Slow & Easy BBQ

Slow & Easy BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 6th of 51 at the 20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off (2015). They are ranked #1893 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,893

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1544

peak 1548 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 10, 2013

latest Aug 26, 2016 · 3.3 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

30% of 10 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

682.2172 / 720

Master · 20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

664.78 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 656.77 (+8.00)

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144

Chicken · 20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off

Consistency

±16.56

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.33 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.62)

Road miles

280

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 46 mi

Schedule strength

16%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1522)

Master avg

656.77 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

They almost always walk

60% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 6 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 60% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

682.2172 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.2172 at 20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 15, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

THUMP & STRUM BBQ has finished one call ahead of Slow & Easy BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

5–1 behind in the head-to-head

Big Wigs BBQ ahead in 83% of their meetings

Big Wigs BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.7 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.71 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 40%.

Pork Ribs avg 162.62
Chicken avg 168.33
0 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

7–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 70% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN SUZY in 7 of their 10 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

4 of 5 shared chicken entries lost

GETTIN' BASTED ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' BASTED has out-cooked them in 4 of 5 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

IHC BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±2.30% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.30% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.2% of a perfect score
10 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 6th

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Slow & Easy BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

60 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

RIB CAGE BBQ

#1,896 of the rated field

1544 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1545

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Slow & Easy BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Slow & Easy BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Sep 15, 2018

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MIDWEST SCUBA-QUE

#1,882 of the rated field

1544 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1567

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Slow & Easy BBQ)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 22 contests to 10.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 14, 2018

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CYGNETURE BARBEQUE

#1,884 of the rated field

1544 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1545

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2014

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Aggravation BBQ

#1,887 of the rated field

1544 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1545

They turned up 7 years after Slow & Easy BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 11, 2025

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When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL

#1,903 of the rated field

1543 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1543

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 12 contests, alongside a 25% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Mar 27, 2026

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Motley Crew BBQ

#1,902 of the rated field

1544 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1547

Level with Slow & Easy BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jun 13, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN SUZY	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
BEAUX HAWG BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
PORKERSTARS	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Big Wigs BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Rub You Long Time	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
FUNNY FARM BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
PORK ME PURPLE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	4	3	177.7144	159.9772	168.33	top 27%
Pork Ribs	10	0	0	170.2972	148.5600	162.62	top 48%
Pork	10	2	1	176.5828	151.9200	163.07	top 48%
Brisket	10	2	2	177.7028	150.2744	162.74	top 41%

“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
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 79%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 33%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	7	0	top 43%
MO	3	0	top 27%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	4	6	0	top 41%	Aug 26, 2016
Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	2	16	0	top 34%	May 16, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 4 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 7 of 10 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 6 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 331 finished ahead 376 times, behind 202

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20162 milestones

Aug 26 10th tracked contest East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
Aug 26 Most recent contest East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival

20153 milestones

May 15 Career-best overall score682.2172 20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
May 15 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7144 20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
Aug 28 Peak power rating (1548) East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival

20141 milestone

Aug 1 First overall top-10 Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge

20133 milestones

May 10 First tracked contest Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
May 10 First call Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
May 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.7142 Platte City BBQ Cook-Off

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.9	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival	Aug 22, 2014
+13.4	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge	Aug 1, 2014
+12.9	20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	May 15, 2015
+7	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	May 16, 2014
+4.8	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	May 10, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 2, 2014
-3.8	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	Aug 26, 2016
-1.4	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival	Aug 23, 2013

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0	0%	top 59%	88.8%	88.8%
2015	2	1	50%	top 26%	94.8%	92.7%
2014	4	2	100%	top 33%	93.9%	91.9%
2013	3	0	33%	top 46%	91.2%	90.1%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 26, 2016	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	36 / 61 (639.3944)	12 (169.6800)	42 (160)	41 (159.4400)	51 (150.2744)
Aug 28, 2015	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	26 / 65 (652.5372)	11 (169.6800)	20 (167.4172)	38 (160.5600)	43 (154.8800)
May 15, 2015	20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	6 / 51 (682.2172)	2 (177.7144)	16 (168.5256)	12 (169.7144)	12 (166.2628)
Aug 22, 2014	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	6 / 69 (673.7372)	2 (175.4400)	19 (163.4400)	5 (170.8572)	15 (164)
Aug 1, 2014	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	9 / 70 (676)	49 (159.9772)	43 (161.7372)	2 (176.5828)	2 (177.7028)
May 16, 2014	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	16 / 50 (666.7772)	6 (173.1200)	26 (162.8228)	19 (168)	22 (162.8344)
May 2, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	23 / 29 (630.2628)	3 (168.5828)	26 (148.5600)	21 (154.8228)	16 (158.2972)
Aug 23, 2013	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	38 / 68 (640.5144)	32 (160.5600)	12 (170.2972)	54 (151.9200)	39 (157.7372)
Aug 1, 2013	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	33 / 74 (656.5716)	33 (165.1544)	16 (170.2972)	60 (157.1084)	35 (164.0116)
May 10, 2013	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	19 / 52 (649.7142)	22 (163.4286)	39 (153.1428)	27 (161.7142)	2 (171.4286)

Slow & Easy BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

A standing appointment

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)