A tough matchup
9–0
behind in the head-to-head
GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 100% of their meetings
GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
Q-CHIPS
Q-CHIPS is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 17th of 467 at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (2021). They are ranked #5816 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Q_Chips”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1442
peak 1442 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2013
latest Sep 16, 2021 · 8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
591.21 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 595.92 (-4.71)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.83
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 151.99 · weakest Brisket (146.81)
Road miles
42
across 9 mapped stops
Schedule strength
52%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)
Purse competed for
$129K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
595.92 / 720
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1775 (120 pts) | #1883 (120 pts) | #1884 (120 pts) | #1872 (120 pts) | #1839 (120 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Q-CHIPS, each with one reason worth a look.
76 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,809 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1442
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Q-CHIPS)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Q-CHIPS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,804 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,817 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,820 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#5,814 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 5 years before Q-CHIPS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,813 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
Level with Q-CHIPS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four Men and A Pig | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| THIS IS HOW WE QUE IT | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FOUNTAIN CITY BARBEQUE | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork & Boots | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| DUSTY ROADS BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Brewski and Barbeque | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke & Beer BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| END OF THE ROAD BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK RADIO 810 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Tractor Shed BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Outhouse BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 137.6912 | 151.99 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1656 | 134.2972 | 148.05 | top 86% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 130.8228 | 149.07 | top 84% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9884 | 136.5372 | 146.81 | top 85% |
“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
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.1
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
5 of 9 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
9
a different one every time
Opponents faced
1,821
finished ahead 740 times, behind 3,357
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 12, 2019 → Sep 16, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20212 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score510.3428 American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
20142 milestones
- Career-best overall score626.8680 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)165.1656 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Peak power rating (1488) 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +20.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| -12.4 | 21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort | May 13, 2016 |
| -10.4 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
| -10 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 1, 2017 |
| -8.8 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 4% | 94.5% | 94.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 83.6% | 83.6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 83% | 83% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 80.1% | 80.1% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 84.4% | 83.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 83.5% | 83.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 81% | 81% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 17 / 467 (510.3428) | 448 (141.7028) | 443 (147.9656) | 458 (133.0972) | 413 (149.1200) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 436 / 468 (601.7028) | 262 (164) | 449 (144.5828) | 364 (156.5828) | 454 (136.5372) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 441 / 467 (597.5880) | 460 (144.5712) | 418 (150.7884) | 366 (157.1656) | 434 (145.0628) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 396 / 407 (577.0172) | 380 (150.2744) | 402 (134.2972) | 383 (149.1312) | 381 (143.3144) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 510 / 557 (607.8624) | 341 (161.7028) | 374 (159.4284) | 551 (130.8228) | 385 (155.9084) |
| May 13, 2016 | 21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort Platte City, MO | 51 / 51 (595.8856) | 51 (141.0972) | 50 (144.5828) | 25 (164.5600) | 45 (145.6456) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 558 / 606 (601.0512) | 300 (164) | 571 (144.5028) | 528 (151.4284) | 565 (141.1200) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 436 / 552 (626.8680) | 325 (162.8684) | 243 (165.1656) | 492 (150.2628) | 479 (148.5712) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 494 / 535 (583.4168) | 522 (137.6912) | 494 (141.1772) | 468 (148.5600) | 301 (155.9884) |