High-water mark
685.6456
career-best overall
95.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 685.6456 at Squealin' on the Square — 95.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 30, 2016
THE Q PINE NATION
THE Q PINE NATION is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 27 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2017). They are ranked #1296 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1580
peak 1580 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
May 13, 2016
latest Jun 21, 2019 · 3.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
71% of 7 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 24%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
677.28 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 678.52 (-1.24)
Walk rate
86%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.16
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 171.65 · weakest Pork (167.82)
Road miles
1,436
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 497 mi
Schedule strength
76%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1598)
Purse competed for
$11K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
678.52 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1218 (182 pts) | #1820 (97 pts) | #1462 (142 pts) | #1144 (232 pts) | #1199 (207 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1175 (210 pts) | #1452 (155 pts) | #1110 (260 pts) | #1870 (90 pts) | #1776 (105 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #860 (426 pts) | #1031 (356 pts) | #1130 (301 pts) | #1005 (361 pts) | #712 (556 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #898 (381 pts) | #1096 (311 pts) | #1023 (346 pts) | #1284 (251 pts) | #1059 (321 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to THE Q PINE NATION, each with one reason worth a look.
38 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,292 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 86%
- Peak
- 1580
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,301 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 56%
- Peak
- 1580
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,295 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1583
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before THE Q PINE NATION's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,294 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1585
16 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 44% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#1,302 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 42%
- Peak
- 1580
3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careers#1,293 of the rated field
- Contests
- 28
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1587
Level with THE Q PINE NATION on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 173.1428 | 165.0856 | 170.35 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 175.4172 | 163.9772 | 168.71 | top 33% |
| Pork | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 174.8572 | 163.9772 | 167.82 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 166.8228 | 171.65 | top 21% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 30% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 9% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
3 of 7 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
213
finished ahead 216 times, behind 47
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
Apr 6, 2018 → Jun 21, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20192 milestones
- Peak power rating (1580) 8th Annual Covington Cork & Pork Festival
- Most recent contest 8th Annual Covington Cork & Pork Festival
20181 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4172 The Ironman
20166 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ Jamboree
- First call BBQ Jamboree
- First overall top-10 BBQ Jamboree
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.6000 BBQ Jamboree
- First overall podium Squealin' on the Square
- Career-best overall score685.6456 Squealin' on the Square
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Aug 11, 2017 |
| +15.2 | The Ironman | Apr 6, 2018 |
| +14.9 | Squealin' on the Square | Sep 30, 2016 |
| +14.7 | BBQ Jamboree | May 13, 2016 |
| +12.8 | 8th Annual Covington Cork & Pork Festival | Jun 21, 2019 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 16% | 94.4% | 94.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 7% | 94.7% | 94.7% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 42% | 95.1% | 93.7% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 11% | 95.2% | 94.7% |
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 | 5 / 32 (679.8972) | 17 (165.0856) | 9 (166.8344) | 3 (174.8572) | 4 (173.1200) |
| Apr 6, 2018 | The Ironman Greencastle, PA | 4 / 60 (682.1940) | 8 (172) | 2 (175.4172) | 19 (166.2512) | 16 (168.5256) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Richmond, VA | 19 / 29 (667.3028) | 11 (171.4056) | 17 (165.0972) | 23 (163.9772) | 15 (166.8228) |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Charleston, SC | 3 / 27 (684.5372) | 10 (171.4056) | 13 (166.8344) | 4 (170.8800) | 4 (175.4172) |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Brunskwick BBQ Beach Bash (GBC QUALIFIER) Brunswick, GA | 12 / 25 (672.4800) | 14 (170.2744) | 16 (163.9772) | 16 (164.5256) | 2 (173.7028) |
| Sep 30, 2016 | Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC | 3 / 26 (685.6456) | 3 (173.1428) | 3 (173.7028) | 10 (166.8228) | 5 (171.9772) |
| May 13, 2016 | BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA | 8 / 72 (677.6000) | 20 (169.1200) | 13 (169.1200) | 12 (167.3944) | 9 (171.9656) |