Team GottaQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5680

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1445

peak 1445 · rated over 12 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-05-04

latest 2021-11-11

Best ToY finish

#514

Master 2019

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 80%

overall standings

Best overall

645.6568 / 720

Master · Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

Current form

635.97 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 630.52 (+5.44)

Walk rate

31%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2972

Brisket · Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival

Consistency

±11.73

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 159.00 · weakest Pork (156.14)

Road miles

2,914

mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 1506 mi

Schedule strength

74%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1594)

Purse competed for

$139K

listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 12 state-championship entries

Master avg

630.52 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

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.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WOOD & STEEL BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition (2021-08-20).

last seen 2019-09-28
back 2021-08-20

Brisket nemesis

12 of 13 shared brisket entries lost

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead 92% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has out-cooked them in 12 of 13 shared brisket entries.

The metronome

±1.63% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.63% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 87.6% of a perfect score
13 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

Bulldog BBQ

#5672 of the rated field

1446 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1446

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Team GottaQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Team GottaQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2026-06-19

⚔ Head-to-head

BACKDRAFT BBQ SC

#5690 of the rated field

1445 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1445

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-07-09

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN' ASS BBQ

#5674 of the rated field

1446 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1446

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2022-08-26

⚔ Head-to-head

BREWER'S BEST BBQ

#5688 of the rated field

1445 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1445

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 5 years before Team GottaQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

THE 4 SMOKEMEN BBQ

#5686 of the rated field

1445 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1445

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2021-10-22

⚔ Head-to-head

BUEHRLE'S BACKYARD BARBECUE

#5685 of the rated field

1445 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1445

No shared contest yet.

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 2016-08-19

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar 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	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	0	0	166.8572	145.6800	157.13	top 78%
Pork Ribs	13	2	0	171.9656	144.5488	158.26	top 69%
Pork	13	1	0	167.3944	141.1200	156.14	top 74%
Brisket	13	1	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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
ME	3	top 83%
CT	2	top 83%
MA	2	top 78%
OK	1	top 95%
KS	1	top 84%
RI	1	top 64%
VT	1	top 81%
NY	1	top 74%
NH	1	top 76%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	10	0	top 79%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 85%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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%	2019-05-18

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.5 yrs 2019-05-04 → 2021-11-11

Busiest season 2019 10 contests

Contests a season 6.5 across 2 seasons in the data

Cooks most in ME 3 of 13 contests · 9 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 12 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 13 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 159.00 · weakest Pork (156.14)

Walk rate 31% a top-10 call in 4 of 13 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 13 contests

Master average 630.52 out of 720 · 13 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 659 128–802 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,914 13 mapped stops · furthest 1,506 mi

Schedule strength 1594 average field rating faced — tougher than 74% of rated contests

Purse competed for $138,810 listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 12 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs 2019-09-28 → 2021-08-20

Power rating 1445 peak 1445 · #5680 of 6,413 rated

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

2019
May 4 First tracked contest Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
May 4 First call Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
May 4 Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2972 Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
May 4 Peak power rating (1492) Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
Sep 28 10th tracked contest Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
2021
Aug 20 Career-best overall score645.6568 Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition
Nov 11 Most recent contest 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+0.7	Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2019-09-28

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.2	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	2019-05-04
-7.7	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	2021-09-16
-7.4	Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition	2019-08-24
-5.9	Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition	2021-08-20
-5.6	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2019-05-17

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

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
2021-11-11	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)
2021-09-16	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)
2021-08-20	Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME	22 / 26 (645.6568)	20 (160.0000)	13 (167.4400)	24 (155.3712)	16 (162.8456)
2019-09-28	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)
2019-09-07	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)
2019-08-24	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)
2019-08-10	Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark 🏅 Saco, ME	21 / 28 (633.5536)	18 (164.0000)	10 (165.6684)	22 (155.3940)	25 (148.4912)
2019-07-20	Ribs and Rhythm & Blues 🏅 Auburn, NY	25 / 34 (629.0860)	28 (152.0344)	28 (159.9772)	8 (167.3944)	29 (149.6800)
2019-06-08	Granite State BBQ Championship 🏅 Hancock, NH	22 / 29 (640.4228)	25 (152.5372)	20 (160.5256)	18 (162.8228)	14 (164.5372)
2019-06-01	Sun BBQFest 🏅 Uncasville, CT	47 / 61 (632.5484)	54 (153.6912)	5 (171.9656)	56 (149.7372)	44 (157.1544)
2019-05-18	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)
2019-05-17	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)
2019-05-04	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival 🏅 Ridgefield, CT	26 / 29 (605.6460)	27 (145.6800)	26 (144.5488)	29 (141.1200)	2 (174.2972)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — 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)