A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 100% of their meetings
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Q
Q is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 17th of 21 at the B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022). They are ranked #5460 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1452
peak 1452 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2013
latest Aug 5, 2022 · 8.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.62
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 154.96 · weakest Pork (150.27)
Road miles
6,684
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 1,521 mi
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)
Purse competed for
$20K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
609.18 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
310.07 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #313 (81 pts) | #296 (96 pts) | — | — |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Q, each with one reason worth a look.
107 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,459 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,452 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,453 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,476 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
Level with Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,475 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,473 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.0116 | 135.9200 | 152.56 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 144.0116 | 153.69 | top 71% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8456 | 145.6684 | 150.27 | top 87% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7028 | 149.6572 | 154.96 | top 68% |
“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 74% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 75% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MN
2 of 8 contests · 6 states in all
Contests visited
8
a different one every time
Opponents faced
426
finished ahead 126 times, behind 349
Longest layoff
3.1 yrs
Jun 21, 2019 → Aug 5, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY)
20162 milestones
- Career-best overall score623.9656 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)165.7144 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
- Peak power rating (1485) Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3 | Minnesota in May | May 10, 2019 |
| +1.3 | Bring'n Home the Bacon | Jun 21, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.3 | Atlanta BarB-Q Festival | Sep 13, 2013 |
| -12.1 | Boats, Bands & BBQ | Jun 5, 2015 |
| -7.1 | Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier) | Feb 3, 2017 |
| -6.8 | Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship | Mar 4, 2016 |
| -6.1 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 5, 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 46% | 88.6% | 86.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 83.2% | 83.2% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 86.7% | 86.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 80.7% | 80.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2022 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 17 / 21 (309.1428) | 18 (149.7256) | 15 (159.4172) | — | — |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Bring'n Home the Bacon 🏅 West Salem, WI | 18 / 37 (318.8000) | 21 (155.9772) | 13 (162.8228) | — | — |
| May 10, 2019 | Minnesota in May 🏅 | 25 / 57 (302.2744) | 25 (154.3200) | 30 (147.9544) | — | — |
| Feb 3, 2017 | Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier) Humble, TX | 109 / 136 (599.2808) | 99 (149.1088) | 115 (149.0976) | 116 (145.6684) | 78 (155.4060) |
| May 28, 2016 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 32 / 43 (623.9656) | 34 (156.0112) | 19 (165.7144) | 33 (152.5828) | 38 (149.6572) |
| Mar 4, 2016 | Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Isle, MN | 47 / 59 (620.5716) | 42 (159.4288) | 47 (153.1200) | 50 (154.8456) | 47 (153.1772) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Boats, Bands & BBQ Pueblo, CO | 28 / 30 (621.0744) | 25 (160.0116) | 30 (147.3716) | 28 (151.9884) | 13 (161.7028) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Atlanta BarB-Q Festival Atlanta, GA | 40 / 41 (581.0288) | 41 (135.9200) | 40 (144.0116) | 38 (146.2400) | 29 (154.8572) |