A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB ahead in 100% of their meetings
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
JCQ
JCQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 29th of 53 at the Smoke on the Trails (2019). They are ranked #2521 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1519
peak 1525 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Jun 26, 2015
latest Jun 24, 2022 · 7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
651.10 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 646.98 (+4.12)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.70
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.29 · weakest Brisket (156.07)
Road miles
173
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 34 mi
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)
Purse competed for
$42K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
646.98 / 720
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1471 (120 pts) | #1115 (235 pts) | #1575 (120 pts) | #1359 (170 pts) | #1536 (120 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1524 (120 pts) | #1495 (145 pts) | #1466 (155 pts) | #1254 (205 pts) | #1586 (120 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) | #1647 (145 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to JCQ, each with one reason worth a look.
82 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,515 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1541
3–3 in 6 shared contests (50% to JCQ)
These two have cooked 6 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,532 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1519
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to JCQ)
Fewer contests behind them than JCQ has cooked, 5 to 10, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,526 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1519
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,524 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1529
They turned up 6 years after JCQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#2,508 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 42%
- Peak
- 1522
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before JCQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,531 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1521
Level with JCQ 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC Meat Sweats | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH i QUE | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DUNN UP BBQ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| MIKE'S MAGIC SMOKE | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEY JOKERS | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Flower of the Flames | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Four Men and A Pig | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Every Man A Smoker | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Grill on Grill Action | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogs Breath BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Jonesy's Smoke Rangers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Meaty Bone BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| No Clue BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4628 | 154.2860 | 163.53 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5716 | 148.5144 | 162.09 | top 47% |
| Pork | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 153.0856 | 165.29 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9428 | 151.3944 | 156.07 | 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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Trails | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 54% | Sep 27, 2019 |
| The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | 2 | 34 | 0 | top 72% | Apr 7, 2017 |
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2 | 60 | 0 | top 36% | Jun 24, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
8 of 10 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
7
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
494
finished ahead 771 times, behind 529
Longest layoff
2.7 yrs
Sep 27, 2019 → Jun 24, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20222 milestones
- 10th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20193 milestones
- Career-best overall score661.6000 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4628 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Peak power rating (1525) Smoke on the Trails
20171 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6572 The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- First call Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.9 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2019 |
| +7.7 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle | Jun 22, 2018 |
| +6 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 26, 2015 |
| +4 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2017 |
| +4 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.4 | The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | Apr 8, 2016 |
| -5.7 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2022 |
| -0.8 | The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 89% | 89% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 37% | 91.9% | 90.5% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 40% | 91.7% | 91.1% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 51% | 90.8% | 89.9% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 89% | 88.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 110 / 164 (640.4800) | 134 (154.8228) | 96 (161.1200) | 84 (165.1316) | 99 (159.4056) |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 29 / 53 (641.6000) | 30 (161.1084) | 30 (160.5716) | 24 (164.5600) | 34 (155.3600) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 35 / 183 (661.6000) | 6 (175.4628) | 115 (156.5028) | 16 (172.5600) | 109 (157.0744) |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS | 36 / 68 (659.9088) | 62 (157.6916) | 18 (172.5716) | 9 (172.5600) | 50 (157.0856) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 49 / 185 (651.9088) | 20 (168.5600) | 63 (163.9772) | 51 (166.2744) | 127 (153.0972) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 71 / 184 (640.9368) | 90 (158.8228) | 77 (161.6456) | 44 (166.8228) | 115 (153.6456) |
| Apr 7, 2017 | The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO | 34 / 54 (653.6572) | 13 (170.8800) | 10 (172) | 42 (159.3828) | 45 (151.3944) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 72 / 183 (640.4800) | 28 (168.5484) | 93 (159.4288) | 135 (153.0856) | 78 (159.4172) |
| Apr 8, 2016 | The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO | 43 / 53 (634.6856) | 27 (165.1084) | 51 (148.5144) | 38 (161.1200) | 33 (159.9428) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 60 / 183 (644.5148) | 133 (154.2860) | 53 (164.5600) | 9 (171.4172) | 106 (154.2516) |