HOUSE OF Q - registered trademark

HOUSE OF Q - registered trademark is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 4th of 19 at the Barn Burner BBQ (2017). They are ranked #1703 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,703

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1552

peak 1558 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 8, 2017

latest Nov 26, 2021 · 4.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#782

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

88% of 8 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 29%

overall standings

Best overall

666.8000 / 720

Master · Barn Burner BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

649.18 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 650.63 (-1.45)

Walk rate

100%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1428

Chicken · Barn Burner BBQ

Consistency

±15.13

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.71 · weakest Brisket (159.96)

Road miles

2,573

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 781 mi

Schedule strength

19%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)

Master avg

650.63 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

Riding a hot streak

5 straight overall top-10s

Currently on a 5-contest overall top-10 run.

career best 5

Happy hunting ground

Top 18% average finish here

BBQ on the Bow is their spot: an average finish in the top 18% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 5th
average top 18%

They almost always walk

100% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 8 contests

A top-10 category call in 100% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

666.8000 career-best overall

92.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 666.8000 at Barn Burner BBQ — 92.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 21, 2018

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMELLAQUE ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMELLAQUE has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.75 points below their pork, and turns into a call 50% of the time against 100%.

Brisket avg 159.96
Pork avg 165.71
4 calls in 8 entries

The comeback

2.2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at Agribition Supreme BBQ (Nov 26, 2021).

last seen Aug 31, 2019
back Nov 26, 2021

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Pork nemesis

5 of 8 shared pork entries lost

SMELLAQUE ahead 63% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMELLAQUE has out-cooked them in 5 of 8 shared pork entries.

Announced themselves early

4th at their very first contest

Finished 4 of 19 at their very first tracked contest, Barn Burner BBQ (Apr 8, 2017).

Apr 8, 2017
19-team field

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

FAT WALLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

The metronome

±2.10% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.10% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.4% of a perfect score
8 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
2022 ↗	Master	#1083 (114 pts)	#1136 (114 pts)	#1254 (99 pts)	#979 (144 pts)	#1011 (124 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#903 (306 pts)	#942 (306 pts)	#1057 (266 pts)	#980 (296 pts)	#1161 (221 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#782 (418 pts)	#970 (323 pts)	#871 (393 pts)	#668 (553 pts)	#859 (393 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#920 (379 pts)	#1180 (279 pts)	#1103 (314 pts)	#1009 (359 pts)	#1031 (339 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to HOUSE OF Q - registered trademark, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Smokin' Bandits BBQ

#1,697 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1552

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen May 1, 2026

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Big Dogg BBQ

#1,699 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1560

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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Big Daddy G's

#1,705 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1555

Level with HOUSE OF Q - registered trademark on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Nov 21, 2020

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Last Best BBQ

#1,708 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1552

They turned up 6 years after HOUSE OF Q - registered trademark did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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SMOKIN OFF THE GRID

#1,706 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1552

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before HOUSE OF Q - registered trademark's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

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MIKEY O'S REAL BBQ

#1,704 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1552

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 5 years before HOUSE OF Q - registered trademark's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
SMELLAQUE	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
FAT WALLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
FROZEN TOQUE BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	5	0	173.1428	150.8116	163.12	top 43%
Pork Ribs	8	4	0	170.8572	144.5716	161.84	top 38%
Pork	8	8	1	171.4172	161.0972	165.71	top 26%
Brisket	8	4	2	169.7028	149.7144	159.96	top 42%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 42%
Medium (20–39)	2	top 25%
Large (40+)	3	top 20%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Barn Burner BBQ	3	4	0	top 26%	Jul 20, 2019
BBQ on the Bow	2	5	0	top 18%	Sep 1, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in BC 3 of 8 contests

Contests visited 5 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 143 finished ahead 177 times, behind 60

Longest layoff 2.2 yrs Aug 31, 2019 → Nov 26, 2021

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

20211 milestone

Nov 26 Most recent contest Agribition Supreme BBQ

20191 milestone

Aug 31 Peak power rating (1558) BBQ on the Bow

20181 milestone

Jul 21 Career-best overall score666.8000 Barn Burner BBQ

20175 milestones

Apr 8 First tracked contest Barn Burner BBQ
Apr 8 First call Barn Burner BBQ
Apr 8 First overall top-10 Barn Burner BBQ
Apr 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.7656 Barn Burner BBQ
Apr 8 Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1428 Barn Burner BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.9	BBQ on the Bow	Sep 2, 2017
+11.4	Barn Burner BBQ	Apr 8, 2017
+8.6	BBQ on the Bow	Sep 1, 2018
+8.4	Barn Burner BBQ	Jul 20, 2019
+8.3	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival	Jun 16, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.9	Agribition Supreme BBQ	Nov 26, 2021

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	1	100%	top 71%	86.3%	86.3%
2019	2	2	100%	top 25%	92.6%	91.1%
2018	3	2	100%	top 27%	92.6%	90.4%
2017	2	2	100%	top 16%	92.6%	91.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 26, 2021	Agribition Supreme BBQ Regina	10 / 14 (621.6116)	10 (157.1088)	13 (144.5716)	7 (162.8800)	9 (157.0512)
Aug 31, 2019	BBQ on the Bow Calgary	10 / 37 (644.5144)	8 (167.4056)	12 (162.8344)	10 (164.5600)	25 (149.7144)
Jul 20, 2019	Barn Burner BBQ Chilliwack, BC	5 / 21 (666.7888)	7 (169.1200)	8 (162.8572)	6 (171.4172)	6 (163.3944)
Sep 1, 2018	BBQ on the Bow Calgary	10 / 43 (646.2056)	14 (163.9656)	16 (157.1316)	8 (164)	16 (161.1084)
Jul 21, 2018	Barn Burner BBQ Chilliwack, BC	6 / 18 (666.8000)	7 (165.1428)	5 (170.8572)	8 (161.0972)	3 (169.7028)
Jun 16, 2018	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton	12 / 51 (638.7432)	38 (150.8116)	13 (162.8344)	2 (169.7372)	23 (155.3600)
Sep 2, 2017	BBQ on the Bow Calgary	5 / 42 (653.6112)	20 (158.2400)	9 (162.8228)	7 (165.7256)	3 (166.8228)
Apr 8, 2017	Barn Burner BBQ Chilliwack, BC	4 / 19 (666.7656)	4 (173.1428)	5 (170.8228)	4 (166.2628)	13 (156.5372)

HOUSE OF Q - registered trademark

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Riding a hot streak

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Announced themselves early

Looking over their shoulder

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

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)