Lolli Q

Lolli Q is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 7th of 69 at the Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (2018). They are ranked #1881 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,881

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1544

peak 1550 · rated over 21 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 27, 2014

latest Apr 1, 2022 · 7.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#547

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

10% of 21 contests

Avg finish

top 49%

overall standings

Best overall

679.9432 / 720

Master · Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2

Perfect 180s

Current form

657.02 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 646.68 (+10.34)

Walk rate

57%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Pork Ribs · Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off

Consistency

±37.98

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.26 · weakest Brisket (159.95)

Road miles

6,306

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 596 mi

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)

Purse competed for

$30K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

646.68 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

679.9432 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.9432 at Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2 — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 24, 2017

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX ahead in 100% of their meetings

FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.31 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 25%.

Brisket avg 159.95
Chicken avg 166.26
3 calls in 21 entries

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SCOTTS BBQ SHACK in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

3.2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.2 years, then back at Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off (Jun 4, 2021).

last seen Apr 6, 2018
back Jun 4, 2021

Chicken nemesis

9 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX has out-cooked them in 9 of 9 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

GOLDEN SMOKE BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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An April team

Top 40% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 40% across 3 contests, versus top 49% the rest of the year.

3 April contests
top 49% the rest of the year

The long haul

6,306 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,306 miles across 21 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 596 miles to Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown.

21 mapped stops
furthest 596 mi

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
2022 ↗	Master	#1309 (60 pts)	#1341 (60 pts)	#1404 (60 pts)	#1348 (60 pts)	#1333 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1152 (225 pts)	#1319 (180 pts)	#1040 (295 pts)	#1610 (120 pts)	#1495 (145 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#547 (716 pts)	#443 (871 pts)	#552 (726 pts)	#570 (701 pts)	#723 (546 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#710 (534 pts)	#654 (629 pts)	#648 (629 pts)	#551 (739 pts)	#683 (584 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#1988 (100 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1471 (175 pts)	#1279 (240 pts)	#1392 (210 pts)	#1586 (170 pts)	#1379 (210 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

Texas Stick Burners

#1,871 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1545

0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to Lolli Q)

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen Aug 20, 2021

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RIB CAGE BBQ

#1,890 of the rated field

1544 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1545

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Sep 15, 2018

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FAT HEAD'S BREWERY & SMOKEHOUSE

#1,886 of the rated field

1544 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1556

Careers of much the same size, 22 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Apr 28, 2023

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MIDWEST SCUBA-QUE

#1,876 of the rated field

1544 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1567

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before Lolli Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 22 contests

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SMOKIN' MONEY

#1,895 of the rated field

1544 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1553

22 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 14% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Feb 17, 2017

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FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN RIBS AGO BBQ

#1,888 of the rated field

1544 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1566

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

rated over 20 contests
last seen Apr 22, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LA PASADITA	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
KISS MY RACK	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BarrelHead Cookers	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
GOLDEN SMOKE BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Fishing Eagles	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Texas-car-b-que	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TRIGGERS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BOOMERANG BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	20	5	1	176.5600	153.0512	166.26	top 44%
Pork Ribs	21	3	1	176.5600	153.7260	164.06	top 47%
Pork	21	4	0	176.5600	153.0856	164.32	top 49%
Brisket	21	3	0	167.4172	138.2628	159.95	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)	8	0	top 57%
Large (40+)	13	0	top 45%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
TX	11	top 45%
NM	5	top 44%
CO	3	top 60%
MS	1	top 100%
AR	1	top 49%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off	4	7	top 35%	Apr 1, 2022
Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship	2	23	top 50%	Aug 25, 2017
Wild West BBQ Cook Off	2	16	top 65%	May 12, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 7 contests

Contests a season 3 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TX 11 of 21 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 16 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 702 finished ahead 580 times, behind 466

Longest layoff 3.2 yrs Apr 6, 2018 → Jun 4, 2021

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

20221 milestone

Apr 1 Most recent contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off

20211 milestone

Jun 4 Peak power rating (1550) Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off

20181 milestone

Apr 6 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5600 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off

20172 milestones

Jun 23 First overall top-10 Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 1
Jun 24 Career-best overall score679.9432 Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2

20161 milestone

Sep 3 10th tracked contest City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival

20143 milestones

Jun 27 First tracked contest Smokin' On The Pecos
Jun 27 First call Smokin' On The Pecos
Jul 11 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1604 13th Annual Bordertown Bash

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.4	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off	Apr 6, 2018
+11.1	Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 1	Jun 23, 2017
+9.4	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off	Mar 31, 2017
+7.1	Humble Rodeo and BBQ	Feb 2, 2018
+6	Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2	Jun 24, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.4	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival	May 27, 2016
-7.4	Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship	Aug 28, 2015
-5.9	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off	Apr 1, 2022
-5.5	Smokin' On The Pecos	Jun 27, 2014
-5.5	Wild West BBQ Cook Off	May 13, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	0%	top 70%	87.7%	87.7%
2021	1	0	100%	top 35%	93.1%	93.1%
2018	2	1	50%	top 19%	94%	92.3%
2017	7	1	57%	top 40%	94.4%	92.5%
2016	7	0	57%	top 60%	90.9%	86.7%
2015	1	0	0%	top 77%	86.6%	86.6%
2014	2	0	100%	top 59%	91.4%	89.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 1, 2022	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX	39 / 56 (631.7944)	48 (153.0512)	36 (161.1088)	33 (161.6572)	43 (155.9772)
Jun 4, 2021	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX	17 / 48 (670.2516)	30 (162.2744)	17 (167.9772)	8 (172.5828)	10 (167.4172)
Apr 6, 2018	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX	7 / 69 (677.0396)	13 (170.8456)	3 (176.5600)	28 (165.0856)	20 (164.5484)
Feb 2, 2018	Humble Rodeo and BBQ Humble, TX	40 / 145 (651.9084)	50 (162.8228)	82 (155.9772)	40 (166.8228)	33 (166.2856)
Aug 25, 2017	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	23 / 44 (654.1024)	18 (168.5256)	12 (171.4056)	32 (154.8000)	25 (159.3712)
Jun 24, 2017	Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2 Artesia, NM	14 / 37 (679.9432)	19 (172.5716)	22 (163.9544)	7 (176.5600)	17 (166.8572)
Jun 23, 2017	Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 1 Artesia, NM	10 / 43 (675.9544)	3 (176.5600)	22 (160.5600)	13 (172.5600)	18 (166.2744)
May 26, 2017	The Wind Rider Music & BBQ Festival (WFC QUALIFIER) Ruidoso, NM	15 / 36 (670.8116)	15 (167.4172)	14 (166.8456)	15 (170.2744)	18 (166.2744)
May 12, 2017	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	16 / 31 (663.3716)	14 (170.2972)	7 (172)	29 (161.6800)	21 (159.3944)
Mar 31, 2017	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX	17 / 70 (652.4340)	8 (169.6800)	16 (165.1544)	32 (158.7768)	25 (158.8228)
Feb 16, 2017	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (JUDGES FULL) Huntsville, TX	20 / 41 (667.8856)	22 (166.2628)	23 (165.7028)	11 (173.1200)	27 (162.8000)
Sep 3, 2016	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	32 / 58 (646.7428)	38 (161.1312)	12 (170.8460)	48 (155.3828)	34 (159.3828)
Aug 26, 2016	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	35 / 72 (654.7892)	52 (157.6800)	58 (154.8348)	5 (175.4400)	27 (166.8344)
Jul 2, 2016	13th Annual Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship 🏅 Rio Rancho, NM	14 / 31 (645.5884)	7 (166.8456)	22 (158.8000)	18 (157.0856)	9 (162.8572)
Jun 3, 2016	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	15 / 30 (651.3376)	15 (167.3944)	11 (166.2744)	6 (169.6800)	27 (147.9888)
May 27, 2016	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS	25 / 25 (491.2684)	—	18 (159.3484)	12 (167.3828)	11 (164.5372)
May 13, 2016	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	26 / 33 (642.7540)	21 (163.3828)	16 (163.4400)	32 (153.0856)	19 (162.8456)
Apr 22, 2016	Bynum School's Best of the Basin Midland, TX	19 / 46 (637.6572)	7 (170.8456)	26 (157.7372)	25 (159.3828)	32 (149.6916)
Aug 28, 2015	Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	44 / 57 (623.3832)	17 (169.7028)	50 (153.7260)	46 (154.8228)	49 (145.1316)
Jul 11, 2014	13th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	17 / 35 (658.1604)	31 (155.3828)	10 (170.8344)	18 (164.5488)	10 (167.3944)
Jun 27, 2014	Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM	42 / 60 (633.0628)	7 (172.5600)	33 (162.2516)	37 (159.9884)	58 (138.2628)

Lolli Q

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An April team

The long haul

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 contest size

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

📉 Toughest weekends

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)