SadieQ MO
Rating
1502
peak 1519 · rated over 15 contests
Best runs
5
straight top-10s
Contests
20
in the data
First seen
2025-03-21
latest 2026-07-10
Best ToY finish
#71
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 20 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
329.98 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 320.25 (+9.73)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±43.08
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.62 · weakest Pork (159.94)
Road miles
1576
mi across 20 mapped stops · furthest 196 mi
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)
Purse competed for
$146K
listed at 20 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
644.42 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
320.25 / 360
13 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
O.G. BANDITS has finished one call ahead of SadieQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Poppin Smoke BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 11 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Kingdom Que BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
😤 Pork Ribs nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Too Sauced BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 13 shared pork ribs entries.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poppin Smoke BBQ | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| Too Sauced BBQ | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Reds Backyard BBQ | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| T-Dawg BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Bushwood BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| WOOD HOOK BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Take It Easy BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 173.7028 | 151.9656 | 163.87 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 18 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 177.1544 | 159.9544 | 168.62 | top 44% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.6456 | 158.2400 | 159.94 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 162.8228 | 162.82 | top 73% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 12 | 0 | top 56% |
| KS | 3 | 0 | top 62% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 0 | top 68% |
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 47% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 86% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD 2) | 4 | 5 | 0 | top 53% | 2026-07-10 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 55% | 2026-03-20 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (10 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (16 of 20 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (18 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 644.42 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 320.25 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2025-03-21 — First tracked contest · American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
- 📣 2025-06-13 — First call · Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest
- ⭐ 2025-11-05 — Career-best overall score (644.4228) · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- 📈 2026-03-20 — Peak power rating (1519) · American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.7 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off | 2026-03-20 |
| +6.9 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off | 2025-07-11 |
| +6.3 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (Backyard 2) | 2025-07-11 |
| +5.4 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-10-03 |
| +3.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 2026-03-20 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD 2) | 2026-07-10 |
| -9.3 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2025-11-05 |
| -6.7 | West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2026-05-15 |
| -5.6 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | 2025-06-13 |
| -2.4 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 2025-03-21 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60% | top 58% | 94.6% | 92.1% |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 60% | top 57% | 95.2% | 86.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD 2) Cameron, MO | 15 / 16 (316.4804) | 15 (152.4916) | 12 (163.9888) | — | — |
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 15 / 37 (325.6000) | 14 (163.9544) | 13 (161.6456) | — | — |
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO | — | — | 8 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2026-06-12 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 14 / 36 (334.2172) | 16 (166.2400) | 13 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY) Kansas City, MO | 12 / 16 (333.6572) | 6 (173.7028) | 14 (159.9544) | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS Contest #2) Kansas City, MO | — | — | 8 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Kansas City, MO | — | — | 4 (174.8456) | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 14 / 26 (339.9544) | 15 (162.8000) | 2 (177.1544) | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 15 / 33 (340.5260) | 29 (165.1088) | 2 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO | 3 (174.8572) | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 344 / 401 (644.4228) | 356 (158.8000) | 333 (161.1544) | 339 (161.6456) | 291 (162.8228) |
| 2025-10-10 | Stover Rock Island Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Stover, MO | 8 / 13 (342.8000) | 7 (173.1200) | 9 (169.6800) | 10 (158.2400) | — |
| 2025-10-03 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Pleasant Hill, MO | 10 / 23 (342.2400) | 13 (167.3828) | 6 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2025-09-13 | Patriot Day of Remembrance BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Webb City, MO | 3 / 5 (313.0628) | 3 (151.9656) | 3 (161.0972) | — | — |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (Backyard 2) Cameron, MO | 5 / 10 (337.7256) | 8 (166.2856) | 4 (171.4400) | — | — |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cameron, MO | 10 / 36 (329.6688) | 11 (161.6572) | 7 (168.0116) | — | — |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO | — | — | 18 (165.7144) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 22 / 36 (174.2860) | — | 2 (174.2860) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 21 / 33 (333.0860) | 22 (166.8344) | 19 (166.2516) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #82 (527 pts) | #86 (533 pts) | #20 (1021 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | — | #389 (466 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #71 (733 pts) | #82 (693 pts) | #49 (943 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #935 (147 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |