YAZOO'S DELTA Q

YAZOO'S DELTA Q is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 16 at the Shelby Forest Spring Fest Smokin' In the Forest (2016). They are ranked #937 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#937

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1612

peak 1612 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 1, 2016

latest Sep 15, 2018 · 2.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#482

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

50% of 12 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 28%

overall standings

Best overall

697.6916 / 720

Master · Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

684.40 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 682.21 (+2.19)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest

Consistency

±11.49

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 172.99 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.26)

Road miles

3,606

across 12 mapped stops · furthest 709 mi

Schedule strength

71%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)

Master avg

682.21 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Chicken ×1
Pork ×1

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 12 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 12 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

697.6916 career-best overall

96.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 697.6916 at Delta Smoke BBQ Contest — 96.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 10, 2016

A tough matchup

4–1 behind in the head-to-head

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead in 80% of their meetings

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.7 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.73 points below their pork, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 58%.

Pork Ribs avg 168.26
Pork avg 172.99
1 call in 12 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Extra Mile BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

A September team

Top 18% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 18% across 3 contests, versus top 28% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 28% the rest of the year

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The long haul

3,606 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,606 miles across 12 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 709 miles to Smithfield BBQ Classic.

12 mapped stops
furthest 709 mi

The metronome

±1.60% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.60% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.8% of a perfect score
12 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
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#482 (778 pts)	#771 (513 pts)	#738 (543 pts)	#338 (1,073 pts)	#499 (788 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#572 (691 pts)	#459 (871 pts)	#726 (556 pts)	#682 (591 pts)	#570 (706 pts)

Overall rank by season

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The teams rated closest to YAZOO'S DELTA Q, each with one reason worth a look.

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

TWO CRACKERS Q-ING

#936 of the rated field

1612 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1623

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 20 contests to 12.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Sep 24, 2021

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BLACK CAT BBQ

#942 of the rated field

1612 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1612

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Aug 5, 2016

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LITTLE LUKE'S BBQ

#935 of the rated field

1612 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1615

24 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 38% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Aug 24, 2018

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THAT'S OUR QUE

#941 of the rated field

1612 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1614

Level with YAZOO'S DELTA Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Jun 1, 2019

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County Line Que

#940 of the rated field

1612 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1620

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before YAZOO'S DELTA Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 30 contests

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PIGGY D'S BBQ

#938 of the rated field

1612 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 46%
Peak: 1627

41 contests to 12: their number has had years to settle where YAZOO'S DELTA Q's is still finding its level.

rated over 41 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
KILLER HOGS	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Extra Mile BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Q-BONES BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
TENNESSEE MOJO	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	3	2	2	180 🔥	159.9656	170.07	top 43%
Pork Ribs	12	1	0	0	174.8572	158.2284	168.26	top 41%
Pork	12	7	1	3	180 🔥	163.9428	172.99	top 24%
Brisket	12	6	0	2	177.1544	164.5256	170.89	top 32%

“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 19%
Medium (20–39)	4	top 36%
Large (40+)	7	top 25%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
TN	4	top 24%
MS	3	top 28%
KS	2	top 20%
VA	1	top 29%
AR	1	top 10%
GA	1	top 71%

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 6 contests

Contests a season 4 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TN 4 of 12 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 12 a different one every time

Opponents faced 864 finished ahead 976 times, behind 293

Longest layoff 1 yrs Sep 8, 2017 → Sep 15, 2018

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

20182 milestones

Sep 15 Peak power rating (1612) 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Sep 15 Most recent contest 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20171 milestone

Sep 1 10th tracked contest 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20168 milestones

Apr 1 First tracked contest Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest
Apr 1 First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.6460 Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest
Apr 15 First call Shelby Forest Spring Fest Smokin' In the Forest
Apr 15 First category win (Chicken) Shelby Forest Spring Fest Smokin' In the Forest
Apr 15 First overall top-10 Shelby Forest Spring Fest Smokin' In the Forest
Apr 15 First overall podium Shelby Forest Spring Fest Smokin' In the Forest
Apr 15 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Shelby Forest Spring Fest Smokin' In the Forest
Jun 10 Career-best overall score697.6916 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.2	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	Jun 10, 2016
+14.9	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest	Mar 31, 2017
+13.7	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2	Mar 18, 2017
+13.7	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Sep 1, 2017
+13.6	Shelby Forest Spring Fest Smokin' In the Forest	Apr 15, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-3.8	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier)	Apr 29, 2016

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)
2018	1	0	0	0%	top 34%	93.3%	93.3%
2017	6	3	1	83%	top 19%	96.3%	95.3%
2016	5	3	2	60%	top 37%	96.9%	94.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	157 / 467 (671.9196)	353 (159.9656)	117 (170.8228)	54 (173.7256)	173 (167.4056)
Sep 8, 2017	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN Millington, TN	6 / 42 (693.6684)	15 (173.1084)	13 (168.5372)	5 (175.4400)	3 (176.5828)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	26 / 407 (691.4400)	112 (171.4172)	42 (173.7256)	33 (175.4516)	83 (170.8456)
Aug 4, 2017	Smithfield BBQ Classic Smithfield, VA	8 / 28 (671.3256)	15 (167.9656)	24 (158.8000)	2 (173.7028)	4 (170.8572)
Mar 31, 2017	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Savannah, TN	6 / 48 (693.6228)	23 (169.6684)	12 (171.9888)	1 (180)	18 (171.9656)
Mar 18, 2017	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 Tupelo, MS	11 / 45 (685.6116)	15 (171.9772)	24 (167.3944)	10 (171.9772)	10 (174.2628)
Mar 17, 2017	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	19 / 68 (681.0400)	45 (166.2400)	14 (173.7144)	8 (174.2744)	39 (166.8112)
Jun 10, 2016	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	4 / 39 (697.6916)	4 (176.5600)	6 (174.8572)	25 (169.1200)	4 (177.1544)
May 27, 2016	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS	8 / 25 (677.5996)	1 (176.5828)	11 (165.6684)	9 (168.5372)	9 (166.8112)
Apr 29, 2016	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	25 / 35 (660.3884)	31 (163.3828)	18 (168.5372)	26 (163.9428)	26 (164.5256)
Apr 15, 2016	Shelby Forest Spring Fest Smokin' In the Forest Millington, TN	3 / 16 (692.5256)	1 (180)	14 (158.2284)	3 (177.1544)	2 (177.1428)
Apr 1, 2016	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Jackson, TN	32 / 61 (669.6460)	39 (163.9428)	23 (166.8804)	13 (172.5600)	32 (166.2628)

YAZOO'S DELTA Q

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

A September team

The long haul

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)

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)