The comeback
4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4 years, then back at Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (Jun 17, 2023).
- last seen Jun 21, 2019
- back Jun 17, 2023
HurriQ
HurriQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2023. Their best overall finish is 12th of 16 at the Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) (). Also listed in KCBS results as “Hurri Q”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 11 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 17, 2023
latest Jun 17, 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 154.46 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.83)
Road miles
139
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 44 mi
Purse competed for
$18K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.8112 | 147.3940 | 154.46 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 164 | 146.8456 | 153.83 | top 45% |
“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 75% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
4 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Opponents faced
46
finished ahead 4 times, behind 43
Longest layoff
4 yrs
Jun 21, 2019 → Jun 17, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20232 milestones
- Career-best overall score302.8460 Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
20181 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)164 Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
—2 milestones
- First tracked contest Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
- First call Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 75% | 83.9% | 83.9% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 84.1% | 84.1% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2023 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 33 / 33 (302.8460) | 32 (153.1660) | 31 (149.6800) | — | — |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 🏅 Belvidere, IL | — | — | 14 (146.8456) | — | — |
| Sep 22, 2018 | Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Blue Island, IL | — | 5 (162.8112) | 2 (164) | — | — |
| — | Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) unrated BlueIsland, IL | 12 / 16 (302.1940) | 13 (147.3940) | 7 (154.8000) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.