A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 100% of their meetings
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
Q Fanatic BBQ
Q Fanatic BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 21st of 22 at the Great Northern Barbeque (2013). They are ranked #4479 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1473
peak 1473 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Aug 2, 2013
latest May 10, 2019 · 5.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
641.45 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 638.37 (+3.09)
Walk rate
22%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.16
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.10 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.43)
Road miles
936
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 122 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
638.37 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Q Fanatic BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
149 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,495 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to Q Fanatic BBQ)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — Q Fanatic BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,498 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1473
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,491 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,482 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1473
Level with Q Fanatic BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,480 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
They've been 1504 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,474 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before Q Fanatic BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ACES HIGH BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MONKEYS' UNCLES BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| NECTAR OF THE HOGS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| CITY SLICKERS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TRUE SMOKE BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Harry's Bar All Sauced Up & Smokin | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| CASE OF RIBS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| MYASSIS SMOKIN | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BLACK DOG BBQ IA | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| GRUMPY OLD MEN BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BARK 'N BONES BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogline | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 154.2056 | 161.10 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0116 | 143.3828 | 157.43 | top 70% |
| Pork | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 148 | 160.42 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9884 | 138.8232 | 158.97 | top 59% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 62% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota in May | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 57% | May 13, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MN
8 of 9 contests
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
264
finished ahead 152 times, behind 305
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
Aug 25, 2017 → May 10, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Minnesota in May
20151 milestone
20144 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.3880 Minnesota in May
- Career-best overall score660.4344 Big Island BBQ
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5600 Big Island BBQ
- Peak power rating (1489) Big Island BBQ
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Great Northern Barbeque
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.5 | Big Island BBQ | Aug 22, 2014 |
| +2.7 | Minnesota in May | May 16, 2014 |
| +0.2 | Minnesota in May | May 12, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.6 | Great Northern Barbeque | Aug 2, 2013 |
| -12.1 | Minnesota in May | May 10, 2019 |
| -4 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off | Sep 13, 2013 |
| -3.3 | Minnesota in May | May 13, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 85.3% | 85.3% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 59% | 90.1% | 89.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 48% | 91.7% | 90.9% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 89.5% | 86.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2019 | Minnesota in May 🏅 | 53 / 57 (614.0108) | 52 (155.9196) | 55 (149.6456) | 55 (151.9428) | 47 (156.5028) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | 10th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 34 / 56 (648.5144) | 25 (169.6800) | 6 (172.0116) | 50 (148) | 35 (158.8228) |
| May 12, 2017 | Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN | 41 / 71 (640.4800) | 53 (157.6800) | 47 (159.9772) | 33 (163.4172) | 43 (159.4056) |
| May 13, 2016 | Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN | 46 / 71 (643.8168) | 68 (154.2056) | 54 (156.5028) | 46 (161.1200) | 11 (171.9884) |
| Feb 27, 2015 | Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship (Competitor's Series) Isle, MN | — | 23 (162.8344) | 48 (143.3828) | 8 (169.1312) | — |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 26 / 54 (660.4344) | 11 (172.5600) | 37 (163.4060) | 14 (170.2628) | 40 (154.2056) |
| May 16, 2014 | Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN | 28 / 58 (648.3880) | 46 (154.7884) | 30 (158.2284) | 14 (168.5256) | 17 (166.8456) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN | 27 / 39 (644.5372) | 25 (162.8344) | 24 (162.2972) | 33 (154.2628) | 20 (165.1428) |
| Aug 2, 2013 | Great Northern Barbeque Brainerd, MN | 21 / 22 (606.7428) | 20 (159.4056) | 22 (151.4056) | 15 (157.1084) | 21 (138.8232) |