strength 1548 average field rating faced — tougher than 37% of rated contests

Power rating 1476 peak 1476 · #4344 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
Apr 17 First tracked contest 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition
May 15 First call Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off
May 15 Career-best single call (Pork)172.0228 Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off
May 15 Peak power rating (1498) Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off
2016
Apr 29 Career-best overall score645.6116 3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin
Sep 30 Most recent contest Que & Cruz

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.1	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off	2015-05-15
+3.4	Boydton's Big Bad BBQ	2016-08-26
+3.3	3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin	2016-04-29

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2015-06-12
-7.4	Beltway BBQ Showdown	2016-06-03
-7.3	2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition	2015-04-17
-4.6	VA BBQ Championships	2015-08-21
-3.5	Beltway BBQ Showdown	2015-05-29

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)
2016	4	0	0	0	50%	top 63%	89.7%	87.2%
2015	5	0	0	0	40%	top 71%	88.9%	86.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-09-30	Que & Cruz Louisa, VA	21 / 31 (637.0056)	13 (164.5600)	29 (153.0972)	6 (168.5484)	24 (150.8000)
2016-08-26	Boydton's Big Bad BBQ Boydton, VA	14 / 28 (623.3372)	12 (162.8116)	15 (155.4172)	25 (148.5484)	9 (156.5600)
2016-06-03	Beltway BBQ Showdown Fort Washington, MD	31 / 37 (604.4460)	34 (147.4172)	23 (157.1544)	28 (155.3600)	30 (144.5144)
2016-04-29	3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin Lanexa, VA	24 / 48 (645.6116)	27 (162.2856)	37 (154.7888)	27 (160.5600)	12 (167.9772)
2015-08-21	VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA	35 / 46 (632.4228)	31 (157.1316)	30 (158.2284)	33 (159.9428)	32 (157.1200)
2015-06-12	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Charleston, SC	27 / 29 (626.1484)	27 (153.6800)	15 (161.6800)	25 (154.2628)	21 (156.5256)
2015-05-29	Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD	26 / 39 (598.1600)	31 (147.9656)	35 (137.0856)	5 (168.5944)	27 (144.5144)
2015-05-15	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off Chesapeake, VA	15 / 36 (639.9888)	24 (153.1200)	21 (155.9888)	2 (172.0228)	14 (158.8572)
2015-04-17	2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition Lanexa, VA	36 / 46 (608.6744)	41 (145.7144)	37 (151.4744)	29 (159.4628)	35 (152.0228)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#1192 (249 pts)	#1143 (294 pts)	#1384 (219 pts)	#1194 (284 pts)	#1052 (324 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#924 (344 pts)	#1077 (299 pts)	#955 (364 pts)	#623 (619 pts)	#936 (369 pts)