Rudy Q
Rudy Q is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 24th of 25 at the Trillium BBQ Throwdown (2026). They finished #1290 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1489
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Aug 8, 2026
latest Aug 8, 2026
Avg finish
top 96%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 166.82 · weakest Chicken (156.23)
Road miles
16
across 3 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$7,250
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1290 (55 pts) | #848 (135 pts) | #828 (168 pts) | #1067 (60 pts) | #922 (105 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 146.2284 | 156.23 | top 86% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0116 | 155.3944 | 161.70 | top 74% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.0972 | 161.0972 | 161.10 | top 92% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 166.8228 | 166.82 | top 56% |
“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.
More numbers
Most contests held in
MA
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
1
a different one every time
Opponents faced
24
finished ahead 1 times, behind 23
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20265 milestones
- First tracked contest Mass in May (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)168.0116 Mass in May (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.5544 Trillium BBQ Throwdown
- Career-best overall score649.5544 Trillium BBQ Throwdown
- Most recent contest Trillium BBQ Throwdown
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2026 | Trillium BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Canton, MA | 24 / 25 (649.5544) | 18 (166.2400) | 25 (155.3944) | 23 (161.0972) | 14 (166.8228) |
| May 16, 2026 | Mass in May (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Wrentham, MA | — | 25 (146.2284) | — | — | — |
| May 16, 2026 | Mass in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) Wrentham, MA | — | — | 11 (168.0116) | — | — |