The comeback
6.3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 6.3 years, then back at Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) (Jun 3, 2022).
- last seen Mar 4, 2016
- back Jun 3, 2022
G's Q
G's Q is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 11th of 33 at the Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) (2022).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1511
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Mar 4, 2016
latest Jun 2, 2023 · 7.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 157.27 · weakest Pork (92.56)
Road miles
153
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 75 mi
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Purse competed for
$20K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
655.44 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
319.66 / 360
2 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.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 20 | 127.99 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7488 | 147.9772 | 157.27 | top 51% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 20 | 92.56 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5716 | 156.5716 | 156.57 | top 63% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 39% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 37% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin in Steele | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 39% | Jun 2, 2023 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MN
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
126
finished ahead 89 times, behind 65
Longest layoff
6.3 yrs
Mar 4, 2016 → Jun 3, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20232 milestones
- Peak power rating (1511) Smokin in Steele
- Most recent contest Smokin in Steele
20221 milestone
- First call Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest)
20163 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.4404 Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship
- Career-best overall score655.4404 Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)168 Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship (Competitor's Series)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.8 | Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship | Mar 4, 2016 |
| +4.8 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) | Jun 3, 2022 |
| +0.3 | Smokin in Steele | Jun 2, 2023 |
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 45% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 37% | 91% | 91% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2023 | Smokin in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 13 / 29 (325.7028) | 11 (165.7256) | 14 (159.9772) | — | — |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 11 / 33 (313.6112) | 10 (158.2284) | 11 (155.3828) | — | — |
| Mar 4, 2016 | Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Isle, MN | 22 / 59 (655.4404) | 16 (168) | 17 (165.7488) | 23 (165.1200) | 37 (156.5716) |
| Feb 27, 2015 | Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship (Competitor's Series) Isle, MN | — | 46 (20) | 44 (147.9772) | 47 (20) | — |