High-water mark
331.9432
career-best overall
92.2% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 331.9432 at Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) — 92.2% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Apr 29, 2023
Low & Slow Locomotives
Low & Slow Locomotives is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 13th of 19 at the Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1491
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 16, 2022
latest Apr 29, 2023
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.54
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.96 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.77)
Road miles
634
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 634 mi
Schedule strength
86%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1616)
Purse competed for
$18K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
327.73 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 159.9544 | 163.96 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 159.9544 | 163.77 | top 74% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 72% | Apr 29, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
63
finished ahead 29 times, behind 68
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20236 milestones
- First call Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score331.3372 Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1)
- Career-best overall score331.9432 Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.9772 Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2)
- Peak power rating (1491) Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2)
- Most recent contest Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2)
20221 milestone
- First tracked contest Mission Q (Backyard Only)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2023 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 13 / 19 (331.9432) | 12 (167.9772) | 15 (163.9660) | — | — |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 15 / 20 (331.3372) | 16 (163.9544) | 10 (167.3828) | — | — |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL | 17 / 18 (319.9088) | 18 (159.9544) | 17 (159.9544) | — | — |