NOBLE Q

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

Power ranking

#1685

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1552

peak 1552 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-04-05

latest 2021-08-06

Best ToY finish

#307

Master 2020

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 39%

overall standings

Best overall

682.2856 / 720

Master · All American BBQ Throwdown

Perfect 180s

Current form

666.76 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 670.39 (-3.63)

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

177.7144

Brisket · Rockin BBQ

Consistency

±9.96

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 168.84 · weakest Brisket (166.25)

Road miles

897

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 175 mi

Schedule strength

75%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1596)

Purse competed for

$40K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

670.39 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

They almost always walk

75% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 6 of 8 contests

A top-10 category call in 75% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

682.2856 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.2856 at All American BBQ Throwdown — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
2020-08-07

A tough matchup

6–1 behind in the head-to-head

iBQ'n ahead in 86% of their meetings

iBQ'n has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

5 of 7 shared pork ribs entries lost

iBQ'n ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, iBQ'n has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared pork ribs entries.

An August team

Top 23% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 23% across 3 contests, versus top 39% the rest of the year.

3 August contests
top 39% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.38% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.38% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.1% of a perfect score
8 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.

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

Fire Family BBQ PTY

#1681 of the rated field

1553 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1553

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-07-24
on a 5-contest top-10 run

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Smokin' Bandits BBQ

#1689 of the rated field

1552 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1552

No shared contest yet.

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 14 contests to 8.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-05-01

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HOUSE OF Q - registered trademark

#1687 of the rated field

1552 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 88%
Peak: 1558

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2021-11-26

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Big Daddy G's

#1692 of the rated field

1552 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1555

No shared contest yet.

They were already cooking in 2014, 5 years before NOBLE Q's first contest.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2020-11-21

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Smoking Butcher

#1688 of the rated field

1552 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 71%
Peak: 1552

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 7 contests, alongside a 71% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-06-20
on a 5-contest top-10 run

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Last Best BBQ

#1693 of the rated field

1552 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1552

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE BBQ BUS	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
iBQ'n	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
FIREHOUSE SMOKE	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
BAD HABIT BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Mac Attack BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
WeQ4U	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
BO B Q BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Smokin' Bones Barbecue	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
B&R SMOKE	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
AWW HELL	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	2	1	2	177.7028	158.8344	167.90	top 50%
Pork Ribs	8	4	0	0	174.2744	161.6456	168.84	top 35%
Pork	8	3	0	0	173.7028	155.9884	167.40	top 42%
Brisket	8	1	1	1	177.7144	158.8000	166.25	top 48%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
IN	6	0	top 44%
MI	2	0	top 25%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 51%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 32%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
All American BBQ Throwdown	2	3	0	top 25%	2021-08-06
Rockin BBQ	2	6	0	top 35%	2020-05-29

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

On the trail 2.3 yrs 2019-04-05 → 2021-08-06

Busiest season 2020 3 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IN 6 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 1 win · 2 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 168.84 · weakest Brisket (166.25)

Walk rate 75% a top-10 call in 6 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 38% 3 of 8 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 670.39 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 164 208–128 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 897 8 mapped stops · furthest 175 mi

Schedule strength 1596 average field rating faced — tougher than 75% of rated contests

Purse competed for $39,800 listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 8 state-championship entries

Power rating 1552 peak 1552 · #1685 of 6,413 rated

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

2019
Apr 5 First tracked contest CCSFest
Apr 5 First call CCSFest
Apr 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.2568 CCSFest
May 10 First category win (Brisket) Rockin BBQ
May 10 First overall top-10 Rockin BBQ
May 10 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7144 Rockin BBQ
2020
Aug 7 First overall podium All American BBQ Throwdown
Aug 7 Career-best overall score682.2856 All American BBQ Throwdown
2021
Aug 6 Peak power rating (1552) All American BBQ Throwdown
Aug 6 Most recent contest All American BBQ Throwdown

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.3	All American BBQ Throwdown	2020-08-07
+16	Rockin BBQ	2019-05-10
+13	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	2019-08-16
+3	Rockin' BBQ - Day 2	2021-05-15
+2.5	All American BBQ Throwdown	2021-08-06

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-0.4	CCSFest	2019-04-05

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	2	0	0	50%	top 46%	93.2%	92.8%
2020	3	1	1	67%	top 41%	94.8%	92.5%
2019	3	2	1	100%	top 33%	94.7%	93.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021-08-06	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	14 / 32 (665.6116)	19 (167.9772)	7 (170.2972)	8 (168.5372)	27 (158.8000)
2021-05-15	Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 🏅 Warsaw, IN	19 / 39 (670.7312)	16 (170.2512)	30 (163.4288)	15 (170.8228)	18 (166.2284)
2020-09-11	Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1 🏅 Warsaw, IN	22 / 36 (663.2340)	32 (161.6572)	6 (171.9656)	17 (169.1200)	25 (160.4912)
2020-08-07	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	3 / 42 (682.2856)	1 (177.7028)	12 (166.8800)	5 (172.0228)	21 (165.6800)
2020-05-29	Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN	37 / 66 (651.9316)	51 (158.8344)	21 (167.9772)	56 (155.9884)	14 (169.1316)
2019-08-16	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madsion, IN	9 / 47 (681.6116)	34 (163.9544)	6 (174.2744)	5 (173.7028)	14 (169.6800)
2019-05-10	Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN	6 / 42 (680.4340)	23 (166.2400)	5 (174.2628)	26 (162.2168)	1 (177.7144)
2019-04-05	CCSFest 🏅 Indianapois, IN	26 / 40 (667.2568)	2 (176.5600)	32 (161.6456)	24 (166.8112)	33 (162.2400)

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
2021 ↗	Master	#708 (202 pts)	#781 (192 pts)	#734 (222 pts)	#627 (262 pts)	#867 (152 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#307 (370 pts)	#306 (405 pts)	#327 (380 pts)	#349 (345 pts)	#457 (255 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#776 (380 pts)	#828 (390 pts)	#771 (420 pts)	#946 (310 pts)	#726 (460 pts)