Vitamin Q

Vitamin Q is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 26 at the BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay (2025), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1584 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,584

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1559

peak 1559 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 7, 2022

latest Aug 22, 2026 · 3.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#429

Master 2023 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

44% of 9 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 32%

overall standings

Best overall

692.4800 / 720

Master · BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

683.21

last 5 Master vs avg 683.17 (+0.04)

Walk rate

89%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Icebox Cookoff

Consistency

±4.58

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 172.61 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.38)

Road miles

1,210

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 233 mi

Schedule strength

24%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)

Purse competed for

$109K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 9 state-championship entries

Master avg

683.17 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×1

They almost always walk

89% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 9 contests

A top-10 category call in 89% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

692.4800 career-best overall

96.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 692.4800 at BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay — 96.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 24, 2025

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Mr. Green's Q has finished one call ahead of Vitamin Q 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

6–2 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST ahead in 75% of their meetings

SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST has come out ahead in 6 of their 8 shared contests.

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LAKE HOUSE BBQ in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

7 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

Small Axe BBQ ahead 78% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Small Axe BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 9 shared chicken entries.

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Announced themselves early

4th at their very first contest

Finished 4 of 19 at their very first tracked contest, Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More (Oct 7, 2022).

Oct 7, 2022
19-team field

The metronome

±0.64% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±0.64% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.9% of a perfect score
9 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay every year from 2023 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 2nd

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
2026 ↗	Master	#583 (250 pts)	#643 (245 pts)	#891 (140 pts)	#625 (245 pts)	#509 (345 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#528 (336 pts)	#631 (286 pts)	#820 (196 pts)	#570 (316 pts)	#637 (251 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#940 (117 pts)	#1092 (102 pts)	#860 (177 pts)	#832 (167 pts)	#1133 (77 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#429 (460 pts)	#394 (570 pts)	#575 (380 pts)	#538 (360 pts)	#458 (440 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#785 (194 pts)	#953 (149 pts)	#777 (244 pts)	#1125 (114 pts)	#931 (149 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

STAR CITY BBQ

#1,577 of the rated field

1560 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1560

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 Jun 4, 2021

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TEA AND BRISKETS

#1,585 of the rated field

1559 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1559

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Vitamin Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

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BBQ BROMANCE

#1,586 of the rated field

1559 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1564

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 26, 2016

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J-PIG PICTURE PERFECT BAR-B-QUE

#1,582 of the rated field

1559 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1559

They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before Vitamin Q's first contest.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 4, 2021

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LEGION OF QUE

#1,587 of the rated field

1559 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1559

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 20, 2019

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Sassy Sow BBQ

#1,580 of the rated field

1559 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 86%
Peak: 1559

4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
RJs Smokehouse	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
Small Axe BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
J&C BBQ	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
LAKE HOUSE BBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
Old Dirty Basters	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
PRISON BREAK BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Rob's Smokin and Grillin BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
EZ-D'S SMOKE SHACK	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Mr. Green's Q	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
SLO.MO.QUE	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
CROOKED PIGS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	6	1	1	180 🔥	168.5256	172.61	top 33%
Pork Ribs	9	4	0	1	174.8800	160.5372	169.38	top 49%
Pork	9	4	0	1	176.5600	163.9428	170.85	top 42%
Brisket	9	5	0	1	177.7028	161.6456	170.33	top 35%

“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 21%
Medium (20–39)	8	0	top 33%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
OR	7	0	top 33%
WA	2	0	top 27%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	4	2	0	top 32%	May 23, 2026

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 3 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OR 7 of 9 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 6 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 114 finished ahead 174 times, behind 76

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

20262 milestones

Aug 22 Peak power rating (1559) 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition
Aug 22 Most recent contest 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition

20253 milestones

May 24 First overall podium BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 24 First Reserve Championship BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 24 Career-best overall score692.4800 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

20232 milestones

Jul 1 First category win (Chicken) Icebox Cookoff
Jul 1 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Icebox Cookoff

20224 milestones

Oct 7 First tracked contest Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More
Oct 7 First call Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More
Oct 7 First overall top-10 Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More
Oct 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score683.9884 Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	May 24, 2025
+12.6	DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition	Aug 19, 2023
+11.4	Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More	Oct 7, 2022
+8.6	Icebox Cookoff	Jul 1, 2023
+6.3	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	May 23, 2026

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-3	Sutherlin Throwdown	Jul 19, 2025

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	2	0	0	100%	top 37%	95%	94.9%
2025	2	1	0	50%	top 32%	96.2%	94.9%
2024	1	0	0	100%	top 44%	94.9%	94.9%
2023	3	2	1	100%	top 28%	95.1%	94.8%
2022	1	1	0	100%	top 21%	95%	95%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 22, 2026	9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA	11 / 27 (682.1828)	8 (172.5484)	19 (166.2516)	23 (165.6800)	3 (177.7028)
May 23, 2026	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR	11 / 33 (683.9428)	17 (168.5256)	26 (167.9772)	5 (175.4516)	13 (171.9884)
Jul 19, 2025	Sutherlin Throwdown 🏅 Sutherlin, OR	20 / 35 (674.1256)	11 (175.4056)	30 (163.9660)	24 (163.9428)	11 (170.8112)
May 24, 2025	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR	2 / 26 (692.4800)	7 (171.9772)	9 (173.1200)	2 (176.5600)	11 (170.8228)
May 25, 2024	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR	12 / 27 (683.3256)	15 (171.4056)	5 (174.2744)	6 (176)	20 (161.6456)
Aug 19, 2023	DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA	4 / 30 (684.5372)	7 (173.7028)	4 (173.7144)	16 (169.1200)	8 (168)
Jul 1, 2023	Icebox Cookoff 🏅 Sweet Home, OR	10 / 38 (684.5144)	1 (180)	32 (160.5372)	14 (170.8456)	8 (173.1316)
May 27, 2023	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR	11 / 25 (679.4060)	10 (169.1200)	12 (169.7144)	8 (172.0116)	9 (168.5600)
Oct 7, 2022	Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More 🏅 Hermiston, OR	4 / 19 (683.9884)	7 (170.8456)	2 (174.8800)	11 (168)	7 (170.2628)

Vitamin Q

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Announced themselves early

The metronome

A standing appointment

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)