A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
CHOOCHOO BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
CHOOCHOO BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Barger-Q
Barger-Q is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 29 at the Big BBQ Bash (2022). Also listed in KCBS results as “Barger Q”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1479
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jun 25, 2021
latest Jun 24, 2022 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.90
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.86 · weakest Brisket (150.38)
Road miles
47
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
70%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)
Purse competed for
$27K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
638.46 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 155.3944 | 161.88 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8000 | 157.6800 | 160.34 | top 79% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 159.3716 | 165.86 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6572 | 145.6000 | 150.38 | top 92% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
68
finished ahead 14 times, behind 74
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20222 milestones
- Career-best overall score646.1372 Big BBQ Bash
- Most recent contest Big BBQ Bash
20214 milestones
- First tracked contest Blount County BBQ Bash
- First call Blount County BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1084 Blount County BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1492) Blount County BBQ Bash
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2022 | Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN | 22 / 29 (646.1372) | 18 (162.8572) | 21 (160.5372) | 20 (165.0856) | 26 (157.6572) |
| May 20, 2022 | Sevierville's Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN | 27 / 30 (637.4516) | 18 (167.3828) | 26 (162.8000) | 28 (159.3716) | 27 (147.8972) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | Blount County BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN | 28 / 32 (631.7828) | 25 (155.3944) | 25 (157.6800) | 7 (173.1084) | 31 (145.6000) |