OL' DOMINION Q

OL' DOMINION Q is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 5th of 15 at the City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off (2021). They are ranked #3773 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,773

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1488

peak 1501 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 7, 2019

latest Jun 11, 2021 · 2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#554

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

22% of 9 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

690.2176 / 720

Master · City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off

Perfect 180s

Current form

661.49 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 658.04 (+3.45)

Walk rate

56%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Brisket · City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off

Consistency

±15.87

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 165.91 · weakest Brisket (162.27)

Road miles

1,162

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 310 mi

Schedule strength

76%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1597)

Purse competed for

$46K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

658.04 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

690.2176 career-best overall

95.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 690.2176 at City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off — 95.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 11, 2021

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SMOKECRAFT - MD has finished one call ahead of OL' DOMINION Q 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

5 of 5 shared pork ribs entries lost

D’Qued Barbeque ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, D’Qued Barbeque has out-cooked them in 5 of 5 shared pork ribs entries.

The metronome

±2.20% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.20% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.4% of a perfect score
9 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	#554 (303 pts)	#575 (303 pts)	#627 (278 pts)	#689 (228 pts)	#476 (403 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#604 (148 pts)	#674 (128 pts)	#456 (258 pts)	#550 (183 pts)	#640 (143 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#884 (318 pts)	#870 (353 pts)	#867 (363 pts)	#749 (433 pts)	#990 (293 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to OL' DOMINION Q, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Baloney Joe's

#3,762 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to OL' DOMINION Q)

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

rated over 6 contests
last seen Oct 13, 2023

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Drewbie-Que

#3,776 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1488

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 Aug 7, 2026

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I'll Tell You Later BBQ

#3,788 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1488

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 Sep 12, 2025

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Swine-O's

#3,770 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1514

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 8 contests, alongside a 25% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 27, 2021

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Smoke a little smoke

#3,759 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1488

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before OL' DOMINION Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

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PUPP'S BBQ

#3,767 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1501

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 16, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	5	1	3	20%	⚔ compare
Bowmans Butt & BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
D’Qued Barbeque	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
270 SMOKERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
LEM'S MEAT VARNISH	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	2	0	0	171.9772	154.8000	164.62	top 64%
Pork Ribs	8	2	0	0	171.9656	161.1200	165.91	top 54%
Pork	8	4	0	0	169.1200	159.3600	165.25	top 58%
Brisket	8	2	1	1	178.8572	150.2172	162.27	top 64%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 52%
Medium (20–39)	4	top 78%
Large (40+)	1	top 59%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
WV	3	top 40%
VA	3	top 84%
SC	1	top 97%
NC	1	top 59%

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 4 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WV 4 of 9 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 8 a different one every time

Opponents faced 168 finished ahead 88 times, behind 179

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

20215 milestones

May 14 First overall top-10 Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1
Jun 11 First category win (Brisket) City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off
Jun 11 Career-best overall score690.2176 City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off
Jun 11 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8572 City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off
Jun 11 Most recent contest City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off

20193 milestones

Jun 7 First call Almost Heaven BBQ Bash
Jun 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.9544 Almost Heaven BBQ Bash
Jun 7 Peak power rating (1501) Almost Heaven BBQ Bash

20181 milestone

Jun 15 First tracked contest Almost Heaven BBQ Bash

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.8	City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off	Jun 11, 2021
+4.8	Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1	May 14, 2021
+1.1	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	Jun 7, 2019
+0.6	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	Sep 20, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.3	Zom-B-Q (BBQ Wythe US)	Oct 25, 2019
-9.2	Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show	Mar 13, 2020
-6	BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1	Aug 7, 2020
-5	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades	Jul 19, 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	2	1	100%	top 39%	95.9%	94.5%
2020	2	0	0	50%	top 88%	91.9%	90.3%
2019	4	0	0	50%	top 69%	91.7%	90.4%
2018	1	0	0	0%	—	—	—

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 11, 2021	City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off 🏅 Welch, WV	5 / 15 (690.2176)	5 (171.9772)	5 (170.8344)	10 (168.5488)	1 (178.8572)
May 14, 2021	Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1 🏅 Mannington, WV	8 / 18 (670.1944)	8 (169.1544)	11 (162.8116)	11 (167.3828)	8 (170.8456)
Aug 7, 2020	BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 🏅 Wythe, VA	15 / 19 (661.6228)	19 (160.5484)	6 (171.9656)	10 (169.1200)	16 (159.9888)
Mar 13, 2020	Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show 🏅 Darlington, SC	28 / 29 (638.7088)	28 (154.8000)	16 (168.5600)	23 (162.8344)	27 (152.5144)
Oct 25, 2019	Zom-B-Q (BBQ Wythe US) 🏅 Wytheville, VA	17 / 20 (646.6972)	15 (163.3828)	11 (165.1316)	5 (167.9656)	19 (150.2172)
Sep 20, 2019	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic 🏅 Salisbury, NC	33 / 56 (656.5028)	22 (168.5372)	43 (161.1200)	38 (159.3828)	22 (167.4628)
Jul 19, 2019	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	24 / 27 (640.4344)	23 (161.7028)	22 (161.7144)	23 (159.3600)	25 (157.6572)
Jun 7, 2019	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Roanoke, WV	13 / 31 (659.9544)	12 (166.8456)	12 (165.1316)	9 (167.3828)	18 (160.5944)
Jun 15, 2018	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV	—	—	—	—	—

OL' DOMINION 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 (5 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

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)

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)