SLO DOG Q

SLO DOG Q is a competition barbecue team with 28 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 7th of 48 at the Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship (2018). They are ranked #4318 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,318

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1476

peak 1520 · rated over 26 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 31, 2015

latest Aug 7, 2026 · 11 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#514

Master 2026 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

4% of 28 contests

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

673.0512 / 720

Master · 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)

Perfect 180s

Current form

670.19 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 652.37 (+17.82)

Walk rate

46%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176

Pork Ribs · 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)

Consistency

±16.04

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.15 · weakest Brisket (160.74)

Road miles

5,341

across 28 mapped stops · furthest 335 mi

Schedule strength

52%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)

Purse competed for

$117K

listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 12 state-championship entries

Master avg

652.37 / 720

27 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

673.0512 career-best overall

93.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 673.0512 at 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) — 93.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 8, 2025

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

PIRATES OF THE PIG has finished one call ahead of SLO DOG Q 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 49%.

4 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 49%

A tough matchup

17–1 behind in the head-to-head

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ ahead in 94% of their meetings

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has come out ahead in 17 of their 18 shared contests.

A strong matchup

12–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Lord Of The Ribs BBQ in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The comeback

2.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.5 years, then back at 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship (Apr 1, 2022).

last seen Sep 20, 2019
back Apr 1, 2022

Chicken nemesis

19 of 24 shared chicken entries lost

RBQ ahead 79% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, RBQ has out-cooked them in 19 of 24 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Smokin Colt has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 48% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 48% across 3 contests, versus top 63% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 63% the rest of the year

The long haul

5,341 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,341 miles across 28 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 335 miles to BBQ Jackpot.

28 mapped stops
furthest 335 mi

The metronome

±2.23% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.23% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.6% of a perfect score
28 contests

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
2026 ↗	Master	#514 (316 pts)	#556 (321 pts)	#464 (461 pts)	#566 (286 pts)	#450 (416 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#792 (151 pts)	#1052 (106 pts)	#533 (401 pts)	#753 (191 pts)	#702 (211 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#1165 (64 pts)	#969 (124 pts)	#1562 (59 pts)	#924 (124 pts)	#1151 (74 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#857 (167 pts)	#883 (177 pts)	#933 (177 pts)	#971 (147 pts)	#585 (347 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1055 (240 pts)	#1097 (240 pts)	#1076 (260 pts)	#946 (310 pts)	#1044 (270 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#700 (480 pts)	#800 (425 pts)	#811 (435 pts)	#703 (520 pts)	#640 (575 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1011 (328 pts)	#1135 (298 pts)	#927 (418 pts)	#754 (538 pts)	#1228 (253 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1275 (226 pts)	#1135 (296 pts)	#1415 (211 pts)	#1319 (241 pts)	#1185 (271 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SLO DOG Q, each with one reason worth a look.

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

This is Nice

#4,309 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1477

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 25 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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LOW AND SLOW MEISTER

#4,303 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1477

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before SLO DOG Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 22 contests

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CAJUN JAX BBQ

#4,301 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1477

Fewer contests behind them than SLO DOG Q has cooked, 18 to 28, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Oct 14, 2016

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BSQ'S

#4,300 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1477

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 12% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Feb 21, 2025

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BEER & SMOKING IN LAS VEGAS

#4,322 of the rated field

1476 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1476

Level with SLO DOG Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 17 contests
last seen May 4, 2018

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House of Smoke NC

#4,319 of the rated field

1476 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1476

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 41 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 41 contests
last seen Aug 20, 2021

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
RBQ	24	8	16	33%	⚔ compare
Pops BBQ 22	22	10	12	45%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' AXE BBQ	18	10	8	56%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
Cynical BBQ	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
SON OF SMOKE	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
PIRATES OF THE PIG	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
BULL MARKET BBQ	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-CUDA BBQ	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
Smokey and the Pirate	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-Q'S-2GO	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
BONE RUBBIN BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
CANYON RIDERS BBQ	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare
Old Town Franklin BBQ	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	27	2	0	0	175.4172	150.8800	164.15	top 61%
Pork Ribs	27	7	1	1	176	150.8000	163.60	top 53%
Pork	27	4	0	1	174.8456	146.8228	163.89	top 55%
Brisket	27	6	0	1	174.2972	145.0744	160.74	top 58%

“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)	1	top 71%
Medium (20–39)	11	top 62%
Large (40+)	14	top 63%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CA	24	0	top 61%
NV	2	0	top 71%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship	3	18	top 71%	Apr 24, 2026
Silicon Valley BBQ Championship	3	20	top 38%	Jun 21, 2019
Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship	2	7	top 36%	Apr 26, 2019
Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship	2	12	top 38%	May 4, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 5 contests

Contests a season 3.1 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 25 of 28 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 21 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 438 finished ahead 439 times, behind 766

Longest layoff 2.5 yrs Sep 20, 2019 → Apr 1, 2022

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

20261 milestone

Aug 7 Most recent contest Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)

20254 milestones

Aug 8 First category win (Pork Ribs) 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)
Aug 8 Career-best overall score673.0512 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)
Aug 8 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)
Nov 21 25th tracked contest BBQ Jackpot

20182 milestones

Apr 20 First overall top-10 Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship
Jun 22 Peak power rating (1520) Silicon Valley BBQ Championship

20172 milestones

Mar 31 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.0400 6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship
Sep 15 10th tracked contest 3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship

20152 milestones

May 1 First tracked contest Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship
Jul 31 First call Oaktown Throwdown

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.4	Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship	Apr 20, 2018
+9.6	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship	Jun 23, 2017
+8	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship	May 5, 2017
+5.3	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship	Jun 22, 2018
+4.8	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship	May 4, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.3	7th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship	Mar 23, 2018
-7.8	5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship	Sep 20, 2019
-7.1	4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship	Sep 14, 2018
-6.5	Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship	Apr 25, 2025
-6.5	Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship	Apr 26, 2024

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2026	3	0	0	67%	top 68%	93.4%	92.8%
2025	3	0	1	33%	top 72%	93.5%	92.5%
2024	1	0	0	0%	top 71%	93.4%	93.4%
2022	2	0	0	100%	top 72%	92.3%	92.2%
2019	4	0	0	0%	top 71%	90.5%	90%
2018	5	1	0	60%	top 53%	93.5%	90.3%
2017	4	0	0	75%	top 49%	91.7%	90.7%
2016	3	0	0	33%	top 69%	88.5%	86.8%
2015	3	0	0	33%	top 56%	89.7%	89.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 7, 2026	Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Felton, CA	16 / 25 (672.4456)	18 (166.2400)	9 (173.1200)	17 (168.5600)	18 (164.5256)
Apr 24, 2026	Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA	18 / 29 (669.0860)	26 (162.2400)	8 (172.5716)	23 (159.9772)	4 (174.2972)
Mar 20, 2026	Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest 🏅 Dinuba, CA	21 / 27 (663.3484)	19 (170.2856)	12 (169.7028)	21 (166.8572)	22 (156.5028)
Nov 21, 2025	BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV	65 / 90 (673.0172)	17 (175.4172)	43 (170.8228)	47 (170.2628)	84 (156.5144)
Aug 8, 2025	3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Felton, CA	16 / 25 (673.0512)	25 (156.5600)	1 (176)	11 (168.5256)	7 (171.9656)
Apr 25, 2025	Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA	25 / 31 (651.2688)	28 (162.2400)	11 (171.4172)	22 (164.5372)	27 (153.0744)
Apr 26, 2024	Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA	24 / 34 (672.4576)	12 (174.2744)	31 (159.9544)	12 (173.1316)	22 (165.0972)
Jul 1, 2022	2nd Annual VFW Post 3396 Armed Forces BBQ Challenge (MASTERS) Sparks, NV	12 / 17 (664.4684)	11 (165.6912)	10 (166.2972)	16 (160.5028)	4 (171.9772)
Apr 1, 2022	9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship 🏅 Arcadia, CA	27 / 37 (663.2912)	24 (167.9656)	31 (159.9428)	26 (163.4172)	8 (171.9656)
Sep 20, 2019	5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship 🏅	36 / 44 (638.1484)	27 (164.5712)	31 (160.5600)	35 (159.3828)	37 (153.6344)
Jun 21, 2019	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship 🏅 unrated Santa Clara, CA	30 (650.6744)	28 (163.9428)	24 (163.3944)	29 (161.0972)	28 (162.2400)
Apr 26, 2019	Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA	28 / 48 (651.8968)	43 (150.8800)	22 (165.0856)	11 (169.7028)	19 (166.2284)
Mar 29, 2019	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Arcadia, CA	51 / 70 (650.1600)	45 (162.8456)	57 (155.9772)	36 (166.2400)	39 (165.0972)
Sep 14, 2018	4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	34 / 43 (634.6740)	37 (157.6800)	22 (164.5256)	37 (153.6456)	33 (158.8228)
Jun 22, 2018	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA	21 / 49 (659.3944)	33 (161.6800)	24 (161.7144)	26 (163.4400)	2 (172.5600)
May 4, 2018	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	14 / 35 (657.6804)	26 (160.5716)	14 (162.8344)	3 (173.7372)	18 (160.5372)
Apr 20, 2018	Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA	7 / 48 (673.0512)	5 (172.5600)	13 (167.9656)	16 (166.2628)	17 (166.2628)
Mar 23, 2018	7th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	68 / 78 (624.8912)	65 (157.6572)	72 (152.4684)	54 (162.8228)	67 (151.9428)
Sep 15, 2017	3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	29 / 48 (650.2284)	26 (163.4400)	33 (162.8456)	15 (168.5600)	37 (155.3828)
Jun 23, 2017	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA	20 / 62 (659.9544)	16 (167.4516)	9 (169.7144)	15 (169.1200)	43 (153.6684)
May 5, 2017	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	12 / 33 (649.0512)	22 (158.2628)	8 (168.5828)	5 (166.2628)	22 (155.9428)
Mar 31, 2017	6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	52 / 77 (653.0400)	53 (164.5828)	60 (157.6916)	10 (174.8456)	56 (155.9200)
Sep 16, 2016	2nd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	46 / 61 (614.0456)	30 (165.1084)	43 (152.5372)	52 (151.3256)	55 (145.0744)
Aug 19, 2016	Oaktown Throwdown BBQ Oakland, CA	13 / 21 (637.5196)	13 (162.7884)	16 (150.8000)	10 (161.1084)	7 (162.8228)
Jun 24, 2016	Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships Santa Clara, CA	37 / 54 (623.9656)	11 (169.1428)	32 (157.1428)	49 (146.8228)	39 (150.8572)
Oct 2, 2015	1st Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	26 / 41 (637.6004)	23 (163.4172)	31 (158.2516)	28 (158.2400)	22 (157.6916)
Jul 31, 2015	Oaktown Throwdown Oakland, CA	13 / 27 (645.6112)	10 (164.5600)	7 (165.1544)	18 (156.5140)	16 (159.3828)
May 1, 2015	Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	—	—	—	—	—

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

SLO DOG Q

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

The metronome

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)