A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
LADY OF Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
LADY OF Q has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
2ND TO LAST BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1498
peak 1508 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2013-03-15
latest 2015-03-20
Best ToY finish
#915
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
642.36 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 639.76 (+2.60)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.24
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.91 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.12)
Road miles
386
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 61 mi
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)
Master avg
639.76 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The weak link
−5.8
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.79 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 156.12
- Chicken avg 161.91
- 1 calls in 8 entries
A strong matchup
4–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Smokin it Up BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
7 of 8
shared chicken entries lost
FUNTIME BBQ ahead 88% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, FUNTIME BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared chicken entries.
The metronome
±2.26%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.26% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 88.9% of a perfect score
- 8 contests
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3290 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1498
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3289 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1498
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3293 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3270 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Level with 2ND TO LAST BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3269 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1498
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3276 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1517
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| FUNTIME BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| LADY OF Q | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Burnin and Lootin | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LEFT COAST Q | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| All Sauced Up | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| My Smokin' Grillfriend | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin it Up BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 149.1428 | 161.91 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5944 | 137.6916 | 156.12 | top 57% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1430 | 151.3256 | 159.97 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 174.2860 | 151.9544 | 161.76 | top 40% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 58% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 53% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2013-03-15 → 2015-03-20
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
8
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 161.91 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.12)
Walk rate
38%
a top-10 call in 3 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
639.76
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
244
227–251 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
386
8 mapped stops · furthest 61 mi
Schedule strength
1523
average field rating faced — tougher than 17% of rated contests
Power rating
1498
peak 1508 · #3284 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest 2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
- First call High Desert BBQ Showdown
- First category win (Brisket) California Honey Harvest Festival & KCBS BBQ
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2860 California Honey Harvest Festival & KCBS BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.0172 Dana Point State BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1508) Dana Point State BBQ Championship
- 2015
- Career-best overall score658.6740 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.1 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship | 2013-10-04 |
| +2.5 | 2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | 2013-03-15 |
| +1.9 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons | 2013-08-16 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.6 | 3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | 2014-03-21 |
| -2.3 | California Honey Harvest Festival & KCBS BBQ | 2013-06-14 |
| -0.7 | 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | 2015-03-20 |
| -0.4 | High Desert Music Festival and BBQ Showdown | 2014-06-26 |
| -0.3 | High Desert BBQ Showdown | 2013-04-20 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 70% | 91.3% | 87.6% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40% | top 48% | 90.7% | 88.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-20 | 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 58 / 100 (658.6740) | 52 (167.9540) | 72 (159.9428) | 45 (167.9656) | 60 (162.8116) |
| 2014-06-26 | High Desert Music Festival and BBQ Showdown Victorville, CA | 18 / 30 (657.0628) | 13 (167.9656) | 10 (168.5944) | 15 (167.4056) | 20 (153.0972) |
| 2014-03-21 | 3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 55 / 69 (604.9488) | 30 (163.9772) | 66 (137.6916) | 54 (151.3256) | 46 (151.9544) |
| 2013-10-04 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 34 / 99 (653.0172) | 32 (166.2628) | 29 (165.6800) | 45 (160.5028) | 46 (160.5716) |
| 2013-08-16 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington State Beach, CA | 30 / 63 (638.1140) | 26 (165.1200) | 20 (163.9312) | 43 (154.2512) | 31 (154.8116) |
| 2013-06-14 | California Honey Harvest Festival & KCBS BBQ Fillmore, CA | 22 / 36 (637.1430) | 31 (150.8568) | 33 (142.8572) | 6 (169.1430) | 1 (174.2860) |
| 2013-04-20 | High Desert BBQ Showdown Victorville, CA | 17 / 32 (635.4288) | 11 (164.0000) | 25 (147.4286) | 22 (153.1428) | 3 (170.8574) |
| 2013-03-15 | 2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 25 / 57 (633.7144) | 48 (149.1428) | 14 (162.8572) | 31 (156.0000) | 12 (165.7144) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1510 (165 pts) | #1497 (190 pts) | #1416 (205 pts) | #1535 (180 pts) | #1651 (155 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #915 (323 pts) | #944 (338 pts) | #905 (348 pts) | #825 (398 pts) | #432 (733 pts) |