NO RUSH Q

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

Power ranking

#5762

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1442

peak 1442 · rated over 20 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2016-03-11

latest 2019-06-21

Best ToY finish

#807

Master 2017

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 20 contests

Avg finish

top 77%

overall standings

Best overall

680.4800 / 720

Master · Brew B Q

Perfect 180s

Current form

643.94 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 636.09 (+7.85)

Walk rate

30%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7372

Pork Ribs · Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition

Consistency

±17.91

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 161.07 · weakest Brisket (155.04)

Road miles

5,592

mi across 20 mapped stops · furthest 697 mi

Schedule strength

78%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1600)

Purse competed for

$11K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

636.09 / 720

20 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 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.

High-water mark

680.4800 career-best overall

94.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 680.4800 at Brew B Q — 94.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2017-11-10

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

WAR PIGS has finished one call ahead of NO RUSH Q 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

13–0 behind in the head-to-head

JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS ahead in 100% of their meetings

JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.03 points below their pork, and turns into a call 5% of the time against 10%.

Brisket avg 155.04
Pork avg 161.07
1 calls in 20 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of GRATEFUL 'QUE in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

11 of 11 shared pork entries lost

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has out-cooked them in 11 of 11 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

MEAT MAFIA BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 61% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 61% across 3 contests, versus top 77% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 77% the rest of the year

The long haul

5,592 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,592 miles across 20 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 697 miles to Masters in May.

20 mapped stops
furthest 697 mi

The metronome

±2.49% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.49% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.3% of a perfect score
20 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.

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

KIRBBQ

#5754 of the rated field

1443 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1443

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to NO RUSH Q)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team NO RUSH Q has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 24 contests
last seen 2024-11-08

⚔ Head-to-head

Meat Rubbers

#5766 of the rated field

1442 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1442

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 24 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 24 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

OLE SMOKEY BARBECUE CREW

#5770 of the rated field

1442 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1442

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2018-10-19

⚔ Head-to-head

Black Crown Barbeque

#5767 of the rated field

1442 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1442

No shared contest yet.

25 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 4% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 25 contests
last seen 2026-06-13

⚔ Head-to-head

Big Alz BBQ

#5771 of the rated field

1442 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1442

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 6 years after NO RUSH Q did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2026-07-17

⚔ Head-to-head

OTAKU SMOKE N BREW

#5765 of the rated field

1442 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1442

No shared contest yet.

Level with NO RUSH Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2019-08-30

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
3N1 Q	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
Serial Griller	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	20	0	170.2744	147.9200	160.44	top 74%
Pork Ribs	20	4	173.7372	142.2288	159.54	top 62%
Pork	20	2	169.6800	144.4684	161.07	top 62%
Brisket	20	1	173.7028	142.2400	155.04	top 76%

“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
VA	13	top 75%
GA	2	top 85%
WI	2	top 91%
TN	1	top 46%
SC	1	top 96%
MD	1	top 71%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	9	0	top 70%
Large (40+)	11	0	top 83%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
*Covington Cork & Pork Festival	2	12	0	top 68%	2018-06-22
Flames on the Flint	2	56	0	top 85%	2017-03-10

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.3 yrs 2016-03-11 → 2019-06-21

Busiest season 2017 7 contests

Contests a season 5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in VA 13 of 20 contests · 6 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 18 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 20 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 161.07 · weakest Brisket (155.04)

Walk rate 30% a top-10 call in 6 of 20 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 20 contests

Master average 636.09 out of 720 · 20 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 432 189–712 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 5,592 20 mapped stops · furthest 697 mi

Schedule strength 1600 average field rating faced — tougher than 78% of rated contests

Purse competed for $11,000 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 3 state-championship entries

Power rating 1442 peak 1442 · #5762 of 6,413 rated

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

2016
Mar 11 First tracked contest Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier)
Mar 11 Peak power rating (1492) Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier)
Sep 9 First call 12th Annual Recovery Fest/7th Annual BBQ State Championship
Sep 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3712 12th Annual Recovery Fest/7th Annual BBQ State Championship
2017
May 12 10th tracked contest *BBQ Jamboree-Day 1(JUDGES FULL)
Nov 10 Career-best overall score680.4800 Brew B Q
2018
Apr 27 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.7372 Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
2019
Jun 21 Most recent contest 8th Annual Covington Cork & Pork Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.4	Brew B Q	2017-11-10
+9.1	*Covington Cork & Pork Festival	2018-06-22
+5.2	12th Annual Recovery Fest/7th Annual BBQ State Championship	2016-09-09
+1.3	Que & Cruz	2016-09-30
+0.5	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1	2018-05-11

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.6	Masters in May- The Classic	2016-04-30
-7.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2017-08-11
-7.8	Masters in May	2016-04-29
-7.8	Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier)	2016-03-11
-7.4	*BBQ Jamboree- Day 2(JUDGES FULL)	2017-05-12

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0%	top 75%	87.2%	87.2%
2018	5	40%	top 73%	92.9%	89.6%
2017	7	29%	top 82%	94.5%	88.5%
2016	7	29%	top 74%	91.6%	87.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-06-21	8th Annual Covington Cork & Pork Festival 🏅 Covington, VA	24 / 32 (627.7940)	21 (162.7884)	20 (161.7488)	25 (159.3484)	30 (143.9084)
2018-06-22	*Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	12 / 27 (669.0400)	15 (165.6800)	5 (172.0000)	20 (161.6916)	11 (169.6684)
2018-05-12	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 2 Fredericksburg, VA	35 / 38 (634.0800)	31 (162.8000)	27 (163.3828)	34 (157.6800)	35 (150.2172)
2018-05-11	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1 Fredericksburg, VA	33 / 45 (647.2912)	34 (163.3712)	30 (161.6916)	22 (165.7028)	33 (156.5256)
2018-04-27	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lenexa, VA	35 / 45 (641.5084)	38 (153.6228)	4 (173.7372)	34 (158.7884)	37 (155.3600)
2018-03-23	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	58 / 75 (634.0916)	73 (147.9200)	52 (158.2400)	20 (166.2744)	43 (161.6572)
2017-11-10	Brew B Q Nashville, TN	12 / 26 (680.4800)	18 (170.2744)	11 (170.2744)	18 (166.2284)	8 (173.7028)
2017-09-08	13th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship 🏅 Richmond, VA	27 / 35 (626.6396)	29 (156.5256)	24 (161.0856)	25 (158.8112)	29 (150.2172)
2017-08-11	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Charleston, SC	26 / 27 (630.6860)	25 (158.8000)	26 (147.3944)	9 (169.6800)	26 (154.8116)
2017-06-23	*Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	29 / 32 (628.4912)	31 (149.0512)	29 (154.2744)	11 (165.1200)	22 (160.0456)
2017-05-12	*BBQ Jamboree-Day 1(JUDGES FULL) Fredericksburg, VA	48 / 54 (624.9372)	32 (163.9656)	49 (151.3716)	21 (166.8228)	52 (142.7772)
2017-05-12	*BBQ Jamboree- Day 2(JUDGES FULL) Fredericksburg, VA	40 / 43 (624.4228)	41 (157.0740)	31 (157.6916)	32 (157.7028)	39 (151.9544)
2017-03-10	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	56 / 67 (643.7712)	60 (157.0972)	14 (170.2744)	63 (155.9084)	53 (160.4912)
2016-09-30	Que & Cruz Louisa, VA	18 / 31 (644.4572)	11 (169.1200)	5 (169.6800)	10 (163.4172)	29 (142.2400)
2016-09-09	12th Annual Recovery Fest/7th Annual BBQ State Championship 🏅 Richmond, VA	12 / 25 (659.3712)	15 (163.4056)	7 (167.4172)	12 (165.7028)	11 (162.8456)
2016-05-13	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	54 / 72 (617.4736)	45 (158.2512)	60 (149.0512)	29 (162.7884)	59 (147.3828)
2016-04-30	Masters in May- The Classic Appleton, WI	56 / 58 (598.0572)	50 (158.2400)	56 (142.2288)	56 (144.4684)	48 (153.1200)
2016-04-29	Masters in May Appleton, WI	51 / 59 (621.5204)	44 (159.9656)	58 (148.5032)	49 (155.3716)	40 (157.6800)
2016-04-15	*Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	29 / 41 (635.2340)	21 (166.2512)	16 (163.9656)	37 (153.0628)	34 (151.9544)
2016-03-11	Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA	77 / 89 (632.4228)	59 (164.5372)	86 (146.8228)	36 (166.8228)	73 (154.2400)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#865 (357 pts)	#936 (342 pts)	#648 (567 pts)	#904 (357 pts)	#893 (362 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#807 (465 pts)	#895 (435 pts)	#760 (530 pts)	#678 (610 pts)	#763 (510 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#856 (415 pts)	#884 (420 pts)	#796 (500 pts)	#923 (415 pts)	#867 (420 pts)