MN BLACK BELT Q
MN BLACK BELT Q is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2019. Their best overall finish is 43rd of 46 at the SMSU Smokefest (2019). They finished #1471 in the 2019 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1477
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
May 31, 2019
latest Aug 16, 2019
Avg finish
top 97%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.41 · weakest Brisket (144.22)
Road miles
128
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 64 mi
Purse competed for
$21K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
615.29 / 720
2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1471 (120 pts) | #1593 (120 pts) | #1489 (135 pts) | #1578 (120 pts) | #1536 (120 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5484 | 153.1200 | 158.83 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9888 | 154.8344 | 161.41 | top 65% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5256 | 149.1200 | 150.82 | top 97% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.9884 | 136.4572 | 144.22 | top 93% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20194 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin In Steele
- Career-best overall score633.6456 SMSU Smokefest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)167.9888 SMSU Smokefest
- Most recent contest SMSU Smokefest
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2019 | SMSU Smokefest 🏅 Marshall, MN | 43 / 46 (633.6456) | 33 (164.5484) | 22 (167.9888) | 45 (149.1200) | 40 (151.9884) |
| May 31, 2019 | Smokin In Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 43 / 43 (596.9372) | 42 (153.1200) | 35 (154.8344) | 41 (152.5256) | 43 (136.4572) |