QUEGASM

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1623

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1556

peak 1556 · rated over 43 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-19

latest 2018-08-24

Best ToY finish

#418

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

11 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 43 contests

Avg finish

top 53%

overall standings

Best overall

670.8340 / 720

Master · New Holland Summer Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

651.69 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 637.04 (+14.65)

Walk rate

58%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8800

Brisket · The Ironman

Consistency

±22.91

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.13 · weakest Pork (155.36)

Road miles

5,373

mi across 43 mapped stops · furthest 694 mi

Schedule strength

42%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)

Master avg

637.04 / 720

43 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 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.

On the rise

+25 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 25 points across 13 contests since 2017-08-25 — from 1532 up to 1556.

13 contests since 2017-08-25
now 1556

High-water mark

670.8340 career-best overall

93.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.8340 at New Holland Summer Fest — 93.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-08-26

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

DANTE'S INFERNO has finished one call ahead of QUEGASM 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

26–2 behind in the head-to-head

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead in 93% of their meetings

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has come out ahead in 26 of their 28 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.8 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.77 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 9% of the time against 33%.

Pork avg 155.36
Chicken avg 163.13
4 calls in 43 entries

A strong matchup

13–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 93% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Fire Ants BBQ in 13 of their 14 shared contests.

The comeback

1.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.5 years, then back at Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval (2016-04-08).

last seen 2014-10-03
back 2016-04-08

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

HAWG NATION BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

An October team

Top 40% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 40% across 3 contests, versus top 53% the rest of the year.

3 October contests
top 53% the rest of the year

The long haul

5,373 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,373 miles across 43 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 694 miles to Pig in the Park.

43 mapped stops
furthest 694 mi

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.

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

DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ

#1625 of the rated field

1556 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1558

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to QUEGASM)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team QUEGASM has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2022-05-13

⚔ Head-to-head

FLAVOR SAVOR

#1629 of the rated field

1556 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1556

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to QUEGASM)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2017-09-15

⚔ Head-to-head

Chairman of the Boar

#1617 of the rated field

1557 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1607

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 37 contests to 43, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 37 contests
last seen 2025-06-20

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Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ

#1622 of the rated field

1556 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 53
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1581

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 53 contests, alongside a 21% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 50 contests
last seen 2026-07-31

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EGGHEAD-BARBECUE

#1627 of the rated field

1556 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1568

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 30 contests
last seen 2024-05-18

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RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ

#1619 of the rated field

1557 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 48%
Peak: 1610

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 6 years after QUEGASM did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 28 contests
last seen 2026-06-19

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	28	2	26	7%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	27	9	18	33%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	24	2	22	8%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	21	4	17	19%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	19	13	6	68%	⚔ compare
WEEKEND SMOKERS	19	11	8	58%	⚔ compare
SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	19	7	12	37%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	19	5	14	26%	⚔ compare
SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	18	11	7	61%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	18	4	14	22%	⚔ compare
Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team	18	3	15	17%	⚔ compare
SAUCE THIS BBQ	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
BRISKET BURNERS	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
BEERBEQUE	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	43	14	1	3	177.7600	131.4400	163.13	top 42%
Pork Ribs	43	9	0	2	172.5600	143.3828	159.84	top 49%
Pork	43	4	0	1	171.4284	139.3484	155.36	top 64%
Brisket	43	8	2	5	178.8800	131.9998	158.70	top 47%

“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	Avg finish
PA	16	top 46%
NJ	12	top 50%
MD	8	top 58%
VA	3	top 71%
DE	2	top 49%
CT	1	top 80%
WI	1	top 92%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 68%
Large (40+)	36	0	top 50%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
New Holland Summer Fest(JUDGES FULL)	4	6	top 30%	2018-08-24
Que for the Troops	4	6	top 50%	2018-06-01
*Que by the Sea	4	8	top 34%	2017-09-22
Maryland State BBQ Bash	2	19	top 46%	2018-08-10
Smoke in the Grove	2	33	top 64%	2018-07-27
Twin Valley Fire And Smoke	2	22	top 54%	2018-05-18
*Interstate BBQ Festival	2	38	top 68%	2018-04-20
BBQ Gives Back	2	39	top 68%	2018-03-23
DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship	2	17	top 41%	2014-10-03
Red, White and Que	2	20	top 74%	2014-09-06

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.3 yrs 2013-04-19 → 2018-08-24

Busiest season 2018 10 contests

Contests a season 8.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in PA 16 of 43 contests · 7 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 27 10 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 43 entries · 1 win · 14 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 163.13 · weakest Pork (155.36)

Walk rate 58% a top-10 call in 25 of 43 contests

Overall top-10 rate 9% 4 of 43 contests

Master average 637.04 out of 720 · 43 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 822 1,179–1,206 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 5,373 43 mapped stops · furthest 694 mi

Schedule strength 1555 average field rating faced — tougher than 42% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs 2014-10-03 → 2016-04-08

Power rating 1556 peak 1556 · #1623 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 19 First tracked contest Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
Oct 5 First call DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship
2014
Jul 12 10th tracked contest Pork in the Park
Sep 20 First overall top-10 Que by the Sea
Sep 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2400 Que by the Sea
2016
Aug 26 Career-best overall score670.8340 New Holland Summer Fest
2017
Apr 14 25th tracked contest *Interstate BBQ Festival
Jun 2 First category win (Chicken) Que for the Troops
2018
Apr 6 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8800 The Ironman
Aug 24 Peak power rating (1556) New Holland Summer Fest(JUDGES FULL)
Aug 24 Most recent contest New Holland Summer Fest(JUDGES FULL)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.1	New Holland Summer Fest	2016-08-26
+14.3	Que for the Troops	2017-06-02
+14.3	Que by the Sea	2014-09-20
+11	*Que by the Sea	2017-09-22
+10.2	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship	2014-10-03

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.6	Pig in the Park	2014-06-20
-10.2	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival	2013-04-19
-6.7	Red, White and Que	2013-09-07
-6.3	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ	2014-08-01
-6.1	Pork in the Park	2014-07-12

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	10	0	1	60%	top 53%	93.1%	90.1%
2017	10	2	2	70%	top 48%	93.1%	90.7%
2016	8	1	0	75%	top 46%	93.2%	89.3%
2014	10	1	0	50%	top 55%	90.3%	86.5%
2013	5	0	0	20%	top 70%	85.6%	83.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-08-24	New Holland Summer Fest(JUDGES FULL) New Holland, PA	16 / 71 (652.5028)	31 (161.1316)	10 (169.1200)	23 (161.7256)	27 (160.5256)
2018-08-10	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	19 / 38 (657.6112)	12 (170.2512)	17 (165.1200)	30 (152.5372)	11 (169.7028)
2018-07-27	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	34 / 54 (641.5660)	2 (174.2628)	54 (145.0744)	30 (161.1088)	32 (161.1200)
2018-06-29	*York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA	11 / 33 (670.2512)	14 (165.1200)	4 (172.0000)	16 (164.5600)	12 (168.5712)
2018-06-01	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	37 / 61 (636.5144)	45 (157.7144)	11 (164.5828)	37 (157.0744)	42 (157.1428)
2018-05-18	Twin Valley Fire And Smoke Morgantown, PA	22 / 47 (655.3372)	4 (173.7372)	26 (164.5372)	43 (149.0628)	12 (168.0000)
2018-04-28	New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ	30 / 40 (634.1368)	37 (146.2400)	31 (157.1084)	16 (162.8000)	8 (167.9884)
2018-04-20	*Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	47 / 67 (643.2452)	24 (167.3712)	39 (161.1200)	66 (146.1940)	18 (168.5600)
2018-04-06	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	20 / 60 (662.8340)	4 (174.8800)	43 (154.2628)	46 (154.8112)	1 (178.8800)
2018-03-23	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	57 / 75 (634.2400)	30 (166.8916)	22 (167.9656)	72 (146.8228)	63 (152.5600)
2017-09-22	*Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	8 / 43 (666.8112)	22 (164.5828)	6 (168.5600)	19 (161.1084)	2 (172.5600)
2017-09-15	Smoke on the Water New Jersey State Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ	19 / 42 (650.8116)	15 (166.2972)	12 (167.3944)	12 (166.8800)	32 (150.2400)
2017-08-25	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	29 / 69 (649.5996)	4 (171.4400)	32 (161.6912)	67 (146.1712)	5 (170.2972)
2017-08-11	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	20 / 47 (661.1316)	31 (163.9884)	22 (164.5488)	36 (156.5716)	1 (176.0228)
2017-08-04	Smithfield BBQ Classic Smithfield, VA	21 / 28 (648.5256)	9 (170.3084)	20 (162.2972)	20 (159.9656)	23 (155.9544)
2017-07-28	*Smoke in the Grove(JUDGES FULL) Spring Grove, PA	33 / 51 (639.3600)	37 (158.8572)	7 (168.5600)	31 (159.3828)	41 (152.5600)
2017-06-02	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	6 / 63 (670.3084)	1 (177.7600)	16 (164.5600)	32 (158.8456)	10 (169.1428)
2017-05-19	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA	32 / 53 (646.1716)	15 (169.7144)	27 (161.6688)	47 (148.5028)	14 (166.2856)
2017-04-14	*Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	38 / 58 (646.7660)	12 (171.4172)	40 (161.1200)	58 (147.3488)	18 (166.8800)
2017-03-24	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	39 / 64 (647.9656)	18 (170.8572)	6 (171.4400)	49 (157.1656)	51 (148.5028)
2016-10-08	Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ	19 / 48 (659.9432)	30 (162.2516)	36 (155.3944)	10 (170.8572)	3 (171.4400)
2016-09-24	Red White and Que Cresskill, NJ	29 / 41 (619.8744)	10 (167.4400)	29 (152.5488)	34 (149.0628)	26 (150.8228)
2016-09-17	* Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	12 / 44 (647.9996)	2 (173.1428)	40 (143.3828)	2 (171.4284)	16 (160.0456)
2016-08-26	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	6 / 66 (670.8340)	7 (172.5828)	9 (170.8228)	31 (162.2628)	15 (165.1656)
2016-08-12	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	16 / 42 (665.6684)	6 (175.4400)	34 (158.2400)	33 (157.6684)	2 (174.3200)
2016-06-03	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	32 / 67 (635.9084)	5 (170.2856)	40 (158.2400)	33 (158.8116)	51 (148.5712)
2016-05-06	Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition Greenlane, PA	31 / 47 (629.6116)	45 (150.2400)	25 (161.1316)	31 (157.6456)	27 (160.5944)
2016-04-08	Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval Harrington, DE	54 / 75 (616.5028)	40 (158.8572)	55 (151.9772)	40 (158.2972)	58 (147.3712)
2014-10-03	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ	17 / 65 (648.4112)	36 (157.6684)	2 (172.5600)	39 (155.9428)	18 (162.2400)
2014-09-20	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	8 / 48 (650.2400)	6 (168.5140)	2 (168.0116)	31 (154.2972)	15 (159.4172)
2014-09-06	Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ	22 / 31 (618.1600)	4 (170.2856)	16 (153.6688)	28 (139.8856)	13 (154.3200)
2014-08-22	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	33 / 70 (627.7712)	33 (160.4912)	45 (155.3828)	42 (153.0972)	25 (158.8000)
2014-08-01	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	47 / 59 (605.4856)	43 (155.9084)	22 (162.8572)	56 (142.1828)	45 (144.5372)
2014-07-12	Pork in the Park Stamford, CT	16 / 20 (602.6288)	15 (154.7656)	19 (149.6688)	18 (145.0744)	12 (153.1200)
2014-06-20	Pig in the Park Whitewater, WI	24 / 26 (591.1424)	26 (132.9940)	21 (150.7656)	25 (151.3600)	18 (156.0228)
2014-06-06	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	43 / 65 (615.7824)	45 (153.0512)	36 (154.2516)	6 (167.4056)	54 (141.0740)
2014-05-09	Pork In The Park BBQ Festival Salisbury, MD	17 / 43 (633.0516)	13 (162.2744)	9 (159.3828)	8 (162.8572)	30 (148.5372)
2014-04-11	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE	29 / 109 (637.0744)	18 (165.6800)	43 (156.5144)	67 (152.5600)	25 (162.3200)
2013-10-05	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ	47 / 85 (616.5256)	10 (167.4628)	25 (160.0344)	77 (139.3484)	51 (149.6800)
2013-09-21	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	36 / 49 (585.0628)	47 (131.4400)	26 (148.5144)	12 (157.7028)	32 (147.4056)
2013-09-07	Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ	20 / 26 (609.5312)	17 (155.9540)	23 (151.3716)	19 (157.0856)	20 (145.1200)
2013-05-31	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	29 / 46 (599.9996)	23 (155.9998)	33 (145.7140)	32 (148.5714)	25 (149.7144)
2013-04-19	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD	87 / 106 (589.7134)	88 (149.1424)	28 (160.0000)	80 (148.5712)	96 (131.9998)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#453 (783 pts)	#247 (1223 pts)	#369 (948 pts)	#530 (698 pts)	#275 (1153 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#429 (878 pts)	#247 (1268 pts)	#337 (1078 pts)	#554 (713 pts)	#253 (1318 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#540 (735 pts)	#329 (1100 pts)	#712 (565 pts)	#543 (755 pts)	#422 (950 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#418 (908 pts)	#330 (1078 pts)	#264 (1263 pts)	#412 (913 pts)	#416 (913 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#970 (297 pts)	#813 (397 pts)	#1083 (282 pts)	#1025 (302 pts)	#1010 (297 pts)