SLO.MO.QUE OR
Rating
1502
peak 1507
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2019-08-17
latest 2023-08-19
Best ToY finish
#500
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
669.33 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 665.38 (+3.95)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±27.92
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.34 · weakest Brisket (158.61)
Road miles
3644
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 1417 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
PNR BBQ has finished one call ahead of SLO.MO.QUE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
RJs Smokehouse has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Old Dirty Basters in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, OR first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 179.4400 | 153.6800 | 168.57 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 175.4516 | 154.8000 | 168.85 | top 45% |
| Pork | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 142.2168 | 169.34 | top 35% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 140.5256 | 158.61 | top 69% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 4 | 0 | top 50% |
| WA | 3 | 0 | top 58% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 56% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 51% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 56% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in OR (4 of 8 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (8 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 665.38
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 683.4060 | 672.81 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 699.3944 | 677.50 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 599.2796 | 599.28 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-19 | DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition DuPont, WA | 17 / 30 (663.3372) | 2 (177.1772) | 17 (165.0856) | 14 (169.7144) | 26 (151.3600) |
| 2023-07-01 | Icebox Cookoff Sweet Home, OR | 25 / 38 (667.9772) | 30 (165.7372) | 38 (154.8000) | 4 (176.5828) | 12 (170.8572) |
| 2023-05-27 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 8 / 25 (683.4060) | 6 (173.7488) | 4 (175.4288) | 10 (170.2628) | 17 (163.9656) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 58 / 103 (676.5260) | 82 (163.3828) | 14 (175.4516) | 11 (175.4400) | 78 (162.2516) |
| 2022-10-07 | Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More Hermiston, OR | 13 / 19 (655.3828) | 5 (172.0000) | 10 (169.1544) | 4 (173.7028) | 19 (140.5256) |
| 2022-08-20 | 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff DuPont, WA | 5 / 29 (699.3944) | 3 (179.4400) | 11 (174.2744) | 2 (177.7028) | 15 (167.9772) |
| 2022-07-02 | Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022 Sweet Home, OR | 11 / 34 (677.7144) | 27 (163.4172) | 7 (175.4400) | 15 (169.1200) | 12 (169.7372) |
| 2019-08-17 | 3rd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff DuPont, WA | 27 / 27 (599.2796) | 25 (153.6800) | 17 (161.1428) | 27 (142.2168) | 27 (142.2400) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #517 (360 pts) | #415 (540 pts) | #499 (470 pts) | #369 (575 pts) | #561 (330 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #500 (412 pts) | #490 (457 pts) | #572 (407 pts) | #411 (557 pts) | #646 (302 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #746 (106 pts) | #820 (91 pts) | #556 (191 pts) | #821 (91 pts) | #666 (126 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #2581 (52 pts) | #2580 (52 pts) | #1839 (92 pts) | #2574 (52 pts) | #2575 (52 pts) |