Shark Q KS

Power ranking

#731

of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1561

peak 1570

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-04-12

latest 2026-06-05

Best ToY finish

#275

Master 2024

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

10 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 46 contests

Avg finish

top 52%

overall standings

Best overall

703.9772

Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1)

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

Current form

685.28 ▲

last 5 vs career avg 676.87 (+8.41)

Walk rate

52%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Brisket · Meat Inferno

Consistency

±16.67

std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.20 · weakest Pork (168.19)

Road miles

4429

mi across 46 mapped stops · furthest 570 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

BrewsCue has finished one call ahead of Shark Q 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

LOVE 2 Q has landed one call behind them 2 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 32 of their 37 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of Smoke Wurx BBQ in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)

MadChad's BBQ #722 · 1562 · KS Rusty's BBQ #715 · 1563 · KS Knights of the Holy Grill #744 · 1559 · KS BACKYARD BROS #713 · 1563 · KS 3 Blondes and a Bald #745 · 1559 · KS ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ #710 · 1564 · KS

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	40	8	0	1	177.7144	153.6800	170.20	top 51%
Pork Ribs	42	14	2	3	180.0000 🔥	153.0628	169.15	top 49%
Pork	39	7	0	2	180.0000 🔥	149.0856	168.19	top 55%
Brisket	39	10	2	4	180.0000 🔥	148.5256	169.24	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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	37	top 51%
TN	1	top 73%
MO	1	top 79%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 68%
Medium (20–39)	16	top 46%
Large (40+)	21	top 56%

The story so far

Busiest season: 2025 (12 contests)
Cooks mostly in KS (41 of 46 contests)
Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (42 entries)
All-time average overall score: 676.87
3 perfect 180s on the books 🔥

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

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Category wins	Best overall	Avg overall
2026	2	0	688.4912	684.48
2025	12	2	692.4800	680.47
2024	9	1	703.9772	684.83
2023	6	1	694.7772	685.23
2022	8	0	679.8856	675.57
2021	5	0	687.9544	676.73
2020	2	0	670.2056	662.48
2019	2	0	620.4340	619.01

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-06-05	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	13 / 25 (680.4684)	13 (170.8344)	7 (170.8228)	11 (171.9656)	21 (166.8456)
2026-04-10	Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) Osage City, KS	45 / 101 (688.4912)	78 (168.5256)	29 (174.2628)	40 (172.5600)	29 (173.1428)
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	216 / 401 (675.9316)	57 (175.4172)	320 (162.8228)	58 (175.4400)	301 (162.2516)
2025-10-03	Meat Inferno Edgerton, KS	7 / 21 (689.0400)	10 (169.6800)	10 (171.9772)	15 (167.3828)	1 (180.0000)
2025-10-03	Meat Inferno (One Meat Ribs) Edgerton, KS	—	—	9 (169.6916)	—	—
2025-07-26	Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) Dodge City, KS	11 / 19 (692.4800)	16 (167.3944)	1 (178.8572)	14 (170.8228)	5 (175.4056)
2025-07-25	Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1) Dodge City, KS	14 / 18 (685.0284)	10 (173.1200)	16 (166.8228)	13 (173.1200)	9 (171.9656)
2025-06-06	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	15 / 29 (680.4800)	9 (174.2744)	27 (158.2400)	10 (172.5600)	6 (175.4056)
2025-05-24	7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) Lebanon, TN	77 / 106 (678.7428)	93 (167.3944)	46 (172.5600)	104 (159.3484)	3 (179.4400)
2025-05-23	7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Anything Molasses (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN	—	—	—	—	—
2025-05-23	7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Chicken (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN	—	37 (167.3828)	—	—	—
2025-05-23	7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Ribs (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN	—	—	21 (171.9772)	—	—
2025-04-11	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	75 / 92 (661.5544)	35 (173.1200)	66 (166.8344)	89 (153.6228)	53 (167.9772)
2024-10-30	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS	131 / 444 (685.0284)	57 (176.5600)	393 (158.2172)	62 (175.4056)	47 (174.8456)
2024-10-30	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2024-10-11	Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS	20 / 31 (679.3028)	14 (174.2628)	16 (170.8228)	27 (163.9428)	13 (170.2744)
2024-07-27	Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) Dodge City, KS	7 / 20 (698.8000)	16 (170.2628)	4 (177.7144)	2 (180.0000)	13 (170.8228)
2024-07-26	Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1) Dodge City, KS	5 / 20 (703.9772)	9 (174.8572)	5 (176.5600)	10 (174.2628)	2 (178.2972)
2024-06-28	Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition Topeka, KS	16 / 28 (687.3140)	8 (176.5600)	21 (168.5256)	20 (167.3828)	9 (174.8456)
2024-05-31	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	10 / 25 (681.0400)	17 (165.0972)	16 (166.8228)	8 (171.4056)	1 (177.7144)
2024-04-05	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	68 / 97 (671.8516)	24 (175.4172)	90 (159.3600)	76 (165.0972)	38 (171.9772)
2024-03-15	6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS	35 / 58 (671.3256)	23 (171.9772)	29 (169.1428)	51 (161.6456)	21 (168.5600)
2023-10-13	Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS	17 / 39 (682.1712)	34 (164.5256)	5 (177.7028)	19 (167.3828)	10 (172.5600)
2023-09-09	7th Annual Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS	6 / 38 (694.7772)	15 (173.1200)	1 (180.0000)	15 (169.6800)	12 (171.9772)
2023-08-11	5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Mayetta, KS	73 / 90 (671.2684)	74 (166.8112)	56 (170.8228)	88 (160.5144)	29 (173.1200)
2023-07-29	The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 2) Dodge City, KS	12 / 27 (691.3372)	18 (173.1200)	13 (171.9888)	15 (171.9656)	8 (174.2628)
2023-07-28	The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 1) Dodge City, KS	14 / 25 (684.4572)	3 (177.7144)	14 (171.9656)	22 (169.6800)	19 (165.0972)
2023-04-07	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	31 / 103 (687.3600)	49 (170.8344)	26 (173.1428)	16 (174.2628)	51 (169.1200)
2022-10-07	Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) Edgerton, KS	18 / 29 (678.7656)	8 (175.4288)	7 (174.8456)	26 (162.2400)	18 (166.2512)
2022-10-07	Meat Inferno (ONE MEAT RIBS) (JUDGING FULL) Edgerton, KS	—	—	12 (165.1428)	—	—
2022-09-09	6th Annual Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS	19 / 37 (670.1256)	21 (168.5372)	8 (175.4056)	26 (164.5372)	22 (161.6456)
2022-06-24	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS	27 / 164 (675.4056)	29 (170.8344)	83 (162.8456)	29 (171.4628)	27 (170.2628)
2022-06-03	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	12 / 25 (670.1024)	11 (168.5256)	7 (171.9656)	12 (167.3828)	19 (162.2284)
2022-04-29	Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition Topeka, KS	29 / 77 (679.8856)	20 (173.7028)	48 (163.9544)	15 (174.2628)	30 (167.9656)
2022-04-08	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	46 / 94 (675.8968)	25 (173.7028)	37 (170.2856)	85 (158.7884)	21 (173.1200)
2022-03-18	Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS	23 / 71 (678.8000)	10 (173.7028)	30 (168.0000)	39 (168.5372)	27 (168.5600)
2021-09-10	Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS	21 / 53 (685.0168)	23 (170.8228)	4 (176.5600)	16 (173.7028)	30 (163.9312)
2021-07-09	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	13 / 43 (687.9544)	15 (174.2628)	7 (173.7488)	8 (175.4172)	27 (164.5256)
2021-06-04	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	14 / 28 (671.4060)	18 (166.2744)	3 (173.7488)	20 (165.6800)	18 (165.7028)
2021-04-09	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	56 / 105 (675.9540)	77 (165.6684)	70 (165.1200)	5 (178.8800)	67 (166.2856)
2021-03-26	Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge St. Roberts, MO	41 / 52 (663.3256)	42 (163.3712)	50 (153.1200)	2 (177.7144)	24 (169.1200)
2020-10-30	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	76 / 93 (654.7544)	78 (163.3712)	69 (162.8228)	59 (166.2860)	67 (162.2744)
2020-09-11	Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS	28 / 48 (670.2056)	36 (162.2744)	17 (171.9772)	33 (164.5484)	17 (171.4056)
2019-09-27	Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS	41 / 53 (617.5884)	39 (153.6800)	22 (163.9656)	43 (151.4172)	41 (148.5256)
2019-04-12	Smoke In the Springs Osage City, KS	95 / 104 (620.4340)	62 (165.7256)	98 (153.0628)	97 (149.0856)	85 (152.5600)

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 ↗	Master	#518 (170 pts)	#614 (170 pts)	#554 (215 pts)	#533 (180 pts)	#635 (130 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#332 (647 pts)	#320 (707 pts)	#280 (914 pts)	#370 (607 pts)	#199 (1092 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#275 (804 pts)	#304 (764 pts)	#310 (814 pts)	#269 (824 pts)	#187 (1079 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#338 (617 pts)	#377 (602 pts)	#315 (807 pts)	#405 (532 pts)	#352 (607 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#406 (544 pts)	#354 (689 pts)	#320 (812 pts)	#439 (519 pts)	#453 (504 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#428 (428 pts)	#491 (388 pts)	#290 (723 pts)	#251 (783 pts)	#554 (333 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#655 (120 pts)	#696 (120 pts)	#627 (160 pts)	#706 (120 pts)	#608 (160 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1957 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#1933 (75 pts)	#2032 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)