Signature meat
40%
chicken entries won
2 wins from 5 entries
When chicken is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 40% of their entries (2 of 5).
- best 174.2628
- average 168.44
- 4 calls
LUNEY-Q BBQ
LUNEY-Q BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 9th of 13 at the Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off (2018). They are ranked #4646 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1470
peak 1470 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Oct 27, 2016
latest Aug 24, 2018 · 1.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
33% of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±70.07
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.44 · weakest Brisket (154.79)
Road miles
436
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 140 mi
Schedule strength
57%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)
Master avg
606.23 / 720
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1066 (248 pts) | #944 (338 pts) | #1197 (238 pts) | #1216 (223 pts) | #1124 (253 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1592 (148 pts) | #1206 (268 pts) | #1618 (163 pts) | #1694 (138 pts) | #1695 (143 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2228 (80 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 LUNEY-Q BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
140 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,645 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
They've been 1501 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,642 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,661 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
They turned up 5 years after LUNEY-Q BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#4,643 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
Level with LUNEY-Q BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,632 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,626 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 174.2628 | 163.9428 | 168.44 | top 33% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 150.2400 | 158.63 | top 75% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5256 | 144.5028 | 156.29 | top 86% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 143.3372 | 154.79 | top 77% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 73% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 96% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
UT
3 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
6 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Opponents faced
82
finished ahead 15 times, behind 99
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20184 milestones
- First overall top-10 Southern Utah BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.6856 Southern Utah BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score654.6856 Southern Utah BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off
20173 milestones
- First call Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First category win (Chicken) Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2628 Logandale Fall Festival
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest USA Barbecue Championship
- Peak power rating (1490) USA Barbecue Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.7 | Southern Utah BBQ Festival | May 18, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | Best Dam BBQ | May 26, 2017 |
| -10.2 | USA Barbecue Championship | Oct 27, 2016 |
| -8.1 | Logandale Fall Festival | Oct 20, 2017 |
| -1.1 | Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off | Aug 24, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 65% | 90.9% | 90.5% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 67% | top 94% | 86.4% | 75.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2018 | Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off Kanab, UT | 9 / 13 (647.8740) | 9 (163.9428) | 12 (158.8228) | 10 (160.5484) | 7 (164.5600) |
| May 18, 2018 | Southern Utah BBQ Festival Washington, UT | 9 / 15 (654.6856) | 3 (168) | 8 (167.3828) | 11 (164.5256) | 11 (154.7772) |
| Oct 20, 2017 | Logandale Fall Festival Logandale, NV | 16 / 18 (622.0684) | 1 (174.2628) | 13 (159.9656) | 18 (144.5028) | 17 (143.3372) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Kanab, UT | — | 1 (168) | 5 (150.2400) | — | — |
| May 26, 2017 | Best Dam BBQ Boulder City, NV | 37 / 37 (467.8056) | — | 25 (162.2400) | 36 (151.9312) | 30 (153.6344) |
| Oct 27, 2016 | USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV | 33 / 36 (638.6972) | 21 (167.9772) | 33 (153.1200) | 30 (159.9428) | 29 (157.6572) |