TWISTED-Q MO
Rating
1537
peak 1549
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
2021-03-12
latest 2023-03-24
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
8 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 32%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
261.65 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 296.80 (-35.15)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
6
best run (overall)
Consistency
±64.97
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.98 · weakest Chicken (163.89)
Road miles
995
mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 200 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Fine As* Swine BBQ has finished one call ahead of TWISTED-Q 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Damn Fine Beef & Swine has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of PARTS 'R' SMOKIN in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 170.8572 | 150.8000 | 163.89 | top 29% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 169.6800 | 160.5600 | 165.36 | top 41% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171.9772 | 171.9772 | 171.98 | top 17% |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 8 | 0 | top 34% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | — |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 20% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 26% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 7% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (10 of 12 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (9 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 296.80
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 329.0396 | 329.04 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 329.6228 | 244.80 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 338.2628 | 331.95 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-24 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 25 / 37 (329.0396) | 27 (161.6684) | 18 (167.3712) | — | — |
| 2023-03-24 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-07-16 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Ribs Cameron, MO | — | — | 20 (166.2516) | — | — |
| 2022-07-15 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Cameron, MO | 6 / 27 (314.7428) | 6 (150.8000) | 4 (163.9428) | — | — |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring (Steak) Osage City, KS | 12 (168.0116) | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-03-25 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 15 / 25 (329.6228) | 14 (166.2284) | 14 (163.3944) | — | — |
| 2022-03-25 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO | 3 / 11 (166.8228) | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-10-29 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 Unity Village, MO | 3 / 41 (334.2056) | 3 (164.5256) | 2 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2021-09-11 | So.Bo.Co. BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD) Ashland, MO | 4 / 10 (327.4172) | 2 (166.8572) | 6 (160.5600) | — | — |
| 2021-09-03 | Mozingo Lake BBQ Maryville, MO | 2 / 12 (325.0512) | 2 (161.0740) | 2 (163.9772) | 2 (171.9772) | — |
| 2021-07-16 | County Seat Cookoff Jay, OK | 3 / 15 (334.7884) | 2 (169.1084) | 3 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2021-03-12 | American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest Kansas City, MO | 7 / 24 (338.2628) | 5 (170.8572) | 14 (167.4056) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #275 (105 pts) | #285 (105 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #20 (1083 pts) | #37 (928 pts) | — | — |