The comeback
1.7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Sun BBQ Fest (2017-06-03).
- last seen 2015-09-12
- back 2017-06-03
LIVIN THE Q LIFE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1497
peak 1497 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2014-06-21
latest 2017-06-03
Best ToY finish
#2158
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
628.82
last 4 Master vs avg 628.82 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.66
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.78 · weakest Brisket (149.32)
Road miles
445
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 366 mi
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Master avg
628.82 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
LIVIN THE Q LIFE has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 119 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3340 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3321 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after LIVIN THE Q LIFE did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#3323 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1497
No shared contest yet.
Level with LIVIN THE Q LIFE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3329 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3342 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3343 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 3 years before LIVIN THE Q LIFE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 145.6572 | 155.22 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.3088 | 147.3600 | 151.40 | top 79% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.3084 | 161.7600 | 164.78 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7372 | 137.6344 | 149.32 | top 75% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| CT | 1 | 0 | top 58% |
| MA | 1 | 0 | top 38% |
| DC | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 38% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 59% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2014-06-21 → 2017-06-03
Busiest season
2017
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CT
1 of 3 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 164.78 · weakest Brisket (149.32)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 1 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
628.82
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
131
62–88 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
445
3 mapped stops · furthest 366 mi
Schedule strength
1544
average field rating faced — tougher than 33% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
2015-09-12 → 2017-06-03
Power rating
1497
peak 1497 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle
- Peak power rating (1499) Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle
- 2015
- First call Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.1200 Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
- Career-best overall score653.1200 Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.3084 Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
- 2017
- Most recent contest Sun BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | 2015-09-12 |
| -1.2 | Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle | 2014-06-21 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 88% | 88% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 38% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-03 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 42 / 73 (633.7144) | 30 (164.5600) | 52 (154.3088) | 40 (162.2628) | 53 (152.5828) |
| 2015-09-12 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA | 14 / 37 (653.1200) | 35 (145.6572) | 33 (147.3600) | 10 (170.3084) | 36 (137.6344) |
| 2014-06-21 | Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 25 / 41 (627.4744) | 28 (155.4400) | 32 (152.5372) | 16 (161.7600) | 22 (157.7372) |
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 | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #1695 (135 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |