Q ADDICTS

Q ADDICTS is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 21st of 27 at the Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival (2015). They are ranked #5275 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Q- Addicts”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,275

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1456

peak 1456 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 2, 2015

latest Feb 7, 2020 · 4.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1089

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 84%

overall standings

Best overall

670.2400 / 720

Master · Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 1

Perfect 180s

Current form

649.80 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 645.45 (+4.36)

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176

Pork Ribs · Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 1

Consistency

±17.72

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 164.62 · weakest Brisket (156.71)

Road miles

674

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 144 mi

Schedule strength

91%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1631)

Purse competed for

$7,000

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

645.45 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

670.2400 career-best overall

93.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.2400 at Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 1 — 93.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 13, 2018

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKE ON THIS ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKE ON THIS has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.90 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 22%.

Brisket avg 156.71
Pork Ribs avg 164.62
0 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of UNCLE BUTCH BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

1.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Brasstown Valley Winter BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) (Feb 7, 2020).

last seen Jul 14, 2018
back Feb 7, 2020

Pork Ribs nemesis

7 of 9 shared pork ribs entries lost

SMOKE ON THIS ahead 78% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKE ON THIS has out-cooked them in 7 of 9 shared pork ribs entries.

They cook the hard rooms

1631 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 91% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1631 power rating — a tougher draw than 91% of every rated contest in the data.

9 rated contests

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The metronome

±2.46% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.46% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.6% of a perfect score
9 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
2020 ↗	Master	#1089 (57 pts)	#1098 (57 pts)	#1113 (57 pts)	#1102 (57 pts)	#1092 (57 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1262 (182 pts)	#1363 (177 pts)	#985 (327 pts)	#1047 (287 pts)	#1263 (207 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2127 (74 pts)	#2803 (59 pts)	#2205 (79 pts)	#1593 (164 pts)	#2098 (89 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Q ADDICTS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Circle W Meats

#5,273 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1457

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 3, 2026

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Trash Panda BBQ

#5,260 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1457

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Oct 30, 2024

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UNCOMMON Q

#5,263 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1457

Level with Q ADDICTS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 28, 2023

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Sweet Smokin' Jones

#5,255 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1457

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2025

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MONTANA MAX BBQ

#5,278 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2020

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CALLAWAY CREMATORS

#5,265 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1457

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Behind	Win rate
SMOKE ON THIS	9	9	0%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	7	7	0%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	7	7	0%	⚔ compare
THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	7	7	0%	⚔ compare
Under the Radar	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
ATLANTA BBQ STORE	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
ROAST BEAST BBQ	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
J & B'S BBQ	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
Extra Mile BBQ	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ	5	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	0	163.4172	159.3944	161.81	top 88%
Pork Ribs	9	2	176	155.3944	164.62	top 65%
Pork	9	1	172.5600	155.3828	162.31	top 72%
Brisket	9	0	166.2628	139.8972	156.71	top 81%

“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
Medium (20–39)	5	0	top 84%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 83%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
GA	6	0	top 88%
TN	3	0	top 75%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)	2	28	0	top 90%	Feb 2, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 3 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 6 of 9 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 8 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 178 finished ahead 56 times, behind 290

Longest layoff 1.6 yrs Jul 14, 2018 → Feb 7, 2020

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

20201 milestone

Feb 7 Most recent contest Brasstown Valley Winter BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)

20182 milestones

Jul 13 Career-best overall score670.2400 Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 1
Jul 13 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176 Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 1

20154 milestones

Oct 2 First tracked contest Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 1 (GBC Qualifier)
Oct 2 First call Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 1 (GBC Qualifier)
Oct 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.9200 Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 1 (GBC Qualifier)
Oct 2 Peak power rating (1493) Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 1 (GBC Qualifier)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.6	Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 1	Jul 13, 2018
+0.4	Tony Stone-Cookeville Cook-off	Sep 8, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.1	Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (Teams & Judges Full)	Feb 3, 2017
-8.6	Brasstown Valley Winter BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	Feb 7, 2020
-8.5	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	Mar 3, 2017
-7.3	Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 2	Jul 14, 2018
-7	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 1 (GBC Qualifier)	Oct 2, 2015

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2020	1	0%	top 100%	85.5%	85.5%
2018	3	33%	top 80%	93.1%	91%
2017	3	33%	top 85%	92.6%	89%
2015	2	50%	top 80%	90.5%	90.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Feb 7, 2020	Brasstown Valley Winter BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Young Harris, GA	32 / 32 (615.7260)	30 (161.6572)	30 (157.0860)	31 (157.0856)	32 (139.8972)
Jul 14, 2018	Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 2 Jamestown, TN	32 / 32 (640.9944)	32 (161.1428)	32 (160.5488)	31 (159.3600)	30 (159.9428)
Jul 13, 2018	Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 1 Jamestown, TN	24 / 40 (670.2400)	33 (162.8688)	4 (176)	15 (169.6800)	29 (161.6912)
Feb 2, 2018	Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA	28 / 35 (655.3144)	34 (159.3944)	32 (158.8344)	13 (170.8228)	19 (166.2628)
Sep 8, 2017	Tony Stone-Cookeville Cook-off Cookeville, TN	22 / 34 (666.7428)	29 (162.8000)	21 (165.1200)	7 (172.5600)	19 (166.2628)
Mar 3, 2017	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	57 / 63 (634.1488)	57 (159.9544)	33 (165.7372)	54 (157.6688)	59 (150.7884)
Feb 3, 2017	Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (Teams & Judges Full) Young Harris, GA	41 / 41 (622.0688)	36 (161.6572)	39 (155.3944)	40 (155.3828)	40 (149.6344)
Oct 23, 2015	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival Cleveland, GA	21 / 27 (651.8740)	19 (163.4056)	18 (167.9656)	22 (161.6684)	21 (158.8344)
Oct 2, 2015	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 1 (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA	43 / 52 (651.9200)	42 (163.4172)	6 (174.8572)	49 (156.5372)	45 (157.1084)

Q ADDICTS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

They cook the hard rooms

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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)