CHARLIE Q

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3687

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1489

peak 1489 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-06-06

latest 2019-07-19

Best ToY finish

#1416

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 64%

overall standings

Best overall

679.3488 / 720

Master · Smokin on the Summit

Perfect 180s

Current form

653.00 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 640.71 (+12.29)

Walk rate

56%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8572

Chicken · Smokin on the Summit

Consistency

±25.32

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.10 · weakest Brisket (156.16)

Road miles

657

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 144 mi

Schedule strength

38%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

640.71 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

679.3488 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.3488 at Smokin on the Summit — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2019-07-19

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 100% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.94 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 44%.

Brisket avg 156.16
Chicken avg 164.10
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Mullet Brothers in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

2.2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at *Taste of the Ozarks (BACKYARD ONLY) (2018-08-04).

last seen 2016-06-03
back 2018-08-04

Chicken nemesis

4 of 5 shared chicken entries lost

GETTIN' BASTED ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' BASTED has out-cooked them in 4 of 5 shared chicken entries.

A June team

Top 46% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 46% across 3 contests, versus top 64% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 64% the rest of the year

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The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

RUBBIN RACKS & SMOKIN BUTTS

#3693 of the rated field

1489 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1489

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to CHARLIE Q)

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2016-06-03

⚔ Head-to-head

Y-We-Q

#3716 of the rated field

1489 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-08-14

⚔ Head-to-head

Music City Smokers

#3667 of the rated field

1490 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1490

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-06-12

⚔ Head-to-head

BEWILDERED BBQ

#3673 of the rated field

1489 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1514

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2022-08-26

⚔ Head-to-head

BIG SLAB BBQ

#3663 of the rated field

1490 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2019-09-27

⚔ Head-to-head

B & R SMOKE

#3675 of the rated field

1489 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1489

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2018-10-26

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
REDNECK BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	4	0	0	174.8572	149.0740	164.10	top 48%
Pork Ribs	9	2	1	1	172.5600	150.2172	162.44	top 48%
Pork	8	0	0	0	170.2628	148.5372	157.76	top 73%
Brisket	8	0	0	0	167.3828	138.1944	156.16	top 64%

“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
MO	7	0	top 61%
KS	1	0	top 86%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 71%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 56%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin on the Summit	3	14	0	top 56%	2019-07-19

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.1 yrs 2014-06-06 → 2019-07-19

Busiest season 2014 3 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 8 of 9 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 164.10 · weakest Brisket (156.16)

Walk rate 56% a top-10 call in 5 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 11% 1 of 9 contests

Master average 640.71 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 280 163–239 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 657 9 mapped stops · furthest 144 mi

Schedule strength 1550 average field rating faced — tougher than 38% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2.2 yrs 2016-06-03 → 2018-08-04

Power rating 1489 peak 1489 · #3687 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Jun 6 First tracked contest Smokin on the Summit
Jun 6 Peak power rating (1492) Smokin on the Summit
Sep 12 First call Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest
2016
Jun 3 First overall top-10 Smokin' on the Summit BBQ
Jun 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.7428 Smokin' on the Summit BBQ
2018
Aug 4 First category win (Pork Ribs) *Taste of the Ozarks (BACKYARD ONLY)
2019
Jul 19 Career-best overall score679.3488 Smokin on the Summit
Jul 19 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8572 Smokin on the Summit
Jul 19 Most recent contest Smokin on the Summit

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.9	Smokin' on the Summit BBQ	2016-06-03
+8.4	Smokin on the Summit	2019-07-19
+2.8	Smokin' on the Summit	2015-06-05

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.1	Johnson County Fair BBQ	2014-07-11
-9.7	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest	2014-09-12
-8.3	7th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	2015-04-17
-8	Smokin on the Summit	2014-06-06
-0.9	Johnson County BBQ Challenge	2019-07-05

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	2	0	0	50%	top 55%	94.4%	92.5%
2018	1	0	1	100%	—	—	—
2016	1	1	0	100%	top 12%	94.3%	94.3%
2015	2	0	0	50%	top 68%	88.3%	87.1%
2014	3	0	0	33%	top 84%	87.8%	86.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-07-19	Smokin on the Summit 🏅 Unity Village, MO	14 / 35 (679.3488)	7 (174.8572)	9 (171.4288)	17 (169.6800)	22 (163.3828)
2019-07-05	Johnson County BBQ Challenge 🏅 Warrensburg, MO	26 / 37 (652.9484)	27 (164.5484)	21 (163.9660)	26 (162.7884)	23 (161.6456)
2018-08-04	*Taste of the Ozarks (BACKYARD ONLY) Warsaw, MO	—	15 (151.9656)	1 (172.5600)	—	—
2016-06-03	Smokin' on the Summit BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	8 / 67 (678.7428)	9 (171.9772)	16 (169.1200)	17 (170.2628)	15 (167.3828)
2015-06-05	Smokin' on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO	39 / 78 (635.7944)	7 (173.1200)	35 (159.3600)	62 (153.1200)	61 (150.1944)
2015-04-17	7th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	42 / 49 (618.1712)	45 (154.2400)	30 (160.5484)	44 (152.0000)	40 (151.3828)
2014-09-12	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	25 / 29 (632.4344)	7 (170.2972)	28 (150.2172)	27 (151.3828)	17 (160.5372)
2014-07-11	Johnson County Fair BBQ Warrensburg, MO	32 / 36 (617.5428)	15 (166.8228)	20 (158.2284)	31 (154.2972)	34 (138.1944)
2014-06-06	Smokin on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO	61 / 79 (610.6740)	69 (149.0740)	51 (156.5256)	73 (148.5372)	41 (156.5372)

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

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
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1416 (190 pts)	#1008 (345 pts)	#1372 (215 pts)	#1498 (190 pts)	#1288 (230 pts)