NO RUSH Q

NO RUSH Q is a competition barbecue team with 20 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 12th of 27 at the Covington Cork & Pork Festival (2018). They are ranked #5802 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,802

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1442

peak 1442 · rated over 20 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 11, 2016

latest Jun 21, 2019 · 3.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#807

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% 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

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 161.07 · weakest Brisket (155.04)

Road miles

5,592

across 20 mapped stops · furthest 697 mi

Schedule strength

78%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1601)

Purse competed for

$11K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

636.09 / 720

20 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

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
Nov 10, 2017

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 call 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.

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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

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	#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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to NO RUSH Q, each with one reason worth a look.

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

KIRBBQ

#5,798 of the rated field

1443 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 Nov 8, 2024

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Smoke Til We're Broke

#5,808 of the rated field

1442 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

They've been 1505 at their best, 63 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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SHOP BOYS BBQ

#5,809 of the rated field

1442 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1442

Careers of much the same size, 22 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Aug 1, 2025

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Black Crown Barbeque

#5,797 of the rated field

1443 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1443

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

rated over 26 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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OTAKU SMOKE N BREW

#5,811 of the rated field

1442 power rating

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

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

rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 30, 2019

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Hillside BBQ

#5,803 of the rated field

1442 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1442

They turned up 7 years after NO RUSH Q did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2026

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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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

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

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 7 contests

Contests a season 5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in VA 13 of 20 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 18 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 432 finished ahead 189 times, behind 712

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

20191 milestone

Jun 21 Most recent contest 8th Annual Covington Cork & Pork Festival

20181 milestone

Apr 27 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.7372 Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition

20172 milestones

May 12 10th tracked contest BBQ Jamboree- Day 2 (JUDGES FULL)
Nov 10 Career-best overall score680.4800 Brew B Q

20164 milestones

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.4	Brew B Q	Nov 10, 2017
+9.1	Covington Cork & Pork Festival	Jun 22, 2018
+5.2	12th Annual Recovery Fest/7th Annual BBQ State Championship	Sep 9, 2016
+1.4	Que & Cruz	Sep 30, 2016
+0.5	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1	May 11, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.6	Masters in May- The Classic	Apr 30, 2016
-8.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Aug 11, 2017
-7.8	Masters in May	Apr 29, 2016
-7.7	Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier)	Mar 11, 2016
-7.4	BBQ Jamboree- Day 2 (JUDGES FULL)	May 12, 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	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
Jun 21, 2019	8th Annual Covington Cork & Pork Festival 🏅 Covington, VA	24 / 32 (627.7940)	21 (162.7884)	20 (161.7488)	25 (159.3484)	30 (143.9084)
Jun 22, 2018	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	12 / 27 (669.0400)	15 (165.6800)	5 (172)	20 (161.6916)	11 (169.6684)
May 12, 2018	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 2 Fredericksburg, VA	35 / 38 (634.0800)	31 (162.8000)	27 (163.3828)	34 (157.6800)	35 (150.2172)
May 11, 2018	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1 Fredericksburg, VA	33 / 45 (647.2912)	34 (163.3712)	30 (161.6916)	22 (165.7028)	33 (156.5256)
Apr 27, 2018	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lenexa, VA	35 / 45 (641.5084)	38 (153.6228)	4 (173.7372)	34 (158.7884)	37 (155.3600)
Mar 23, 2018	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	58 / 75 (634.0916)	73 (147.9200)	52 (158.2400)	20 (166.2744)	43 (161.6572)
Nov 10, 2017	Brew B Q Nashville, TN	12 / 26 (680.4800)	18 (170.2744)	11 (170.2744)	18 (166.2284)	8 (173.7028)
Sep 8, 2017	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)
Aug 11, 2017	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)
Jun 23, 2017	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	29 / 32 (628.4912)	31 (149.0512)	29 (154.2744)	11 (165.1200)	22 (160.0456)
May 12, 2017	BBQ Jamboree- Day 2 (JUDGES FULL) Fredericksburg, VA	40 / 43 (624.4228)	41 (157.0740)	31 (157.6916)	32 (157.7028)	39 (151.9544)
May 12, 2017	BBQ Jamboree-Day 1 (JUDGES FULL) Fredericksburg, VA	48 / 54 (624.9372)	32 (163.9656)	49 (151.3716)	21 (166.8228)	52 (142.7772)
Mar 10, 2017	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	56 / 67 (643.7712)	60 (157.0972)	14 (170.2744)	63 (155.9084)	53 (160.4912)
Sep 30, 2016	Que & Cruz Louisa, VA	18 / 31 (644.4572)	11 (169.1200)	5 (169.6800)	10 (163.4172)	29 (142.2400)
Sep 9, 2016	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)
May 13, 2016	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	54 / 72 (617.4736)	45 (158.2512)	60 (149.0512)	29 (162.7884)	59 (147.3828)
Apr 30, 2016	Masters in May- The Classic Appleton, WI	56 / 58 (598.0572)	50 (158.2400)	56 (142.2288)	56 (144.4684)	48 (153.1200)
Apr 29, 2016	Masters in May Appleton, WI	51 / 59 (621.5204)	44 (159.9656)	58 (148.5032)	49 (155.3716)	40 (157.6800)
Apr 15, 2016	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	29 / 41 (635.2340)	21 (166.2512)	16 (163.9656)	37 (153.0628)	34 (151.9544)
Mar 11, 2016	Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA	77 / 89 (632.4228)	59 (164.5372)	86 (146.8228)	36 (166.8228)	73 (154.2400)

NO RUSH Q

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

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)