A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Colorado Q
Colorado Q is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 21st of 28 at the Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge (2019). They are ranked #4979 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1463
peak 1463 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Sep 9, 2016
latest Jun 16, 2023 · 6.8 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 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
617.06 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 618.97 (-1.91)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.54
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 158.08 · weakest Chicken (149.31)
Road miles
409
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 90 mi
Schedule strength
66%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1583)
Purse competed for
$35K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
618.97 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Colorado 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.
#4,986 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Colorado Q)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Colorado Q has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,967 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,978 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
Level with Colorado Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,991 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 6 years before Colorado Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,960 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 7 years before Colorado Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,988 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
They turned up 7 years after Colorado Q did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Backdraft BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MONSOON BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Q LIVE CREW | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0856 | 139.9312 | 149.31 | top 88% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 150.2400 | 157.59 | top 71% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7372 | 152.5144 | 158.08 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2972 | 143.9656 | 153.98 | top 71% |
“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 78% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 85% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 77% | Sep 6, 2019 |
| Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 83% | Sep 8, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CO
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
148
finished ahead 41 times, behind 186
Longest layoff
3.8 yrs
Sep 6, 2019 → Jun 16, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Colorado BBQ Challenge
20171 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)168 Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge
20163 milestones
- First tracked contest Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge
- Career-best overall score628.5028 Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge
- Peak power rating (1491) Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.6 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge | Sep 9, 2016 |
| -7.8 | Colorado BBQ Challenge | Jun 16, 2023 |
| -6.5 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge | Sep 8, 2017 |
| -5.9 | 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge | Jun 14, 2019 |
| -4.1 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge | Sep 7, 2018 |
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 88% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 86.9% | 85.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 85.8% | 85.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2023 | Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO | 37 / 42 (615.3260) | 37 (154.2972) | 38 (153.1200) | 37 (153.6916) | 34 (154.2172) |
| Sep 6, 2019 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge 🏅 Grand Jct, CO | 21 / 28 (625.5316) | 22 (157.0856) | 19 (158.8000) | 22 (152.5144) | 17 (157.1316) |
| Jun 14, 2019 | 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO | 45 / 55 (602.7540) | 51 (142.2512) | 46 (150.2400) | 32 (160.5600) | 45 (149.7028) |
| Sep 7, 2018 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Jct, CO | 25 / 32 (624.0572) | 29 (147.4512) | 17 (165.1544) | 27 (154.8572) | 22 (156.5944) |
| Sep 8, 2017 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Jct, CO | 23 / 28 (617.6340) | 27 (139.9312) | 11 (168) | 15 (165.7372) | 23 (143.9656) |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO | 41 / 49 (628.5028) | 41 (154.8228) | 44 (150.2400) | 33 (161.1428) | 25 (162.2972) |