SLOW PORKIN WA
Rating
1563
peak 1563 · rated over 18 contests
Best runs
6
straight top-10s
Contests
18
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
8
of 18 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
685.75 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 670.48 (+15.27)
Walk rate
72%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
6
best run (overall)
Consistency
±46.09
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 170.70 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.90)
Road miles
15962
mi across 18 mapped stops · furthest 2176 mi
Schedule strength
49%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Purse competed for
$465K
listed at 17 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 16 state-championship entries
Master avg
670.48 / 720
17 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 6 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Rob's Smokin and Grillin BBQ in 7 of their 9 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 23% across 6 contests, versus top 42% the rest of the year.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at 4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff (2021-08-21).
Teams like this (closest power rating, WA first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJs Smokehouse | 12 | 7 | 5 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| Small Axe BBQ | 10 | 6 | 4 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Rob's Smokin and Grillin BBQ | 9 | 7 | 2 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
| Alderfire BBQ | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| BOOTIES BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| J&C BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| LAKE HOUSE BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Daddy & Me BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| HOGGERQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| SLO.MO.QUE | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| CROOKED PIGS | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| B' Mackin BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke324 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 18 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 177.7028 | 158.8228 | 170.65 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 160.5372 | 168.90 | top 48% |
| Pork | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 178.2972 | 163.3828 | 170.30 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 18 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.0628 | 170.70 | top 32% |
“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 | 7 | 0 | top 31% |
| 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) | 12 | 0 | top 35% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 67% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 53% | 2025-05-31 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WA (7 of 18 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (18 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 670.48 / 720
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-08-17 — First tracked contest · 3rd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff
- 📣 2019-08-17 — First call · 3rd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff
- 🔥 2022-08-20 — First perfect 180 (Brisket) · 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff
- ⭐ 2024-08-24 — Career-best overall score (700.5716) · 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition
- 📈 2026-01-16 — Peak power rating (1563) · 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.9 | Icebox Cookoff | 2023-07-01 |
| +14.8 | Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More | 2022-10-07 |
| +13.2 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 2022-10-21 |
| +12.4 | DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition | 2023-08-19 |
| +12.1 | 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition | 2024-08-24 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.4 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 2021-09-16 |
| -9.1 | Outdoor Cooking BBQ Championship | 2022-02-05 |
| -8.6 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 2019-09-12 |
| -6.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 2021-09-16 |
| -3.3 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 1) | 2025-05-30 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 40% | 94.8% | 94.8% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 52% | 95.7% | 94.7% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 37% | 97.3% | 97.3% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 8% | 97% | 96.4% |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 75% | top 35% | 96.7% | 94.8% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 67% | 94.6% | 85.3% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 46% | 93.7% | 93.1% |
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) |
| 2024-08-24 | 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 3 / 27 (700.5716) | 9 (173.7028) | 5 (173.1544) | 4 (178.2972) | 6 (175.4172) |
| 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) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #843 (80 pts) | #974 (60 pts) | #1013 (60 pts) | #929 (60 pts) | #685 (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) |