SLOWLY BUTT SMOKIN

SLOWLY BUTT SMOKIN is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 6th of 25 at The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) (2013). They are ranked #2548 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,548

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1518

peak 1559 · rated over 21 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 10, 2013

latest Oct 11, 2019 · 6.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#600

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

14% of 21 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

675.3828 / 720

Master · The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)

Perfect 180s

Current form

654.83 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 659.94 (-5.11)

Walk rate

81%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1772

Chicken · Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)

Consistency

±9.79

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.68 · weakest Brisket (161.33)

Road miles

1,986

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 167 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)

Purse competed for

$41K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

659.94 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

81% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 17 of 21 contests

A top-10 category call in 81% of their 21 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

675.3828 career-best overall

93.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 675.3828 at The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) — 93.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 11, 2013

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 29%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 29%

A tough matchup

12–3 behind in the head-to-head

YES, DEAR BBQ ahead in 80% of their meetings

YES, DEAR BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 15 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.35 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 43%.

Brisket avg 161.33
Chicken avg 167.68
0 calls in 21 entries

A strong matchup

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of RIVERSIDE SMOKE in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

9 of 15 shared chicken entries lost

YES, DEAR BBQ ahead 60% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, YES, DEAR BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 15 shared chicken entries.

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Going the wrong way

-26 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 26 points across 4 contests since Oct 12, 2018 — from 1545 down to 1518.

4 contests since Oct 12, 2018
now 1518

A July team

Top 38% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 38% across 3 contests, versus top 51% the rest of the year.

3 July contests
top 51% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.36% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.36% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.7% of a perfect score
21 contests

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF every year from 2014 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 9th

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	#1466 (121 pts)	#1207 (206 pts)	#1466 (141 pts)	#1488 (136 pts)	#1481 (131 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1379 (156 pts)	#1592 (121 pts)	#938 (351 pts)	#845 (401 pts)	#1493 (146 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1510 (169 pts)	#1122 (304 pts)	#1240 (259 pts)	#1908 (119 pts)	#1923 (119 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1371 (201 pts)	#1022 (341 pts)	#1458 (201 pts)	#1815 (131 pts)	#1393 (216 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1235 (227 pts)	#1178 (262 pts)	#985 (352 pts)	#1384 (217 pts)	#1167 (257 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#621 (598 pts)	#509 (753 pts)	#482 (828 pts)	#636 (603 pts)	#856 (403 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#600 (517 pts)	#618 (532 pts)	#578 (572 pts)	#651 (512 pts)	#815 (387 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SLOWLY BUTT SMOKIN, each with one reason worth a look.

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

WATER HAWGS BBQ

#2,552 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1521

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SLOWLY BUTT SMOKIN)

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

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jul 19, 2019

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BIG MO FROM AHO

#2,549 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1521

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 20 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Mar 23, 2018

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SAUCE BOSSES

#2,545 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1525

Careers of much the same size, 19 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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Gustoso BBQ

#2,546 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1518

24 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 13% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Jun 12, 2026

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SIPPIN ON SMOKE

#2,538 of the rated field

1519 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1536

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

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jun 7, 2019

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MASTERTECH BBQ

#2,540 of the rated field

1519 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1519

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 25, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
YES, DEAR BBQ	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
QMEISTERS	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
Killer B's BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
WICKED QUE	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
RIVERSIDE SMOKE	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
SOME-R SWINE	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
Backwoods BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
REAL SOUTH BBQ	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
HOOTIE-Q	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	21	9	0	2	177.1772	154.7884	167.68	top 43%
Pork Ribs	21	10	0	2	176.0116	158.8116	167.57	top 35%
Pork	21	4	1	1	173.7144	149.6800	163.37	top 53%
Brisket	21	0	0	0	168.5716	149.6572	161.33	top 61%

“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
Medium (20–39)	10	0	top 62%
Large (40+)	11	0	top 40%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
GA	18	0	top 53%
SC	3	0	top 38%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF	6	9	top 47%	May 10, 2019
The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival	3	13	top 74%	Oct 11, 2019
SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	3	17	top 38%	Jul 9, 2015
The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)	2	6	top 36%	Oct 10, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 5 contests

Contests a season 3 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 18 of 21 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 11 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 388 finished ahead 477 times, behind 397

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

20191 milestone

Oct 11 Most recent contest The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival

20181 milestone

Oct 12 First category win (Pork) The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival

20152 milestones

May 8 10th tracked contest Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
May 8 Peak power rating (1559) Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)

20141 milestone

May 9 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1772 Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)

20135 milestones

May 10 First tracked contest Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
May 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.2856 Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
Jul 11 First call SC Festival of Discovery
Oct 11 First overall top-10 The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Oct 11 Career-best overall score675.3828 The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.6	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)	May 23, 2014
+9.8	The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Oct 11, 2013
+9.6	SC Festival of Discovery	Jul 11, 2013
+9.1	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)	May 9, 2014
+7.6	Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)	May 10, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.8	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival	Oct 11, 2019
-9.1	Swine At the Shrine Porktobertfest	Oct 4, 2019
-8.9	The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier)	Oct 9, 2015
-6	SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	Jul 9, 2015
-5	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival	Oct 12, 2018

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	3	0	0	33%	top 84%	90.6%	90%
2018	2	0	1	100%	top 63%	92.4%	92.3%
2017	2	0	0	100%	top 56%	92.5%	92%
2016	2	0	0	100%	top 48%	93.6%	92.3%
2015	3	0	0	67%	top 64%	90.1%	89.6%
2014	5	2	0	100%	top 34%	93.4%	92.4%
2013	4	1	0	75%	top 29%	93.8%	92.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 11, 2019	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA	26 / 27 (652.4344)	14 (168.5372)	23 (162.8344)	27 (157.6800)	22 (163.3828)
Oct 4, 2019	Swine At the Shrine Porktobertfest 🏅 Savannah, GA	21 / 24 (643.8744)	15 (169.7372)	19 (161.6684)	18 (162.8000)	22 (149.6688)
May 10, 2019	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	29 / 42 (648.3772)	21 (165.6800)	6 (171.4172)	34 (158.2172)	37 (153.0628)
Oct 12, 2018	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA	20 / 26 (664.4568)	23 (158.7884)	17 (167.9884)	1 (173.7144)	18 (163.9656)
May 11, 2018	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	21 / 42 (665.0168)	30 (161.0740)	2 (175.4400)	12 (169.1200)	28 (159.3828)
May 12, 2017	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	22 / 42 (658.1720)	10 (171.4056)	21 (163.9544)	24 (163.4060)	29 (159.4060)
Apr 21, 2017	Barnesville BBQ & Blues Barnsville, GA	17 / 29 (666.1944)	6 (171.4056)	5 (173.7144)	25 (159.9544)	24 (161.1200)
Oct 7, 2016	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	13 / 26 (673.6116)	6 (174.2628)	10 (170.8344)	21 (159.9428)	14 (168.5716)
May 13, 2016	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	19 / 41 (655.8284)	6 (172.5600)	22 (161.0972)	27 (157.0856)	15 (165.0856)
Oct 9, 2015	The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	22 / 27 (648.4452)	22 (159.9656)	4 (171.4056)	27 (149.6800)	16 (167.3940)
Jul 9, 2015	SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Greenwood, SC	60 / 90 (640.4460)	10 (173.1772)	57 (158.8116)	64 (158.8000)	75 (149.6572)
May 8, 2015	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	17 / 39 (646.0800)	29 (157.6688)	19 (162.2400)	16 (162.7884)	17 (163.3828)
Oct 10, 2014	The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Lyons, GA	12 / 25 (667.3144)	23 (154.7884)	2 (176.0116)	5 (170.8344)	13 (165.6800)
Jul 10, 2014	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	22 / 86 (665.6116)	9 (174.2628)	9 (170.8228)	53 (158.8116)	37 (161.7144)
Jun 6, 2014	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Eurharlee, GA	18 / 31 (658.1716)	21 (162.8344)	13 (165.0972)	8 (168.5600)	21 (161.6800)
May 23, 2014	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Evans, GA	10 / 65 (672.5144)	6 (173.7144)	8 (171.4400)	25 (163.9428)	32 (163.4172)
May 9, 2014	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	9 / 42 (662.7432)	2 (177.1772)	12 (163.9544)	13 (166.8228)	26 (154.7888)
Oct 25, 2013	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Leaf Festival (GBC Qualifier) Cleveland, GA	17 / 41 (663.9884)	31 (161.6912)	4 (170.8800)	13 (166.8572)	20 (164.5600)
Oct 11, 2013	The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	6 / 25 (675.3828)	2 (176.5944)	9 (167.4056)	13 (167.9772)	15 (163.4056)
Jul 11, 2013	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	17 / 78 (663.8744)	24 (166.8228)	20 (166.8344)	8 (169.1200)	32 (161.0972)
May 10, 2013	Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) Waynesboro, GA	12 / 41 (666.2856)	11 (169.1430)	14 (165.1428)	17 (164.5714)	14 (167.4284)

SLOWLY BUTT SMOKIN

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 (11 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Going the wrong way

A July team

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 — 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)