SLOW GROOVIN BBQ

SLOW GROOVIN BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 13th of 19 at the Telluride Barbeque Festival (2014). They are ranked #5691 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,691

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1446

peak 1446 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 21, 2013

latest May 29, 2015 · 1.9 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 81%

overall standings

Best overall

646.8228 / 720

Master · 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

Current form

599.81 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 586.79 (+13.02)

Walk rate

25%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.6172

Chicken · 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition

Consistency

±67.25

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.28 · weakest Brisket (134.62)

Road miles

785

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 120 mi

Schedule strength

30%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)

Master avg

586.79 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−29.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 29.66 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 13%.

Brisket avg 134.62
Chicken avg 164.28
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

6 of 6 shared chicken entries lost

G "QUE" ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, G "QUE" has out-cooked them in 6 of 6 shared chicken entries.

Going the wrong way

-30 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 30 points across 7 contests since May 30, 2014 — from 1476 down to 1446.

7 contests since May 30, 2014
now 1446

Boom or bust

±9.34% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±9.34% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 81.5% of a perfect score
best 89.8%

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SLOW GROOVIN BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SWINE DOCTORS

#5,692 of the rated field

1446 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1446

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SLOW GROOVIN BBQ)

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Apr 8, 2016

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Smoke Dat Hog BBQ

#5,702 of the rated field

1446 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1446

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jun 5, 2026

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Trailer Pork Bros

#5,707 of the rated field

1446 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1446

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen May 4, 2024

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BBQ'S DUNN

#5,684 of the rated field

1446 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1446

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Feb 28, 2020

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Diabolical Pig

#5,705 of the rated field

1446 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1446

Level with SLOW GROOVIN BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Jun 19, 2026

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BAD MOTHER SMOKERS

#5,698 of the rated field

1446 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1446

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen May 5, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Backdraft BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
G "QUE"	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
CRAZY COYOTE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BROKE ASS BAR-B-QUE CO.	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
FLYBOY BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	1	172.6172	155.4284	164.28	top 53%
Pork Ribs	7	1	167.4288	141.7140	155.41	top 65%
Pork	8	0	161.7142	134.2740	151.91	top 76%
Brisket	8	0	159.4056	20	134.62	top 78%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 68%
Medium (20–39)	6	top 84%
Large (40+)	1	top 77%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown	2	29	0	top 93%	May 29, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 6 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 8 of 8 contests

Contests visited 7 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 126 finished ahead 45 times, behind 186

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

20151 milestone

May 29 Most recent contest Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown

20143 milestones

Jun 20 First call 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition
Jun 20 Career-best overall score646.8228 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition
Jun 20 Career-best single call (Chicken)172.6172 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition

20132 milestones

Jun 21 First tracked contest South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition
Jun 21 Peak power rating (1485) South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+1.7	2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition	Jun 20, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.3	South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition	Jun 21, 2013
-11.3	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown	May 29, 2015
-9	Boats, Bands & BBQ	Jun 6, 2014
-8.4	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown	May 30, 2014
-5.9	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge	Aug 15, 2014

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	1	0%	top 100%	64.8%	64.8%
2014	6	33%	top 75%	89.8%	86.8%
2013	1	0%	top 100%	66.5%	66.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 29, 2015	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	32 / 32 (466.7768)	18 (165.1084)	—	21 (156.5712)	25 (145.0972)
Sep 20, 2014	Telluride Barbeque Festival Telluride, CO	13 / 19 (633.0396)	11 (163.4056)	10 (164.5484)	14 (156.5600)	16 (148.5256)
Aug 15, 2014	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	33 / 43 (618.7312)	17 (166.2628)	37 (148.5372)	31 (153.6684)	33 (150.2628)
Aug 1, 2014	The SLV Beat the Heat BBQ, Brews and Chili Competition Alamosa, CO	24 / 31 (633.6680)	14 (168.5484)	18 (160.5828)	24 (155.4056)	27 (149.1312)
Jun 20, 2014	2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition Fairplay, CO	15 / 28 (646.8228)	4 (172.6172)	16 (161.1200)	20 (156.5600)	16 (156.5256)
Jun 6, 2014	Boats, Bands & BBQ Pueblo, CO	25 / 29 (597.0972)	18 (159.4516)	22 (143.9660)	27 (134.2740)	16 (159.4056)
May 30, 2014	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	29 / 34 (619.3488)	20 (163.4056)	12 (167.4288)	34 (140.5372)	29 (147.9772)
Jun 21, 2013	South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition Fairplay, CO	23 / 23 (478.8566)	20 (155.4284)	21 (141.7140)	12 (161.7142)	23 (20)

SLOW GROOVIN BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Going the wrong way

Boom or bust

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

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)