SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM NC
Rating
1608
peak 1624
Contests
57
in the data
First seen
latest 2026-05-01
Best ToY finish
#118
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
3
18 podiums
Overall top-10s
20
of 57 contests
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
651.68 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 676.25 (-24.57)
Walk rate
77%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±25.54
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.27 · weakest Brisket (168.26)
Road miles
13641
mi across 56 mapped stops · furthest 731 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
MAYA JANE BBQ CO. has finished one call ahead of SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
POKE N SMOKE has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMOKIN SKULLIES has come out ahead in 32 of their 37 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS in 14 of their 14 shared contests.
📅 A August team
Something about August: average finish in the top 32% across 4 contests, versus top 41% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NC first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 55 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.7884 | 171.27 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 57 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 178.8572 | 159.3600 | 169.78 | top 43% |
| Pork | 56 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 177.1544 | 158.8344 | 170.03 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 56 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 150.7884 | 168.26 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 31 | 0 | top 42% |
| SC | 11 | 0 | top 46% |
| GA | 8 | 0 | top 33% |
| PA | 4 | 0 | top 37% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 43% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 52% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 0 | top 54% |
| Medium (20–39) | 33 | 0 | top 40% |
| Large (40+) | 18 | 0 | top 41% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (15 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NC (31 of 57 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (57 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 676.25
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 695.3600 | 690.49 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 689.0856 | 639.19 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 689.6344 | 679.36 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 689.0284 | 674.73 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 698.8228 | 685.22 |
| 2021 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 696.5600 | 681.38 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 694.8460 | 675.42 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 682.7772 | 671.31 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | Bear-B-Q New Bern, NC | 11 / 26 (685.6116) | 10 (171.9772) | 16 (168.5256) | 10 (171.9772) | 7 (173.1316) |
| 2026-02-27 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm Iron Station, NC | 7 / 33 (695.3600) | 16 (171.9772) | 3 (176.5600) | 12 (171.4056) | 6 (175.4172) |
| 2025-10-24 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown Rocky Mount, NC | 12 / 45 (689.0856) | 26 (168.5600) | 14 (173.1200) | 14 (172.5600) | 6 (174.8456) |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 64 / 66 (505.0284) | — | 51 (162.2284) | 48 (165.0856) | 5 (177.7144) |
| 2025-04-04 | Rekindled Ironman Seven Valleys, PA | 7 / 23 (683.3372) | 2 (178.8572) | 12 (167.3828) | 16 (163.9772) | 5 (173.1200) |
| 2025-02-28 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm Iron Station, NC | 14 / 26 (679.3028) | 20 (167.9656) | 14 (168.5488) | 6 (174.2628) | 14 (168.5256) |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 27 / 76 (689.6344) | 17 (174.8572) | 37 (170.8344) | 50 (168.5372) | 16 (175.4056) |
| 2024-04-05 | The Ironman Seven Valleys, PA | 7 / 21 (668.5260) | 6 (169.7256) | 12 (164.5372) | 9 (166.2860) | 6 (167.9772) |
| 2024-02-23 | Mission Farms King of the Farm Iron Station, NC | 14 / 26 (679.9204) | 3 (176.5716) | 25 (162.2516) | 13 (167.9656) | 5 (173.1316) |
| 2023-10-13 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 22 / 27 (649.5540) | 23 (158.7884) | 17 (167.9772) | 21 (160.5600) | 18 (162.2284) |
| 2023-09-15 | Clayton BBQ Challenge Clayton, NC | 9 / 17 (682.7540) | 14 (169.6684) | 3 (175.4172) | 12 (168.5256) | 10 (169.1428) |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 17 / 76 (689.0284) | 48 (165.0856) | 3 (178.8572) | 9 (175.4056) | 27 (169.6800) |
| 2023-05-19 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival Ayden, NC | 17 / 25 (657.5428) | 13 (169.6800) | 20 (160.5028) | 22 (162.2628) | 13 (165.0972) |
| 2023-04-07 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition Stem, NC | 15 / 28 (679.3256) | 15 (171.4056) | 27 (159.3600) | 4 (175.4172) | 5 (173.1428) |
| 2023-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 32 / 65 (677.0056) | 54 (161.6572) | 22 (170.8228) | 15 (173.7028) | 18 (170.8228) |
| 2023-02-24 | Mission Farm's King of the Farm Iron Station, NC | 13 / 33 (687.8740) | 28 (166.2284) | 9 (175.4172) | 4 (175.4056) | 16 (170.8228) |
| 2022-10-29 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) Shelby, NC | 12 / 34 (686.1944) | 9 (175.4172) | 14 (171.9772) | 16 (171.4172) | 21 (167.3828) |
| 2022-10-28 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) Shelby, NC | 3 / 35 (689.6228) | 7 (174.2628) | 14 (169.6800) | 27 (166.2400) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2022-10-21 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) Roswell, GA | 6 / 35 (698.7884) | 15 (174.2628) | 13 (174.2628) | 15 (174.2628) | 9 (176.0000) |
| 2022-09-23 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Connelly Springs, NC | 13 / 32 (685.0168) | 13 (173.1200) | 7 (173.1084) | 12 (171.9656) | 19 (166.8228) |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 46 / 92 (673.0400) | 32 (169.7028) | 28 (171.9772) | 52 (166.2628) | 49 (165.0972) |
| 2022-05-20 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival Ayden, NC | 6 / 32 (683.3484) | 10 (172.5484) | 10 (170.2628) | 14 (168.5600) | 4 (171.9772) |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 31 / 72 (675.3144) | 19 (171.9656) | 20 (171.9888) | 16 (171.9656) | 61 (159.3944) |
| 2022-04-08 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition Stem, NC | 14 / 36 (675.3256) | 23 (164.0000) | 32 (161.6572) | 15 (169.6684) | 2 (180.0000) |
| 2022-03-18 | Mission Farm's King of the Farm Iron Station, NC | 6 / 33 (686.7196) | 22 (168.5140) | 11 (173.1200) | 9 (171.9656) | 4 (173.1200) |
| 2022-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 8 / 73 (698.8228) | 14 (174.2972) | 14 (175.4056) | 5 (177.1544) | 24 (171.9656) |
| 2021-12-11 | River Bar Smoke Out Goldsboro, NC | 4 / 17 (689.6800) | 5 (174.2744) | 5 (171.9656) | 3 (175.4400) | 7 (168.0000) |
| 2021-11-05 | Currituck Bulls & BBQ Powells Point, NC | 15 / 26 (679.3372) | 4 (176.0000) | 15 (169.6800) | 14 (170.2744) | 22 (163.3828) |
| 2021-10-30 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 2 Shelby, NC | 12 / 27 (688.4684) | 1 (180.0000) | 14 (169.6800) | 8 (175.4056) | 24 (163.3828) |
| 2021-10-29 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1 Shelby, NC | 17 / 33 (677.0284) | 3 (175.4172) | 7 (171.4172) | 14 (170.8228) | 29 (159.3712) |
| 2021-10-15 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) Roswell, GA | 11 / 34 (691.3140) | 24 (170.8112) | 3 (177.7028) | 7 (175.4172) | 25 (167.3828) |
| 2021-08-27 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Myrtle Beach Travel Park Myrtle Beach, SC | 8 / 22 (679.8972) | 11 (168.5256) | 4 (173.1200) | 7 (168.5600) | 10 (169.6916) |
| 2021-08-20 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland Myrtle Beach, SC | 6 / 26 (696.5600) | 12 (172.5600) | 7 (175.4172) | 4 (176.5828) | 6 (172.0000) |
| 2021-07-16 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Zooland Asheboro, NC | 15 / 19 (660.3884) | 16 (167.9656) | 18 (162.2400) | 11 (167.3828) | 14 (162.8000) |
| 2021-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 28 / 81 (681.0056) | 12 (175.4056) | 20 (171.9772) | 34 (168.5256) | 42 (165.0972) |
| 2021-06-04 | GrillBillies BBQ Shootout Wendell, NC | 10 / 18 (675.3256) | 10 (170.8228) | 4 (171.9772) | 5 (172.0000) | 13 (160.5256) |
| 2021-05-07 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Franklin Franklin, NC | 10 / 17 (679.3256) | 15 (165.1084) | 8 (169.1200) | 10 (169.6800) | 3 (175.4172) |
| 2021-03-19 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club Summerville, SC | 8 / 26 (685.6460) | 6 (175.4172) | 21 (163.4060) | 1 (176.5600) | 12 (170.2628) |
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 18 / 81 (682.7428) | 10 (174.2628) | 14 (173.1200) | 46 (166.2284) | 35 (169.1316) |
| 2021-02-20 | NC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 Raleigh, NC | 16 / 21 (674.1600) | 4 (176.5600) | 17 (166.2400) | 20 (163.9428) | 11 (167.4172) |
| 2021-02-19 | NC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 Raleigh, NC | 11 / 21 (679.8512) | 12 (170.8344) | 15 (167.3828) | 6 (171.9656) | 9 (169.6684) |
| 2020-11-06 | Currituck Bulls & BBQ Powells Point, NC | 4 / 28 (694.8460) | 5 (174.2744) | 15 (167.9772) | 2 (176.5828) | 4 (176.0116) |
| 2020-10-09 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA | 13 / 37 (683.9200) | 12 (173.1200) | 5 (173.7028) | 28 (166.2628) | 16 (170.8344) |
| 2020-08-14 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken Aiken, SC | 18 / 34 (675.9428) | 21 (168.5256) | 26 (164.5372) | 8 (171.4400) | 8 (171.4400) |
| 2020-07-31 | Hawgin On Lanier Cumming, GA | 33 / 55 (670.1368) | 19 (172.5484) | 38 (164.5372) | 24 (170.2628) | 41 (162.7884) |
| 2020-06-26 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 18 / 53 (672.4568) | 7 (176.0000) | 25 (167.4056) | 15 (169.6800) | 35 (159.3712) |
| 2020-03-13 | Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show Darlington, SC | 23 / 29 (651.8740) | 3 (174.2856) | 20 (167.9656) | 26 (158.8344) | 28 (150.7884) |
| 2020-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 23 / 61 (678.7884) | 22 (170.2628) | 17 (171.9772) | 28 (168.0000) | 27 (168.5484) |
| 2019-11-01 | Currituck Heritage Bulls & BBQ Festival Powells Point, NC | 9 / 25 (677.6800) | 9 (168.5828) | 2 (176.5944) | 15 (167.3944) | 14 (165.1084) |
| 2019-10-11 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 4 / 32 (682.7312) | 4 (174.2628) | 9 (168.5256) | 7 (171.4172) | 9 (168.5256) |
| 2019-09-20 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 29 / 56 (660.4000) | 26 (167.9656) | 42 (162.2400) | 14 (170.8344) | 39 (159.3600) |
| 2019-08-30 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Brew Festival West Jefferson, NC | 4 / 24 (671.2796) | 17 (163.9196) | 3 (173.1544) | 4 (170.2628) | 10 (163.9428) |
| 2019-07-12 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 39 / 83 (662.1372) | 36 (165.6800) | 10 (175.4172) | 50 (162.8228) | 53 (158.2172) |
| 2019-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 25 / 48 (659.8856) | 18 (167.9884) | 24 (165.0856) | 19 (170.2972) | 35 (156.5144) |
| 2019-04-26 | BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC | 4 / 43 (682.7772) | 2 (175.4056) | 19 (165.1088) | 5 (172.0000) | 11 (170.2628) |
| 2019-02-08 | KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship Little Rock, AR | 48 / 92 (673.6000) | 35 (172.0000) | 14 (171.9772) | 74 (163.9428) | 65 (165.6800) |
| BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland - One Meat Ribs Challenge Myrtle Beach, SC | — | — | 4 (170.8572) | — | — |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #376 (284 pts) | #519 (229 pts) | #407 (329 pts) | #439 (249 pts) | #356 (329 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #440 (444 pts) | #537 (384 pts) | #543 (394 pts) | #465 (434 pts) | #356 (639 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #554 (317 pts) | #447 (487 pts) | #775 (222 pts) | #605 (302 pts) | #481 (442 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #323 (665 pts) | #409 (550 pts) | #271 (890 pts) | #237 (910 pts) | #297 (750 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #118 (1444 pts) | #148 (1274 pts) | #180 (1179 pts) | #144 (1264 pts) | #103 (1464 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #121 (1318 pts) | #62 (1661 pts) | #97 (1454 pts) | #59 (1702 pts) | #121 (1333 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #180 (638 pts) | #118 (898 pts) | #136 (793 pts) | #205 (603 pts) | #193 (598 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #337 (931 pts) | #353 (906 pts) | #321 (966 pts) | #368 (911 pts) | #495 (681 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #280 (1145 pts) | #330 (1010 pts) | #171 (1465 pts) | #242 (1220 pts) | #330 (1010 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #307 (1176 pts) | #71 (2015 pts) | #389 (980 pts) | #343 (1060 pts) | #275 (1251 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1239 (228 pts) | #1260 (248 pts) | #1112 (293 pts) | #1184 (273 pts) | #1261 (238 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1235 (211 pts) | #1233 (226 pts) | #1264 (226 pts) | #1287 (211 pts) | #1129 (256 pts) |