LO' -N- SLO' BBQ

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 113 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. They have won 13 Grand Championships, most recently at the Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship (2018), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 8 times. They are ranked #170 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Lo'-N-Slo' BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#170

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1770

peak 1841 · rated over 110 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

113

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Aug 23, 2019 · 6.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#31

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

8 reserve · wins it all 12% of the time

Category wins

79 podiums

Overall top-10s

60% of 113 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s · 2 straight GCs

Avg finish

top 22%

overall standings

Best overall

695.4288 / 720

Master · BBQ In the Valley

Perfect 180s

4 🔥

Current form

667.76 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 667.04 (+0.72)

Walk rate

89%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship

Consistency

±14.05

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.14 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.85)

Road miles

21,836

across 113 mapped stops · furthest 904 mi

Schedule strength

52%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)

Purse competed for

$83K

listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

won from 11 state-championship entries

Master avg

667.04 / 720

112 Master contests · 13 GCs

Storylines (23 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

1.1432 points from the title

Came within 1.1432 points of the Grand Championship at Hogs & Hops Dover (Sep 20, 2013).

Among the elite

#170 of 6,491 rated teams

In the top 3% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1770 puts them #170 of 6,491 rated teams — the top 3% of the field.

rating 1770
peak 1841
110 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

4 perfect 180s

4 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Chicken ×2
Brisket ×2

Giant slayer

69 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 69-team field at New Holland Summer Fest.

Aug 25, 2017

Happy hunting ground

2× Grand Championships here

New Holland Summer Fest is their spot: 2 Grand Championships in 7 visits.

7 visits
best finish 1st
average top 12%

Multi-meat days

3 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 3 times — the best of them 2 category wins at Pit at the Park (Aug 4, 2017).

Pork Ribs 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

89% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 101 of 113 contests

A top-10 category call in 89% of their 113 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

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High-water mark

695.4288 career-best overall

96.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 695.4288 at BBQ In the Valley — 96.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 5, 2017

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 11 entries at contests carrying the title.

11 state-championship entries

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ has finished one call ahead of LO' -N- SLO' BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 3 Grand Championships

2014 was the year it came together: 16 contests, 3 Grand Championships and 10 category wins, at an average finish in the top 14%.

16 contests
12 overall top-10s
10 category wins
average top 14%

A tough matchup

36–15 behind in the head-to-head

3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 71% of their meetings

3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 36 of their 51 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.3 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.30 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 34% of the time against 54%.

Pork Ribs avg 163.85
Chicken avg 169.14
38 calls in 112 entries

The drought

12 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship on Oct 5, 2018 — 12 contests and 8 years ago.

last GC Oct 5, 2018
8 years ago

A strong matchup

39–7 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 85% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM in 39 of their 46 shared contests.

The comeback

4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4 years, then back at New Holland Summer Fest (Aug 25, 2023).

last seen Aug 23, 2019
back Aug 25, 2023

Chicken nemesis

32 of 51 shared chicken entries lost

3 EYZ BBQ ahead 63% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 3 EYZ BBQ has out-cooked them in 32 of 51 shared chicken entries.

Going the wrong way

-51 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 51 points across 14 contests since Aug 24, 2018 — from 1821 down to 1770.

14 contests since Aug 24, 2018
now 1770

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

3 EYZ BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.

A September team

Top 12% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 12% across 11 contests, versus top 22% the rest of the year.

11 September contests
top 22% the rest of the year

The long haul

21,836 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 21,836 miles across 113 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 904 miles to Lakeland Pig Festival.

113 mapped stops
furthest 904 mi

The metronome

±1.95% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.95% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.6% of a perfect score
113 contests

A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked New Holland Summer Fest every year from 2013 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 1st

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019 ↗	Master	#371 (870 pts)	#401 (820 pts)	#475 (725 pts)	#397 (850 pts)	#327 (970 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#100 (1,904 pts)	#156 (1,524 pts)	#257 (1,169 pts)	#137 (1,546 pts)	#47 (2,109 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#65 (2,207 pts)	#77 (1,994 pts)	#52 (2,041 pts)	#53 (2,027 pts)	#40 (2,212 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#68 (2,181 pts)	#43 (2,167 pts)	#141 (1,638 pts)	#134 (1,659 pts)	#18 (2,448 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#111 (1,958 pts)	#69 (1,928 pts)	#184 (1,493 pts)	#119 (1,724 pts)	#86 (1,913 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#31 (2,501 pts)	#11 (2,542 pts)	#225 (1,374 pts)	#90 (1,875 pts)	#100 (1,926 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#73 (2,143 pts)	#62 (2,034 pts)	#164 (1,435 pts)	#103 (1,689 pts)	#80 (2,001 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to LO' -N- SLO' BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

COOKLOUNGE BBQ

#171 of the rated field

1770 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 107
GCs: 10
Top-10s: 76%
Peak: 1816

They've been 1816 at their best, 47 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 99 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2026

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SMOKE RINGERS

#168 of the rated field

1772 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 65
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 51%
Peak: 1782

Fewer contests behind them than LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has cooked, 65 to 113, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 62 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2024

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Furlongs Smoke & Seafood

#169 of the rated field

1771 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 61
GCs: 12
Top-10s: 66%
Peak: 1798

Their rating is built on 12 Grand Championships in 61 contests, alongside a 66% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 55 contests
last seen May 8, 2026

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Serial Griller

#167 of the rated field

1772 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 114
GCs: 6
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1797

13–9 in 22 shared contests (59% to LO' -N- SLO' BBQ)

These two have cooked 22 of the same contests — LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead 13–9 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 111 contests
last seen Jun 22, 2019

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iBQ'n

#165 of the rated field

1773 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 213
GCs: 25
Top-10s: 65%
Peak: 1937

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to LO' -N- SLO' BBQ)

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

rated over 202 contests
last seen May 15, 2026

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Kermit's Ex

#166 of the rated field

1773 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 121
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1785

Rated 2 points above LO' -N- SLO' BBQ.

rated over 111 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DRILLING & GRILLING	58	35	23	60%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	51	26	25	51%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	51	24	27	47%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	51	15	36	29%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	50	35	15	70%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	46	39	7	85%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	46	15	31	33%	⚔ compare
HAWG NATION BBQ	44	34	10	77%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	44	33	11	75%	⚔ compare
Smokestack Redemption	40	32	8	80%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	38	24	14	63%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	38	9	29	24%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN FOOLZ	37	31	6	84%	⚔ compare
WILBUR'S REVENGE	35	28	7	80%	⚔ compare
4:20 Q	35	17	18	49%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	112	61	12	25	180 🔥	151.3600	169.14	top 28%
Pork Ribs	112	38	6	12	178.8800	146.2400	163.85	top 40%
Pork	112	43	6	13	178.2972	147.9656	165.64	top 35%
Brisket	112	71	10	29	180 🔥	150.8570	168.40	top 24%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	1	top 12%
Medium (20–39)	37	8	top 25%
Large (40+)	73	4	top 21%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
PA	57	11	top 18%
MD	16	0	top 25%
VA	8	0	top 21%
DE	5	0	top 15%
NJ	3	0	top 23%
NC	3	0	top 57%
GA	3	0	top 31%
RI	3	0	top 30%
WV	3	0	top 40%
NH	3	1	top 20%
FL	2	0	top 26%
ME	2	0	top 42%
TN	2	0	top 16%
NY	1	1	top 4%
CT	1	0	top 8%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
New Holland Summer Fest	7	1	2	top 12%	Aug 23, 2019
Smoke in the Park	4	1	1	top 18%	Sep 28, 2018
Que for the Troops	4	1	1	top 8%	Jun 1, 2018
The Ironman	4	6	0	top 16%	Apr 6, 2018
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	4	3	0	top 28%	Jun 9, 2017
Pit at the Park	3	1	1	top 21%	Aug 3, 2018
Smoke in the Grove	3	9	0	top 23%	Jul 26, 2019
Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	3	3	0	top 17%	May 17, 2019
Flames on the Flint	3	9	0	top 31%	Mar 9, 2018
Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship	2	1	1	top 7%	Oct 5, 2018
York County BBQ Festival	2	14	0	top 37%	Jun 28, 2019
Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A)	2	28	0	top 65%	Nov 9, 2018
Interstate BBQ Festival	2	9	0	top 36%	Apr 20, 2018
BBQ Gives Back	2	8	0	top 13%	Mar 23, 2018
Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	2	8	0	top 23%	Jun 17, 2016
Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition	2	3	0	top 20%	May 6, 2016
Keystone Classic Barbeque	2	4	0	top 7%	Oct 2, 2015
Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ	2	4	0	top 9%	Jul 31, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 23 contests · 2 GCs

Contests a season 14.1 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 58 of 113 contests · 15 states in all

Contests visited 77 18 of them more than once

First title Jun 14, 2013 Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition

Opponents faced 1,490 finished ahead 4,332 times, behind 1,089

Longest layoff 4 yrs Aug 23, 2019 → Aug 25, 2023

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

20231 milestone

Aug 25 Most recent contest New Holland Summer Fest

20182 milestones

Sep 28 100th tracked contest Smoke in the Park
Oct 5 First state championship Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship

20175 milestones

May 5 25th category win BBQ In the Valley
May 5 Career-best overall score695.4288 BBQ In the Valley
Jun 2 10th Grand Championship Que for the Troops
Jun 9 Peak power rating (1841) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Aug 25 Biggest field won (69 teams) New Holland Summer Fest

20161 milestone

Apr 15 50th tracked contest Interstate BBQ Festival

20145 milestones

May 2 First multi-meat day Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
May 2 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
Jul 18 10th category win Warren County All American BBQ Festival
Aug 15 25th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Sep 12 5th Grand Championship Coal Cracker Smoke & Stoke BBQ Competition

20139 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
Apr 19 First call Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
Apr 19 First overall top-10 Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
Apr 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5716 Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
May 25 First overall podium The Memorial Day Pignic
May 25 First Reserve Championship The Memorial Day Pignic
Jun 14 First Grand Championship Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition
Jun 21 First category win (Chicken) Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival
Aug 23 10th tracked contest New Holland Summer Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.4	The Memorial Day Pignic	May 25, 2013
+13.9	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival	Apr 19, 2013
+13.8	Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition	Jun 14, 2013
+13.3	5th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cookoff	Sep 6, 2013
+13.1	Que for the Troops	May 31, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.8	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	Jun 16, 2017
-11.9	Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 2	May 25, 2019
-10.7	Interstate BBQ Festival	Apr 20, 2018
-10.2	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A)	Nov 9, 2018
-9.9	BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1)	Mar 22, 2019

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0	0	0	0%	—	—	—
2019	9	0	0	0	44%	top 40%	94.7%	92.4%
2018	16	2	7	5	81%	top 29%	96.5%	93.3%
2017	19	3	15	6	89%	top 20%	96.6%	93.3%
2016	23	2	16	7	100%	top 19%	96.1%	93%
2015	14	1	10	3	100%	top 16%	95.6%	93%
2014	16	3	12	10	100%	top 14%	95.4%	92.3%
2013	15	2	8	3	93%	top 24%	94.1%	90.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 25, 2023	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	—	—	—	—	—
Aug 23, 2019	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	32 / 65 (653.5196)	31 (164.5256)	51 (157.6684)	19 (166.2400)	26 (165.0856)
Jul 26, 2019	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	14 / 53 (665.6000)	33 (163.3828)	13 (167.9888)	35 (159.9312)	3 (174.2972)
Jun 28, 2019	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	15 / 48 (672.4804)	10 (171.9772)	33 (160.5372)	12 (171.9772)	20 (167.9888)
May 25, 2019	Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 2 🏅 Gettysburg, PA	23 / 32 (672.4572)	21 (169.6684)	22 (165.1316)	11 (174.2744)	27 (163.3828)
May 24, 2019	Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 1 🏅 Gettysburg, PA	11 / 33 (674.7544)	6 (174.2628)	21 (163.9656)	18 (167.9772)	16 (168.5488)
May 17, 2019	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	16 / 44 (655.2224)	12 (167.9656)	27 (158.7884)	15 (167.9656)	25 (160.5028)
Mar 23, 2019	BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	11 / 52 (681.6112)	28 (168.5256)	8 (172)	28 (165.0856)	5 (176)
Mar 22, 2019	BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	38 / 63 (650.0568)	44 (162.7884)	29 (161.6684)	31 (163.9428)	36 (161.6572)
Mar 8, 2019	Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ	18 / 66 (661.5540)	23 (165.0856)	38 (158.7884)	12 (169.1200)	12 (168.5600)
Nov 9, 2018	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) Concord, NC	37 / 56 (654.6972)	41 (163.3828)	24 (165.1316)	43 (161.0972)	32 (165.0856)
Nov 9, 2018	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) Concord, NC	28 / 44 (666.7200)	10 (173.1316)	31 (162.8344)	35 (163.3712)	20 (167.3828)
Oct 5, 2018	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	1 / 42 (677.0628)	4 (172)	23 (160.5256)	13 (164.5372)	1 (180)
Sep 28, 2018	Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA	1 / 31 (686.8000)	5 (173.1200)	9 (168.5600)	7 (169.1200)	3 (176)
Aug 24, 2018	New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL) New Holland, PA	2 / 71 (680)	12 (169.1428)	16 (165.7372)	7 (169.1200)	2 (176)
Aug 3, 2018	Pit at the Park Macungie, PA	13 / 25 (645.6116)	4 (169.1200)	18 (156.5716)	18 (157.1088)	9 (162.8112)
Jul 27, 2018	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	13 / 54 (666.1372)	28 (161.0972)	9 (169.1200)	12 (166.2400)	9 (169.6800)
Jun 29, 2018	York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA	14 / 33 (666.7432)	15 (165.1200)	1 (175.4288)	22 (158.8116)	14 (167.3828)
Jun 1, 2018	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	12 / 61 (659.2912)	20 (166.2628)	27 (160.5256)	7 (168.5484)	25 (163.9544)
May 25, 2018	Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Gettysburg, PA	6 / 35 (684.4800)	14 (168.5256)	22 (162.8228)	7 (173.1316)	1 (180)
May 18, 2018	Twin Valley Fire And Smoke Morgantown, PA	3 / 47 (681.6688)	1 (176.5716)	20 (165.7144)	24 (164.5372)	2 (174.8456)
Apr 20, 2018	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	38 / 67 (650.1716)	32 (165.0972)	44 (159.4172)	16 (169.6800)	51 (155.9772)
Apr 6, 2018	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	6 / 60 (679.3488)	21 (167.3944)	24 (162.8460)	1 (178.2972)	10 (170.8112)
Mar 23, 2018	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	10 / 75 (677.0400)	56 (160.5256)	14 (169.6916)	8 (170.8228)	2 (176)
Mar 9, 2018	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	21 / 42 (674.1716)	26 (166.2400)	26 (166.8344)	17 (168.5372)	15 (172.5600)
Mar 2, 2018	Sonny's Smokin Showdown (INVITATIONAL ONLY) unrated Orlando, FL	18 / 49 (694.7772)	34 (167.3828)	4 (178.8572)	36 (170.8344)	6 (177.7028)
Oct 21, 2017	Ocean Sate BBQ Championship West Kingston, RI	7 / 24 (669.6116)	2 (173.1316)	15 (159.9656)	11 (164.5256)	2 (171.9888)
Oct 6, 2017	Keystone Classic BBQ Harrisburg, PA	14 / 39 (656.5144)	18 (164.5600)	34 (151.9772)	7 (171.4172)	8 (168.5600)
Sep 22, 2017	Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA	5 / 44 (671.9316)	7 (171.9772)	15 (165.7144)	1 (171.4172)	27 (162.8228)
Aug 25, 2017	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	1 / 69 (681.0860)	6 (169.1200)	5 (173.7260)	4 (171.9772)	18 (166.2628)
Aug 11, 2017	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	21 / 47 (660.4340)	17 (168.5372)	18 (166.8228)	25 (162.7884)	21 (162.2856)
Aug 4, 2017	Pit at the Park Macungie, PA	2 / 32 (672.4112)	28 (155.3600)	1 (169.6800)	2 (175.4056)	1 (171.9656)
Jul 28, 2017	Smoke in the Grove (JUDGES FULL) Spring Grove, PA	9 / 51 (663.9316)	1 (176.5600)	37 (156.0116)	11 (167.9772)	23 (163.3828)
Jun 16, 2017	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV	42 / 57 (642.6740)	8 (172.5600)	44 (154.7656)	40 (161.0972)	44 (154.2512)
Jun 9, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA	3 / 29 (680.5484)	2 (176)	8 (166.8228)	4 (172)	11 (165.7256)
Jun 2, 2017	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	1 / 63 (684.4800)	11 (169.6800)	3 (172.5600)	4 (170.8344)	7 (171.4056)
May 19, 2017	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA	5 / 53 (682.7428)	7 (174.2628)	19 (166.2516)	15 (168.5256)	4 (173.7028)
May 5, 2017	BBQ In the Valley Jamestown, NY	1 / 26 (695.4288)	2 (174.8572)	1 (174.2628)	5 (170.2744)	2 (176.0344)
Apr 28, 2017	4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lanexa, VA	7 / 46 (667.8632)	21 (165.6800)	28 (158.2288)	3 (173.1316)	5 (170.8228)
Apr 14, 2017	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	9 / 58 (679.4288)	7 (173.1544)	26 (165.7372)	16 (168.5372)	7 (172)
Apr 7, 2017	Boss Frogs BBQ Hurlock, MD	22 / 45 (651.3028)	20 (166.2744)	34 (157.0856)	28 (161.0972)	13 (166.8456)
Mar 31, 2017	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	8 / 59 (668.4456)	29 (160.4912)	3 (173.7028)	24 (161.1316)	4 (173.1200)
Mar 24, 2017	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	8 / 64 (674.2628)	47 (159.4172)	2 (174.2856)	12 (168.5600)	4 (172)
Mar 10, 2017	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	9 / 67 (683.3140)	16 (173.1200)	4 (175.4172)	47 (164.5256)	23 (170.2512)
Mar 3, 2017	The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown Brunswick, MD	5 / 50 (675.9316)	25 (164.5256)	18 (163.3944)	8 (170.8572)	1 (177.1544)
Nov 4, 2016	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	23 / 56 (669.0632)	46 (157.0744)	13 (169.1316)	20 (170.8572)	10 (172)
Oct 21, 2016	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	16 / 67 (657.1428)	22 (165.1772)	32 (159.4056)	40 (155.4172)	1 (177.1428)
Oct 14, 2016	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	7 / 38 (671.9084)	15 (166.2400)	10 (166.8456)	16 (166.8228)	8 (172)
Oct 7, 2016	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	5 / 47 (673.0628)	6 (172.5600)	14 (166.8572)	29 (161.0856)	3 (172.5600)
Sep 23, 2016	Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA	12 / 38 (664.4800)	9 (169.1200)	21 (161.7028)	5 (170.8228)	19 (162.8344)
Sep 17, 2016	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	4 / 44 (661.6228)	8 (168.5372)	8 (167.4400)	20 (161.0856)	9 (164.5600)
Sep 10, 2016	Philadelphia's Inaugural Fire Up HOPE Devon, PA	10 / 33 (661.0284)	20 (160.5144)	9 (169.1428)	10 (164.5256)	6 (166.8456)
Aug 26, 2016	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	1 / 66 (691.9312)	11 (169.6684)	5 (173.7372)	2 (177.7028)	5 (170.8228)
Aug 19, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour South Windsor, CT	2 / 26 (681.6688)	1 (180)	18 (157.6916)	2 (176)	9 (167.9772)
Aug 12, 2016	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	10 / 42 (674.1712)	13 (171.4056)	10 (170.8228)	28 (161.0856)	4 (170.8572)
Aug 5, 2016	Pit at the Park Macungie, PA	1 / 23 (679.3944)	2 (172)	6 (166.8572)	8 (167.9772)	2 (172.5600)
Jul 22, 2016	Rotary Club of Wakefield Rhode Island Kingston, RI	16 / 34 (650.7772)	25 (161.6800)	21 (160)	18 (161.6572)	7 (167.4400)
Jul 16, 2016	Smokin at the Ballpark BBQ Fest Old Orchard Beach, ME	7 / 26 (662.1828)	7 (165.0856)	11 (165.1200)	20 (156.5372)	1 (175.4400)
Jun 17, 2016	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV	11 / 42 (677.5888)	13 (171.9772)	3 (174.2744)	32 (157.0744)	5 (174.2628)
Jun 10, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA	3 / 29 (665.0856)	7 (167.9656)	9 (161.6800)	10 (166.8572)	3 (168.5828)
Jun 3, 2016	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	7 / 67 (661.6344)	44 (158.2744)	35 (160.5372)	4 (169.6800)	4 (173.1428)
May 20, 2016	Saltwater Brew 'N' Que Chincoteague, VA	5 / 23 (662.8344)	1 (172)	6 (165.7144)	12 (159.9772)	6 (165.1428)
May 6, 2016	Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition Greenlane, PA	3 / 47 (676.5028)	1 (178.8572)	19 (162.8572)	15 (164.5256)	9 (170.2628)
Apr 15, 2016	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	6 / 41 (679.3600)	12 (170.2512)	5 (170.8344)	26 (160.5600)	2 (177.7144)
Apr 8, 2016	Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval Harrington, DE	12 / 75 (666.1712)	1 (178.8572)	39 (159.9656)	25 (162.2284)	22 (165.1200)
Apr 1, 2016	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	7 / 54 (670.1484)	19 (167.3712)	18 (163.4172)	12 (166.2400)	4 (173.1200)
Mar 11, 2016	Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA	25 / 89 (671.3372)	9 (174.8572)	29 (169.1200)	50 (164.5256)	49 (162.8344)
Jan 29, 2016	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	9 / 58 (674.7312)	8 (173.1084)	25 (165.0972)	47 (158.2284)	1 (178.2972)
Oct 2, 2015	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	4 / 57 (672.4572)	10 (169.6800)	45 (153.6688)	4 (173.7028)	1 (175.4056)
Sep 25, 2015	Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA	9 / 34 (659.3716)	2 (173.1200)	19 (161.1316)	22 (159.3828)	8 (165.7372)
Aug 28, 2015	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	3 / 70 (678.8344)	16 (168.5600)	4 (173.7028)	13 (167.4172)	10 (169.1544)
Aug 21, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA	11 / 30 (654.1256)	19 (162.2400)	6 (166.8228)	4 (166.8228)	13 (158.2400)
Jul 31, 2015	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	4 / 54 (672.5260)	9 (170.2744)	18 (162.2516)	19 (164.5600)	2 (175.4400)
Jul 17, 2015	Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off Kingston, RI	5 / 37 (678.8688)	6 (172.5600)	23 (163.4060)	4 (171.4628)	8 (171.4400)
Jun 27, 2015	Ribs & Rides BBQ Festival at Dorney Park Allentown, PA	1 / 17 (683.3600)	6 (168.5256)	7 (165.1200)	1 (175.4172)	2 (174.2972)
Jun 19, 2015	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV	8 / 41 (688.4916)	7 (175.4172)	21 (168.5372)	6 (172.5600)	11 (171.9772)
Jun 5, 2015	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	10 / 54 (668.5716)	5 (173.7028)	6 (172.0344)	43 (154.2744)	10 (168.5600)
May 29, 2015	Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival Snow Hill, MD	5 / 32 (667.9312)	7 (172.5600)	14 (166.2628)	15 (164.5600)	10 (164.5484)
May 8, 2015	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival Green Lane, PA	3 / 57 (671.8740)	3 (173.1200)	3 (173.7028)	11 (167.3828)	24 (157.6684)
May 1, 2015	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	14 / 64 (661.5656)	3 (174.2628)	43 (153.0972)	4 (169.6800)	22 (164.5256)
Apr 10, 2015	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE	20 / 99 (656.4456)	78 (151.3600)	7 (170.8344)	55 (158.2512)	1 (176)
Apr 3, 2015	The Ironman Shady Grove, PA	13 / 48 (655.9428)	4 (173.7028)	18 (162.8572)	24 (158.2972)	20 (161.0856)
Oct 24, 2014	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	10 / 92 (683.3484)	1 (179.4400)	27 (171.4056)	62 (162.8000)	36 (169.7028)
Oct 3, 2014	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	4 / 53 (670.1368)	6 (171.9656)	20 (163.3828)	18 (165.1084)	5 (169.6800)
Sep 26, 2014	Lehigh Valley QueFest Allentown, PA	2 / 32 (669.0972)	5 (171.4172)	7 (165.1888)	9 (164.5256)	5 (167.9656)
Sep 12, 2014	Coal Cracker Smoke & Stoke BBQ Competition Scranton, PA	1 / 25 (671.4172)	1 (176.5828)	8 (161.1428)	8 (159.9772)	3 (173.7144)
Sep 5, 2014	6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off York, PA	1 / 39 (686.8344)	12 (167.3944)	1 (178.8800)	4 (168.5600)	2 (172)
Aug 22, 2014	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	10 / 70 (655.9312)	4 (171.9656)	4 (171.4400)	60 (147.9656)	10 (164.5600)
Aug 15, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA	15 / 28 (638.6628)	11 (166.2284)	23 (147.3372)	9 (164.5372)	14 (160.5600)
Aug 1, 2014	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	6 / 59 (663.3828)	2 (174.2628)	45 (152.5372)	12 (164)	4 (172.5828)
Jul 18, 2014	Warren County All American BBQ Festival Pittsfield, PA	1 / 21 (678.2052)	5 (169.1084)	1 (175.4172)	13 (157.6568)	2 (176.0228)
Jun 13, 2014	Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship Merrimack, NH	4 / 28 (673.1428)	1 (177.1428)	21 (158.2972)	1 (176.5944)	14 (161.1084)
Jun 6, 2014	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	3 / 65 (660.5260)	5 (170.8456)	33 (154.8116)	4 (168.0116)	5 (166.8572)
May 31, 2014	Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest Swanzey, NH	20 / 48 (642.8456)	4 (173.1084)	31 (155.9544)	32 (157.2000)	23 (156.5828)
May 9, 2014	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition Green Lane, PA	18 / 54 (634.8116)	4 (168.5600)	35 (146.2744)	24 (157.1772)	12 (162.8000)
May 2, 2014	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD	2 / 59 (683.3600)	1 (180)	34 (157.0744)	1 (173.1428)	3 (173.1428)
Apr 11, 2014	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE	11 / 109 (653.1084)	1 (177.7028)	28 (161.7372)	34 (159.9428)	45 (153.7256)
Apr 4, 2014	Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival Lanexa, VA	2 / 41 (665.6572)	3 (172.5600)	7 (163.9772)	1 (173.1772)	22 (155.9428)
Oct 25, 2013	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	21 / 97 (670.8228)	24 (169.1200)	35 (168)	13 (171.4056)	56 (162.2972)
Oct 11, 2013	3rd Annual High Point BBQ Clarksburg, MD	13 / 31 (638.2284)	16 (162.2512)	24 (146.2400)	2 (166.8800)	8 (162.8572)
Oct 5, 2013	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ	27 / 85 (631.9196)	53 (154.8112)	54 (150.8456)	32 (156.5600)	4 (169.7028)
Sep 20, 2013	Hogs & Hops Dover Dover, DE	2 / 45 (675.4516)	4 (174.2856)	16 (161.1316)	12 (165.7144)	1 (174.3200)
Sep 6, 2013	5th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cookoff York, PA	1 / 31 (677.6116)	3 (171.9772)	1 (170.2860)	7 (167.3828)	3 (167.9656)
Aug 23, 2013	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	9 / 71 (655.8856)	3 (172)	16 (163.9772)	35 (157.0856)	12 (162.8228)
Aug 16, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	19 / 29 (652.9712)	10 (166.2400)	20 (159.3828)	15 (163.3828)	13 (163.9656)
Jul 19, 2013	Warren All American BBQ Festival Warren, PA	3 / 17 (663.9548)	2 (169.7028)	12 (155.9660)	3 (170.3088)	6 (167.9772)
Jul 12, 2013	The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South Gettysburg, PA	16 / 29 (623.8512)	24 (154.2172)	18 (148.5484)	9 (158.8456)	7 (162.2400)
Jun 21, 2013	Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival Old Orchard Beach, ME	16 / 28 (652.5714)	1 (179.4286)	24 (149.1426)	8 (165.7144)	19 (158.2858)
Jun 14, 2013	Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition Merrimack, NH	1 / 35 (674.8568)	13 (165.7142)	2 (169.7142)	2 (173.1428)	8 (166.2856)
May 31, 2013	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	3 / 46 (642.2852)	6 (164.5712)	9 (164)	9 (162.8570)	22 (150.8570)
May 25, 2013	The Memorial Day Pignic Fort Ritchie, MD	2 / 38 (668)	2 (174.2856)	17 (159.9998)	15 (161.7144)	3 (172.0002)
May 10, 2013	Green Lane Fire CO's Green Lane, PA	13 / 58 (628.5710)	17 (160.5714)	30 (150.2858)	28 (151.9996)	6 (165.7142)
Apr 19, 2013	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD	8 / 106 (652.5716)	22 (163.4286)	15 (163.4288)	45 (157.1426)	5 (168.5716)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (23 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

Multi-meat days

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

The drought

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Going the wrong way

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)