A tough matchup
9–0
behind in the head-to-head
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead in 100% of their meetings
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
JUST Q IT
JUST Q IT is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 11th of 17 at the Brandywine Backyard Barbeque Festival (BACKYARDONLY) (). They are ranked #6263 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Just 'Q' It!”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1415
peak 1415 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Oct 21, 2016
latest Oct 18, 2019 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 90%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
593.09 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 586.32 (+6.77)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±24.41
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 149.81 · weakest Brisket (143.12)
Road miles
686
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 76 mi
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)
Purse competed for
$27K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
586.32 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
303.95 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 | #1471 (120 pts) | #1593 (120 pts) | #1575 (120 pts) | #1578 (120 pts) | #1536 (120 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1266 (180 pts) | #1319 (180 pts) | #1354 (180 pts) | #1342 (180 pts) | #1330 (180 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1722 (120 pts) | #1802 (120 pts) | #1822 (120 pts) | #1561 (170 pts) | #1794 (120 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to JUST Q IT, each with one reason worth a look.
#6,261 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1415
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,260 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1415
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before JUST Q IT's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,259 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1415
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,264 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1414
15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#6,262 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1415
Level with JUST Q IT on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#6,258 of the rated field
- Contests
- 34
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 3%
- Peak
- 1415
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 34 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGHEADED BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DRILLING & GRILLING | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DANTE'S INFERNO | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Piggin' Whiskey | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WEEKEND SMOKERS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOG STREET BULLIES | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GUZZY-Q | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| CRAZY HORSE BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 EYZ BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLOWER LOWER BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 302SMOKE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| POPPA Q-BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8800 | 142.8572 | 149.75 | top 88% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5944 | 123.9200 | 144.70 | top 85% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 136.5372 | 149.81 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2744 | 125.0516 | 143.12 | top 89% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 92% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boo-B-Que | 3 | 64 | 0 | top 92% | Oct 19, 2018 |
| Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 2 | 40 | 0 | top 95% | May 17, 2019 |
| Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition | 2 | 42 | 0 | top 96% | Jun 8, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
3 contests
Contests a season
2.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
DE
8 of 11 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
243
finished ahead 47 times, behind 489
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20193 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Separation Colonial BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score620.9832 Boo-B-Que
- Most recent contest Boo-B-Que
20171 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.1428 Boo-B-Que
20161 milestone
- Peak power rating (1487) Boo-B-Que
—1 milestone
- First tracked contest Brandywine Backyard Barbeque Festival (BACKYARDONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.6 | Boo-B-Que | Oct 21, 2016 |
| -11.3 | Twin Valley Fire And Smoke | May 18, 2018 |
| -10.4 | Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition | Jun 8, 2018 |
| -10.3 | Separation Colonial BBQ Competition | Jun 7, 2019 |
| -10.2 | Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition | Jun 9, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 86.2% | 83.3% |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 83.3% | 81.3% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 83.4% | 82.9% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 73.5% | 73.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2019 | Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE | 47 / 63 (620.9832) | 54 (152.5716) | 55 (151.3828) | 18 (166.2400) | 47 (150.7888) |
| Jun 7, 2019 | Separation Colonial BBQ Competition 🏅 New Castle, DE | 36 / 36 (585.4744) | 36 (145.0972) | 33 (147.9200) | 35 (142.2400) | 29 (150.2172) |
| May 17, 2019 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 40 / 44 (592.4228) | 35 (154.8228) | 42 (142.2284) | 40 (147.3828) | 38 (147.9888) |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE | 64 / 73 (599.9432) | 65 (149.1200) | 40 (160.5944) | 64 (147.4172) | 68 (142.8116) |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE | 42 / 42 (566.6400) | 40 (149.6456) | 41 (143.4400) | 42 (138.1828) | 42 (135.3716) |
| May 18, 2018 | Twin Valley Fire And Smoke Morgantown, PA | 47 / 47 (588.9712) | 45 (143.9428) | 39 (152.5256) | 45 (145.7372) | 45 (146.7656) |
| Oct 20, 2017 | Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE | 64 / 69 (592.9944) | 50 (162.8800) | 68 (126.1600) | 15 (169.1428) | 67 (134.8116) |
| Jun 9, 2017 | Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE | 42 / 46 (600.5376) | 45 (142.8572) | 37 (148.0116) | 36 (155.3944) | 37 (154.2744) |
| Oct 21, 2016 | Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE | 64 / 67 (528.9032) | 64 (143.3944) | 65 (123.9200) | 64 (136.5372) | 64 (125.0516) |
| Jun 10, 2016 | The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park New Castle, DE | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Brandywine Backyard Barbeque Festival (BACKYARDONLY) Landenberg, PA | 11 / 17 (303.9544) | 11 (153.1200) | 11 (150.8344) | — | — |