A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
THE KING'S Q
THE KING'S Q is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 33rd of 35 at the Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest (2014). They finished #1755 in the 2014 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “The Kings Q”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1452
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2013
latest Apr 22, 2016 · 2.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 97%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±31.50
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 154.15 · weakest Brisket (136.23)
Road miles
345
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 133 mi
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Master avg
583.41 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1755 (135 pts) | #1497 (190 pts) | #1730 (145 pts) | #1823 (135 pts) | #1809 (135 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 113.5196 | 140.49 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5256 | 127.3828 | 152.54 | top 77% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5944 | 145.1428 | 154.15 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 127.8972 | 136.23 | top 97% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 97% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 97% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
187
finished ahead 6 times, behind 206
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
May 24, 2014 → Apr 22, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge
20142 milestones
- Career-best overall score630.2860 Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.8456 Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest
- Peak power rating (1485) Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15 | Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest | Sep 13, 2013 |
| -11.8 | Sugar Mound BBQ Festival | May 24, 2014 |
| -11.5 | Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest | May 2, 2014 |
| -10 | 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge | Apr 22, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 82.5% | 82.5% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 87.5% | 82.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 77.2% | 77.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2016 | 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS | 57 / 60 (594.0688) | 60 (137.0516) | 37 (164.5256) | 35 (164.5944) | 59 (127.8972) |
| May 24, 2014 | Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS | 86 / 87 (553.4280) | 87 (113.5196) | 71 (154.8228) | 83 (145.1428) | 80 (139.9428) |
| May 2, 2014 | Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO | 33 / 35 (630.2860) | 14 (166.8456) | 23 (163.4288) | 34 (152.0116) | 34 (148) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS | 34 / 34 (555.8740) | 31 (144.5600) | 34 (127.3828) | 24 (154.8456) | 34 (129.0856) |