Official Q

Official Q is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 12th of 18 at the High Plains Wine, Brews & BBQ Cook Off (2021). They finished #1348 in the 2018 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “OFFICIAL "Q”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1497

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 25, 2018

latest Apr 9, 2021 · 2.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1348

Master 2018 · every season

Avg finish

top 65%

overall standings

Best overall

670.8000 / 720

Master · High Plains Wine, Brews & BBQ Cook Off

Walk rate

100%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8572

Pork Ribs · Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival

Consistency

±10.85

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 170.88 · weakest Brisket (158.06)

Road miles

458

across 3 mapped stops · furthest 186 mi

Schedule strength

66%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1583)

Purse competed for

$6,000

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

Master avg

660.72 / 720

3 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (2 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

670.8000 career-best overall

93.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.8000 at High Plains Wine, Brews & BBQ Cook Off — 93.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 9, 2021

The comeback

2.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.6 years, then back at High Plains Wine, Brews & BBQ Cook Off (Apr 9, 2021).

last seen Aug 31, 2018
back Apr 9, 2021

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1348 (169 pts)	#1287 (194 pts)	#1096 (269 pts)	#1260 (204 pts)	#1454 (159 pts)

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	3	2	171.4172	167.9772	169.89	top 37%
Pork Ribs	3	2	174.8572	165.1772	170.88	top 34%
Pork	3	1	169.7256	154.2972	161.90	top 66%
Brisket	3	1	166.2628	148.5372	158.06	top 67%

“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 2018 2 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 2 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TX 2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 3 a different one every time

Opponents faced 101 finished ahead 36 times, behind 77

Longest layoff 2.6 yrs Aug 31, 2018 → Apr 9, 2021

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

20212 milestones

Apr 9 Career-best overall score670.8000 High Plains Wine, Brews & BBQ Cook Off
Apr 9 Most recent contest High Plains Wine, Brews & BBQ Cook Off

20185 milestones

May 25 First tracked contest Burnt Ends Oklahoma Barbeque Championship
May 25 First call Burnt Ends Oklahoma Barbeque Championship
May 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.6912 Burnt Ends Oklahoma Barbeque Championship
May 25 Peak power rating (1503) Burnt Ends Oklahoma Barbeque Championship
Aug 31 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.8572 Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 9, 2021	High Plains Wine, Brews & BBQ Cook Off Lubbock, TX	12 / 18 (670.8000)	7 (170.2628)	6 (172.5944)	13 (161.6800)	9 (166.2628)
Aug 31, 2018	Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	55 / 74 (645.6688)	26 (167.9772)	7 (174.8572)	68 (154.2972)	66 (148.5372)
May 25, 2018	Burnt Ends Oklahoma Barbeque Championship Oklahoma City, OK	13 / 24 (665.6912)	9 (171.4172)	14 (165.1772)	8 (169.7256)	15 (159.3712)