SNAIL SLOW SMOKIN

SNAIL SLOW SMOKIN is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 17th of 75 at the Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (2014). They are ranked #3505 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,505

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1493

peak 1493 · rated over 5 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 5, 2013

latest Apr 3, 2015 · 2 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

667.9432 / 720

Master · Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

40%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8572

Chicken · Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief

Consistency

±18.87

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.87 · weakest Brisket (155.52)

Road miles

110

across 5 mapped stops

Schedule strength

27%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)

Master avg

642.08 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

667.9432 career-best overall

92.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.9432 at Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief — 92.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 4, 2014

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 100% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.35 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 155.52
Pork avg 163.87
0 calls in 5 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ROADKILL BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SNAIL SLOW SMOKIN, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Fubar-B-Q

#3,518 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1524

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SNAIL SLOW SMOKIN)

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

rated over 17 contests
last seen May 31, 2024

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Lock 44 BBQ

#3,513 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1493

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 6, 2024

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Just Cluckin Off

#3,511 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

They turned up 7 years after SNAIL SLOW SMOKIN did, first appearing in 2020.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Apr 7, 2023

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Lynnwood Barbecue Co.

#3,500 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1504

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jun 15, 2018

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L C COOKERS

#3,487 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Nov 8, 2017

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SMOKEEATERS BBQ CANADA

#3,504 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1513

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jul 7, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
CHOP QUEY	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
NICKLE BOYS BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
POLITICAL PORK	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
A Boy & His BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BAD HABIT	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	1	174.8572	146.2284	161.58	top 54%
Pork Ribs	5	1	171.4286	147.3372	161.12	top 50%
Pork	5	0	170.2744	153.6800	163.87	top 48%
Brisket	5	0	162.8572	142.8688	155.52	top 68%

“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.

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 2 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 5 of 5 contests

Contests visited 5 a different one every time

Opponents faced 842 finished ahead 419 times, behind 882

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

20151 milestone

Apr 3 Most recent contest Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full)

20144 milestones

Apr 4 First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.9432 Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief
Apr 4 Career-best overall score667.9432 Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief
Apr 4 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8572 Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief
Apr 4 Peak power rating (1499) Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief

20132 milestones

Apr 5 First tracked contest Smokin' On Big Creek
Apr 5 First call Smokin' On Big Creek

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.8	Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief	Apr 4, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.1	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 3, 2013
-4.4	Smokin' On Big Creek	Apr 5, 2013
-4.1	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full)	Apr 3, 2015
-2.2	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 2, 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 72%	89.7%	89.7%
2014	2	50%	top 43%	92.8%	91.1%
2013	2	50%	top 72%	89.4%	87%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 3, 2015	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full) Pleasant Hill, MO	51 / 71 (645.5772)	36 (166.8344)	31 (165.6800)	68 (153.6800)	50 (159.3828)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	347 / 552 (644.4344)	119 (170.8456)	518 (147.3372)	123 (170.2744)	371 (155.9772)
Apr 4, 2014	Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO	17 / 75 (667.9432)	7 (174.8572)	21 (167.4516)	18 (169.1200)	50 (156.5144)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	424 / 535 (609.0400)	490 (146.2284)	386 (153.6800)	145 (166.2628)	474 (142.8688)
Apr 5, 2013	Smokin' On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO	48 / 74 (643.4286)	72 (149.1428)	8 (171.4286)	51 (160)	36 (162.8572)

SNAIL SLOW SMOKIN

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

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (4 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

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)