Slow & Easy BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1874

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1544

peak 1548 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-10

latest 2016-08-26

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

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

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

177.7144

Chicken · 20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off

Consistency

±16.56

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.33 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.62)

Road miles

280

mi 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

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Storylines (10 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

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
2015-05-15

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.

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 nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

CYGNETURE BARBEQUE

#1866 of the rated field

1544 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1546

No shared contest yet.

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 2014-09-12

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Aggravation BBQ

#1868 of the rated field

1544 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2025-04-11

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When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL

#1886 of the rated field

1544 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1544

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-03-27

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BLOWIN' SMOKE LLC

#1878 of the rated field

1544 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1552

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2016-07-07

⚔ Head-to-head

Motley Crew BBQ

#1875 of the rated field

1544 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-06-13

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#1869 of the rated field

1544 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1549

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-01-22

⚔ Head-to-head

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 state / province

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

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 79%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 33%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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%	2016-08-26
Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	2	16	0	top 34%	2014-05-16

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.3 yrs 2013-05-10 → 2016-08-26

Busiest season 2014 4 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 7 of 10 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 168.33 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.62)

Walk rate 60% a top-10 call in 6 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 30% 3 of 10 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 656.77 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 334 376–202 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 280 10 mapped stops · furthest 46 mi

Schedule strength 1522 average field rating faced — tougher than 16% of rated contests

Power rating 1544 peak 1548 · #1874 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
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
2014
Aug 1 First overall top-10 Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
2015
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
2016
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

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	2014-08-22
+13.4	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge	2014-08-01
+12.9	20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	2015-05-15
+7	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	2014-05-16
+4.8	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	2013-05-10

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-05-02
-3.7	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	2016-08-26
-1.4	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival	2013-08-23

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)

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
2016-08-26	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	36 / 61 (639.3944)	12 (169.6800)	42 (160.0000)	41 (159.4400)	51 (150.2744)
2015-08-28	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)
2015-05-15	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)
2014-08-22	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 (164.0000)
2014-08-01	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	9 / 70 (676.0000)	49 (159.9772)	43 (161.7372)	2 (176.5828)	2 (177.7028)
2014-05-16	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	16 / 50 (666.7772)	6 (173.1200)	26 (162.8228)	19 (168.0000)	22 (162.8344)
2014-05-02	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)
2013-08-23	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)
2013-08-01	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	33 / 74 (656.5716)	33 (165.1544)	16 (170.2972)	60 (157.1084)	35 (164.0116)
2013-05-10	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 (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Best runs

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Top-10 streak

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in this team's 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 state / province

By contest size

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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)

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)