A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BIG G BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BIG G BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
THE LOW AND SLOW SMOKERS
THE LOW AND SLOW SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 17th of 19 at the Smoke in the Valley (2017).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1468
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
Oct 17, 2014
latest Sep 22, 2017 · 2.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 93%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
8%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.01
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.54 · weakest Brisket (151.93)
Road miles
789
across 13 mapped stops · furthest 158 mi
Schedule strength
44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)
Master avg
630.88 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
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THE LOW AND SLOW SMOKERS has 3 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 154 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,756 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1468
Fewer contests behind them than THE LOW AND SLOW SMOKERS has cooked, 5 to 13, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1468
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Level with THE LOW AND SLOW SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
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⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7260 | 152.5144 | 159.97 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9772 | 148.5144 | 157.54 | top 77% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 159.3828 | 164.54 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 138.7544 | 151.93 | top 83% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 94% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-South Barbecue Festival | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 94% | Oct 16, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
4 contests
Contests a season
2.2
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
10 of 13 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
63
finished ahead 6 times, behind 76
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Roman Roast on the River
20174 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Roman Roast on the River
- First call Smoke in the Valley
- Career-best overall score639.2804 Smoke in the Valley
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.7260 Smoke in the Valley
20141 milestone
- Peak power rating (1489) Mid-South Barbecue Festival
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12 | Mid-South Barbecue Festival | Oct 16, 2015 |
| -11.5 | Mid-South Barbecue Festival | Oct 17, 2014 |
| -8.5 | Smoke in the Valley | Sep 22, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 89% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2018 | Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 17, 2017 | Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Cumming, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Smoke in the Valley Pikeville, TN | 17 / 19 (639.2804) | 9 (169.7260) | 14 (163.9772) | 13 (166.8228) | 19 (138.7544) |
| May 12, 2017 | Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 21, 2017 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 27, 2016 | Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff Lewisburg, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 16, 2015 | Mid-South Barbecue Festival Mount Pleasant, TN | 30 / 31 (627.7944) | 31 (152.5144) | 31 (148.5144) | 29 (159.3828) | 18 (167.3828) |
| May 22, 2015 | Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff Lewisburg, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 24, 2015 | Backyard BBQ Brawl (Competitor's Series) Murfreesboro, TN | — | 11 (165.1088) | 14 (161.7028) | — | — |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Mid-South Barbecue Festival Mount Pleasant, TN | 32 / 35 (625.5540) | 32 (152.5368) | 30 (155.9656) | 20 (167.4056) | 32 (149.6460) |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 24, 2014 | Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff Lewisburg, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Music City Festival & BBQ Championship Nashville, TN | — | — | — | — | — |