Q LOGIC

Q LOGIC is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 10th of 27 at the Anchor City Cook Off (2014). They are ranked #3097 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,097

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1503

peak 1518 · rated over 7 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 3, 2013

latest May 6, 2016 · 3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1147

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

14% of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

676.4688 / 720

Master · Anchor City Cook Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

658.16 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 657.28 (+0.88)

Walk rate

86%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8572

Pork · Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest

Consistency

±11.27

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.22 · weakest Brisket (162.68)

Road miles

185

across 7 mapped stops · furthest 43 mi

Schedule strength

27%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)

Master avg

657.28 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

676.4688 career-best overall

94.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 676.4688 at Anchor City Cook Off — 94.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 10, 2014

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.54 points below their pork, and turns into a call 43% of the time against 43%.

Brisket avg 162.68
Pork avg 168.22
3 calls in 7 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of STANDING ROCK in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 11th

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2264 (62 pts)	#2890 (57 pts)	#1760 (142 pts)	#2182 (87 pts)	#2892 (57 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1970 (90 pts)	#2118 (75 pts)	#1937 (110 pts)	#1597 (160 pts)	#2034 (90 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1147 (257 pts)	#1201 (267 pts)	#1195 (262 pts)	#1034 (327 pts)	#1188 (262 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1786 (110 pts)	#1885 (105 pts)	#2452 (70 pts)	#1942 (100 pts)	#1663 (135 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Q LOGIC, each with one reason worth a look.

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

H QUE

#3,111 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Q LOGIC)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Q LOGIC has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Aug 3, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

Black Stack BBQ

#3,103 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1513

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Jun 12, 2026

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E Z Q

#3,113 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1509

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2024

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BAMBOO WARRIORS

#3,078 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1504

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen Nov 18, 2022

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PAPA JIM'S BBQ

#3,110 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1507

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2022

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10-76 SMOKE

#3,099 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1513

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Aug 24, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN O BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
SPICEWINE IRONWORKS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
CALLAWAY CREAMATORS	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Shootin' Smoke	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	1	0	170.8228	153.6572	163.40	top 58%
Pork Ribs	7	2	0	174.2744	155.3600	162.99	top 58%
Pork	7	3	1	174.8572	162.2856	168.22	top 43%
Brisket	7	3	0	169.1428	151.9312	162.68	top 50%

“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.

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	4	11	0	top 54%	May 6, 2016
Anchor City Cook Off	2	10	0	top 59%	Oct 9, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 2 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 7 of 7 contests

Contests visited 3 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 119 finished ahead 102 times, behind 106

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

20161 milestone

May 6 Most recent contest Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest

20144 milestones

May 2 Career-best single call (Pork)174.8572 Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest
Oct 10 First overall top-10 Anchor City Cook Off
Oct 10 Career-best overall score676.4688 Anchor City Cook Off
Oct 10 Peak power rating (1518) Anchor City Cook Off

20133 milestones

May 3 First tracked contest Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest
May 3 First call Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest
May 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.1430 Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.4	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	May 2, 2014
+6.2	Anchor City Cook Off	Oct 10, 2014
+3	Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival	Sep 27, 2013
+0.2	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	May 3, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7	Anchor City Cook Off	Oct 9, 2015
-6.7	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	May 6, 2016
-1	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	May 1, 2015

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0	100%	top 75%	90.1%	90.1%
2015	2	0	50%	top 70%	90.9%	90%
2014	2	1	100%	top 34%	94%	93.5%
2013	2	0	100%	top 48%	91.3%	91%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 6, 2016	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	24 / 32 (648.4228)	30 (155.3944)	9 (169.1084)	19 (167.9656)	26 (155.9544)
Oct 9, 2015	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	16 / 20 (641.5084)	19 (153.6572)	12 (161.6572)	6 (174.2628)	16 (151.9312)
May 1, 2015	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	22 / 37 (654.1832)	15 (168.5488)	31 (155.3600)	23 (162.8228)	14 (167.4516)
Oct 10, 2014	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	10 / 27 (676.4688)	9 (170.8228)	4 (174.2744)	17 (165.0856)	10 (166.2860)
May 2, 2014	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	11 / 35 (670.2284)	11 (167.4056)	30 (159.3828)	3 (174.8572)	10 (168.5828)
Sep 27, 2013	Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival Hermann, MO	17 / 39 (657.0168)	23 (164.5256)	20 (162.8456)	8 (170.2628)	19 (159.3828)
May 3, 2013	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	13 / 25 (653.1430)	14 (163.4286)	21 (158.2860)	15 (162.2856)	9 (169.1428)

Q LOGIC

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)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

A standing appointment

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

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)