A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
913 BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
KC Q CREW
KC Q CREW is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 53rd of 68 at the 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship (2020). They are ranked #4543 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1472
peak 1472 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Sep 15, 2018
latest Sep 29, 2022 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.78
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.50 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.19)
Road miles
52
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
70%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)
Purse competed for
$139K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
636.18 / 720
5 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 | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to KC Q CREW, each with one reason worth a look.
141 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,563 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to KC Q CREW)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — KC Q CREW ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,520 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1518
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to KC Q CREW)
They've been 1518 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,527 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,556 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
They turned up 5 years after KC Q CREW did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#4,557 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1472
Level with KC Q CREW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,542 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1472
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lb Town KC BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Brothers Different Mothers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| ABS of SQUEAL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WOOD HOOK BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WEEKEND BUM BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sons of a Brisket | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' SAUCED | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 160 | 166.50 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9544 | 147.9544 | 156.19 | top 82% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2512 | 136.4340 | 156.28 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 142.1944 | 157.22 | top 66% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 2 | 251 | 0 | top 60% | Sep 29, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
1,035
finished ahead 388 times, behind 1,582
Longest layoff
1.5 yrs
Mar 13, 2020 → Sep 16, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES
20213 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.8400 American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
- Career-best overall score659.8400 American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1200 American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
20182 milestones
- First tracked contest 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Peak power rating (1489) 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.9 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 15, 2018 |
| -9.2 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 2019 |
| -4.5 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | Mar 13, 2020 |
| -2.9 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
| -0.4 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | Sep 29, 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 91% | 91% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 54% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 89% | 89% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 83.4% | 83.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 332 / 505 (655.3372) | 150 (171.4172) | 436 (157.1200) | 393 (160.5028) | 223 (166.2972) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 251 / 467 (659.8400) | 76 (173.1200) | 282 (163.9544) | 413 (152.5028) | 112 (170.2628) |
| Mar 13, 2020 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 53 / 68 (641.0060) | 43 (164.5372) | 51 (163.4172) | 54 (161.6916) | 61 (151.3600) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 395 / 468 (624.3656) | 276 (163.4056) | 439 (148.5144) | 130 (170.2512) | 448 (142.1944) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 440 / 467 (600.3656) | 352 (160) | 433 (147.9544) | 461 (136.4340) | 354 (155.9772) |