Parra Q

Parra Q is a competition barbecue team with 18 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 15th of 37 at the Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out (2017). They are ranked #6162 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “PARRAQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,162

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1425

peak 1425 · rated over 16 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 3, 2013

latest Apr 8, 2022 · 8.9 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 18 contests

Avg finish

top 80%

overall standings

Best overall

663.9544 / 720

Master · Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

Perfect 180s

Current form

643.11 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 624.11 (+19.00)

Walk rate

22%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8572

Chicken · Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

Consistency

±30.59

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.68 · weakest Brisket (148.17)

Road miles

1,754

across 18 mapped stops · furthest 164 mi

Schedule strength

48%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)

Purse competed for

$32K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

624.11 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

663.9544 career-best overall

92.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 663.9544 at Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out — 92.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 15, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SMOKIN ELVISES has finished one call ahead of Parra Q 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 67%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 67%

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

THUMP & STRUM BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

THUMP & STRUM BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−13.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 13.51 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 12%.

Brisket avg 148.17
Chicken avg 161.68
0 calls in 16 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Smokin Gringos BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

3.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.5 years, then back at Gladstone Smokefest (ONE MEAT RIBS) (Oct 3, 2025).

last seen Apr 8, 2022
back Oct 3, 2025

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Chicken nemesis

8 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

THUMP & STRUM BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THUMP & STRUM BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared chicken entries.

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out every year from 2014 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 15th

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Parra Q, each with one reason worth a look.

32 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

FRICKIN' CHICKIN BBQ

#6,165 of the rated field

1425 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

They've been 1505 at their best, 80 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 1, 2017

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Hog Wash

#6,160 of the rated field

1425 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1425

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jul 19, 2024

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HEAVENLY HOGS BBQ COMPANY

#6,161 of the rated field

1425 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1425

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before Parra Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

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Smokin' Joe's BBQ

#6,158 of the rated field

1425 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1425

19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 5% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2019

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Big Blue BBQ

#6,163 of the rated field

1425 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1425

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Oct 30, 2024

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SPRAT BOY BARBEQUE

#6,164 of the rated field

1425 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1425

Level with Parra Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Aug 18, 2023

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THUMP & STRUM BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN ELVISES	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
T'S SMOKIN PIT	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
GRILLAS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
JAESTAR BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	2	174.8572	146.8000	161.68	top 62%
Pork Ribs	18	1	169.1316	133.6688	155.44	top 75%
Pork	16	1	173.7372	143.9544	159.21	top 67%
Brisket	16	0	165.7144	93.3828	148.17	top 78%

“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)	7	0	top 81%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 79%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MO	9	top 76%
NE	4	top 89%
KS	3	top 79%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	4	15	top 68%	Sep 15, 2017
Smoke in the Spring	2	66	top 82%	Apr 8, 2022
Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge	2	29	top 98%	Sep 5, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 3 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 11 of 18 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 11 3 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 18 entries · 0 wins · 1 call

Opponents faced 519 finished ahead 171 times, behind 636

Longest layoff 3.5 yrs Apr 8, 2022 → Oct 3, 2025

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20261 milestone

Oct 2 Most recent contest Gladfest Smokefest (ONE MEAT RIBS)

20172 milestones

Apr 7 10th tracked contest Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer)
Sep 15 Career-best overall score663.9544 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

20152 milestones

Sep 5 First call Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge
Sep 18 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8572 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

20141 milestone

Sep 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.6056 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

20132 milestones

May 3 First tracked contest Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship
May 3 Peak power rating (1489) Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.2	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	Sep 15, 2017
+5.8	Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest -Re-Boot (JUDGES FULL)	Apr 27, 2018
+2	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge	Aug 31, 2019
+0.8	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer)	Apr 7, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.3	Crossroads BBQ Cook-off	Jul 5, 2013
-11.8	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge	Aug 30, 2014
-11.7	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full)	Apr 3, 2015
-10.6	Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship	May 3, 2013
-9.2	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge	Sep 5, 2015

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	100%	—	—	—
2025	1	0%	—	—	—
2022	1	0%	top 99%	81.6%	81.6%
2019	2	0%	top 68%	91%	90.5%
2018	1	0%	top 53%	91.7%	91.7%
2017	3	0%	top 67%	92.2%	89.3%
2016	2	50%	top 84%	86.8%	86.4%
2015	3	67%	top 91%	88.4%	85.9%
2014	2	0%	top 84%	90.1%	82.9%
2013	2	0%	top 91%	84.6%	84.1%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 2, 2026	Gladfest Smokefest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Gladstone, MO	—	8 (169.1200)	17 (158.8116)	—	—
Oct 3, 2025	Gladstone Smokefest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Gladstone, MO	—	—	15 (150.7772)	—	—
Apr 8, 2022	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	93 / 94 (587.8516)	86 (156.5828)	94 (135.9200)	93 (143.9544)	87 (151.3944)
Aug 31, 2019	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE	18 / 28 (655.3604)	18 (163.9772)	16 (169.1316)	17 (165.6800)	22 (156.5716)
Apr 12, 2019	Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS	74 / 104 (647.9428)	46 (167.4056)	79 (160.5600)	11 (173.7372)	97 (146.2400)
Apr 27, 2018	Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest -Re-Boot (JUDGES FULL) Sugar Creek, MO	28 / 53 (660.4572)	13 (170.2972)	20 (168.5372)	30 (163.9656)	35 (157.6572)
Sep 15, 2017	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	15 / 37 (663.9544)	12 (169.1428)	26 (164.5372)	21 (164.5600)	13 (165.7144)
Sep 2, 2017	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	27 / 29 (616.4576)	28 (146.8000)	25 (151.9888)	12 (167.4516)	28 (150.2172)
Apr 7, 2017	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS	66 / 100 (649.2232)	64 (164.0116)	54 (163.4400)	35 (168.6172)	81 (153.1544)
Sep 16, 2016	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	31 / 35 (618.6632)	17 (162.8228)	26 (159.9772)	9 (172.5716)	35 (123.2916)
May 13, 2016	21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort Platte City, MO	41 / 51 (625.0516)	47 (149.6916)	42 (154.2400)	37 (158.8228)	23 (162.2972)
Sep 18, 2015	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	31 / 41 (636.4688)	4 (174.8572)	41 (133.6688)	21 (162.2628)	18 (165.6800)
Sep 5, 2015	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	30 / 31 (622.8688)	25 (161.7372)	5 (168.5600)	31 (150.3316)	31 (142.2400)
Apr 3, 2015	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full) Pleasant Hill, MO	71 / 71 (596.5032)	53 (157.7144)	71 (142.8228)	69 (152.5372)	69 (143.4288)
Sep 19, 2014	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	33 / 49 (648.6056)	17 (171.4400)	20 (166.8456)	48 (150.2972)	30 (160.0228)
Aug 30, 2014	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	29 / 29 (544.9260)	25 (156.0228)	28 (150.3776)	29 (145.1428)	29 (93.3828)
Jul 5, 2013	Crossroads BBQ Cook-off Cameron, MO	39 / 40 (602.2854)	32 (159.4284)	39 (146.8572)	38 (151.4284)	37 (144.5714)
May 3, 2013	Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship Grandview, MO	26 / 31 (609.1428)	26 (147.4284)	24 (150.8572)	22 (156)	18 (154.8572)

Parra Q

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

A standing appointment

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)