ALL ABOUT THE Q

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

Power ranking

#5884

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1438

peak 1438 · rated over 16 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-02-28

latest 2017-06-23

Best ToY finish

#954

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 75%

overall standings

Best overall

678.8228 / 720

Master · *Horse Town Brew B Que Festival( Judges Full)

Perfect 180s

Current form

643.25 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 633.90 (+9.35)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1544

Pork Ribs · Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( Judges Full)

Consistency

±25.37

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.57 · weakest Brisket (154.94)

Road miles

2,983

mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 894 mi

Schedule strength

42%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)

Master avg

633.90 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

High-water mark

678.8228 career-best overall

94.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.8228 at *Horse Town Brew B Que Festival( Judges Full) — 94.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
2017-06-02

A tough matchup

12–1 behind in the head-to-head

COOL GRILLING ahead in 92% of their meetings

COOL GRILLING has come out ahead in 12 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.63 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 154.94
Chicken avg 161.57
0 calls in 16 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Bob's Morning Wood Barbeque in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

12 of 12 shared chicken entries lost

Burnin and Lootin ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Burnin and Lootin has out-cooked them in 12 of 12 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

FU MAN QUE CREW has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An October team

Top 64% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 64% across 3 contests, versus top 75% the rest of the year.

3 October contests
top 75% the rest of the year

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.

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

C&C BBQ

#5878 of the rated field

1438 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1438

4–1 in 5 shared contests (80% to ALL ABOUT THE Q)

These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — ALL ABOUT THE Q ahead 4–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2017-06-02

⚔ Head-to-head

Backwoods Grillin'

#5893 of the rated field

1437 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1437

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2017-10-20

⚔ Head-to-head

FULLY INVOLVED N' SMOKIN

#5880 of the rated field

1438 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1438

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2016-08-12

⚔ Head-to-head

KING COAL AND THE SOUL SMOKERS

#5895 of the rated field

1437 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1437

No shared contest yet.

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2020-10-17

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HERE COME THE JUDGE BBQ TEAM

#5891 of the rated field

1437 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1437

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2018-10-05

⚔ Head-to-head

ATLANTA BBQ CLUB

#5876 of the rated field

1438 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1438

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2018-04-28

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
COOL GRILLING	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
Smokin it Up BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
Porterhouse BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' HART'S	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
DG FIREHOUSE BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
Meat Candy Q	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
TWISTED BRISKET BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
LEFT COAST Q	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	0	172.0228	145.7144	161.57	top 67%
Pork Ribs	16	1	173.1544	134.8112	159.55	top 65%
Pork	16	0	169.7372	145.6568	157.84	top 73%
Brisket	16	0	167.3828	133.0972	154.94	top 72%

“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
CA	15	0	top 76%
TX	1	0	top 71%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 83%
Large (40+)	12	0	top 73%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2	47	0	top 61%	2016-10-07
Horse Town Brew n Que Festival	2	40	0	top 77%	2016-06-03

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

On the trail 3.3 yrs 2014-02-28 → 2017-06-23

Busiest season 2014 5 contests

Contests a season 4 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CA 15 of 16 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 14 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 16 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 161.57 · weakest Brisket (154.94)

Walk rate 6% a top-10 call in 1 of 16 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 16 contests

Master average 633.90 out of 720 · 16 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 414 247–665 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,983 16 mapped stops · furthest 894 mi

Schedule strength 1555 average field rating faced — tougher than 42% of rated contests

Power rating 1438 peak 1438 · #5884 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Feb 28 First tracked contest Havasu Landing California BBQ Championship
Feb 28 Peak power rating (1487) Havasu Landing California BBQ Championship
Oct 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5948 Dana Point State BBQ Championship
2016
Aug 26 10th tracked contest Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
Nov 11 First call Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( Judges Full)
Nov 11 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1544 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( Judges Full)
2017
Jun 2 Career-best overall score678.8228 *Horse Town Brew B Que Festival( Judges Full)
Jun 23 Most recent contest Silicon Valley BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.6	*Horse Town Brew B Que Festival( Judges Full)	2017-06-02
+0.5	Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2016-10-07

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13	Havasu Landing California BBQ Championship	2014-02-28
-11.3	3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship	2014-06-20
-9.3	High Desert Music Festival and BBQ Showdown	2014-06-26
-8	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival	2015-05-29
-6.2	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship	2017-06-23

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)
2017	4	0%	top 72%	94.3%	89%
2016	4	25%	top 68%	90.8%	89.8%
2015	3	0%	top 77%	90.1%	88.7%
2014	5	0%	top 82%	90.6%	85.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-06-23	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA	54 / 62 (595.8856)	56 (145.7144)	49 (150.8000)	58 (146.8456)	46 (152.5256)
2017-06-02	*Horse Town Brew B Que Festival( Judges Full) Norco, CA	22 / 57 (678.8228)	23 (172.0228)	17 (171.4400)	26 (167.9772)	27 (167.3828)
2017-05-19	*SoCal BBQ Bash and Expo(JUDGES FULL) Pomona, CA	39 / 46 (647.3368)	40 (162.2856)	38 (161.6800)	29 (164.5256)	36 (158.8456)
2017-01-27	*Newport Beach Winter Q Newport, CA	43 / 56 (640.4916)	37 (164.0116)	48 (156.5372)	27 (167.3828)	47 (152.5600)
2016-11-11	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( Judges Full) Indio, CA	27 / 38 (653.7260)	33 (156.0000)	9 (173.1544)	13 (169.7372)	32 (154.8344)
2016-10-07	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	47 / 75 (650.8112)	25 (169.7028)	57 (157.1312)	43 (165.1544)	46 (158.8228)
2016-08-26	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	51 / 72 (635.9772)	58 (149.1772)	37 (165.0972)	48 (160.0000)	36 (161.7028)
2016-06-03	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA	40 / 58 (646.2288)	23 (170.8800)	33 (162.2744)	50 (154.2628)	42 (158.8116)
2015-11-13	Indio California State BBQ Championship- JUDGES FULL Indio, CA	26 / 34 (636.5028)	31 (154.8228)	25 (165.1200)	29 (154.2856)	22 (162.2744)
2015-10-02	City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	53 / 75 (649.0628)	33 (169.1200)	24 (169.7144)	65 (151.9312)	51 (158.2972)
2015-05-29	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA	64 / 75 (631.3140)	42 (166.2628)	49 (164.5372)	74 (145.6568)	64 (154.8572)
2014-10-02	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	57 / 97 (652.5948)	29 (170.3200)	32 (168.5832)	90 (151.4172)	49 (162.2744)
2014-07-25	6th Annual Vista Q Classic Vista, CA	44 / 60 (642.7656)	44 (163.3712)	44 (158.2400)	42 (161.1200)	37 (160.0344)
2014-06-26	High Desert Music Festival and BBQ Showdown Victorville, CA	27 / 30 (581.5884)	25 (155.9772)	28 (134.8112)	21 (157.7028)	25 (133.0972)
2014-06-20	3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA	60 / 65 (596.4800)	53 (157.1428)	59 (147.9772)	61 (145.7028)	56 (145.6572)
2014-02-28	Havasu Landing California BBQ Championship Havasu Landing, CA	27 / 28 (602.7772)	26 (158.3428)	28 (145.6344)	21 (161.7028)	27 (137.0972)

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
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1215 (240 pts)	#1274 (250 pts)	#1066 (325 pts)	#1147 (300 pts)	#1285 (240 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1409 (179 pts)	#1505 (179 pts)	#1458 (184 pts)	#1530 (179 pts)	#1384 (194 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#954 (333 pts)	#1031 (333 pts)	#1019 (333 pts)	#954 (373 pts)	#988 (333 pts)