High-water mark
668.5028
career-best overall
92.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 668.5028 at Best Dam BBQ — 92.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 23, 2025
Slowpokes
Slowpokes is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 14th of 19 at the Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More (2022).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1489
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Oct 7, 2022
latest May 23, 2025 · 2.6 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.89 · weakest Chicken (163.41)
Road miles
720
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 720 mi
Purse competed for
$24K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
659.98 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 161.1316 | 163.41 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.6172 | 165.1544 | 168.89 | top 55% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9884 | 155.4172 | 163.70 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 162.2972 | 163.99 | top 66% |
“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
Opponents faced
46
finished ahead 12 times, behind 34
Longest layoff
2.6 yrs
Oct 7, 2022 → May 23, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- Career-best overall score668.5028 Best Dam BBQ
- Most recent contest Best Dam BBQ
20224 milestones
- First tracked contest Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More
- First call Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.4632 Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.6172 Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2025 | Best Dam BBQ 🏅 Boulder City, NV | 22 / 29 (668.5028) | 19 (165.6800) | 24 (165.1544) | 13 (171.9884) | 20 (165.6800) |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More 🏅 Hermiston, OR | 14 / 19 (651.4632) | 14 (161.1316) | 5 (172.6172) | 16 (155.4172) | 12 (162.2972) |