UFF-DA-Q

UFF-DA-Q is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 4th of 30 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2016). They are ranked #1738 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Uff-Da Q”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,738

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1550

peak 1550 · rated over 16 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 5, 2014

latest May 25, 2019 · 4.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#626

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

29% of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 45%

overall standings

Best overall

680.4912 / 720

Master · Rock'n Brews & BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

670.32 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 662.22 (+8.10)

Walk rate

59%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144

Pork Ribs · 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open

Consistency

±11.32

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 168.02 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.51)

Road miles

10,930

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 1,136 mi

Schedule strength

38%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)

Purse competed for

$14K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

662.22 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

Happy hunting ground

Top 17% average finish here

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour is their spot: an average finish in the top 17% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 4th
average top 17%

High-water mark

680.4912 career-best overall

94.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 680.4912 at Rock'n Brews & BBQ Festival — 94.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 16, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BOWLING OVER PIGS has finished one call ahead of UFF-DA-Q 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

Rooftop BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Rooftop BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.5 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.50 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 24% of the time against 41%.

Pork Ribs avg 163.51
Brisket avg 168.02
4 calls in 17 entries

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

The comeback

1.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay (May 25, 2019).

last seen Aug 19, 2017
back May 25, 2019

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Brisket nemesis

7 of 7 shared brisket entries lost

BIG POPPA SMOKERS ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BIG POPPA SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared brisket entries.

The long haul

10,930 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 10,930 miles across 17 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,136 miles to 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational.

17 mapped stops
furthest 1,136 mi

The metronome

±1.57% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.57% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.0% of a perfect score
17 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
2019 ↗	Master	#1429 (129 pts)	#1579 (124 pts)	#1881 (84 pts)	#1741 (109 pts)	#1398 (154 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1170 (253 pts)	#1377 (213 pts)	#979 (383 pts)	#1402 (203 pts)	#1191 (263 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#822 (435 pts)	#1058 (330 pts)	#1137 (295 pts)	#1084 (325 pts)	#465 (885 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#626 (582 pts)	#653 (587 pts)	#595 (657 pts)	#645 (587 pts)	#682 (547 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1682 (145 pts)	#1754 (145 pts)	#2006 (105 pts)	#2077 (95 pts)	#1434 (200 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to UFF-DA-Q, each with one reason worth a look.

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

MOO COW

#1,731 of the rated field

1551 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1566

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to UFF-DA-Q)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team UFF-DA-Q has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jun 1, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

FAHRENHEIT 250

#1,739 of the rated field

1550 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 64%
Peak: 1550

1–3 in 4 shared contests (25% to UFF-DA-Q)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Feb 5, 2022
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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HERDING SMOKE

#1,729 of the rated field

1551 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1552

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before UFF-DA-Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

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Smokin R's

#1,747 of the rated field

1550 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1558

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Apr 3, 2026

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EVEL QUE-NIEVEL

#1,734 of the rated field

1551 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1552

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 21% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 12, 2018

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SEXY Q

#1,749 of the rated field

1550 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1553

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

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 1, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Rooftop BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
DANCES WITH SMOKE BARBEQUE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
503BACKYARDBBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
MADDDOG'S BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
BOOTIES BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
TEAM AMERICA	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BOWLING OVER PIGS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Backdraft BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Rusty's BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	2	0	0	170.8344	153.6572	164.99	top 58%
Pork Ribs	17	4	2	2	177.7144	146.8688	163.51	top 53%
Pork	17	4	0	0	173.1428	153.7144	165.71	top 48%
Brisket	17	7	1	3	177.1772	155.9428	168.02	top 36%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 33%
Medium (20–39)	11	top 45%
Large (40+)	5	top 49%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
OR	4	top 49%
NV	4	top 63%
WA	3	top 23%
MO	2	top 29%
ID	1	top 36%
CA	1	top 64%
AZ	1	top 62%
MT	1	top 32%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	4	11	top 49%	May 25, 2019
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	2	20	top 77%	Apr 22, 2016
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	4	top 17%	Apr 1, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 8 contests

Contests a season 3.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OR 4 of 17 contests · 8 states in all

Contests visited 12 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 911 finished ahead 915 times, behind 451

Longest layoff 1.8 yrs Aug 19, 2017 → May 25, 2019

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

20192 milestones

May 25 Peak power rating (1550) BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 25 Most recent contest BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

20163 milestones

Apr 1 First category win (Brisket) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Apr 1 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Sep 16 Career-best overall score680.4912 Rock'n Brews & BBQ Festival

20151 milestone

Oct 3 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7144 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open

20144 milestones

Jul 5 First tracked contest Montana BBQ Cook-Off
Jul 5 First call Montana BBQ Cook-Off
Jul 5 First overall top-10 Montana BBQ Cook-Off
Jul 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5604 Montana BBQ Cook-Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.7	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	Oct 3, 2015
+12.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Apr 1, 2016
+10.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Apr 3, 2015
+7.5	Montana BBQ Cook-Off	Jul 5, 2014
+5.8	USA Barbecue Championship	Oct 27, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Apr 22, 2016
-3	4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship	Mar 20, 2015
-2.2	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	May 28, 2016
-2	6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship	Feb 27, 2015
-1.8	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	May 22, 2015

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)
2019	1	0	0	100%	top 32%	93.1%	93.1%
2017	2	1	1	50%	top 41%	93%	92.5%
2016	5	2	2	80%	top 47%	94.5%	92%
2015	8	1	0	38%	top 49%	94.1%	91.8%
2014	1	1	0	100%	top 32%	90.6%	90.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 25, 2019	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR	11 / 34 (670.2060)	12 (170.2744)	20 (159.9544)	15 (167.9772)	8 (172)
Aug 19, 2017	Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off DuPont, WA	6 / 18 (669.6228)	15 (163.4172)	1 (174.2628)	8 (167.4056)	5 (164.5372)
May 27, 2017	BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL) North Bend, OR	18 / 37 (662.8228)	13 (168.5372)	14 (167.4172)	24 (161.7256)	18 (165.1428)
Oct 27, 2016	USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	14 / 36 (668.4800)	29 (162.2400)	17 (165.1200)	20 (166.8228)	2 (174.2972)
Sep 16, 2016	Rock'n Brews & BBQ Festival Nampa, ID	9 / 25 (680.4912)	21 (162.8228)	1 (177.7028)	8 (169.6912)	7 (170.2744)
May 28, 2016	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR	25 / 43 (638.8804)	24 (162.8228)	38 (146.8688)	31 (153.7144)	2 (175.4744)
Apr 22, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV	26 / 30 (661.0972)	14 (169.7488)	24 (166.2972)	28 (158.8228)	19 (166.2284)
Apr 1, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA	4 / 30 (664.4916)	17 (163.3828)	21 (159.3716)	11 (164.5600)	1 (177.1772)
Oct 24, 2015	Oktoberfeast BBQ & Brews Festival Las Vegas, NV	21 / 34 (655.3944)	15 (169.1544)	17 (164.5600)	27 (161.1544)	21 (160.5256)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	78 / 606 (677.6456)	345 (162.8228)	7 (177.7144)	183 (167.9656)	135 (169.1428)
Oct 2, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	85 / 187 (676.5488)	75 (170.8344)	121 (165.7372)	46 (172)	107 (167.9772)
May 22, 2015	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR	22 / 38 (659.3028)	20 (165.1200)	32 (155.9200)	15 (169.1544)	16 (169.1084)
Apr 24, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV	20 / 30 (669.0860)	26 (167.9772)	19 (166.8228)	18 (167.4516)	17 (166.8344)
Apr 3, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA	6 / 28 (654.1712)	7 (168.5600)	10 (162.8456)	8 (166.8228)	18 (155.9428)
Mar 20, 2015	4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	64 / 100 (653.6684)	83 (159.4056)	77 (157.7144)	29 (170.8800)	51 (165.6684)
Feb 27, 2015	6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	51 / 82 (643.2912)	70 (153.6572)	65 (153.1084)	10 (173.1428)	34 (163.3828)
Jul 5, 2014	Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT	8 / 25 (652.5604)	8 (164.0116)	14 (158.2744)	16 (157.7144)	4 (172.5600)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

UFF-DA-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 (10 found in their record)

Happy hunting ground

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Brisket nemesis

The long haul

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 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)