A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
All About Smokin Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
All About Smokin Q has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Generation Q
Generation Q is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 26 at the Best Dam Barbeque (2022). They finished #935 in the 2024 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1469
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 27, 2022
latest Nov 21, 2025 · 3.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.79
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.41 · weakest Pork (154.53)
Road miles
145
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 65 mi
Schedule strength
69%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1588)
Purse competed for
$57K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
639.26 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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) | #1011 (115 pts) | #1067 (60 pts) | #1051 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #935 (118 pts) | #898 (148 pts) | #1091 (118 pts) | #911 (128 pts) | #976 (118 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1307 (61 pts) | #1305 (71 pts) | #1400 (61 pts) | #1344 (61 pts) | #1252 (81 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 155.3944 | 167.41 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2972 | 148.4800 | 160.24 | top 69% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6916 | 145.0972 | 154.53 | top 86% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 146.7776 | 157.08 | top 76% |
“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 88% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 86% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Dam Barbeque | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 88% | May 24, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NV
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
147
finished ahead 28 times, behind 175
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
May 27, 2022 → Jan 12, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20253 milestones
- Career-best overall score661.0056 BBQ Jackpot
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2972 BBQ Jackpot
- Most recent contest BBQ Jackpot
20241 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.5772 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
20222 milestones
- First tracked contest Best Dam Barbeque
- Peak power rating (1491) Best Dam Barbeque
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.2 | Best Dam Barbeque | May 27, 2022 |
| -7.7 | Best Dam Barbeque | May 24, 2024 |
| -7.1 | BBQ Jackpot | Nov 21, 2025 |
| -6.8 | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | Jan 12, 2024 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 91.8% | 91.8% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 90.8% | 89.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 83.9% | 83.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2025 | BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 78 / 90 (661.0056) | 37 (173.1200) | 14 (174.2972) | 86 (154.2284) | 81 (159.3600) |
| May 24, 2024 | Best Dam Barbeque 🏅 Boulder City, NV | 29 / 33 (638.1152) | 20 (168.5716) | 30 (157.0744) | 23 (165.6916) | 30 (146.7776) |
| Jan 12, 2024 | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 49 / 58 (653.5772) | 24 (172.5600) | 48 (161.0972) | 53 (153.0856) | 28 (166.8344) |
| May 27, 2022 | Best Dam Barbeque 🏅 Boulder City, NV | 23 / 26 (604.3316) | 21 (155.3944) | 23 (148.4800) | 23 (145.0972) | 19 (155.3600) |