Q the Pig
Q the Pig is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 15th of 23 at the Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (). Also listed in KCBS results as “Q" The Pig!”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1481
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
May 3, 2013
latest May 30, 2014 · 1.1 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.66 · weakest Brisket (143.99)
Road miles
17
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$1,950
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
619.63 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
332.05 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1426 | 160.5372 | 162.28 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 155.9428 | 162.66 | top 59% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2856 | 154.2396 | 154.26 | top 86% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.4286 | 140.5484 | 143.99 | top 93% |
“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
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
95
finished ahead 24 times, behind 90
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
May 3, 2013 → May 30, 2014
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20141 milestone
- Most recent contest The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off
20131 milestone
- Career-best overall score627.9996 West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff
—4 milestones
- First tracked contest Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score332.0460 Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8800 Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2014 | The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off Knoxville, TN | 48 / 48 (611.2680) | 37 (160.5372) | 46 (155.9428) | 46 (154.2396) | 48 (140.5484) |
| May 3, 2013 | West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff Knoxville, TN | 30 / 46 (627.9996) | 26 (165.1426) | 22 (161.1428) | 35 (154.2856) | 40 (147.4286) |
| — | Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 15 / 23 (332.0460) | 19 (161.1660) | 8 (170.8800) | — | — |