The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
BIG SWEDE'S BBQ OF WASHINGTON has finished one call ahead of FRANK'S Q. 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
FRANK'S Q.
FRANK'S Q. is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 28 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2015). They finished #2143 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1460
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Apr 12, 2013
latest May 28, 2016 · 3.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.78
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.82 · weakest Chicken (150.00)
Road miles
298
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 298 mi
Schedule strength
10%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1514)
Master avg
611.38 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2143 (63 pts) | #2008 (98 pts) | #2077 (83 pts) | #2213 (63 pts) | #2755 (58 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2784 (55 pts) | #2780 (55 pts) | #2120 (85 pts) | #2784 (55 pts) | #2709 (60 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2671 (54 pts) | #2676 (54 pts) | #2393 (74 pts) | #1776 (129 pts) | #2551 (64 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8572 | 130.8572 | 150.00 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.3084 | 143.3716 | 153.29 | top 74% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 149.6800 | 157.82 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6684 | 147.4400 | 150.27 | top 75% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 87% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 3 | 23 | 0 | top 87% | Apr 3, 2015 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WA
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
80
finished ahead 18 times, behind 108
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
Apr 3, 2015 → May 28, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
20151 milestone
- Career-best overall score620.5140 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Pork)165.7144 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1486) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 12, 2013 |
| -10.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 4, 2014 |
| -8.3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 3, 2015 |
| -7.8 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | May 28, 2016 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 93% | 83.2% | 83.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2016 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 36 / 43 (618.6508) | 31 (157.0968) | 39 (143.3716) | 23 (160.5140) | 24 (157.6684) |
| Apr 3, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA | 23 / 28 (620.5140) | 16 (158.8572) | 19 (158.3084) | 23 (155.3828) | 24 (147.9656) |
| Apr 4, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA | 26 / 30 (607.5084) | 26 (153.1884) | 19 (157.2000) | 28 (149.6800) | 24 (147.4400) |
| Apr 12, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA | 27 / 29 (598.8572) | 26 (130.8572) | 21 (154.2856) | 10 (165.7144) | 23 (148) |