Their season
2022
their best year
2022 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 45%.
- 3 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 45%
Motley Q
Motley Q is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 14th of 38 at the Minnesota in May (Backyard) (2022). They are ranked #3735 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1489
peak 1489 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Aug 16, 2013
latest May 12, 2023 · 9.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.68
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.56 · weakest Pork (151.22)
Road miles
3,037
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 1,111 mi
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Purse competed for
$30K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
625.68 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
328.71 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 Motley Q, each with one reason worth a look.
142 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,726 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Motley Q)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Motley Q has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,721 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1500
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,713 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1503
Level with Motley Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,723 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
They turned up 8 years after Motley Q did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#3,722 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1489
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,704 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 156.5368 | 162.56 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 151.4972 | 160.94 | top 57% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2744 | 138.8684 | 151.22 | top 88% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 159.4512 | 152.5144 | 156.16 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 67% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 55% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MN
4 of 7 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
217
finished ahead 108 times, behind 146
Longest layoff
7.9 yrs
Sep 20, 2013 → Aug 20, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Minnesota in May
20222 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score330.8344 Minnesota in May (Backyard)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.4172 Minnesota in May (Backyard)
20211 milestone
- Career-best overall score635.9200 Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede
- First call Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede
- Peak power rating (1492) Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.5 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) | May 13, 2022 |
| +4.2 | Minnesota in May | May 12, 2023 |
| +1.4 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 10, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.9 | Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition | Aug 20, 2021 |
| -7.7 | Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede | Aug 16, 2013 |
| -4.8 | Bikes Blues & BBQ | Sep 20, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 39% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 45% | 91.9% | 91.9% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 76% | 88.2% | 86.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2023 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 23 / 59 (324.5144) | 18 (164.5600) | 29 (159.9544) | — | — |
| Sep 10, 2022 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 16 / 30 (330.7772) | 19 (163.3944) | 13 (167.3828) | — | — |
| May 13, 2022 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) Cambridge, MN | 14 / 38 (330.8344) | 13 (167.4172) | 16 (163.4172) | — | — |
| May 13, 2022 | Minnesota in May (Masters) 🏅 Cambridge, MN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME | 25 / 26 (635.9200) | 21 (158.8568) | 18 (162.2744) | 23 (158.2744) | 22 (156.5144) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Bikes Blues & BBQ Fayetteville, AR | 35 / 49 (634.7772) | 26 (164.5944) | 35 (161.1428) | 39 (156.5256) | 39 (152.5144) |
| Aug 16, 2013 | Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede Waucoma, IA | 17 / 21 (606.3536) | 15 (156.5368) | 14 (151.4972) | 20 (138.8684) | 9 (159.4512) |