They almost always walk
63%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 5 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 63% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
ZIP'S Q
ZIP'S Q is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 8th of 16 at the Smoke the Town (2017). They are ranked #3469 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1494
peak 1494 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Apr 28, 2017
latest Oct 5, 2018 · 1.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
13% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
646.99 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 644.26 (+2.73)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.67
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.41 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.49)
Road miles
1,100
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 201 mi
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
Master avg
644.26 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to ZIP'S Q, each with one reason worth a look.
132 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,481 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to ZIP'S Q)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team ZIP'S Q has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,489 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,451 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
They turned up 6 years after ZIP'S Q did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#3,484 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1506
Level with ZIP'S Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,455 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1514
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,488 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1517
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TREEFROG BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 171.4400 | 156.0344 | 163.41 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 145.7144 | 157.49 | top 71% |
| Pork | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 147.8856 | 162.60 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 146.8228 | 160.76 | top 58% |
“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 50% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 59% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hog Capital Challenge | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 65% | Jun 15, 2018 |
| Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2) | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 82% | Apr 29, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
6 contests
Contests a season
4
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IA
5 of 8 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
168
finished ahead 89 times, behind 157
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest SMOKEToBERFEST
20177 milestones
- First tracked contest Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (Day 1)
- First call Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (Day 1)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2744 Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (Day 1)
- Peak power rating (1498) Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (Day 1)
- Career-best overall score658.7204 Hog Capital Challenge (JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4400 Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)
- First overall top-10 Smoke the Town
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.4 | Smoke the Town | Sep 1, 2017 |
| +3.4 | BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! | Jul 14, 2017 |
| +1.5 | Hog Capital Challenge | Jun 15, 2018 |
| +0.9 | SMOKEToBERFEST | Oct 5, 2018 |
| +0.8 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) | Jul 21, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.1 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2) | Apr 29, 2017 |
| -4.5 | Hog Capital Challenge (JUDGES FULL) | Jun 16, 2017 |
| -1.7 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (Day 1) | Apr 28, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 59% | 91% | 90.6% |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 66% | 91.5% | 89.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2018 | SMOKEToBERFEST Ottumwa, IA | 25 / 40 (649.0628) | 23 (161.1084) | 26 (161.1200) | 16 (167.4172) | 25 (159.4172) |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Hog Capital Challenge Kewanee, IL | 14 / 25 (655.3488) | 8 (169.6800) | 22 (155.9544) | 5 (169.1544) | 15 (160.5600) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | Smoke the Town Leon, IA | 8 / 16 (648.4688) | 13 (161.7144) | 4 (171.4172) | 11 (159.9428) | 12 (155.3944) |
| Jul 21, 2017 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Peoria, IL | 27 / 48 (633.0060) | 3 (171.4400) | 32 (151.9888) | 42 (147.8856) | 17 (161.6916) |
| Jul 14, 2017 | BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! Waterloo, IA | 17 / 33 (649.0744) | 23 (159.3828) | 25 (152.0116) | 11 (166.2744) | 6 (171.4056) |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Hog Capital Challenge (JUDGES FULL) Kewanee, IL | 19 / 26 (658.7204) | 11 (168.5372) | 19 (163.4288) | 25 (161.6572) | 15 (165.0972) |
| Apr 29, 2017 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2) Boone, IA | 34 / 35 (610.1600) | 30 (159.4172) | 35 (145.7144) | 34 (158.2056) | 35 (146.8228) |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (Day 1) Boone, IA | 21 / 31 (650.2744) | 27 (156.0344) | 23 (158.2628) | 8 (170.2628) | 16 (165.7144) |