The comeback
4.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4.9 years, then back at Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest (Jun 14, 2019).
- last seen Jul 25, 2014
- back Jun 14, 2019
Low & Slow
Low & Slow is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 29th of 30 at the Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest (2021). Also listed in KCBS results as “LOW& SLOW”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 14, 2019
latest Jul 23, 2021 · 2.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.13 · weakest Brisket (152.23)
Road miles
2,614
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 1,176 mi
Purse competed for
$23K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
625.58 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 146.8344 | 153.14 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0628 | 144.5600 | 152.72 | top 79% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 173.1656 | 153.0856 | 163.13 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.0972 | 151.3716 | 152.23 | top 89% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 86% | Jul 23, 2021 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
50
finished ahead 10 times, behind 56
Longest layoff
4.9 yrs
Jul 25, 2014 → Jun 14, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest
20194 milestones
- First call Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest
- First category win (Pork) Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest
- Career-best overall score630.1600 Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1656 Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Blues, Views and BBQ (Competitor's Series)
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 76% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2021 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC | 29 / 30 (620.9944) | 27 (160) | 27 (156.5372) | 30 (153.0856) | 29 (151.3716) |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC | 29 / 38 (630.1600) | 36 (146.8344) | 28 (157.0628) | 1 (173.1656) | 31 (153.0972) |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off Dodge City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 31, 2013 | Blues, Views and BBQ (Competitor's Series) Westport, CT | — | 12 (152.5828) | 16 (144.5600) | — | — |