SLOWJOE BBQ SWEDEN

SLOWJOE BBQ SWEDEN is a competition barbecue team with 18 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 28 at the Oslofjord BBQ Challenge (2016). They are ranked #4156 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,156

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1480

peak 1525 · rated over 18 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 6, 2016

latest May 14, 2022 · 5.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#554

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

22% of 18 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 61%

overall standings

Best overall

665.0860 / 720

Master · Oslofjord BBQ Challenge

Perfect 180s

Current form

625.75 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 634.84 (-9.09)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.8456

Chicken · BBQ an der Burg 2019

Consistency

±18.42

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.68 · weakest Brisket (156.10)

Road miles

6,198

across 18 mapped stops · furthest 791 mi

Schedule strength

40%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)

Master avg

634.84 / 720

18 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

665.0860 career-best overall

92.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 665.0860 at Oslofjord BBQ Challenge — 92.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 13, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BBQ Team Laurentius has finished one call ahead of SLOWJOE BBQ SWEDEN 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

10–3 behind in the head-to-head

White Squirrel BBQ ahead in 77% of their meetings

White Squirrel BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.58 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 39%.

Brisket avg 156.10
Chicken avg 162.68
2 calls in 18 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of GRILLSTAR.DE BBQ TEAM in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 1 (Aug 13, 2021).

last seen Sep 7, 2019
back Aug 13, 2021

Chicken nemesis

10 of 13 shared chicken entries lost

White Squirrel BBQ ahead 77% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, White Squirrel BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 13 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

6,198 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,198 miles across 18 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 791 miles to Smoke on the Waters.

18 mapped stops
furthest 791 mi

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
2022 ↗	Master	#972 (124 pts)	#940 (154 pts)	#1254 (99 pts)	#1125 (114 pts)	#896 (164 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#581 (281 pts)	#597 (286 pts)	#533 (371 pts)	#545 (331 pts)	#668 (246 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#554 (597 pts)	#405 (812 pts)	#659 (517 pts)	#417 (812 pts)	#627 (537 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#869 (354 pts)	#733 (479 pts)	#821 (429 pts)	#953 (334 pts)	#695 (519 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#887 (389 pts)	#1084 (319 pts)	#1080 (319 pts)	#1126 (309 pts)	#1163 (279 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SLOWJOE BBQ SWEDEN, each with one reason worth a look.

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

THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM

#4,171 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1524

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to SLOWJOE BBQ SWEDEN)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SLOWJOE BBQ SWEDEN has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jun 10, 2017

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ThomaHawk BBQ - Germany

#4,163 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1480

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to SLOWJOE BBQ SWEDEN)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before SLOWJOE BBQ SWEDEN's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

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The 28th Amendment

#4,141 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1480

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Mar 20, 2026

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Silence of the Hams

#4,153 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1480

Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Mc Que It

#4,161 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1480

16 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 44% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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BRITTON'S BBQ

#4,166 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1507

Level with SLOWJOE BBQ SWEDEN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
White Squirrel BBQ	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
IQ - NETHERLANDS	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
PARKSTAD SMOKERS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
VIKING BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Clean Smoke BBQ	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKIN' PORKETEERS	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
BBQ Team Laurentius	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
PUREBBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
MISS PIGGY'S U.K.	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
MASTERS OF FIRE	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	18	7	1	1	170.8456	154.2860	162.68	top 53%
Pork Ribs	18	3	0	0	169.7372	146.8116	158.36	top 64%
Pork	17	5	0	1	170.2628	146.8000	156.75	top 63%
Brisket	18	2	0	0	170.8228	130.8344	156.10	top 61%

“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)	5	top 65%
Medium (20–39)	10	top 63%
Large (40+)	3	top 49%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NO	1	0	top 11%
SE	1	0	top 23%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2	2	23	top 87%	Aug 14, 2021
Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 1	2	12	top 78%	Aug 13, 2021
BBQ an der Burg 2019	2	20	top 63%	Jul 6, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 7 contests

Contests a season 3.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NO 1 of 18 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 15 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 252 finished ahead 234 times, behind 309

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs Sep 7, 2019 → Aug 13, 2021

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

20221 milestone

May 14 Most recent contest Longhorn BBQ

20193 milestones

Jun 8 10th tracked contest Tony Stone BBQ Competition
Jul 6 First category win (Chicken) BBQ an der Burg 2019
Jul 6 Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8456 BBQ an der Burg 2019

20167 milestones

Aug 6 First tracked contest Smoke in the North
Aug 6 First call Smoke in the North
Aug 6 First overall top-10 Smoke in the North
Aug 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2056 Smoke in the North
Aug 13 First overall podium Oslofjord BBQ Challenge
Aug 13 Career-best overall score665.0860 Oslofjord BBQ Challenge
Aug 13 Peak power rating (1525) Oslofjord BBQ Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14	Oslofjord BBQ Challenge	Aug 13, 2016
+10.7	Smoke in the North	Aug 6, 2016
+7.3	4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival	Jul 20, 2019
+6.8	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018	Sep 22, 2018
+3.2	BBQ Festival 2019	Aug 16, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.9	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 1	Apr 19, 2019
-9.1	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 2	Apr 20, 2019
-9	Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2	Aug 14, 2021
-8.9	Smoke on the Waters	Sep 7, 2019
-5.9	Tony Stone BBQ Competition	Jun 8, 2019

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	1	0	100%	top 64%	88.3%	88.3%
2021	3	0	0	67%	top 73%	89%	86.5%
2019	7	1	1	43%	top 69%	92.1%	87.5%
2018	5	0	0	20%	top 62%	90.1%	88.5%
2016	2	2	0	100%	top 17%	92.4%	91.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 14, 2022	Longhorn BBQ Broerup	9 / 14 (635.4172)	6 (165.1200)	13 (153.0972)	10 (153.2116)	5 (163.9884)
Oct 2, 2021	Gruenenwalds BBQ Battle Bremen	11 / 16 (628.4348)	14 (154.2860)	12 (157.6456)	6 (165.1316)	14 (151.3716)
Aug 14, 2021	Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2 Meerbeke	23 / 26 (598.7888)	21 (158.8456)	12 (160.0688)	20 (148.5144)	26 (131.3600)
Aug 13, 2021	Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 1 Meerbeke	12 / 19 (641.0288)	10 (163.9772)	7 (165.1772)	14 (154.7772)	14 (157.0972)
Sep 7, 2019	Smoke on the Waters Devon	13 / 15 (625.0632)	11 (162.2628)	15 (146.8116)	5 (160.5828)	12 (155.4060)
Aug 16, 2019	BBQ Festival 2019 VanamÃµisa, Saue Parish	8 / 18 (663.3140)	7 (168.5600)	12 (161.0972)	5 (170.2628)	12 (163.3940)
Jul 20, 2019	4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen	16 / 44 (651.3716)	31 (158.8344)	27 (161.0856)	—	23 (157.7144)
Jul 6, 2019	BBQ an der Burg 2019 Geestland	21 / 36 (629.6572)	1 (170.8456)	33 (149.6800)	24 (152)	19 (157.1316)
Jun 8, 2019	Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp	42 / 55 (628.4456)	36 (162.2856)	53 (150.2400)	33 (161.0972)	37 (154.8228)
Apr 20, 2019	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 2 Ninove	25 / 29 (617.0284)	21 (156.5484)	25 (155.3828)	19 (160.5600)	27 (144.5372)
Apr 19, 2019	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 1 Ninove	23 / 25 (597.6344)	20 (157.1200)	18 (153.1428)	18 (156.5372)	25 (130.8344)
Oct 13, 2018	Tallya BBQ Festival Tallya	21 / 38 (649.0628)	21 (161.6800)	11 (169.1200)	34 (152.5600)	17 (165.7028)
Sep 22, 2018	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 Waltrop	24 / 73 (642.8688)	17 (166.2972)	37 (157.7144)	44 (154.2628)	12 (164.5944)
Aug 25, 2018	Regahfest 2018 Green The Hague	27 / 35 (631.2916)	9 (168.5828)	28 (155.3944)	32 (149.0628)	22 (158.2516)
Aug 25, 2018	RegahFest 2018 Yellow The Hague	22 / 29 (635.9432)	18 (163.4400)	15 (162.8688)	28 (146.8000)	12 (162.8344)
Jun 30, 2018	BBQ an der Burg 2018 Geestland	20 / 30 (628.4344)	23 (155.9544)	21 (155.9428)	16 (158.2628)	16 (158.2744)
Aug 13, 2016	Oslofjord BBQ Challenge OSLO, Norway, NO	3 / 28 (665.0860)	5 (166.8572)	9 (166.2744)	2 (170.2628)	12 (161.6916)
Aug 6, 2016	Smoke in the North Gothenburg, Sweden	7 / 31 (658.2056)	9 (166.8228)	5 (169.7372)	26 (150.8228)	7 (170.8228)

SLOWJOE BBQ SWEDEN

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

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)