Low-N-Slow Smokin' Que's CA
Rating
1508
peak 1511 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2019-07-12
latest 2022-07-10
Best ToY finish
#1286
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.87 · weakest Brisket (148.48)
Road miles
0
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1512)
Purse competed for
$20K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
616.48 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
325.74 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 31 at their very first tracked contest, Clayton BBQ Cook-off (2019-07-12).
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Clayton BBQ Cook-off (2022-07-08).
Teams like this (closest power rating, CA first)
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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton BBQ Cook-off | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 49% | 2022-07-08 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CA (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 616.48 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 325.74 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-07-12 — First tracked contest · Clayton BBQ Cook-off
- 📣 2019-07-12 — First call · Clayton BBQ Cook-off
- 📈 2019-07-12 — Peak power rating (1511) · Clayton BBQ Cook-off
- ⭐ 2022-07-08 — Career-best overall score (616.4800) · Clayton BBQ Cook-off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.8 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off | 2019-07-12 |
| +5.8 | CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD) | 2022-07-10 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off | 2022-07-08 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 58% | 91.4% | 88.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 16% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-10 | CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD) Clayton, CA | 7 / 20 (329.1772) | 4 (170.8800) | 14 (158.2972) | — | — |
| 2022-07-08 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Clayton, CA | 22 / 27 (616.4800) | 17 (162.3088) | 22 (150.2972) | 23 (155.3940) | 25 (148.4800) |
| 2019-07-12 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Clayton, CA | 5 / 31 (322.2972) | 12 (155.4172) | 1 (166.8800) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #177 (195 pts) | #292 (100 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1286 (67 pts) | #1224 (92 pts) | #1381 (67 pts) | #1341 (62 pts) | #1685 (52 pts) |