High-water mark
670.8116
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.8116 at Que'n In The Park — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 4, 2014
Q-aholic
Q-aholic is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 8th of 33 at the Que'n In The Park (2014). They are ranked #3869 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1486
peak 1486 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 3, 2013
latest Sep 25, 2015 · 2.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
40% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.24
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.88 · weakest Brisket (155.50)
Road miles
147
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 34 mi
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)
Master avg
647.36 / 720
5 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 | #2830 (51 pts) | #1746 (146 pts) | #2774 (56 pts) | #2633 (66 pts) | #2823 (51 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Q-aholic, each with one reason worth a look.
148 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,859 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1506
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Q-aholic)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Q-aholic has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,879 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,874 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
They turned up 6 years after Q-aholic did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#3,878 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
Level with Q-aholic on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,889 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,873 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1486
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQR'S DELIGHT | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 174.8800 | 161.1200 | 167.88 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 157.7032 | 164.33 | top 55% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.9884 | 139.4284 | 159.65 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 150.2172 | 155.50 | top 77% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 56% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AR
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
93
finished ahead 46 times, behind 94
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
Jul 18, 2014 → Sep 19, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20153 milestones
- First category win (Chicken) Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8800 Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash
- Most recent contest Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash
20145 milestones
- First call Que'n In The Park
- First overall top-10 Que'n In The Park
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.8116 Que'n In The Park
- Career-best overall score670.8116 Que'n In The Park
- Peak power rating (1499) Que'n In The Park
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Smokelawn
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.6 | Que'n In The Park | Jul 4, 2014 |
| +0.8 | Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash | Sep 25, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | Smokelawn | May 3, 2013 |
| -12 | Bucks, Ducks & BBQ | Jul 18, 2014 |
| -2.4 | Hot Springs Blues & BBQ | Sep 19, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 63% | 90.8% | 90.6% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 60% | 93.2% | 91.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2015 | Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash Bryant, AR | 9 / 16 (653.6688) | 1 (174.8800) | 10 (165.1200) | 13 (160.0228) | 14 (153.6460) |
| Sep 19, 2015 | Hot Springs Blues & BBQ Hot Springs, AR | 20 / 29 (651.3256) | 20 (161.1200) | 7 (171.9772) | 9 (167.9884) | 27 (150.2400) |
| Jul 18, 2014 | Bucks, Ducks & BBQ Conway, AR | 25 / 26 (646.1604) | 8 (174.2628) | 24 (157.7032) | 22 (163.9772) | 26 (150.2172) |
| Jul 4, 2014 | Que'n In The Park Bryant, AR | 8 / 33 (670.8116) | 19 (166.2628) | 14 (166.2744) | 9 (166.8572) | 7 (171.4172) |
| May 3, 2013 | Smokelawn Hot Springs, AR | 37 / 41 (614.8568) | 21 (162.8570) | 21 (160.5714) | 41 (139.4284) | 35 (152) |