Q-N WITH ATTITUDE

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

Power ranking

#6354

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1384

peak 1384 · rated over 15 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-24

latest 2019-05-25

Best ToY finish

#1256

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 88%

overall standings

Best overall

637.1428 / 720

Master · *RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)

Perfect 180s

Current form

608.26

last 5 Master vs avg 608.29 (-0.03)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.4744

Chicken · Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)

Consistency

±14.02

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 155.62 · weakest Brisket (149.76)

Road miles

1,746

mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 507 mi

Schedule strength

37%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)

Purse competed for

$8K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

608.29 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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.

A tough matchup

13–0 behind in the head-to-head

THE SMOKE HUNTERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

THE SMOKE HUNTERS has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.86 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 7%.

Brisket avg 149.76
Chicken avg 155.62
0 calls in 15 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WILD BILLS BBQ IL in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

11 of 13 shared chicken entries lost

THE SMOKE HUNTERS ahead 85% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE SMOKE HUNTERS has out-cooked them in 11 of 13 shared chicken entries.

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 84.5% of a perfect score
15 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Grill Games every year from 2015 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 29th

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MOOSE'S BARBECUE

#6353 of the rated field

1384 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to Q-N WITH ATTITUDE)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2022-10-14

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BS BBQ

#6355 of the rated field

1384 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 3%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1502 at their best, 118 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 35 contests
last seen 2025-09-05

⚔ Head-to-head

RIBBED FOR HER PLEASURE

#6352 of the rated field

1385 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1385

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 20 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2024-10-11

⚔ Head-to-head

SQUEELS ON WHEELS

#6351 of the rated field

1385 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1385

No shared contest yet.

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2022-07-23

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SCHWEBS BBQ

#6356 of the rated field

1384 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1384

No shared contest yet.

Level with Q-N WITH ATTITUDE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 25 contests
last seen 2023-09-08

⚔ Head-to-head

MOON KING BBQ

#6358 of the rated field

1383 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1383

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 25 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 25 contests
last seen 2023-07-14

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE SMOKE HUNTERS	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
RACK MASTERS BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
MUD'S BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
2 SKINNY COOKS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
T-BAUM BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
DUCE'S WILD	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
HOLY SMOQUE BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
KEN'S BURNT ENDS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
KAVE DWELLERS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Mac Attack BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	1	171.4744	144.5712	155.62	top 75%
Pork Ribs	15	0	162.8456	137.1200	150.15	top 82%
Pork	15	0	164.5944	146.7884	152.77	top 82%
Brisket	15	0	164.5828	135.3488	149.76	top 81%

“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
IL	9	top 90%
WI	5	top 86%
OK	1	top 86%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 89%
Large (40+)	12	0	top 88%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Grill Games	4	29	top 85%	2018-08-24
*RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)	2	42	top 85%	2018-05-26
Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)	2	54	top 92%	2015-05-23

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6 yrs 2013-05-24 → 2019-05-25

Busiest season 2014 3 contests

Contests a season 2.1 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IL 9 of 15 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 10 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 15 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 155.62 · weakest Brisket (149.76)

Walk rate 7% a top-10 call in 1 of 15 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 15 contests

Master average 608.29 out of 720 · 15 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 349 86–657 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,746 15 mapped stops · furthest 507 mi

Schedule strength 1549 average field rating faced — tougher than 37% of rated contests

Purse competed for $8,000 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Power rating 1384 peak 1384 · #6354 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 24 First tracked contest Westmont Red, White & BBQ
May 24 Peak power rating (1486) Westmont Red, White & BBQ
2015
May 23 First call Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)
May 23 Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4744 Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)
2016
Aug 26 10th tracked contest Grill Games
2017
May 27 Career-best overall score637.1428 *RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)
2019
May 25 Most recent contest Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+1	*RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)	2017-05-27

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.8	Westmont Red, White & BBQ	2013-05-24
-12.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2013-07-05
-10.6	Red, White & BBQ (Day 2)	2016-05-28
-9.6	Red, White, And BBQ	2014-05-24
-9.5	Grill Games	2017-08-25

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0%	top 96%	83.4%	83.4%
2018	2	0%	top 93%	83.9%	83.2%
2017	2	0%	top 83%	88.5%	86.3%
2016	2	0%	top 89%	85%	82.9%
2015	2	50%	top 85%	85.6%	85.6%
2014	3	0%	top 87%	87.5%	85.8%
2013	3	0%	top 90%	85.2%	83.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-05-25	Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 🏅 Westmont, IL	46 / 48 (600.5372)	45 (150.8572)	46 (142.8344)	33 (157.1200)	41 (149.7256)
2018-08-24	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	37 / 42 (603.9204)	40 (150.8800)	40 (146.7888)	36 (150.8572)	30 (155.3944)
2018-05-26	*RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL	59 / 60 (593.5776)	57 (150.8572)	59 (143.3716)	60 (147.9544)	50 (151.3944)
2017-08-25	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	37 / 39 (606.1368)	22 (159.9884)	37 (146.2400)	37 (147.9428)	31 (151.9656)
2017-05-27	*RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL	42 / 59 (637.1428)	46 (158.8684)	31 (162.8456)	28 (164.5944)	48 (150.8344)
2016-08-26	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	29 / 37 (611.8632)	23 (156.5828)	31 (154.2744)	25 (156.5488)	31 (144.4572)
2016-05-28	Red, White & BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL	55 / 55 (581.5088)	54 (152.5372)	53 (146.8344)	55 (146.7884)	55 (135.3488)
2015-08-28	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	38 / 49 (616.4688)	39 (154.2516)	23 (161.7028)	47 (147.4172)	35 (153.0972)
2015-05-23	Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL	54 / 58 (616.4800)	10 (171.4744)	56 (146.8228)	55 (147.9428)	53 (150.2400)
2014-10-17	9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q Libertyville, IL	35 / 42 (616.9944)	26 (162.2628)	36 (147.3944)	33 (151.9428)	29 (155.3944)
2014-05-24	Red, White, And BBQ Westmont, IL	65 / 72 (605.0400)	44 (162.2744)	70 (137.1200)	57 (154.8228)	63 (150.8228)
2014-03-14	Smokin' At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	37 / 43 (630.2168)	43 (146.7884)	25 (161.7372)	38 (157.1084)	21 (164.5828)
2013-10-18	8th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (TEAMS FULL) Libertyville, IL	44 / 54 (591.9432)	32 (156.0344)	43 (149.1660)	42 (147.9428)	47 (138.8000)
2013-07-05	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Madison, WI	28 / 30 (613.7138)	22 (155.9998)	21 (154.2856)	30 (149.7142)	26 (153.7142)
2013-05-24	Westmont Red, White & BBQ Westmont, IL	66 / 70 (598.8564)	70 (144.5712)	56 (150.8570)	34 (162.8570)	66 (140.5712)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1598 (120 pts)	#1614 (120 pts)	#1610 (120 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2178 (75 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1676 (120 pts)	#1419 (195 pts)	#1737 (130 pts)	#1790 (120 pts)	#1763 (120 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1702 (142 pts)	#1774 (142 pts)	#1753 (142 pts)	#1767 (142 pts)	#1755 (142 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1256 (205 pts)	#1261 (220 pts)	#1271 (225 pts)	#1309 (205 pts)	#1307 (205 pts)