Chompa Q

Chompa Q is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 31 at the Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship (2025), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #1080 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,080

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1596

peak 1598 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 26, 2024

latest Apr 24, 2026 · 2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#111

Master 2025 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

12 podiums

Overall top-10s

43% of 21 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

700.4912 / 720

Master · Sutherlin Throwdown

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

682.55

last 5 Master vs avg 682.06 (+0.49)

Walk rate

90%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship

Consistency

±8.41

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 171.62 · weakest Pork (169.04)

Road miles

3,254

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 457 mi

Schedule strength

67%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)

Purse competed for

$207K

listed at 21 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 17 state-championship entries

Master avg

682.06 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

0.0460 points from the title

Came within 0.0460 points of the Grand Championship at Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship (Apr 26, 2024).

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×1

On the rise

+42 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 42 points across 11 contests since Apr 25, 2025 — from 1555 up to 1596.

11 contests since Apr 25, 2025
now 1596

They almost always walk

90% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 19 of 21 contests

A top-10 category call in 90% of their 21 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

700.4912 career-best overall

97.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 700.4912 at Sutherlin Throwdown — 97.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 19, 2025

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

Small Axe BBQ has finished one call ahead of Chompa Q 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

10–3 behind in the head-to-head

BULL MARKET BBQ ahead in 77% of their meetings

BULL MARKET BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 13 shared contests.

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A strong matchup

9–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Big Cat BBQ in 9 of their 12 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

11 of 12 shared chicken entries lost

BULL MARKET BBQ ahead 92% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BULL MARKET BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 12 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

OM BBQ COMPANY has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An April team

Top 21% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 21% across 3 contests, versus top 38% the rest of the year.

3 April contests
top 38% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,254 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,254 miles across 21 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 457 miles to The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 1).

21 mapped stops
furthest 457 mi

The metronome

±1.14% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.14% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.8% of a perfect score
21 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#453 (391 pts)	#531 (351 pts)	#367 (639 pts)	#494 (366 pts)	#363 (556 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#111 (1,531 pts)	#135 (1,400 pts)	#67 (1,825 pts)	#155 (1,271 pts)	#104 (1,516 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	—	—	#997 (125 pts)	—	—

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

IN DEEP SAUCE

#1,076 of the rated field

1597 power rating

Contests: 106
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1694

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Chompa Q)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Chompa Q has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 106 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Walk The Swine

#1,073 of the rated field

1597 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1597

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Oct 24, 2025
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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BURNIN BELLIES

#1,072 of the rated field

1597 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1597

Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 6 years before Chompa Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 20 contests

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R&R BBQ

#1,077 of the rated field

1597 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 61%
Peak: 1632

Careers of much the same size, 23 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Jul 24, 2026

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BALDICUE

#1,085 of the rated field

1596 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 79%
Peak: 1596

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 24 contests, alongside a 79% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Oct 5, 2019

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205 Smoke

#1,082 of the rated field

1596 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 58%
Peak: 1596

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Bad Bears BBQ	16	7	9	44%	⚔ compare
BONE RUBBIN BBQ	15	8	7	53%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-CUDA BBQ	13	9	4	69%	⚔ compare
Smokin' Bliss BBQ	13	7	6	54%	⚔ compare
Small Axe BBQ	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
BULL MARKET BBQ	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
Big Cat BBQ	12	9	3	75%	⚔ compare
Meat Candy Q	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
Cynical BBQ	12	3	8	25%	⚔ compare
Pops BBQ 22	11	8	3	73%	⚔ compare
OM BBQ COMPANY	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
Big Boys BBQ	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
RBQ	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' AXE BBQ	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	5	1	1	180 🔥	161.0856	171.62	top 47%
Pork Ribs	21	13	1	6	178.8572	145.0860	171.09	top 36%
Pork	15	4	0	1	178.8572	160.5716	169.04	top 51%
Brisket	16	8	0	4	178.3200	153.0744	169.27	top 42%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 47%
Medium (20–39)	12	top 35%
Large (40+)	4	top 44%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CA	10	top 33%
OR	3	top 46%
AZ	2	top 34%
NV	2	top 55%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship	3	2	top 21%	Apr 24, 2026
Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest	2	7	top 30%	Mar 20, 2026
BBQ Jackpot	2	43	top 55%	Nov 21, 2025
3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	2	3	top 21%	Aug 9, 2025
The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2)	2	17	top 60%	May 31, 2025
The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2)	2	8	top 57%	Jan 25, 2025

More numbers

Busiest season 2025 13 contests

Contests a season 5.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 14 of 21 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 10 6 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 21 entries · 1 win · 13 calls

Opponents faced 225 finished ahead 387 times, behind 235

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

20262 milestones

Mar 20 Peak power rating (1598) Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest
Sep 18 Most recent contest 12 Bridges Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS)

20253 milestones

Apr 25 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship
May 16 10th tracked contest Gold Country Casino Resort BrewFest & State BBQ Championship
Jul 19 Career-best overall score700.4912 Sutherlin Throwdown

20246 milestones

Apr 26 First call Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship
Apr 26 First category win (Pork Ribs) Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship
Apr 26 First overall top-10 Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship
Apr 26 First overall podium Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship
Apr 26 First Reserve Championship Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship
Apr 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score342.8228 Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship

20231 milestone

Sep 15 First tracked contest 12 Bridge Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16	Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship	Apr 26, 2024
+15.8	Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship	Apr 25, 2025
+14.1	3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	Aug 9, 2025
+11.7	The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1)	Jan 24, 2025
+10.9	10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	Jan 17, 2025

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.8	The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2)	Jan 25, 2025
-1.9	Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship	Apr 24, 2026
-1.3	The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 1)	May 30, 2025
-1.1	The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2)	May 31, 2025
-0.3	BBQ Jackpot	Nov 21, 2025

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	4	1	0	100%	top 40%	95.5%	94.6%
2025	13	7	1	92%	top 38%	97.3%	94.8%
2024	3	1	1	100%	top 32%	95.2%	94.6%
2023	1	0	0	0%	—	—	—

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 18, 2026	12 Bridges Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lincoln, CA	—	—	2 (175.4288)	—	—
Apr 24, 2026	Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA	15 / 29 (674.8344)	12 (171.4172)	9 (171.9884)	22 (160.5716)	11 (170.8572)
Mar 20, 2026	Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest 🏅 Dinuba, CA	7 / 27 (687.9200)	13 (173.7144)	14 (169.1084)	5 (174.2744)	9 (170.8228)
Jan 16, 2026	11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	23 / 53 (680.9940)	37 (167.3828)	20 (171.9656)	44 (163.9428)	3 (177.7028)
Nov 21, 2025	BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV	46 / 90 (681.6456)	26 (174.2628)	53 (168.5600)	51 (169.6800)	53 (169.1428)
Sep 20, 2025	12 Bridge Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lincoln, CA	—	—	3 (177.1428)	—	—
Aug 9, 2025	3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 🏅 Felton, CA	3 / 21 (687.3372)	9 (170.8228)	5 (174.2744)	11 (171.4172)	6 (170.8228)
Aug 8, 2025	3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Felton, CA	7 / 25 (684.4684)	4 (175.4056)	12 (170.8228)	13 (167.9772)	11 (170.2628)
Jul 19, 2025	Sutherlin Throwdown 🏅 Sutherlin, OR	6 / 35 (700.4912)	13 (175.4056)	7 (175.4056)	3 (178.8572)	10 (170.8228)
May 31, 2025	The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) 🏅 Sweet Home, OR	17 / 28 (679.3368)	23 (167.3712)	27 (163.9772)	21 (169.6684)	2 (178.3200)
May 30, 2025	The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 1) 🏅 Sweet Home, OR	18 / 30 (671.8968)	27 (161.0856)	10 (173.1428)	4 (174.2628)	25 (163.4056)
May 16, 2025	Gold Country Casino Resort BrewFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Oroville, CA	9 / 19 (673.5652)	12 (170.8228)	11 (167.9656)	16 (163.3712)	5 (171.4056)
Apr 25, 2025	Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA	2 / 31 (697.6916)	1 (180)	3 (176)	13 (168.5716)	3 (173.1200)
Mar 14, 2025	Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest 🏅 Dinuba, CA	9 / 26 (687.3716)	22 (165.0856)	3 (178.2972)	14 (167.4172)	2 (176.5716)
Jan 25, 2025	The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) 🏅 Hollister, CA	24 / 27 (669.0516)	8 (176)	5 (176.0344)	—	26 (153.0744)
Jan 24, 2025	The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1) 🏅 Hollister, CA	8 / 31 (679.3488)	23 (166.2744)	2 (178.8572)	7 (174.2628)	26 (159.9544)
Jan 17, 2025	10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	12 / 48 (681.0056)	12 (173.1200)	10 (171.9772)	27 (167.3828)	21 (168.5256)
Dec 6, 2024	BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV	43 / 74 (675.9316)	8 (177.7144)	29 (170.8344)	57 (163.9428)	62 (163.4400)
Sep 20, 2024	12 Bridge Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lincoln, CA	—	—	9 (165.0972)	—	—
Apr 26, 2024	Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA	2 / 34 (342.8228)	—	1 (170.8228)	—	—
Sep 15, 2023	12 Bridge Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lincoln, CA	—	—	21 (145.0860)	—	—

Chompa Q

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (13 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Perfect scores on the board

On the rise

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An April team

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

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)