The comeback
2.2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at Maryland State BBQ Bash (Oct 15, 2021).
- last seen Aug 9, 2019
- back Oct 15, 2021
Granny Q
Granny Q is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 11th of 30 at the Maryland State BBQ Bash (2019). Also listed in KCBS results as “Granny-Q”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1498
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Aug 9, 2019
latest Oct 15, 2021 · 2.2 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 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 150.21 · weakest Chicken (147.44)
Road miles
0
across 6 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$25K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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Granny Q has 2 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 108 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#3,319 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,307 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1507
Level with Granny Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,302 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before Granny Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,311 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Granny Q's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,310 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before Granny Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,299 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1518
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before Granny Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.4400 | 147.4400 | 147.44 | top 104% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.2056 | 150.2056 | 150.21 | top 108% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 74% | Oct 15, 2021 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MD
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
109
finished ahead 57 times, behind 72
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
Aug 9, 2019 → Oct 15, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20212 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)150.2056 Maryland State BBQ Bash
- Most recent contest Maryland State BBQ Bash
20191 milestone
- Career-best overall score308.0228 Maryland State BBQ Bash
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 112% | 82.7% | 82.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 37% | 85.6% | 85.6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2021 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 28 / 25 (297.6456) | 26 (147.4400) | 27 (150.2056) | — | — |
| Aug 9, 2019 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 11 / 30 (308.0228) | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 10, 2018 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 8, 2014 | MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets Bel Air, MD | — | — | — | — | — |