A tough matchup
13–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.
Team GottaQ
Team GottaQ is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 21st of 28 at the Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark (2019). They are ranked #5713 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1446
peak 1446 · rated over 12 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
May 4, 2019
latest Nov 11, 2021 · 2.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
635.97 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 630.52 (+5.44)
Walk rate
31%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.73
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 159.00 · weakest Pork (156.14)
Road miles
2,914
across 13 mapped stops · furthest 1,506 mi
Schedule strength
75%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1595)
Purse competed for
$139K
listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 12 state-championship entries
Master avg
630.52 / 720
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #896 (126 pts) | #917 (136 pts) | #866 (171 pts) | #1032 (116 pts) | #857 (156 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #514 (641 pts) | #477 (716 pts) | #421 (811 pts) | #404 (836 pts) | #350 (931 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Team GottaQ, each with one reason worth a look.
98 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,715 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1446
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,709 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,697 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before Team GottaQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,725 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1445
Level with Team GottaQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,716 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
They've been 1503 at their best, 58 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#5,698 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Team GottaQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| INSANE SWINE BBQ | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PADDY MCQ'S | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| A MAZIE Q | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DOWN BELOW | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Pig Data BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG RAZ BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FOUR SMOKING GUYS | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Pikes Pits BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| T-BONE BBQ MA | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS L.I. | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| ACK-QUE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 145.6800 | 157.13 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 144.5488 | 158.26 | top 69% |
| Pork | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 141.1200 | 156.14 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.2972 | 148.4912 | 159.00 | top 66% |
“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) | 10 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 85% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 78% | May 18, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
10 contests
Contests a season
6.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
ME
3 of 13 contests · 9 states in all
Contests visited
12
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
659
finished ahead 128 times, behind 802
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
Sep 28, 2019 → Aug 20, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20212 milestones
- Career-best overall score645.6568 Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open
20195 milestones
- First tracked contest Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
- First call Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2972 Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1492) Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
- 10th tracked contest Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.8 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Sep 28, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.1 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival | May 4, 2019 |
| -7.7 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
| -7.3 | Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition | Aug 24, 2019 |
| -5.9 | Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition | Aug 20, 2021 |
| -5.6 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | May 17, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 89.7% | 88.2% |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | top 78% | 89% | 87.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open unrated Shawnee, OK | 106 / 111 (638.6516) | 107 (157.1088) | 69 (167.3828) | 106 (155.9200) | 101 (158.2400) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 391 / 467 (621.4740) | 417 (152.5028) | 354 (159.3944) | 390 (155.3484) | 373 (154.2284) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME | 22 / 26 (645.6568) | 20 (160) | 13 (167.4400) | 24 (155.3712) | 16 (162.8456) |
| Sep 28, 2019 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Hope Valley, RI | 23 / 36 (640.4572) | 24 (159.9888) | 20 (162.8228) | 28 (155.9656) | 23 (161.6800) |
| Sep 7, 2019 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Braintree, VT | 25 / 31 (633.5884) | 20 (164.0228) | 30 (150.2400) | 15 (162.8112) | 25 (156.5144) |
| Aug 24, 2019 | Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME | 32 / 36 (607.9200) | 30 (152.5712) | 33 (147.4400) | 31 (150.2056) | 23 (157.7032) |
| Aug 10, 2019 | Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark 🏅 Saco, ME | 21 / 28 (633.5536) | 18 (164) | 10 (165.6684) | 22 (155.3940) | 25 (148.4912) |
| Jul 20, 2019 | Ribs and Rhythm & Blues 🏅 Auburn, NY | 25 / 34 (629.0860) | 28 (152.0344) | 28 (159.9772) | 8 (167.3944) | 29 (149.6800) |
| Jun 8, 2019 | Granite State BBQ Championship 🏅 Hancock, NH | 22 / 29 (640.4228) | 25 (152.5372) | 20 (160.5256) | 18 (162.8228) | 14 (164.5372) |
| Jun 1, 2019 | Sun BBQFest 🏅 Uncasville, CT | 47 / 61 (632.5484) | 54 (153.6912) | 5 (171.9656) | 56 (149.7372) | 44 (157.1544) |
| May 18, 2019 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Plymouth, MA | 21 / 28 (638.2172) | 12 (166.8572) | 25 (150.8456) | 16 (158.8572) | 13 (161.6572) |
| May 17, 2019 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Plymouth, MA | 22 / 27 (629.5996) | 20 (161.6684) | 25 (149.1084) | 18 (158.8572) | 18 (159.9656) |
| May 4, 2019 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival 🏅 Ridgefield, CT | 26 / 29 (605.6460) | 27 (145.6800) | 26 (144.5488) | 29 (141.1200) | 2 (174.2972) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.