NOBLE Q

NOBLE Q is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 42 at the All American BBQ Throwdown (2020). They are ranked #1692 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,692

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1552

peak 1552 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 5, 2019

latest Aug 6, 2021 · 2.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#307

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

38% of 8 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

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

Best single call

177.7144

Brisket · Rockin BBQ

Consistency

±9.96

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 168.84 · weakest Brisket (166.25)

Road miles

897

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 🏅

won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

670.39 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

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
Aug 7, 2020

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

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
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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

Smokin' Bandits BBQ

#1,699 of the rated field

1552 power rating

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

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 May 1, 2026

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Big Dogg BBQ

#1,701 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1560

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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Dos Smokin Bros

#1,689 of the rated field

1553 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 64%
Peak: 1553

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2020

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M R BBQ

#1,695 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1564

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 33% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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GETTA QUE

#1,700 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1555

They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before NOBLE Q's first contest.

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 4, 2019

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BELLY BROTHERS BBQ TEAM

#1,702 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1555

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before NOBLE Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 12 contests

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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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
All American BBQ Throwdown	2	3	0	top 25%	Aug 6, 2021
Rockin BBQ	2	6	0	top 35%	May 29, 2020

More numbers

Busiest season 2020 3 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IN 6 of 8 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 6 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 164 finished ahead 208 times, behind 128

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

20212 milestones

Aug 6 Peak power rating (1552) All American BBQ Throwdown
Aug 6 Most recent contest All American BBQ Throwdown

20202 milestones

Aug 7 First overall podium All American BBQ Throwdown
Aug 7 Career-best overall score682.2856 All American BBQ Throwdown

20196 milestones

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.3	All American BBQ Throwdown	Aug 7, 2020
+16	Rockin BBQ	May 10, 2019
+13	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	Aug 16, 2019
+3	Rockin' BBQ - Day 2	May 15, 2021
+2.5	All American BBQ Throwdown	Aug 6, 2021

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-0.4	CCSFest	Apr 5, 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	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
Aug 6, 2021	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	14 / 32 (665.6116)	19 (167.9772)	7 (170.2972)	8 (168.5372)	27 (158.8000)
May 15, 2021	Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 🏅 Warsaw, IN	19 / 39 (670.7312)	16 (170.2512)	30 (163.4288)	15 (170.8228)	18 (166.2284)
Sep 11, 2020	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)
Aug 7, 2020	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	3 / 42 (682.2856)	1 (177.7028)	12 (166.8800)	5 (172.0228)	21 (165.6800)
May 29, 2020	Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN	37 / 66 (651.9316)	51 (158.8344)	21 (167.9772)	56 (155.9884)	14 (169.1316)
Aug 16, 2019	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madsion, IN	9 / 47 (681.6116)	34 (163.9544)	6 (174.2744)	5 (173.7028)	14 (169.6800)
May 10, 2019	Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN	6 / 42 (680.4340)	23 (166.2400)	5 (174.2628)	26 (162.2168)	1 (177.7144)
Apr 5, 2019	CCSFest 🏅 Indianapois, IN	26 / 40 (667.2568)	2 (176.5600)	32 (161.6456)	24 (166.8112)	33 (162.2400)

NOBLE 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 (7 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

An August team

The metronome

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)