Q PDX

Q PDX is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 10th of 13 at the Fire it Up 5 BBQ Competition (2016). Also listed in KCBS results as “Q.PDX”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1473

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 3, 2016

latest May 25, 2019 · 3 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

25% of 4 contests

Avg finish

top 77%

overall standings

Best overall

665.6572 / 720

Master · Fire it Up 5 BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Brisket · BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±15.08

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 165.28 · weakest Pork (154.24)

Road miles

across 4 mapped stops

Schedule strength

23%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)

Purse competed for

$14K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

642.62 / 720

4 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

665.6572 career-best overall

92.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 665.6572 at Fire it Up 5 BBQ Competition — 92.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 3, 2016

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	4	0	0	0	166.8344	149.7028	160.83	top 72%
Pork Ribs	4	1	0	0	166.8688	156.5256	162.26	top 64%
Pork	4	1	0	0	164.5256	147.3828	154.24	top 84%
Brisket	4	2	1	1	176.5600	153.1200	165.28	top 43%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	1	0	top 77%
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 77%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	3	23	0	top 77%	May 25, 2019

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OR 4 of 4 contests

Contests visited 2 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 63 finished ahead 26 times, behind 88

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20191 milestone

May 25 Most recent contest BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

20182 milestones

May 26 First category win (Brisket) BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL)
May 26 Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5600 BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL)

20166 milestones

Jun 3 First tracked contest Fire it Up 5 BBQ Competition
Jun 3 First call Fire it Up 5 BBQ Competition
Jun 3 First overall top-10 Fire it Up 5 BBQ Competition
Jun 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.6572 Fire it Up 5 BBQ Competition
Jun 3 Career-best overall score665.6572 Fire it Up 5 BBQ Competition
Jun 3 Peak power rating (1493) Fire it Up 5 BBQ Competition

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.9	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	May 25, 2019
-7.9	BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL)	May 27, 2017
-6.7	Fire it Up 5 BBQ Competition	Jun 3, 2016
-3.4	BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL)	May 26, 2018

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0	0%	top 85%	87%	87%
2018	1	0	1	100%	top 66%	89.7%	89.7%
2017	1	0	0	0%	top 81%	87.8%	87.8%
2016	1	1	0	100%	top 77%	92.5%	92.5%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 25, 2019	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR	29 / 34 (626.7428)	16 (166.8344)	22 (159.4056)	32 (147.3828)	23 (153.1200)
May 26, 2018	BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL) North Bend, OR	23 / 35 (646.1368)	23 (162.2400)	27 (156.5256)	31 (150.8112)	1 (176.5600)
May 27, 2017	BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL) North Bend, OR	30 / 37 (631.9316)	34 (149.7028)	17 (166.8688)	29 (154.2400)	24 (161.1200)
Jun 3, 2016	Fire it Up 5 BBQ Competition Florence, OR	10 / 13 (665.6572)	11 (164.5600)	9 (166.2400)	10 (164.5256)	5 (170.3316)