High-water mark
674.1944
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.1944 at MD State BBQ Bash — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 11, 2024
Hot and Slow BBQ
Hot and Slow BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 15th of 26 at the MD State BBQ Bash (2024). They finished #664 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1495
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Oct 11, 2024
latest Oct 9, 2026 · 2 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.31
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.93 · weakest Brisket (160.91)
Road miles
0
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)
Purse competed for
$38K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
660.62 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #664 (208 pts) | #488 (418 pts) | #803 (188 pts) | #531 (343 pts) | #488 (383 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1394 (59 pts) | #1021 (114 pts) | #1501 (59 pts) | #1177 (64 pts) | #1469 (54 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1006 (101 pts) | #1205 (71 pts) | #1187 (91 pts) | #764 (201 pts) | #881 (136 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 164.5372 | 167.97 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 160.5144 | 162.82 | top 76% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 162.2512 | 168.93 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 148.5028 | 160.91 | top 72% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD State BBQ Bash | 3 | 15 | 0 | top 73% | Oct 9, 2026 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MD
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
122
finished ahead 75 times, behind 113
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest MD State BBQ Bash
20246 milestones
- First tracked contest MD State BBQ Bash
- First call MD State BBQ Bash
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.1944 MD State BBQ Bash
- Career-best overall score674.1944 MD State BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.7144 MD State BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1502) MD State BBQ Bash
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 22 / 28 (663.2800) | 16 (166.2400) | 22 (161.6916) | 17 (170.8228) | 23 (164.5256) |
| Oct 10, 2025 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 24 / 29 (644.3884) | 13 (173.1200) | 24 (160.5144) | 23 (162.2512) | 29 (148.5028) |
| Oct 11, 2024 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 15 / 26 (674.1944) | 21 (164.5372) | 17 (166.2400) | 4 (173.7144) | 9 (169.7028) |