FARVA-Q

FARVA-Q is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 6th of 15 at the Q'n With Kia-Kia-Kia (2017). They are ranked #3736 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Farva Q” and “Farva'Q”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,736

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1489

peak 1489 · rated over 15 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 2, 2015

latest Aug 14, 2020 · 5.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#987

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

7% 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

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.46 · weakest Brisket (160.98)

Road miles

2,812

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 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

656.86 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

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
Aug 25, 2017

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-10
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.

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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

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
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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

OFF IN THE PITS SMOKE TEAM

#3,715 of the rated field

1489 power rating

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

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jan 27, 2023

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SMACKIN' BUTTS BBQ, NE

#3,711 of the rated field

1489 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1489

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Apr 4, 2025

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Stitt Show BBQ

#3,738 of the rated field

1489 power rating

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

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen May 3, 2024

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BLAZED N' GLAZED

#3,730 of the rated field

1489 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1489

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

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BJ's Smokin Pistols

#3,745 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1508

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 14, 2022

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KICKEN ASH AND MAKEN FLAMES

#3,716 of the rated field

1489 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1489

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jun 16, 2022

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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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

Repeat visits (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%	Aug 23, 2019
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	23	0	top 78%	Apr 7, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 3 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in UT 7 of 15 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 12 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 218 finished ahead 161 times, behind 292

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

20203 milestones

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

20181 milestone

Aug 24 10th tracked contest Wild West BBQ Shoot Out

20173 milestones

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

20161 milestone

Aug 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score668.1144 Wild West BBQ Shoot Out

20152 milestones

May 2 First tracked contest Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship
Jun 19 First call YCC - Real Men Can Cook BBQ Comp

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.5	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	Aug 25, 2017
+8.4	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	Aug 26, 2016
+6.5	Q'n With Kia-Kia-Kia	Jun 16, 2017
+5.3	Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship	Jun 19, 2020
+4	Rockn & BBQ Brew Festival	Sep 7, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.9	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship	May 2, 2015
-7.6	Down Town Throw Down Barbecue Championships	Dec 9, 2016
-6.2	Happy Grillmore BBQ Competition	Jul 13, 2018
-5.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Apr 8, 2016
-5.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Apr 7, 2017

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)
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
Aug 14, 2020	Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival 🏅 Kanab, UT	27 / 42 (666.2400)	11 (174.2628)	39 (150.8344)	23 (168.5600)	7 (172.5828)
Jun 19, 2020	Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship 🏅 Riverdale, UT	15 / 32 (675.9432)	1 (178.2972)	18 (167.4288)	22 (166.2400)	18 (163.9772)
Sep 13, 2019	Bands brews & BBQ 🏅 Boise, ID	14 / 25 (667.9660)	9 (170.8572)	6 (173.7144)	9 (171.9884)	24 (151.4060)
Aug 23, 2019	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out 🏅 Wendover, NV	29 / 37 (657.6344)	22 (166.8572)	13 (169.1084)	34 (157.6800)	26 (163.9888)
Sep 7, 2018	Rockn & BBQ Brew Festival Boise, ID	11 / 25 (655.9428)	22 (151.3828)	11 (167.4172)	15 (166.2856)	6 (170.8572)
Aug 24, 2018	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	35 / 46 (654.1600)	42 (159.9772)	36 (163.9428)	31 (166.2744)	26 (163.9656)
Jul 13, 2018	Happy Grillmore BBQ Competition Draper, UT	17 / 21 (653.6460)	20 (154.8116)	11 (165.7144)	9 (167.4400)	10 (165.6800)
Aug 25, 2017	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out West Wendover, NV	12 / 37 (688.5828)	17 (173.7256)	4 (176.5828)	18 (169.1200)	13 (169.1544)
Jun 16, 2017	Q'n With Kia-Kia-Kia Ogden, UT	6 / 15 (673.7032)	9 (169.1200)	5 (168.5828)	7 (167.9772)	4 (168.0232)
Apr 7, 2017	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)
Dec 9, 2016	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)
Aug 26, 2016	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	15 / 37 (668.1144)	19 (164.6172)	17 (166.2856)	6 (173.7028)	22 (163.5088)
Apr 8, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT	23 / 30 (635.3600)	25 (156)	23 (159.3828)	21 (159.9772)	22 (160)
Jun 19, 2015	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)
May 2, 2015	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	38 / 41 (630.1604)	35 (162.8116)	38 (152.5144)	20 (165.7144)	40 (149.1200)

FARVA-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)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

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)