Q Fanatic

Q Fanatic is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 13th of 60 at the Minnesota in May (2015).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1486

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 12, 2014

latest May 11, 2018 · 3.7 years on the trail

Avg finish

top 71%

overall standings

Best overall

670.2400 / 720

Master · Minnesota in May

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2972

Chicken · Minnesota in May

Consistency

±24.95

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 162.44 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.00)

Road miles

136

across 3 mapped stops · furthest 91 mi

Schedule strength

30%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)

Master avg

635.64 / 720

3 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

670.2400 career-best overall

93.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.2400 at Minnesota in May — 93.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 15, 2015

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 100% of their meetings

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Minnesota in May (May 11, 2018).

last seen May 15, 2015
back May 11, 2018

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	3	1	174.2972	153.6228	161.87	top 64%
Pork Ribs	3	0	161.1544	145.6116	155.00	top 70%
Pork	3	0	168.5256	148.4916	156.32	top 74%
Brisket	3	0	166.2628	160.5256	162.44	top 52%

“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.

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Minnesota in May	2	13	0	top 60%	May 11, 2018

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MN 3 of 3 contests

Contests visited 2 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 122 finished ahead 51 times, behind 112

Longest layoff 3 yrs May 15, 2015 → May 11, 2018

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

20181 milestone

May 11 Most recent contest Minnesota in May

20155 milestones

May 15 First call Minnesota in May
May 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.2400 Minnesota in May
May 15 Career-best overall score670.2400 Minnesota in May
May 15 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2972 Minnesota in May
May 15 Peak power rating (1500) Minnesota in May

20141 milestone

Sep 12 First tracked contest King Turkey Day Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 11, 2018	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	69 / 70 (612.3432)	62 (157.7028)	69 (145.6116)	66 (148.4916)	43 (160.5372)
May 15, 2015	Minnesota in May St. Paul, MN	13 / 60 (670.2400)	7 (174.2972)	37 (161.1544)	18 (168.5256)	20 (166.2628)
Sep 12, 2014	King Turkey Day Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	33 / 36 (624.3312)	33 (153.6228)	18 (158.2400)	35 (151.9428)	22 (160.5256)