The King and His Q KS
Rating
1577
peak 1602
Contests
24
in the data
First seen
2019-05-31
latest 2026-06-21
Best ToY finish
#136
Master 2020
Grand champs
4
4 reserve
Category wins
12
29 podiums
Overall top-10s
15
of 24 contests
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
652.40 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 662.18 (-9.78)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
10
best run (overall)
Consistency
±51.21
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.33 · weakest Brisket (166.10)
Road miles
57388
mi across 24 mapped stops · furthest 10663 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Smoke N Daggers BBQ has finished one call ahead of The King and His Q 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
West Cooper BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
JANKY LEG BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Smokin Genius in 7 of their 8 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Smokin in the Valley is their spot: 2 Grand Championships in 4 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.2452 points of the Grand Championship at Smokin Barrel Fest (2025-06-14).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 41-team field at Queensland BBQ Championship.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 21 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 179.4400 | 163.9888 | 170.47 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 22 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 177.7372 | 165.1316 | 171.30 | top 29% |
| Pork | 20 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 177.7028 | 161.6912 | 171.33 | top 34% |
| Brisket | 21 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 175.4056 | 146.8228 | 166.10 | top 45% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 80% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 40% |
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 69% |
| WA | 1 | 0 | top 20% |
| CA | 1 | 0 | top 18% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 10 | 3 | top 29% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 22% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 1 | top 50% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TN (3 of 24 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (22 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Queensland BBQ Championship (2019-06-29)
- Wins it all in 17% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 662.18
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 695.9656 | 685.25 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 691.3828 | 638.24 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 691.9200 | 678.47 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 687.3828 | 687.38 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 658.7660 | 658.77 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 677.6800 | 670.55 |
| 2019 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 697.2000 | 640.66 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-21 | Chicken & Ribs BBQ Smoke-Off (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Herne Hill, Australia, 6056 | — | 1 (177.7028) | — | — | — |
| 2026-06-21 | Chicken & Ribs BBQ Smoke-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Herne Hill, Australia, 6056 | — | — | 4 (173.1544) | — | — |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 59 / 82 (687.3600) | 63 (171.4172) | 36 (174.8572) | 14 (177.7028) | 77 (163.3828) |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 103 / 117 (672.4344) | 88 (169.1200) | 67 (170.8344) | 90 (167.3828) | 101 (165.0972) |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | 70 (165.1200) | — | — | — |
| 2026-04-25 | Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 | 1 / 9 (695.9656) | 4 (172.5600) | 1 (176.0000) | 3 (176.5600) | 1 (170.8456) |
| 2025-11-01 | Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 | 9 / 9 (514.8344) | — | 2 (170.2972) | 5 (170.2628) | 2 (174.2744) |
| 2025-08-02 | Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 | 2 / 12 (691.3828) | 1 (179.4400) | 5 (166.8228) | 3 (177.1544) | 5 (167.9656) |
| 2025-06-14 | Smokin Barrel Fest Nanson, WA | 2 / 10 (682.8116) | 1 (177.1428) | 6 (165.1316) | 2 (176.0000) | 4 (164.5372) |
| 2025-04-26 | Smokin' in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 | 5 / 13 (663.9432) | 6 (163.9888) | 3 (170.2744) | 3 (169.1200) | 7 (160.5600) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 43 / 169 (691.9200) | 88 (171.9772) | 79 (171.4172) | 51 (173.1200) | 38 (175.4056) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 241 / 444 (673.5884) | 299 (165.1200) | 195 (170.2628) | 134 (171.9656) | 249 (166.2400) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 26 / 56 (683.3144) | 30 (171.9772) | 13 (174.2860) | 42 (168.5256) | 28 (168.5256) |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 49 / 53 (665.0632) | 48 (165.1544) | 41 (167.3944) | 50 (163.3828) | 28 (169.1316) |
| 2023-11-04 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia, | 1 / 11 (687.3828) | 2 (166.2400) | 1 (174.8800) | 1 (174.2628) | 1 (172.0000) |
| 2022-11-26 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia, | 3 / 12 (658.7660) | 3 (166.2744) | 1 (171.4172) | 5 (163.3828) | 5 (157.6916) |
| 2020-02-08 | Western Australia's Smokin Charity BBQ Governors Cup Perth, 6000 | 2 / 11 (663.4168) | 7 (164.5484) | 3 (165.1428) | 3 (169.7028) | 5 (164.0228) |
| 2020-01-24 | Northeast Beerbq Festival Bundalong, Vic, 3730 | 5 / 10 (677.6800) | 4 (170.8572) | 3 (169.7028) | 3 (174.2972) | 7 (162.8228) |
| 2019-11-09 | Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill WA, 6056 | 1 / 17 (670.3316) | 4 (168.0344) | 1 (170.3316) | 6 (161.6912) | 2 (170.2744) |
| 2019-11-04 | Heatbeads BBQ Turf Wars Cranbourne Melbourne, 3950 | 8 / 28 (657.1312) | 15 (164.0000) | 1 (172.5828) | 1 (173.7256) | 26 (146.8228) |
| 2019-08-03 | Burleigh BBQ Championships Queensland, 4220 | 5 / 32 (502.7656) | 2 (176.5600) | 8 (171.4172) | 5 (172.5484) | 3 (171.4056) |
| 2019-06-29 | Queensland BBQ Championship CLEVELAND QUEENSLAND, 4163 | 1 / 41 (697.2000) | 6 (176.0228) | 7 (172.6056) | 5 (174.9028) | 17 (168.5372) |
| 2019-05-31 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) Norco, CA | 9 / 49 (675.8856) | 4 (176.5600) | 8 (172.0000) | 12 (170.8228) | 33 (156.5028) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #303 (379 pts) | #195 (627 pts) | #242 (567 pts) | #296 (384 pts) | #306 (379 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #291 (754 pts) | #342 (675 pts) | #345 (759 pts) | #282 (819 pts) | #325 (724 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #408 (501 pts) | #452 (476 pts) | #430 (561 pts) | #426 (501 pts) | #435 (501 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #711 (212 pts) | #765 (212 pts) | #745 (262 pts) | #865 (162 pts) | #882 (162 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #136 (811 pts) | #199 (621 pts) | #110 (966 pts) | #129 (856 pts) | #195 (596 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #266 (1102 pts) | #335 (937 pts) | #254 (1112 pts) | #361 (927 pts) | #541 (627 pts) |