Happy hunting ground
Top 20%
average finish here
Lakeland Pig Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 20% across 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 7th
- average top 20%
Smokin' Slimz
Smokin' Slimz is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 5th of 49 at the When Pigs Fly South (2013). They are ranked #1679 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokin Slimz”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1553
peak 1554 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Nov 15, 2013
latest Jan 25, 2019 · 5.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
33% of 9 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
669.97 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 662.06 (+7.92)
Walk rate
78%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.21
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.47 · weakest Brisket (162.13)
Road miles
34
across 9 mapped stops
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Purse competed for
$25K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
662.06 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smokin' Slimz, each with one reason worth a look.
56 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,682 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1553
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,673 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1554
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,677 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1553
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 5 years before Smokin' Slimz's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,680 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 45%
- Peak
- 1553
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#1,678 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1553
Level with Smokin' Slimz on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,684 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 58%
- Peak
- 1578
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 58% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWAMP BOYS | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| Two Crackers Cooking | 8 | 7 | 0 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| SWINOS | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN BLUE Q FL | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Shanty Town BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT WACHULA'S | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| WHISKEY BENT BBQ - FL | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| THE REAL SMOKING BUTTS | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| The BBQ Shack | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| J-MACK COOKERS | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| United Pork Smokers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| HOGS GONE WILD BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| MIDNIGHT BURN | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.8456 | 160.5372 | 167.47 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 176 | 146.7772 | 165.25 | top 40% |
| Pork | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 157.6456 | 167.21 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 148.5028 | 162.13 | top 50% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 3 | 8 | 0 | top 33% | Jan 25, 2019 |
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 20% | Jan 29, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
9 of 9 contests
Contests visited
6
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
306
finished ahead 355 times, behind 201
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival
20181 milestone
- Peak power rating (1554) Lakeland Pig Festival
20171 milestone
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Lakeland Pig Festival
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest When Pigs Fly South
- First call When Pigs Fly South
- First overall top-10 When Pigs Fly South
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score680.5144 When Pigs Fly South
- Career-best overall score680.5144 When Pigs Fly South
- Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8572 When Pigs Fly South
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.9 | When Pigs Fly South | Nov 15, 2013 |
| +13.6 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 27, 2017 |
| +13.6 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 29, 2016 |
| +8.7 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 30, 2015 |
| +6 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 26, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.2 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival | Jan 23, 2014 |
| -0.9 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 25, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 91.8% | 91.8% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 37% | 92.7% | 92.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 13% | 93.8% | 93.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 12% | 93.8% | 93.8% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 27% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 59% | 90.9% | 88.9% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 29% | 94.5% | 92.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2019 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 29 / 58 (661.0516) | 43 (160.5372) | 5 (176) | 23 (167.4172) | 41 (157.0972) |
| Jan 26, 2018 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 22 / 60 (667.3944) | 7 (173.7144) | 45 (159.4172) | 13 (171.4172) | 31 (162.8456) |
| Jan 27, 2017 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 8 / 60 (675.3828) | 29 (167.9772) | 1 (174.3088) | 9 (170.2628) | 27 (162.8340) |
| Jan 29, 2016 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 7 / 58 (675.3256) | 24 (167.9772) | 13 (170.2628) | 2 (177.7028) | 36 (159.3828) |
| Jan 30, 2015 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 17 / 62 (670.7200) | 6 (174.8456) | 8 (170.8344) | 44 (161.0972) | 32 (163.9428) |
| Nov 7, 2014 | When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL | 20 / 42 (654.7428) | 10 (170.2972) | 25 (160.5484) | 37 (157.6456) | 15 (166.2516) |
| Jan 23, 2014 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 49 / 69 (626.0572) | 22 (166.8228) | 57 (146.7772) | 29 (163.9544) | 55 (148.5028) |
| Nov 22, 2013 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 25 / 53 (647.3256) | 29 (163.3828) | 35 (160.5600) | 23 (163.9656) | 28 (159.4172) |
| Nov 15, 2013 | When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL | 5 / 49 (680.5144) | 23 (161.6800) | 14 (168.5716) | 10 (171.4056) | 2 (178.8572) |