They almost always walk
70%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 7 of 10 contests
A top-10 category call in 70% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
LIVYQ
LIVYQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 7th of 34 at the Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness (2014). They are ranked #3090 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1503
peak 1525 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Apr 3, 2014
latest Jun 18, 2021 · 7.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
20% of 10 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
648.79 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 654.94 (-6.14)
Walk rate
70%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.22
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.49 · weakest Brisket (161.41)
Road miles
839
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 141 mi
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Purse competed for
$6,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
654.94 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to LIVYQ, each with one reason worth a look.
113 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,091 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,075 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1530
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before LIVYQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,106 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1531
Level with LIVYQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,101 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1503
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,084 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1537
They turned up 9 years after LIVYQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#3,089 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1503
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THUNDER HOG BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| Extra Mile BBQ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| WeQ4U | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| FOWL BUTT BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| GREY STREET BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| 2 PITTS BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| ACME BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| HUG HOGS | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| One2BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SWEET LIPS BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE CHIP BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL IN QUE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 147.9316 | 166.49 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171.4288 | 138.8116 | 161.97 | top 56% |
| Pork | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 178.8572 | 148.5144 | 165.06 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 172.0228 | 154.8228 | 161.41 | top 53% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 56% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
9 contests
Contests a season
5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
10 of 10 contests
Contests visited
10
a different one every time
Opponents faced
236
finished ahead 199 times, behind 237
Longest layoff
6.8 yrs
Sep 19, 2014 → Jun 18, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20212 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1
- Most recent contest Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1
20147 milestones
- First tracked contest 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
- First call 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.7656 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
- First overall top-10 Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
- Career-best overall score676.4800 Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!
- Peak power rating (1525) Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.9 | Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! | Jul 18, 2014 |
| +11.1 | Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness | Jun 27, 2014 |
| +2.4 | St. Leon BBQ Smoke Fest and Chili Cook Off | Sep 12, 2014 |
| +2.3 | Smokin' On The Water | May 3, 2014 |
| +1.5 | 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out | Apr 3, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.3 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 | Jun 18, 2021 |
| -7.8 | Thunder in the Park BBQ | Aug 30, 2014 |
| -4.2 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | Aug 15, 2014 |
| -2.4 | Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass | Sep 19, 2014 |
| -2.3 | Smokin' On The River | Jun 13, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 78% | top 51% | 94% | 91.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2021 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 🏅 Franklin, IN | 47 / 51 (636.9372) | 49 (147.9316) | 35 (163.9656) | 24 (168.5256) | 45 (156.5144) |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass Plymouth, IN | 21 / 33 (649.6116) | 20 (163.9772) | 10 (170.2744) | 33 (148.5144) | 15 (166.8456) |
| Sep 12, 2014 | St. Leon BBQ Smoke Fest and Chili Cook Off St. Leon, IN | 14 / 29 (666.2628) | 23 (162.2512) | 8 (170.2744) | 22 (161.7144) | 3 (172.0228) |
| Aug 30, 2014 | Thunder in the Park BBQ Connersville, IN | 23 / 29 (645.0288) | 15 (167.4056) | 21 (158.8116) | 25 (159.9544) | 19 (158.8572) |
| Aug 15, 2014 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 39 / 60 (646.1256) | 20 (169.1428) | 38 (159.9428) | 41 (158.8000) | 37 (158.2400) |
| Jul 18, 2014 | Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN | 10 / 51 (675.9200) | 9 (174.2628) | 30 (162.8000) | 3 (178.8572) | 29 (160) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN | 7 / 34 (676.4800) | 8 (173.1200) | 22 (161.6572) | 6 (170.8572) | 4 (170.8456) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Smokin' On The River Jeffersonville, IN | 32 / 52 (642.7776) | 16 (170.8344) | 52 (138.8116) | 3 (174.8800) | 31 (158.2516) |
| May 3, 2014 | Smokin' On The Water Liberty, IN | 21 / 43 (659.4520) | 29 (162.8344) | 8 (171.4288) | 17 (167.4400) | 23 (157.7488) |
| Apr 3, 2014 | 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN | 33 / 64 (650.7656) | 5 (173.1428) | 34 (161.7144) | 44 (161.0856) | 50 (154.8228) |