SOOIE Q

SOOIE Q is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 25 at the Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship (2014), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1816 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,816

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1547

peak 1547 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 4, 2013

latest Oct 7, 2016 · 3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#912

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

63% of 8 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 37%

overall standings

Best overall

686.9032 / 720

Master · Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

661.81 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 664.61 (-2.79)

Walk rate

100%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Chicken · Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship

Consistency

±9.03

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 171.20 · weakest Brisket (161.53)

Road miles

1,077

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 220 mi

Schedule strength

37%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)

Master avg

664.61 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

2.1940 points from the title

Came within 2.1940 points of the Grand Championship at Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship (Oct 3, 2014).

They almost always walk

100% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 8 contests

A top-10 category call in 100% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

686.9032 career-best overall

95.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.9032 at Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship — 95.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 3, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

EPIC BBQ CRU has finished one call ahead of SOOIE Q 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

7–1 behind in the head-to-head

FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead in 88% of their meetings

FIRE DANCER BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.67 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 38% of the time against 75%.

Brisket avg 161.53
Chicken avg 171.20
3 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 MOOCHEWSOOEY in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

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Chicken nemesis

6 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, FIRE DANCER BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.25% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.25% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.3% of a perfect score
8 contests

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
2016 ↗	Master	#1732 (127 pts)	#1686 (157 pts)	#1731 (147 pts)	#2082 (107 pts)	#2052 (112 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1925 (101 pts)	#1516 (176 pts)	#1950 (106 pts)	#1642 (146 pts)	#2173 (66 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#912 (357 pts)	#916 (392 pts)	#947 (377 pts)	#1078 (307 pts)	#1615 (162 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SOOIE Q, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Whiskey, Wine, and a Little Swine

#1,809 of the rated field

1547 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1547

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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BO'S BODACIOUS BBQ

#1,821 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1546

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 21, 2017

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Smokin' Love BBQ

#1,814 of the rated field

1547 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 70%
Peak: 1547

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 10 contests, alongside a 70% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2024
on a 5-contest top-10 run

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HOUSE'S BAR-B-QUE

#1,815 of the rated field

1547 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1551

They turned up 5 years after SOOIE Q did, first appearing in 2018.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Apr 9, 2021

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TNT SOUTHERN BBQ

#1,810 of the rated field

1547 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1547

Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 3 years before SOOIE Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

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Florida Boy's BBQ

#1,817 of the rated field

1547 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1547

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jul 25, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
FIRE DANCER BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	6	1	1	178.2972	165.6800	171.20	top 24%
Pork Ribs	8	5	1	2	176.5600	160.5028	167.34	top 35%
Pork	8	3	0	0	171.4400	159.9656	164.53	top 49%
Brisket	8	3	0	0	173.7028	146.7428	161.53	top 48%

“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 state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
AR	5	0	top 31%
OK	3	0	top 48%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship	3	2	0	top 26%	Oct 7, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AR 5 of 8 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 6 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 156 finished ahead 137 times, behind 75

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

20162 milestones

Oct 7 Peak power rating (1547) Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship
Oct 7 Most recent contest Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship

20145 milestones

Oct 3 First category win (Chicken) Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship
Oct 3 First overall podium Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship
Oct 3 First Reserve Championship Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship
Oct 3 Career-best overall score686.9032 Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship
Oct 3 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2972 Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship

20134 milestones

Oct 4 First tracked contest Biggest Buck and Best Rack
Oct 4 First call Biggest Buck and Best Rack
Oct 4 First overall top-10 Biggest Buck and Best Rack
Oct 4 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.5768 Biggest Buck and Best Rack

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.3	Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship	Oct 3, 2014
+6.4	Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship	Oct 2, 2015
+5.6	Grills and Grilles	Oct 16, 2015
+5	Biggest Buck and Best Rack	Oct 4, 2013
+5	Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash	Sep 23, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	2	2	1	100%	top 37%	92.2%	91.8%
2015	3	1	0	100%	top 43%	92.3%	92%
2014	2	1	1	100%	top 27%	95.4%	93.2%
2013	1	1	0	100%	top 41%	92.4%	92.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 7, 2016	Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship Sheridan, AR	10 / 27 (663.9084)	7 (170.8456)	8 (166.2628)	14 (161.6800)	13 (165.1200)
Sep 23, 2016	Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash Bryant, AR	9 / 25 (657.5768)	7 (165.6800)	1 (176.5600)	15 (159.9656)	14 (155.3712)
Oct 23, 2015	Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Fort Gibson, OK	15 / 26 (661.6116)	5 (177.1544)	14 (166.2972)	8 (171.4172)	22 (146.7428)
Oct 16, 2015	Grills and Grilles Broken Arrow, OK	15 / 38 (661.5888)	12 (170.2744)	22 (160.5488)	24 (161.6456)	8 (169.1200)
Oct 2, 2015	Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship Sheridan, AR	8 / 25 (664.3884)	6 (169.6800)	10 (163.3944)	14 (160.4912)	4 (170.8228)
Oct 10, 2014	Chillin and Grillin Sand Springs, OK	15 / 32 (655.2912)	13 (166.2628)	8 (170.8572)	7 (169.6684)	26 (148.5028)
Oct 3, 2014	Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship Sheridan, AR	2 / 25 (686.9032)	1 (178.2972)	3 (174.3316)	8 (171.4400)	14 (162.8344)
Oct 4, 2013	Biggest Buck and Best Rack Alma, AR	9 / 22 (665.5768)	4 (171.4056)	13 (160.5028)	17 (159.9656)	5 (173.7028)

SOOIE Q

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)