CAROLINA Q

CAROLINA Q is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 13th of 53 at the Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown (2014). They are ranked #3806 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,806

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1487

peak 1503 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 26, 2013

latest Sep 15, 2017 · 4.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1557

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

661.7712 / 720

Master · Peak City Pigfest

Perfect 180s

Current form

637.43 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 635.38 (+2.05)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176

Pork · Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown

Consistency

±21.43

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.70 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.00)

Road miles

2,847

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 2,340 mi

Schedule strength

22%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)

Master avg

635.38 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC ahead in 100% of their meetings

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.7 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.70 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 11%.

Pork Ribs avg 157.00
Chicken avg 161.70
0 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Pig Whistle in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

5 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

SMOKIN SKULLIES ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN SKULLIES has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared chicken entries.

An October team

Top 43% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 43% across 3 contests, versus top 60% the rest of the year.

3 October contests
top 60% the rest of the year

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
2013 ↗	Master	#1557 (146 pts)	#1681 (136 pts)	#1701 (136 pts)	#1716 (136 pts)	#1092 (266 pts)

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4 WIENERS & A WEBBER

#3,800 of the rated field

1487 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1509

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 23, 2022

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MAY THE SMOKE BE WITH YOU

#3,819 of the rated field

1487 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1502

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Oct 30, 2021

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CHUBBY'S BBQ

#3,802 of the rated field

1487 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1504

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Nov 18, 2022

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DIVINE SMOKE

#3,823 of the rated field

1487 power rating

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

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jul 12, 2018

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Piiripealsed

#3,810 of the rated field

1487 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 75%
Peak: 1487

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2026
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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Risk it for the Brisket

#3,796 of the rated field

1487 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1487

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jul 18, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
FatHeads bbq	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
FIRED UP SMOKERS	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
OAK CITY SMOKEHOUSE	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
UP IN $MOKE BBQ TEAM	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
EVEL QUE-NIEVEL	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
BEAN CAN BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE BANDITS!!!	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	1	0	170.2856	147.4516	161.70	top 52%
Pork Ribs	9	0	0	165.7144	141.7142	157.00	top 66%
Pork	9	1	1	176	147.4286	157.39	top 70%
Brisket	9	2	0	169.7600	133.0972	159.29	top 44%

“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)	2	0	top 69%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 58%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NC	7	0	top 54%
CA	2	0	top 83%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Peak City Pig Fest	2	23	0	top 61%	Jun 20, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 3 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 7 of 9 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 8 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 266 finished ahead 172 times, behind 254

Longest layoff 1.4 yrs Apr 29, 2016 → Sep 15, 2017

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

20171 milestone

Sep 15 Most recent contest 3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship

20152 milestones

Jun 19 Career-best overall score661.7712 Peak City Pigfest
Oct 9 Peak power rating (1503) Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown

20142 milestones

Oct 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.4456 Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown
Oct 10 Career-best single call (Pork)176 Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown

20132 milestones

Apr 26 First tracked contest BBQ Capital Cook-Off
Jun 21 First call Peak City Pig Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.8	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown	Oct 10, 2014
+5.2	Peak City Pigfest	Jun 19, 2015
+1.4	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown	Oct 9, 2015
+1	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	Oct 11, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.3	BBQ Capital Cook-Off	Apr 26, 2013
-10	3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship	Sep 15, 2017
-6.2	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship	Apr 29, 2016
-3.2	Peak City Pig Fest	Jun 21, 2013
-0.9	Peak City Pig Fest	Jun 20, 2014

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0%	top 92%	86%	86%
2016	1	0%	top 73%	82.6%	82.6%
2015	2	0%	top 45%	91.9%	91.1%
2014	2	100%	top 41%	91.7%	90.7%
2013	3	67%	top 68%	88.5%	87.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 15, 2017	3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	44 / 48 (619.3140)	29 (162.8456)	41 (155.4056)	37 (159.4056)	45 (141.6572)
Apr 29, 2016	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	22 / 30 (594.8232)	22 (147.4516)	16 (157.6916)	16 (156.5828)	29 (133.0972)
Oct 9, 2015	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC	26 / 49 (650.7884)	17 (167.3828)	31 (162.2628)	42 (151.3828)	12 (169.7600)
Jun 19, 2015	Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC	17 / 45 (661.7712)	14 (167.9656)	16 (165.7144)	32 (160.0456)	12 (168.0456)
Oct 10, 2014	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC	13 / 53 (660.4456)	33 (158.2400)	23 (162.8228)	2 (176)	22 (163.3828)
Jun 20, 2014	Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	28 / 48 (646.2168)	28 (162.8228)	34 (157.7028)	39 (155.9884)	5 (169.7028)
Oct 11, 2013	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	29 / 55 (637.0740)	7 (170.2856)	36 (154.8228)	47 (153.7144)	32 (158.2512)
Jun 21, 2013	Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	23 / 36 (635.9998)	31 (156.5714)	29 (154.8572)	28 (155.9998)	5 (168.5714)
Apr 26, 2013	BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC	61 / 71 (611.9998)	36 (161.7142)	68 (141.7142)	64 (147.4286)	24 (161.1428)

CAROLINA Q

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (5 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

An October team

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

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)