Low N' Slow Locomotives AL
Rating
1456
peak 1456
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2022-05-05
latest 2025-09-20
Best ToY finish
#187
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
311.70 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 323.37 (-11.68)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±65.32
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.96 · weakest Brisket (143.94)
Road miles
320
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 53 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
LEE LA Q has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 91.0856 | 147.99 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 143.9772 | 154.53 | top 73% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 158.2172 | 165.96 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143.9428 | 143.9428 | 143.94 | top 100% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 81% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (8 of 8 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (8 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 323.37
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 338.2628 | 313.82 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 302.2056 | 302.21 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 314.8000 | 314.80 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 467.2576 | 352.57 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-20 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD) Glencoe, AL | 9 / 22 (338.2628) | 20 (163.4056) | 5 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2025-09-19 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Don't Burn the Brisket" (ONE MEAT BRISKET) Glencoe, AL | — | — | — | — | 19 (143.9428) |
| 2025-09-19 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 30 / 30 (292.4800) | 30 (138.2400) | 28 (154.2400) | 11 (173.7028) | — |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 34 / 42 (310.7320) | 34 (146.7544) | 28 (163.9776) | — | — |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 57 / 59 (302.2056) | 55 (151.4056) | 56 (150.8000) | — | — |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 56 / 73 (314.8000) | 23 (170.8228) | 60 (143.9772) | — | — |
| 2022-08-12 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL | 33 / 35 (467.2576) | 18 (162.2284) | 21 (152.4916) | 32 (158.2172) | — |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 49 / 72 (237.8856) | 49 (91.0856) | 49 (146.8000) | — | — |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #187 (247 pts) | #227 (187 pts) | #182 (287 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | — | — | — | #1133 (74 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #373 (60 pts) | #377 (60 pts) | #379 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #324 (70 pts) | #344 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #257 (120 pts) | #257 (120 pts) | — | — |