BREWS BEFORE Q'S KS
Rating
1551
peak 1551
Contests
21
in the data
First seen
2021-10-01
latest 2026-06-12
Best ToY finish
#213
Master 2025
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
3
8 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 21 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
694.00 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 583.66 (+110.34)
Walk rate
76%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±140.84
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 170.38 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.42)
Road miles
2986
mi across 21 mapped stops · furthest 214 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ has finished one call ahead of BREWS BEFORE Q'S 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
MUNNY'S STOVE has come out ahead in 11 of their 12 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Split Borders BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Rock Lane Presents Grills Gone Wild (2025-10-03) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 8-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, GETTIN' BASTED.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 150.8000 | 169.46 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 21 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 142.8344 | 168.42 | top 50% |
| Pork | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 146.7656 | 168.89 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.3600 | 170.38 | top 48% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 9 | 0 | top 52% |
| OK | 6 | 0 | top 56% |
| MO | 3 | 1 | top 26% |
| AR | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 1 | top 12% |
| Medium (20–39) | 13 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 47% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (9 of 21 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (21 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Rock Lane Presents Grills Gone Wild (2025-10-03)
- Wins it all in 5% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 583.66
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 687.9656 | 687.94 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 711.9888 | 670.20 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 345.1200 | 333.27 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 675.9432 | 563.57 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 481.5884 | 481.59 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 606.0572 | 546.70 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 14 / 36 (687.9084) | 16 (173.7028) | 19 (171.9772) | 5 (176.0000) | 27 (166.2284) |
| 2026-03-20 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 19 / 68 (687.9656) | 7 (175.4744) | 42 (166.8228) | 7 (176.5600) | 34 (169.1084) |
| 2025-10-03 | Rock Lane Presents Grills Gone Wild Branson, MO | 1 / 11 (711.9888) | 2 (177.7144) | 3 (175.4172) | 2 (178.8572) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2025-09-19 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 13 / 25 (689.0628) | 20 (165.0856) | 10 (173.7028) | 15 (171.4172) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2025-08-30 | Smoke on the River (Day 2) Burlington, KS | 15 / 24 (693.0512) | 18 (170.8228) | 9 (175.4172) | 18 (171.4056) | 9 (175.4056) |
| 2025-08-29 | Smoke on the River (Day 1) Burlington, KS | 11 / 25 (695.3484) | 18 (169.6800) | 6 (177.7028) | 11 (174.2628) | 7 (173.7028) |
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 27 / 53 (682.7544) | 42 (163.3828) | 23 (171.9888) | 9 (175.4172) | 22 (171.9656) |
| 2025-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 1) Osceola, MO | 12 / 32 (691.9312) | 2 (177.7144) | 16 (171.4056) | 25 (169.1084) | 9 (173.7028) |
| 2025-06-27 | Old Town Smokeout Van Buren, AR | 8 / 27 (692.5028) | 20 (169.6800) | 6 (175.4172) | 4 (177.7372) | 14 (169.6684) |
| 2025-06-13 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 29 / 36 (662.1028) | 22 (167.3828) | 24 (166.8344) | 30 (162.8000) | 29 (165.0856) |
| 2025-03-14 | University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest Fayetteville, AR | 28 / 28 (513.0856) | 10 (173.7144) | 18 (169.7028) | — | 17 (169.6684) |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 16 / 53 (323.9200) | 16 (150.8000) | 4 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Grillstock BBQ & Music Festival Moore, OK | 3 / 19 (345.1200) | 1 (173.7028) | 4 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 12 / 43 (330.7656) | 13 (159.9428) | 8 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2023-09-01 | Smoke on the River Burlington, KS | 12 / 20 (675.9432) | 4 (176.5716) | 12 (167.9772) | 19 (159.9772) | 7 (171.4172) |
| 2023-08-04 | Que' For a Cause Tahlequah, OK | 6 / 36 (349.6800) | 1 (180.0000) | 14 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2023-08-04 | Que' For a Cause (ONE MEAT RIBS) Tahlequah, OK | — | — | 10 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-06-30 | Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition Topeka, KS | 24 / 33 (665.0744) | 21 (170.8572) | 33 (156.5484) | 15 (172.5600) | 26 (165.1088) |
| 2022-10-07 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 1 Tahlequah, OK | 29 / 32 (481.5884) | 17 (166.2628) | 31 (157.1084) | 27 (158.2172) | — |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK | 110 / 111 (606.0572) | 100 (161.0972) | 110 (142.8344) | 109 (146.7656) | 105 (155.3600) |
| 2021-10-01 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Tahlequah, OK | 12 / 20 (487.3484) | 13 (165.6800) | 14 (159.4400) | 13 (162.2284) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #466 (205 pts) | #452 (270 pts) | #664 (150 pts) | #339 (350 pts) | #650 (120 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #213 (1032 pts) | #209 (1077 pts) | #210 (1127 pts) | #221 (1004 pts) | #149 (1277 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #317 (105 pts) | #336 (100 pts) | #239 (191 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #176 (271 pts) | #193 (224 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #798 (173 pts) | #654 (273 pts) | #686 (291 pts) | #796 (183 pts) | #768 (208 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #285 (97 pts) | #353 (57 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #214 (105 pts) | #224 (100 pts) | — | — |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1865 (76 pts) | #1921 (76 pts) | #1948 (71 pts) | #1922 (81 pts) | #1772 (106 pts) |