High-water mark
679.3488
career-best overall
94.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 679.3488 at Swine At the Shrine — 94.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 11, 2020
Q'Boss-a
Q'Boss-a is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 16th of 26 at The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (2021). They are ranked #4550 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1472
peak 1472 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Jul 31, 2020
latest Oct 8, 2021 · 1.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
665.45 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 666.43 (-0.98)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.91
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 168.26 · weakest Pork (165.77)
Road miles
657
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 137 mi
Schedule strength
66%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1583)
Purse competed for
$43K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
666.43 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Q'Boss-a, each with one reason worth a look.
144 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,568 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,538 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Level with Q'Boss-a on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,533 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1472
They were already cooking in 2013, 7 years before Q'Boss-a's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,569 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,535 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
They've been 1504 at their best, 32 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,551 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before Q'Boss-a's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Angry Jack BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| COOL HAND QUE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Q-INATOR! | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| FYC BARBEQUE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Quenut BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ATLANTA BBQ STORE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bald Hawg BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| YES, DEAR BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 159.3600 | 166.53 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 157.0860 | 165.87 | top 64% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 160.4912 | 165.77 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 160.5256 | 168.26 | top 51% |
“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 73% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 66% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 77% | Oct 8, 2021 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2020
4 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
224
finished ahead 91 times, behind 302
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20212 milestones
- Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4172 The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival
- Most recent contest The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival
20205 milestones
- First tracked contest Hawgin On Lanier
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.3488 Hawgin On Lanier
- Peak power rating (1496) Hawgin On Lanier
- First call Swine At the Shrine
- Career-best overall score679.3488 Swine At the Shrine
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.1 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | Oct 9, 2020 |
| -8.9 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown | Nov 20, 2020 |
| -4.5 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 5, 2021 |
| -3.7 | Hawgin On Lanier | Jul 31, 2020 |
| -1.1 | Swine At the Shrine | Sep 11, 2020 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 60% | 93.2% | 92.6% |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 74% | 94.4% | 92.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2021 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 16 / 26 (671.3144) | 23 (159.3600) | 10 (170.8344) | 17 (165.7028) | 3 (175.4172) |
| Mar 5, 2021 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 48 / 81 (662.1256) | 35 (167.9656) | 30 (169.1200) | 65 (160.5028) | 51 (164.5372) |
| Nov 20, 2020 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown 🏅 Cumming, GA | 33 / 40 (663.2916) | 16 (173.1200) | 40 (157.0860) | 16 (172.5600) | 34 (160.5256) |
| Oct 9, 2020 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 34 / 37 (651.1768) | 36 (160.5028) | 34 (161.6572) | 34 (160.4912) | 24 (168.5256) |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Swine At the Shrine 🏅 Savannah, GA | 25 / 38 (679.3488) | 23 (170.2628) | 33 (165.7032) | 28 (167.9656) | 7 (175.4172) |
| Jul 31, 2020 | Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Cumming, GA | 31 / 55 (671.3488) | 36 (167.9772) | 16 (170.8344) | 34 (167.3944) | 36 (165.1428) |