High-water mark
678.1484
career-best overall
94.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 678.1484 at Smokin' For Down Syndrome — 94.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Apr 1, 2022
Q Dawgs
Q Dawgs is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 12th of 28 at the Smokin' For Down Syndrome (2022). They finished #898 in the 2022 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1498
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Dec 2, 2021
latest Apr 22, 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.35
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 172.27 · weakest Brisket (161.09)
Road miles
358
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 143 mi
Schedule strength
72%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1591)
Purse competed for
$27K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
665.18 / 720
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #898 (154 pts) | #928 (159 pts) | #567 (409 pts) | #871 (179 pts) | #905 (159 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 159.3484 | 165.67 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 168.5256 | 172.27 | top 39% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 158.8344 | 164.91 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6684 | 152.5144 | 161.09 | top 69% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 55% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MS
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
4 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Opponents faced
83
finished ahead 33 times, behind 64
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20224 milestones
- Career-best overall score678.1484 Smokin' For Down Syndrome
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176 Smokin' For Down Syndrome
- Peak power rating (1500) Smokin' For Down Syndrome
- Most recent contest Roast N Boast - Rib Roast (ONE MEAT RIBS)
20213 milestones
- First tracked contest Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship
- First call Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4688 Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.6 | Smokin' For Down Syndrome | Apr 1, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.3 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship | Dec 2, 2021 |
| -1.9 | Southaven Springfest | Apr 22, 2022 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 55% | 94.2% | 93% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 84% | 91.2% | 91.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2022 | Roast N Boast - Rib Roast (ONE MEAT RIBS) Columbus, MS | — | — | 15 (168.5372) | — | — |
| Apr 22, 2022 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 24 / 36 (660.9252) | 34 (159.3484) | 18 (168.5256) | 18 (167.3828) | 21 (165.6684) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Smokin' For Down Syndrome 🏅 Collierville, TN | 12 / 28 (678.1484) | 15 (168.5372) | 4 (176) | 13 (168.5256) | 15 (165.0856) |
| Dec 2, 2021 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 16 / 19 (656.4688) | 14 (169.1200) | 3 (176) | 17 (158.8344) | 18 (152.5144) |