NASQ

NASQ is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 9th of 24 at the Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat) (2016). They are ranked #5467 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,467

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1452

peak 1501 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 18, 2014

latest May 19, 2018 · 3.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#878

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

17% of 12 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 69%

overall standings

Best overall

671.3372 / 720

Master · Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat)

Perfect 180s

Current form

628.34 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 634.48 (-6.14)

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2744

Pork Ribs · Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ

Consistency

±16.77

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 161.40 · weakest Brisket (155.92)

Road miles

601

across 12 mapped stops · furthest 61 mi

Schedule strength

14%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1521)

Master avg

634.48 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

671.3372 career-best overall

93.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 671.3372 at Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat) — 93.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 4, 2016

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 59%.

4 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 59%

A tough matchup

10–1 behind in the head-to-head

PUREBBQ ahead in 91% of their meetings

PUREBBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.48 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 25%.

Brisket avg 155.92
Pork Ribs avg 161.40
1 call in 12 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of THE SMOKIN' PORKETEERS in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

9 of 10 shared pork ribs entries lost

BUNCH OF SWINES ahead 90% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUNCH OF SWINES has out-cooked them in 9 of 10 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

ZWARTE HAND has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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The metronome

±2.33% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.33% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.1% 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
2017 ↗	Master	#1310 (199 pts)	#1297 (239 pts)	#1070 (329 pts)	#1309 (234 pts)	#1450 (189 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#878 (396 pts)	#1089 (316 pts)	#803 (496 pts)	#912 (421 pts)	#934 (376 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to NASQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Rub On It BBQ

#5,461 of the rated field

1452 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1452

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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STOKED TO SMOKE

#5,464 of the rated field

1452 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1452

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jan 17, 2020

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SIMMONS SECOND CHANCE RANCH BBQ

#5,487 of the rated field

1452 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1452

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 28, 2018

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SNOUTS HONOR BBQ TEAM

#5,485 of the rated field

1452 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1506

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Aug 25, 2017

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Whiskey Business BBQ

#5,477 of the rated field

1452 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1452

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Los Mexi"Q"tioners

#5,476 of the rated field

1452 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1452

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Aug 9, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ROKENDE REGAHS	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
PUREBBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
SEA SIDE SMOKERS	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
DE FILOUS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
LOWLAND SMOKERS	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
BBQ Team Laurentius	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
RIDDLEQ'S	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
IQ - NETHERLANDS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
LOW AND SLOW MEISTER	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ZWARTE HAND	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Turnpike Smokers	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BBQ MEESTERS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	0	0	167.3828	151.4172	158.71	top 71%
Pork Ribs	12	3	1	174.2744	146.8000	161.40	top 52%
Pork	12	2	0	170.8572	146.2400	158.45	top 65%
Brisket	12	1	0	166.2628	146.7884	155.92	top 62%

“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)	6	0	top 67%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 70%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NL	3	top 71%
BE	1	top 25%
EU	1	top 50%

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 4 contests

Contests a season 2.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NL 3 of 12 contests · 3 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 12 a different one every time

Opponents faced 208 finished ahead 139 times, behind 325

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

20181 milestone

May 19 Most recent contest Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition

20171 milestone

Sep 9 10th tracked contest Farm Meat

20164 milestones

May 8 First overall top-10 Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ
May 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4804 Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ
May 8 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2744 Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ
Jun 4 Career-best overall score671.3372 Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat)

20143 milestones

Oct 18 First tracked contest BBQ Society Cook-Off
Oct 18 First call BBQ Society Cook-Off
Oct 18 Peak power rating (1501) BBQ Society Cook-Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.2	Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ	May 8, 2016
+6.6	Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat)	Jun 4, 2016
+1.1	BBQ Society Cook-Off	Oct 18, 2014
+0.5	Farm Meat	Sep 9, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.3	4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off	Oct 8, 2016
-11.5	KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees	Jun 10, 2017
-10.4	Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ	May 9, 2015
-8.6	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	May 23, 2015
-8.5	5th Annual BBQ Society Cook-Off	Oct 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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0%	top 77%	86.3%	86.3%
2017	3	0	33%	top 78%	88.7%	87.8%
2016	4	2	50%	top 59%	93.2%	90%
2015	3	0	0%	top 75%	87.4%	86%
2014	1	0	100%	top 50%	89.9%	89.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 19, 2018	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp	46 / 60 (621.6228)	21 (165.7028)	51 (151.3944)	48 (155.3712)	45 (149.1544)
Oct 7, 2017	5th Annual BBQ Society Cook-Off Hoofddorp	40 / 47 (625.5996)	40 (156.0112)	24 (162.8116)	45 (150.2512)	33 (156.5256)
Sep 9, 2017	Farm Meat Dongen	22 / 38 (638.7088)	13 (165.1200)	13 (163.9544)	31 (153.1200)	26 (156.5144)
Jun 10, 2017	KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees Deurne	22 / 24 (631.3144)	23 (151.9772)	8 (166.8344)	12 (165.7144)	21 (146.7884)
Oct 8, 2016	4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off Hoofddorp. Netherlands, NL	43 / 46 (624.4684)	42 (152.5828)	35 (157.6572)	21 (165.7028)	41 (148.5256)
Sep 10, 2016	Farm Meat Dongen, NL	22 / 27 (639.2684)	17 (164.5484)	24 (155.3600)	16 (161.7028)	20 (157.6572)
Jun 4, 2016	Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat) Deurne, The Netherlands, NL	9 / 24 (671.3372)	14 (167.3828)	11 (166.8344)	10 (170.8572)	9 (166.2628)
May 8, 2016	Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ Hasselt, Belgium	10 / 40 (656.4804)	37 (155.4172)	2 (174.2744)	13 (165.0972)	16 (161.6916)
Oct 10, 2015	3rd Annual BBQ Society Cook Off Hoofddorp Netherlands	26 / 42 (629.5772)	37 (151.4172)	14 (165.1088)	36 (153.1084)	19 (159.9428)
May 23, 2015	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands	54 / 68 (621.1084)	55 (154.2856)	33 (160.6056)	64 (147.3600)	32 (158.8572)
May 9, 2015	Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ Kapermolenpark / Hasselt / Bel	32 / 38 (606.8232)	19 (161.1888)	32 (146.8000)	33 (146.2400)	23 (152.5944)
Oct 18, 2014	BBQ Society Cook-Off Hoofddorp Netherlands, EU	11 / 22 (647.4288)	17 (158.8688)	9 (165.1544)	7 (166.8800)	12 (156.5256)

NASQ

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 (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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)