SEXY Q

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

Power ranking

#1742

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1550

peak 1553 · rated over 14 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-14

latest 2017-09-01

Best ToY finish

#636

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 46%

overall standings

Best overall

680.4796 / 720

Master · Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff

Perfect 180s

Current form

665.96 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 656.94 (+9.02)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

177.7144

Pork · Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest

Consistency

±17.17

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.28 · weakest Brisket (162.83)

Road miles

3,209

mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 421 mi

Schedule strength

43%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)

Master avg

656.94 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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

680.4796 career-best overall

94.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 680.4796 at Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff — 94.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-09-23

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 8 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 3 category wins, at an average finish in the top 36%.

8 contests
3 overall top-10s
3 category wins
average top 36%

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

FIRE DANCER BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of RUB IT, SMOKE IT, LOVE IT in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

5 of 7 shared pork entries lost

One2BBQ ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, One2BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared pork entries.

The long haul

3,209 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,209 miles across 15 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 421 miles to BBQ Fest Cooking Contest.

15 mapped stops
furthest 421 mi

The metronome

±2.38% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.38% 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.

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

MIDNIGHT SMOKERS MJ

#1743 of the rated field

1550 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1554

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SEXY Q)

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

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2018-03-09

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THE SHED BBQ

#1751 of the rated field

1549 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1549

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SEXY Q)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2023-09-27

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3 GUYS WITH WOOD

#1750 of the rated field

1550 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1579

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

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 23 contests to 15.

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2023-09-27

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DRUM DADDY BBQ

#1736 of the rated field

1550 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1555

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SEXY Q)

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 37 contests, alongside a 14% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 34 contests
last seen 2021-06-04

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Smokin R's

#1735 of the rated field

1550 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1558

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2026-04-03

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Thin Blue Smoke MS

#1746 of the rated field

1550 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1550

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 12 years after SEXY Q did, first appearing in 2025.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-04-24

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
One2BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
QUAU	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
PITMASTERIQ BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Its 5 Oclock Somewhere	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
RURAL ROUTE BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BOSS HAWG BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
JUGS BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
A PIGS WORST NIGHTMARE	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
ALL IN QUE	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	3	1	1	174.8572	142.8568	164.62	top 46%
Pork Ribs	15	1	0	0	174.8800	152.5604	163.21	top 53%
Pork	15	7	1	2	177.7144	152.5256	166.28	top 39%
Brisket	15	3	1	1	177.7028	151.4056	162.83	top 48%

“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
MO	5	top 44%
IL	4	top 45%
TN	3	top 53%
KS	2	top 56%
AR	1	top 20%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 51%
Large (40+)	13	0	top 46%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
*Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	2	9	0	top 20%	2017-08-18

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.2 yrs 2013-06-14 → 2017-09-01

Busiest season 2016 8 contests

Contests a season 3 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 5 of 15 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 14 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 15 entries · 1 win · 3 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 166.28 · weakest Brisket (162.83)

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

Overall top-10 rate 27% 4 of 15 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 656.94 out of 720 · 15 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 1,076 779–803 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,209 15 mapped stops · furthest 421 mi

Schedule strength 1556 average field rating faced — tougher than 43% of rated contests

Power rating 1550 peak 1553 · #1742 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jun 14 First tracked contest Southern Pride Invitational (Competitor's Series)
Jun 14 First call Southern Pride Invitational (Competitor's Series)
2015
Apr 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.9316 Fifth Annual Bull Moose
2016
Apr 1 First category win (Pork) Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest
Apr 1 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7144 Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest
Jun 3 First overall top-10 Up In smoke on the Square
Aug 19 10th tracked contest Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
Sep 23 Career-best overall score680.4796 Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff
2017
Aug 18 Peak power rating (1553) *Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
Sep 1 Most recent contest 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.2	Up In smoke on the Square	2016-06-03
+11.8	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	2016-08-19
+10.9	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest	2016-04-01
+10.4	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff	2016-09-23
+9.5	*Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	2016-09-30

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.5	BBQ Fest Cooking Contest	2014-07-25
-8.2	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off	2013-09-19
-7.1	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	2016-04-15
-3.2	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2017-09-01

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)
2017	2	1	0	50%	top 43%	92.9%	91.7%
2016	8	3	3	75%	top 36%	94.5%	92.2%
2015	2	0	0	50%	top 46%	92.8%	91.7%
2014	1	0	0	0%	top 89%	89.1%	89.1%
2013	2	0	0	100%	top 68%	87.8%	87.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-09-01	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	257 / 407 (650.7428)	243 (163.9656)	209 (165.1200)	279 (161.1200)	264 (160.5372)
2017-08-18	*Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	10 / 43 (669.0284)	6 (173.1084)	30 (156.5028)	10 (167.4400)	4 (171.9772)
2016-10-29	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS	274 / 557 (655.3140)	96 (171.4284)	394 (158.8000)	462 (155.3828)	118 (169.7028)
2016-09-30	*Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	9 / 44 (674.2168)	25 (159.9540)	24 (163.9772)	7 (172.5828)	1 (177.7028)
2016-09-23	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	16 / 64 (680.4796)	52 (160.5256)	18 (170.2628)	4 (176.5828)	12 (173.1084)
2016-08-19	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	9 / 51 (663.9660)	14 (165.1316)	24 (163.3944)	3 (173.1656)	18 (162.2744)
2016-06-03	Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	10 / 52 (670.7660)	10 (171.4172)	21 (163.9544)	13 (169.1316)	19 (166.2628)
2016-05-27	35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off Kennett, MO	13 / 28 (660.4916)	1 (174.8572)	16 (163.9772)	17 (163.9772)	19 (157.6800)
2016-04-15	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	44 / 53 (624.9832)	47 (154.8000)	44 (152.5604)	23 (164.5372)	40 (153.0856)
2016-04-01	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Jackson, TN	18 / 61 (678.7660)	22 (171.4172)	25 (166.8344)	1 (177.7144)	43 (162.8000)
2015-04-17	7th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	25 / 49 (651.8856)	11 (169.1084)	4 (174.8800)	43 (152.5256)	34 (155.3716)
2015-04-03	Fifth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	17 / 41 (667.9316)	12 (169.6916)	22 (169.1200)	23 (164.0344)	21 (165.0856)
2014-07-25	BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	39 / 44 (641.5652)	17 (170.8228)	35 (158.2284)	30 (161.1084)	43 (151.4056)
2013-09-19	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL	61 / 76 (632.4916)	70 (150.2628)	56 (157.6800)	9 (172.5944)	64 (151.9544)
2013-06-14	Southern Pride Invitational (Competitor's Series) unrated Marion, IL	16 / 29 (631.4280)	28 (142.8568)	11 (162.8570)	10 (162.2856)	6 (163.4286)

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	#1323 (195 pts)	#1303 (235 pts)	#1822 (120 pts)	#1423 (195 pts)	#1178 (270 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#636 (608 pts)	#609 (668 pts)	#902 (423 pts)	#512 (793 pts)	#628 (638 pts)