The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Clayton BBQ Cook-off (Jul 8, 2022).
- last seen Jul 12, 2019
- back Jul 8, 2022
Low-N-Slow Smokin' Que's
Low-N-Slow Smokin' Que's is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 5th of 31 at the Clayton BBQ Cook-off (2019). They finished #1286 in the 2022 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Low N Slow Smokin' Que's”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1510
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jul 12, 2019
latest Jul 10, 2022 · 3 years on the trail
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.87 · weakest Brisket (148.48)
Road miles
0
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Purse competed for
$20K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
616.48 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
325.74 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 155.4172 | 162.87 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 166.8800 | 150.2972 | 158.49 | top 52% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.3940 | 155.3940 | 155.39 | top 85% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148.4800 | 148.4800 | 148.48 | top 93% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton BBQ Cook-off | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 49% | Jul 8, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
85
finished ahead 61 times, behind 35
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Jul 12, 2019 → Jul 8, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20224 milestones
- Career-best overall score616.4800 Clayton BBQ Cook-off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score329.1772 CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8800 CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD)
- Most recent contest CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD)
20195 milestones
- First tracked contest Clayton BBQ Cook-off
- First call Clayton BBQ Cook-off
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Clayton BBQ Cook-off
- First overall top-10 Clayton BBQ Cook-off
- Peak power rating (1512) Clayton BBQ Cook-off
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2022 | CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD) Clayton, CA | 7 / 20 (329.1772) | 4 (170.8800) | 14 (158.2972) | — | — |
| Jul 8, 2022 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Clayton, CA | 22 / 27 (616.4800) | 17 (162.3088) | 22 (150.2972) | 23 (155.3940) | 25 (148.4800) |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Clayton, CA | 5 / 31 (322.2972) | 12 (155.4172) | 1 (166.8800) | — | — |