They almost always walk
63%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 5 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 63% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
E Z Q
E Z Q is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 8th of 18 at the Richland Char-Broil Challenge (2015). They are ranked #3113 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “EZQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1503
peak 1509 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
May 8, 2015
latest Oct 4, 2024 · 9.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
25% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
658.95 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 660.02 (-1.07)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.31
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.09 · weakest Brisket (162.49)
Road miles
370
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 63 mi
Schedule strength
72%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1591)
Purse competed for
$85K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
660.02 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to E Z Q, each with one reason worth a look.
118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,103 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1513
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,127 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1517
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.
⚔ Compare careers#3,110 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1507
Level with E Z Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,099 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1513
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before E Z Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,124 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1513
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before E Z Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,121 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1519
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 8 contests, alongside a 13% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Specialists | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| South Pork | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HICKORY PRIME | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 154.7656 | 166.09 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 153.1088 | 165.68 | top 54% |
| Pork | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 157.6456 | 165.76 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 156.5600 | 162.49 | top 70% |
“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 44% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 54% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poosa Q | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 54% | Oct 4, 2024 |
| Porktober Que | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 77% | Sep 29, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
6 of 8 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
259
finished ahead 144 times, behind 174
Longest layoff
5.3 yrs
Jun 14, 2019 → Oct 4, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20243 milestones
20154 milestones
- First call Boda Getta BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.3884 Boda Getta BBQ
- First overall top-10 Richland Char-Broil Challenge
- Peak power rating (1509) Richland Char-Broil Challenge
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Char-Broil Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.2 | Poosa Q | Oct 4, 2024 |
| +6 | Richland Char-Broil Challenge | Nov 13, 2015 |
| +2.6 | Boda Getta BBQ | May 8, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.7 | Poosa-Q | Jun 14, 2019 |
| -6.5 | Porktober Que | Sep 23, 2016 |
| -2.9 | Porktober Que | Sep 29, 2017 |
| -0.9 | Boda Getta BBQ | Mar 4, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 17% | 95.9% | 95.9% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 73% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 74% | 92.2% | 90.6% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 92.9% | 92% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2024 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 10 / 59 (690.8344) | 30 (170.8800) | 9 (174.8572) | 7 (176.5600) | 34 (168.5372) |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Poosa-Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 44 / 48 (650.1144) | 31 (165.6800) | 37 (165.0972) | 45 (157.6456) | 41 (161.6916) |
| Sep 29, 2017 | Porktober Que Dothan, AL | 22 / 30 (648.9600) | 25 (163.3828) | 28 (153.1088) | 6 (174.2628) | 26 (158.2056) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Porktober Que Dothan, AL | 29 / 36 (640.9712) | 34 (154.7656) | 13 (170.2628) | 31 (159.3828) | 29 (156.5600) |
| Mar 4, 2016 | Boda Getta BBQ Auburn, AL | 17 / 25 (663.8856) | 10 (172) | 15 (165.6800) | 21 (162.2400) | 18 (163.9656) |
| Nov 13, 2015 | Richland Char-Broil Challenge Richland, GA | 8 / 18 (669.0056) | 11 (166.8228) | 10 (165.6800) | 5 (170.2628) | 9 (166.2400) |
| May 8, 2015 | Boda Getta BBQ Auburn, AL | 11 / 21 (656.3884) | 7 (169.1200) | 9 (165.0856) | 12 (159.9428) | 12 (162.2400) |
| Nov 14, 2014 | Char-Broil Challenge Richland, GA | — | — | — | — | — |