THE KINGS OF Q

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5588

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1448

peak 1448 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-21

latest 2016-10-21

Best ToY finish

#2158

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 80%

overall standings

Best overall

646.6396 / 720

Master · Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic

Perfect 180s

Current form

626.16

last 5 Master vs avg 625.68 (+0.49)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

166.2284

Pork · Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic

Consistency

±20.39

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 158.27 · weakest Brisket (153.74)

Road miles

2,706

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 2357 mi

Schedule strength

29%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)

Master avg

625.68 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (4 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN SKULLIES ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKIN SKULLIES has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.53 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 153.74
Chicken avg 158.27
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CHILLIN' THE MOST BBQ PARTY TEAM in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

7 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

SMOKIN SKULLIES ahead 100% of the time

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

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

CHILLIN' THE MOST BBQ PARTY TEAM

#5594 of the rated field

1448 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to THE KINGS OF Q)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — THE KINGS OF Q ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2018-06-15

⚔ Head-to-head

Aussie Davo

#5598 of the rated field

1448 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 75%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

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 2026-08-01
on a 4-contest top-10 run

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THE SWHINERY

#5586 of the rated field

1448 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2018-01-26

⚔ Head-to-head

OFF THE GRILL BBQ

#5587 of the rated field

1448 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2022-07-07

⚔ Head-to-head

Smokin in the Country

#5599 of the rated field

1448 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 23% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2024-06-07

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DB Que

#5589 of the rated field

1448 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2023-10-13

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN SKULLIES	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
FIRED UP SMOKERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
FatHeads bbq	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
RECYCLED SMOKE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
ROLLIN' SMOKE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	165.7144	142.8572	158.27	top 72%
Pork Ribs	8	165.7372	143.9544	155.89	top 72%
Pork	8	166.2284	142.8456	157.76	top 73%
Brisket	8	164.5256	138.8000	153.74	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
NC	7	0	top 79%
CA	1	0	top 84%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 82%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 79%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Peak City Pigfest	2	31	0	top 76%	2016-06-17
Peak City Pig Fest	2	29	0	top 81%	2014-06-20

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.3 yrs 2013-06-21 → 2016-10-21

Busiest season 2016 4 contests

Contests a season 2 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NC 7 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 158.27 · weakest Brisket (153.74)

Walk rate 0% a top-10 call in 0 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 8 contests

Master average 625.68 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 237 83–304 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,706 8 mapped stops · furthest 2,357 mi

Schedule strength 1539 average field rating faced — tougher than 29% of rated contests

Power rating 1448 peak 1448 · #5588 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jun 21 First tracked contest Peak City Pig Fest
Jun 21 Peak power rating (1491) Peak City Pig Fest
2016
Sep 16 Career-best overall score646.6396 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
Sep 16 Career-best single call (Pork)166.2284 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
Oct 21 Most recent contest San Francisco BBQ Festival BBQ Competition

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+3.3	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	2016-09-16

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.9	BBQ Capital Cook-Off	2015-04-24
-9.2	Peak City Pig Fest	2013-06-21
-8.9	Peak City Pigfest	2015-06-19
-8.6	Peak City Pig Fest	2014-06-20
-7.4	Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off	2016-04-22

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	4	0%	top 74%	89.8%	86.9%
2015	2	0%	top 91%	87.4%	86.4%
2014	1	0%	top 81%	87.7%	87.7%
2013	1	0%	top 81%	87.1%	87.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-10-21	San Francisco BBQ Festival BBQ Competition San Francisco, CA	32 / 38 (577.0628)	34 (142.8572)	28 (152.5600)	35 (142.8456)	32 (138.8000)
2016-09-16	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	37 / 68 (646.6396)	33 (165.1200)	47 (158.2056)	24 (166.2284)	47 (157.0856)
2016-06-17	Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC	31 / 46 (642.2972)	23 (165.1428)	22 (165.7372)	40 (155.4400)	34 (155.9772)
2016-04-22	Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC	48 / 54 (635.8284)	38 (161.7028)	43 (160.5372)	46 (159.9312)	47 (153.6572)
2015-06-19	Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC	38 / 45 (628.9940)	41 (156.5600)	35 (153.0856)	26 (164.5140)	36 (154.8344)
2015-04-24	BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC	58 / 60 (615.8172)	57 (154.8000)	57 (143.9544)	40 (163.4172)	48 (153.6456)
2014-06-20	Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	39 / 48 (631.3368)	47 (154.2972)	43 (151.9312)	31 (160.5828)	18 (164.5256)
2013-06-21	Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	29 / 36 (627.4286)	13 (165.7144)	17 (161.1430)	34 (149.1426)	27 (151.4286)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2283 (70 pts)	#2265 (75 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2458 (73 pts)	#2505 (73 pts)	#2505 (73 pts)	#2525 (73 pts)	#1970 (108 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#2552 (61 pts)	#1797 (121 pts)	#1906 (101 pts)	#2576 (61 pts)	#2587 (61 pts)