FARVA-Q

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3725

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1489

peak 1489 · rated over 15 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-05-02

latest 2020-08-14

Best ToY finish

#987

Master 2017

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 65%

overall standings

Best overall

688.5828 / 720

Master · Wild West BBQ Shoot Out

Perfect 180s

Current form

664.75 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 656.86 (+7.89)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Chicken · Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship

Consistency

±16.18

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.46 · weakest Brisket (160.98)

Road miles

2,812

mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 343 mi

Schedule strength

58%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)

Purse competed for

$60K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

656.86 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 10 of 15 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 15 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

688.5828 career-best overall

95.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 688.5828 at Wild West BBQ Shoot Out — 95.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
2017-08-25

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

G AND L BBQ has finished one call ahead of FARVA-Q 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 51%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 51%

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.48 points below their pork, and turns into a call 27% of the time against 40%.

Brisket avg 160.98
Pork avg 166.46
4 calls in 15 entries

Pork nemesis

7 of 10 shared pork entries lost

UTAH BBQ COMPANY ahead 70% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, UTAH BBQ COMPANY has out-cooked them in 7 of 10 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BEEHIVE BARBEQUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 52% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 52% across 3 contests, versus top 65% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 65% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.25% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.25% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.2% of a perfect score
15 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

MOTLEY QUE

#3714 of the rated field

1489 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 57
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1489

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

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

rated over 55 contests
last seen 2026-08-14

⚔ Head-to-head

SAUWALD BBQ

#3727 of the rated field

1489 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1489

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2022-04-23

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Grilligans Island

#3735 of the rated field

1488 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2025-09-26

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OFF IN THE PITS SMOKE TEAM

#3715 of the rated field

1489 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1489

No shared contest yet.

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2023-01-27

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Stitt Show BBQ

#3719 of the rated field

1489 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 7 years after FARVA-Q did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2024-05-03

⚔ Head-to-head

Smoky Butt BBQ

#3737 of the rated field

1488 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1488

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 3 years before FARVA-Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
G AND L BBQ	12	7	5	58%	⚔ compare
UTAH BBQ COMPANY	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
CROOKED PIGS	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Whistle Pig BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SMOKE-IN-LAW	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
Jager Q	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
TEAM AMERICA	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BEEHIVE BARBEQUE	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
SORRY CHARLOTTE BBQ	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
The BBQ Asylum	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Rhythm n QUE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	4	1	2	178.2972	151.3828	165.40	top 60%
Pork Ribs	15	3	0	0	176.5828	150.8344	164.02	top 58%
Pork	15	6	0	0	173.7028	157.6800	166.46	top 55%
Brisket	15	4	0	0	172.5828	145.0972	160.98	top 63%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
UT	7	top 65%
NV	6	top 69%
ID	2	top 50%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 40%
Medium (20–39)	11	top 63%
Large (40+)	3	top 78%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	3	15	0	top 65%	2019-08-23
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	23	0	top 78%	2017-04-07

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.3 yrs 2015-05-02 → 2020-08-14

Busiest season 2018 3 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in UT 7 of 15 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 12 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 15 entries · 1 win · 4 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 166.46 · weakest Brisket (160.98)

Walk rate 67% a top-10 call in 10 of 15 contests

Overall top-10 rate 7% 1 of 15 contests

Master average 656.86 out of 720 · 15 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 218 161–292 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,812 15 mapped stops · furthest 343 mi

Schedule strength 1574 average field rating faced — tougher than 58% of rated contests

Purse competed for $60,000 listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 4 state-championship entries

Power rating 1489 peak 1489 · #3725 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
May 2 First tracked contest Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship
Jun 19 First call YCC - Real Men Can Cook BBQ Comp
2016
Aug 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score668.1144 Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
2017
Jun 16 First overall top-10 Q'n With Kia-Kia-Kia
Aug 25 Career-best overall score688.5828 Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
Aug 25 Peak power rating (1493) Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
2018
Aug 24 10th tracked contest Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
2020
Jun 19 First category win (Chicken) Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship
Jun 19 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2972 Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship
Aug 14 Most recent contest Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.5	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	2017-08-25
+8.4	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	2016-08-26
+6.5	Q'n With Kia-Kia-Kia	2017-06-16
+5.3	Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship	2020-06-19
+4	*Rockn & BBQ Brew Festival	2018-09-07

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.9	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship	2015-05-02
-7.6	Down Town Throw Down Barbecue Championships	2016-12-09
-6.2	Happy Grillmore BBQ Competition	2018-07-13
-5.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2016-04-08
-5.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2017-04-07

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2020	2	0	1	100%	top 56%	93.9%	93.2%
2019	2	0	0	50%	top 67%	92.8%	92.1%
2018	3	0	0	67%	top 67%	91.1%	90.9%
2017	3	1	0	100%	top 51%	95.6%	93%
2016	3	0	0	33%	top 70%	92.8%	89.8%
2015	2	0	0	50%	top 81%	89.1%	88.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2020-08-14	Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival 🏅 Kanab, UT	27 / 42 (666.2400)	11 (174.2628)	39 (150.8344)	23 (168.5600)	7 (172.5828)
2020-06-19	Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship 🏅 Riverdale, UT	15 / 32 (675.9432)	1 (178.2972)	18 (167.4288)	22 (166.2400)	18 (163.9772)
2019-09-13	Bands brews & BBQ 🏅 Boise, ID	14 / 25 (667.9660)	9 (170.8572)	6 (173.7144)	9 (171.9884)	24 (151.4060)
2019-08-23	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out 🏅 Wendover, NV	29 / 37 (657.6344)	22 (166.8572)	13 (169.1084)	34 (157.6800)	26 (163.9888)
2018-09-07	*Rockn & BBQ Brew Festival Boise, ID	11 / 25 (655.9428)	22 (151.3828)	11 (167.4172)	15 (166.2856)	6 (170.8572)
2018-08-24	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	35 / 46 (654.1600)	42 (159.9772)	36 (163.9428)	31 (166.2744)	26 (163.9656)
2018-07-13	Happy Grillmore BBQ Competition Draper, UT	17 / 21 (653.6460)	20 (154.8116)	11 (165.7144)	9 (167.4400)	10 (165.6800)
2017-08-25	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out West Wendover, NV	12 / 37 (688.5828)	17 (173.7256)	4 (176.5828)	18 (169.1200)	13 (169.1544)
2017-06-16	Q'n With Kia-Kia-Kia Ogden, UT	6 / 15 (673.7032)	9 (169.1200)	5 (168.5828)	7 (167.9772)	4 (168.0232)
2017-04-07	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT	23 / 29 (647.3716)	3 (175.4056)	26 (155.4288)	9 (171.4400)	29 (145.0972)
2016-12-09	Down Town Throw Down Barbecue Championships Las Vegas, NV	26 / 28 (636.4688)	26 (159.9772)	21 (162.8344)	26 (159.9772)	26 (153.6800)
2016-08-26	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	15 / 37 (668.1144)	19 (164.6172)	17 (166.2856)	6 (173.7028)	22 (163.5088)
2016-04-08	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT	23 / 30 (635.3600)	25 (156.0000)	23 (159.3828)	21 (159.9772)	22 (160.0000)
2015-06-19	YCC - Real Men Can Cook BBQ Comp Ogden, UT	16 / 23 (641.5884)	15 (162.8456)	15 (160.5600)	10 (164.5256)	20 (153.6572)
2015-05-02	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	38 / 41 (630.1604)	35 (162.8116)	38 (152.5144)	20 (165.7144)	40 (149.1200)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017 ↗	Master	#987 (344 pts)	#862 (454 pts)	#912 (429 pts)	#980 (379 pts)	#977 (364 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1263 (228 pts)	#1447 (198 pts)	#1322 (238 pts)	#1137 (303 pts)	#1450 (198 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1517 (153 pts)	#1599 (158 pts)	#1600 (158 pts)	#1417 (208 pts)	#1693 (133 pts)