Bearded Q
Bearded Q is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 78th of 83 at the BBQ & Fly-In on the River (2026). They finished #1020 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1491
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Aug 14, 2026
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 94%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.68 · weakest Chicken (148.48)
Purse competed for
$11K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
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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 | #1020 (60 pts) | #1093 (60 pts) | #1161 (60 pts) | #1067 (60 pts) | #1051 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148.4800 | 148.4800 | 148.48 | top 100% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 165.6800 | 165.68 | top 81% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6800 | 157.6800 | 157.68 | top 95% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 165.0972 | 165.10 | top 73% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 78 / 83 (636.9372) | 83 (148.4800) | 67 (165.6800) | 79 (157.6800) | 61 (165.0972) |