Q-WE-DO BBQ

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

Power ranking

#2442

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1522

peak 1525 · rated over 12 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-03

latest 2018-05-18

Best ToY finish

#1168

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

684.4224 / 720

Master · Blount County BBQ Bash

Perfect 180s

Current form

668.08 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 667.12 (+0.96)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Brisket · Cookeville Cookoff

Consistency

±11.90

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.49 · weakest Brisket (163.86)

Road miles

968

mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 171 mi

Schedule strength

41%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)

Master avg

667.12 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (11 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.

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 12 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 12 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

684.4224 career-best overall

95.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 684.4224 at Blount County BBQ Bash — 95.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2017-06-23

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M has finished one call ahead of Q-WE-DO BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 26%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 26%

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

Under the Radar ahead in 100% of their meetings

Under the Radar has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.64 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 33%.

Brisket avg 163.86
Chicken avg 168.49
2 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CAUGHT BY THE FIRE in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

8 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

SMOKE ON THIS ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKE ON THIS has out-cooked them in 8 of 10 shared chicken entries.

Announced themselves early

3rd at their very first contest

Finished 3 of 46 at their very first tracked contest, West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff (2013-05-03).

2013-05-03
46-team field

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.65% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.65% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.7% of a perfect score
12 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.

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

Kanned Heat

#2443 of the rated field

1522 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1530

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

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Rubbin Butts Bone In

#2455 of the rated field

1521 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1524

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2025-06-27

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SMOKING KEISTER'S BBQ

#2434 of the rated field

1522 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1522

No shared contest yet.

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 23% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2022-07-23

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TEX'S SMOKE

#2441 of the rated field

1522 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1522

No shared contest yet.

Level with Q-WE-DO BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2021-06-04

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BBQ TEAM WEST COAST

#2447 of the rated field

1522 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1537

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2022-05-14

⚔ Head-to-head

Hank's BBQ

#2448 of the rated field

1522 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1542

No shared contest yet.

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 17 contests to 12.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2023-10-05

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKE ON THIS	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
Sons of Smoke	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
Under the Radar	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
CAUGHT BY THE FIRE	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Cookin Possums	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
PULL MY MEAT	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
Q SMOKE	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Chairman of the Boar	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BUTCH BARBEQUE	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	4	0	175.4056	154.7540	168.49	top 47%
Pork Ribs	12	3	1	173.1200	159.9544	167.31	top 49%
Pork	12	3	1	173.7372	161.1200	167.46	top 51%
Brisket	12	2	1	176.5600	152.5028	163.86	top 63%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
TN	11	0	top 52%
SC	1	0	top 40%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 70%
Medium (20–39)	3	top 50%
Large (40+)	7	top 45%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass	2	23	0	top 67%	2018-05-18
Smoke in the Valley	2	7	0	top 58%	2016-08-26

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5 yrs 2013-05-03 → 2018-05-18

Busiest season 2014 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in TN 11 of 12 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 10 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 12 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 168.49 · weakest Brisket (163.86)

Walk rate 67% a top-10 call in 8 of 12 contests

Overall top-10 rate 25% 3 of 12 contests

Master average 667.12 out of 720 · 12 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 254 249–215 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 968 12 mapped stops · furthest 171 mi

Schedule strength 1554 average field rating faced — tougher than 41% of rated contests

Power rating 1522 peak 1525 · #2442 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 3 First tracked contest West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff
May 3 First call West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff
May 3 First overall top-10 West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff
May 3 First overall podium West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff
May 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score681.1428 West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff
Sep 6 Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5600 Cookeville Cookoff
Sep 6 Peak power rating (1525) Cookeville Cookoff
2017
May 19 10th tracked contest Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
Jun 23 Career-best overall score684.4224 Blount County BBQ Bash
2018
May 18 Most recent contest Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.7	West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff	2013-05-03
+10.2	Blount County BBQ Bash	2017-06-23
+7	Cookeville Cookoff	2013-09-06
+4.3	Smoke in the Valley	2016-08-26
+3.5	SC Festival of Discovery	2013-07-11

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.7	Grills Gone Wild BBQ Fest	2014-09-12
-7	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass	2017-05-19
-3	The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest	2015-05-29
-0.2	Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff	2014-09-05
-0.1	The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off	2014-05-30

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	100%	top 53%	92%	92%
2017	2	1	50%	top 54%	95.1%	92.4%
2016	1	1	100%	top 58%	94.3%	94.3%
2015	2	0	50%	top 61%	93.6%	93.3%
2014	3	0	67%	top 63%	93.1%	91.8%
2013	3	1	67%	top 26%	94.6%	92.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-05-18	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	23 / 43 (662.0912)	33 (161.6456)	3 (173.1200)	25 (165.6800)	29 (161.6456)
2017-06-23	Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN	10 / 35 (684.4224)	10 (175.4056)	14 (170.8228)	11 (170.8228)	17 (167.3712)
2017-05-19	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	39 / 49 (645.5316)	43 (154.7540)	22 (166.8460)	37 (161.1200)	35 (162.8116)
2016-08-26	Smoke in the Valley Pikeville, TN	7 / 12 (678.7772)	5 (171.9656)	9 (169.1200)	3 (173.7372)	12 (163.9544)
2015-08-28	Smoke in the Valley Pikeville, TN	15 / 26 (669.5656)	12 (173.1200)	16 (168.5256)	6 (173.1428)	24 (154.7772)
2015-05-29	The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest Knoxville, TN	25 / 39 (674.1716)	19 (171.9772)	23 (167.4172)	27 (168.5372)	27 (166.2400)
2014-09-12	Grills Gone Wild BBQ Fest Greeneville, TN	14 / 17 (654.1712)	8 (170.8572)	14 (163.4056)	12 (167.4056)	16 (152.5028)
2014-09-05	Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN	22 / 41 (670.1828)	19 (170.2628)	9 (172.0344)	32 (165.0856)	32 (162.8000)
2014-05-30	The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off Knoxville, TN	25 / 48 (659.2572)	19 (169.6916)	34 (162.2400)	27 (165.6800)	34 (161.6456)
2013-09-06	Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN	13 / 42 (674.1600)	21 (165.6800)	19 (167.3944)	31 (164.5256)	7 (176.5600)
2013-07-11	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	31 / 78 (651.9088)	31 (165.1200)	40 (159.9544)	21 (166.2972)	35 (160.5372)
2013-05-03	West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff Knoxville, TN	3 / 46 (681.1428)	8 (171.4284)	11 (166.8572)	10 (167.4286)	3 (175.4286)

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	#1491 (161 pts)	#1381 (206 pts)	#1559 (166 pts)	#1354 (226 pts)	#1902 (116 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1168 (251 pts)	#1024 (336 pts)	#1040 (321 pts)	#1279 (246 pts)	#1302 (226 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1270 (202 pts)	#1486 (162 pts)	#1476 (172 pts)	#1502 (162 pts)	#1167 (247 pts)