THE MIGHTY QUINNS BBQ

THE MIGHTY QUINNS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 16th of 25 at the LuLu's Brew & Que (2017). They are ranked #4932 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,932

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1464

peak 1509 · rated over 16 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 9, 2016

latest Jun 15, 2018 · 1.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#474

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 68%

overall standings

Best overall

660.5372 / 720

Master · Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge

Perfect 180s

Current form

633.03 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 640.02 (-6.98)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7372

Pork · Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge

Consistency

±14.96

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 161.26 · weakest Chicken (159.36)

Road miles

2,290

across 16 mapped stops · furthest 320 mi

Schedule strength

52%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)

Master avg

640.02 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Chucho Q has finished one call ahead of THE MIGHTY QUINNS BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

14–0 behind in the head-to-head

Backdraft BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DOUBLE J SMOKERS in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

13 of 14 shared pork entries lost

Backdraft BBQ ahead 93% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Backdraft BBQ has out-cooked them in 13 of 14 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

COLORADO SPRINGS GRILL STORE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 57% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 57% across 4 contests, versus top 68% the rest of the year.

4 September contests
top 68% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.08% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.08% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.9% of a perfect score
16 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	#1058 (252 pts)	#954 (332 pts)	#1004 (317 pts)	#963 (327 pts)	#1009 (297 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#474 (797 pts)	#493 (794 pts)	#427 (912 pts)	#384 (997 pts)	#319 (1,147 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2140 (80 pts)	#2124 (100 pts)	#2265 (75 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2228 (80 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to THE MIGHTY QUINNS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BONEYARD SMOKERS

#4,945 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1505

They've been 1505 at their best, 41 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jun 10, 2022

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BBQ TEAM EXTREME

#4,942 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1532

Careers of much the same size, 18 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 18 contests
last seen May 13, 2017

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Tracica BBQ Team

#4,944 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1464

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 43% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Aug 8, 2026

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BIG O & MO BBQ

#4,923 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1509

Level with THE MIGHTY QUINNS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 20, 2017

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Ribs For Your Pleasure

#4,911 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

They've been 1503 at their best, 39 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM

#4,931 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1464

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Oct 6, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Backdraft BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
WILD HOGS BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
Frank's BBQ Trading Post	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
BURNTOUT BBQ CO	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
UNCLE J'S	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
Q LIVE CREW	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	1	171.4628	143.3944	159.36	top 69%
Pork Ribs	16	2	172	145.0744	159.43	top 65%
Pork	16	3	173.7372	148.5600	161.26	top 62%
Brisket	16	3	170.8456	142.2972	159.97	top 54%

“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)	11	0	top 69%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 64%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CO	15	0	top 67%
NE	1	0	top 81%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Buskers, Brews & BBQ	2	16	top 71%	Jun 8, 2018
Wild West BBQ Cook Off	2	21	top 78%	May 11, 2018
LuLu's Brew & Que	2	16	top 60%	Apr 28, 2018
Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	2	16	top 50%	Sep 8, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 11 contests

Contests a season 5.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 15 of 16 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 12 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 241 finished ahead 185 times, behind 362

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

20181 milestone

Jun 15 Most recent contest 25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge

20174 milestones

Jan 6 Peak power rating (1509) National Western BBQ Throwdown
May 12 First call Wild West BBQ Cook Off
Sep 8 10th tracked contest Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge
Sep 8 Career-best single call (Pork)173.7372 Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge

20163 milestones

Sep 9 First tracked contest Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge
Sep 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.5372 Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge
Sep 9 Career-best overall score660.5372 Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	Sep 9, 2016
+4.2	National Western BBQ Throwdown	Jan 6, 2017
+2.5	LuLu's Brew & Que	Apr 28, 2018
+2.4	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	Sep 8, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.6	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ	Aug 4, 2017
-8.3	Wild West BBQ Cook Off	May 11, 2018
-8	Central Plains Ribfest	Jun 16, 2017
-6.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Apr 14, 2017
-5.9	Buskers, Brews & BBQ	Jun 8, 2018

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)
2018	4	50%	top 73%	90.7%	87.1%
2017	11	55%	top 68%	91.1%	89.3%
2016	1	0%	top 43%	91.7%	91.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 15, 2018	25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	43 / 62 (603.3716)	57 (143.3944)	15 (169.1200)	48 (148.5600)	54 (142.2972)
Jun 8, 2018	Buskers, Brews & BBQ Aurora, CO	25 / 31 (613.5084)	28 (147.3484)	18 (162.2400)	27 (154.8572)	27 (149.0628)
May 11, 2018	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	23 / 26 (639.3144)	7 (171.4628)	24 (156.5144)	24 (151.9428)	18 (159.3944)
Apr 28, 2018	LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO	22 / 40 (653.0860)	34 (157.0972)	29 (159.4172)	8 (172)	18 (164.5716)
Sep 29, 2017	LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO	16 / 25 (655.8856)	14 (167.9656)	4 (172)	18 (159.9772)	16 (155.9428)
Sep 22, 2017	BBBrew For Hope Ft.Collins, CO	16 / 25 (638.7312)	16 (163.9656)	25 (145.0744)	17 (163.9884)	14 (165.7028)
Sep 8, 2017	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Jct, CO	16 / 28 (643.9204)	26 (147.3484)	5 (170.3088)	4 (173.7372)	19 (152.5260)
Aug 4, 2017	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO	38 / 44 (638.0908)	38 (155.3712)	31 (162.2628)	42 (153.6340)	17 (166.8228)
Jul 21, 2017	Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO	31 / 46 (647.2916)	35 (162.2632)	41 (151.3600)	26 (165.6684)	9 (168)
Jun 16, 2017	Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE	22 / 27 (622.6972)	19 (157.6456)	24 (150.8116)	22 (153.1200)	10 (161.1200)
Jun 9, 2017	Buskers, Brews & BBQ Aurora, CO	16 / 26 (640.9940)	18 (163.4056)	20 (154.2400)	7 (167.4056)	17 (155.9428)
May 19, 2017	Boats, Bands, & BBQ Pueblo, CO	25 / 36 (638.0568)	30 (157.6456)	33 (151.9084)	25 (159.3828)	11 (169.1200)
May 12, 2017	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	21 / 31 (653.0516)	24 (159.9544)	23 (155.9888)	15 (166.2628)	9 (170.8456)
Apr 14, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Collins, CO	24 / 30 (639.8284)	14 (164.5600)	18 (162.2516)	14 (165.1084)	27 (147.9084)
Jan 6, 2017	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	19 / 38 (651.9200)	22 (162.8456)	24 (161.0972)	27 (161.1200)	11 (166.8572)
Sep 9, 2016	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	21 / 49 (660.5372)	17 (167.4284)	22 (166.2972)	28 (163.3828)	21 (163.4288)

THE MIGHTY QUINNS BBQ

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

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

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)