SLOW PORKIN WA
Rating
1553
peak 1553
Contests
17
in the data
First seen
2019-08-17
latest 2026-01-16
Best ToY finish
#370
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
2 reserve
Category wins
1
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
of 17 contests
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
681.95 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 669.36 (+12.59)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±45.58
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.47 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.65)
Road miles
15962
mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 2176 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Knuckle Draggers BBQ has finished one call ahead of SLOW PORKIN 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Old Dirty Basters in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5600 points of the Grand Championship at Icebox Cookoff (2023-07-01).
📅 A August team
Something about August: average finish in the top 25% across 5 contests, versus top 44% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, WA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 17 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 177.7028 | 158.8228 | 170.47 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 160.5372 | 168.65 | top 50% |
| Pork | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 163.3828 | 169.80 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 17 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.0628 | 170.43 | top 33% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| WA | 6 | 0 | top 34% |
| OR | 4 | 0 | top 30% |
| KS | 4 | 0 | top 73% |
| GA | 2 | 0 | top 45% |
| AZ | 1 | 0 | top 40% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 11% |
| Medium (20–39) | 11 | 0 | top 37% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 67% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WA (6 of 17 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (17 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 669.36
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 682.7544 | 682.75 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 689.0860 | 681.81 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 681.6000 | 681.60 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 698.2284 | 693.94 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 695.9656 | 682.21 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 681.0856 | 614.19 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 674.7772 | 670.02 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-16 | 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 21 / 53 (682.7544) | 31 (169.6800) | 25 (170.2744) | 31 (168.5372) | 9 (174.2628) |
| 2025-08-16 | 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition DuPont, WA | 15 / 30 (686.7312) | 10 (174.2628) | 17 (169.6800) | 21 (168.5256) | 9 (174.2628) |
| 2025-05-31 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) Sweet Home, OR | 12 / 28 (689.0860) | 8 (174.8456) | 11 (171.9888) | 23 (169.1316) | 9 (173.1200) |
| 2025-05-30 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 1) Sweet Home, OR | 19 / 30 (669.6000) | 28 (159.3944) | 17 (170.8228) | 22 (165.1200) | 2 (174.2628) |
| 2024-10-17 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) Roswell, GA | 21 / 33 (681.6000) | 20 (172.5600) | 29 (167.3828) | 9 (175.4172) | 24 (166.2400) |
| 2023-08-19 | DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition DuPont, WA | 3 / 30 (689.6456) | 11 (171.9656) | 9 (170.2744) | 4 (174.8572) | 3 (172.5484) |
| 2023-07-01 | Icebox Cookoff Sweet Home, OR | 2 / 38 (698.2284) | 3 (177.7028) | 4 (174.8572) | 12 (171.9656) | 5 (173.7028) |
| 2022-10-21 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) Roswell, GA | 9 / 35 (695.9200) | 4 (177.7028) | 20 (170.8344) | 17 (170.8228) | 7 (176.5600) |
| 2022-10-07 | Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More Hermiston, OR | 2 / 19 (687.9656) | 2 (176.0000) | 13 (165.1428) | 5 (173.1200) | 2 (173.7028) |
| 2022-08-20 | 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff DuPont, WA | 6 / 29 (695.9656) | 8 (174.2628) | 9 (174.8572) | 20 (166.8456) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2022-02-05 | Outdoor Cooking BBQ Championship Puyallup, WA | 18 / 22 (648.9940) | 16 (161.6684) | 16 (163.3944) | 16 (163.3828) | 12 (160.5484) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 153 / 185 (667.3144) | 153 (165.1200) | 165 (160.5372) | 127 (167.3944) | 46 (174.2628) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 459 / 467 (494.1600) | 74 (173.1200) | 276 (163.9772) | — | 343 (157.0628) |
| 2021-08-21 | 4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff DuPont, WA | 5 / 27 (681.0856) | 8 (170.2628) | 4 (172.0000) | 6 (172.0000) | 10 (166.8228) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 115 / 135 (667.3488) | 134 (158.8228) | 105 (165.6800) | 23 (174.3088) | 93 (168.5372) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 127 / 468 (674.7772) | 219 (166.2744) | 171 (167.4172) | 176 (167.9772) | 75 (173.1084) |
| 2019-08-17 | 3rd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff DuPont, WA | 7 / 27 (667.9428) | 2 (174.2972) | 5 (168.0000) | 11 (167.4056) | 18 (158.2400) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #737 (80 pts) | #866 (60 pts) | #903 (60 pts) | #823 (60 pts) | #600 (145 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #548 (308 pts) | #579 (333 pts) | #612 (313 pts) | #728 (208 pts) | #411 (533 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #404 (490 pts) | #545 (360 pts) | #614 (350 pts) | #575 (330 pts) | #474 (415 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #370 (615 pts) | #396 (605 pts) | #534 (455 pts) | #485 (460 pts) | #313 (755 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #562 (297 pts) | #629 (267 pts) | #580 (322 pts) | #692 (227 pts) | #664 (247 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #973 (277 pts) | #856 (372 pts) | #993 (297 pts) | #1082 (252 pts) | #1206 (207 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1524 (120 pts) | #1598 (120 pts) | #1614 (120 pts) | #1610 (120 pts) | #1586 (120 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #878 (408 pts) | #982 (388 pts) | #1370 (218 pts) | #926 (408 pts) | #1034 (338 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2910 (55 pts) | #2916 (55 pts) | #2928 (55 pts) | #2114 (100 pts) | #1772 (130 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1537 (148 pts) | #1506 (178 pts) | #1994 (98 pts) | #2160 (73 pts) | #1883 (118 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1136 (262 pts) | #1248 (252 pts) | #907 (402 pts) | #1426 (207 pts) | #1561 (172 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1246 (207 pts) | #1511 (157 pts) | #931 (337 pts) | #1123 (267 pts) | #1297 (207 pts) |