A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Q-BONES BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Q-BONES BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Smokin Section BBQ
Smokin Section BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 25 at the BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest (2018). They finished #856 in the 2020 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1472
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Apr 6, 2018
latest Jun 19, 2020 · 2.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.10
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.45 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.10)
Road miles
144
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 63 mi
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)
Purse competed for
$23K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
642.82 / 720
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #2507 (56 pts) | #2520 (56 pts) | #2522 (56 pts) | #1512 (131 pts) | #1900 (76 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1476 (130 pts) | #894 (365 pts) | #1746 (115 pts) | #1509 (140 pts) | #1425 (165 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 176.5600 | 150.1828 | 162.81 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 149.0744 | 157.10 | top 84% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 163.9312 | 166.45 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 150.2284 | 158.37 | top 73% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 88% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 76% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MS
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
110
finished ahead 27 times, behind 112
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
Apr 26, 2019 → Jun 19, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20201 milestone
- Most recent contest Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off
20187 milestones
- First tracked contest Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL)
- First call Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL)
- First category win (Chicken) Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.1488 Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL)
- Career-best overall score662.1488 Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL)
- Peak power rating (1500) Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.2 | Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL) | Apr 6, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.8 | Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off | Jun 19, 2020 |
| -9.5 | BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest | Jul 20, 2018 |
| -9.2 | Southaven Springfest | Apr 26, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 87% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 74% | 92% | 89.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2020 | Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hernando, MS | 43 / 47 (641.5768) | 40 (163.3828) | 30 (169.1200) | — | 44 (150.2284) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 27 / 31 (638.6400) | 30 (150.1828) | 28 (155.9316) | 10 (169.1428) | 21 (163.3828) |
| Jul 20, 2018 | BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN | 22 / 25 (628.9260) | 19 (161.0972) | 24 (149.0744) | 19 (166.2628) | 21 (152.4916) |
| Apr 6, 2018 | Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL) Somerville, TN | 24 / 40 (662.1488) | 1 (176.5600) | 35 (154.2632) | 27 (163.9312) | 18 (167.3944) |