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BRAVA - Q

BRAVA - Q is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 12th of 31 at the 8th Annual Poor Que (2017). They are ranked #5215 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,215
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1458
peak 1458 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

8
in the data

First seen

Aug 6, 2016
latest Aug 25, 2017 · 1.1 years on the trail

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

0
1 podium

Overall top-10s

0
0% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 78%
overall standings

Best overall

646.8344 / 720

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

598.96 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 606.94 (-7.97)

Walk rate

25%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.8800

Consistency

±54.20
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 161.04 · weakest Brisket (151.39)

Road miles

590
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 122 mi

Schedule strength

48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)

Master avg

606.94 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI ahead in 100% of their meetings

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.65 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 25%.

  • Brisket avg 151.39
  • Chicken avg 161.04
  • 0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MOOSE'S BARBECUE in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

5 of 6 shared chicken entries lost

BIG "E" BBQ ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BIG "E" BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared chicken entries.

Going the wrong way

-25 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 25 points across 7 contests since Sep 17, 2016 — from 1483 down to 1458.

  • 7 contests since Sep 17, 2016
  • now 1458

Boom or bust

±7.53% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±7.53% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

  • averages 84.3% of a perfect score
  • best 89.8%

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BRAVA - Q, each with one reason worth a look.

114 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

TRAINWRECK SMOKING COMPANY
#5,211 of the rated field
1458 power rating
Contests
6
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1458
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BRAVA - Q)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BRAVA - Q has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

  • rated over 6 contests
  • last seen Oct 16, 2020
⚔ Head-to-head
Foundry BBQ
#5,226 of the rated field
1458 power rating
Contests
8
GCs
0
Top-10s
13%
Peak
1458

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 8 contests
  • last seen Aug 28, 2026
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Keep on Porkin On
#5,216 of the rated field
1458 power rating
Contests
8
GCs
0
Top-10s
13%
Peak
1458

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 8 contests
  • last seen Aug 14, 2026
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RUDE NOT 2 BBQ
#5,207 of the rated field
1458 power rating
Contests
9
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1458

Level with BRAVA - Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 9 contests
  • last seen Jun 1, 2018
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SMOKIN ALONE
#5,205 of the rated field
1458 power rating
Contests
9
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1458

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 9 contests
  • last seen Aug 19, 2016
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
5 FINGER BBQ 6 1 5 17% ⚔ compare
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
TOPPGATOR BBQ 5 1 4 20% ⚔ compare
Second Hand Smoke SLV 5 0 5 0% ⚔ compare
Littles BBQ Co 5 0 5 0% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 8 2 0 0 166.2628 151.3484 161.04 top 61%
Pork Ribs 7 0 0 0 159.9544 148.4800 153.91 top 76%
Pork 8 1 0 1 170.8800 144.4912 159.83 top 53%
Brisket 8 0 0 0 162.8572 143.9656 151.39 top 79%

“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.

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 6 contests
Contests a season 4 across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in WI 8 of 8 contests
Contests visited 8 a different one every time
Opponents faced 136 finished ahead 52 times, behind 170

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

20173 milestones
  1. First call 8th Annual Poor Que
  2. Career-best single call (Pork)170.8800 8th Annual Poor Que
  3. Most recent contest Grill Games
20163 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Badger Brew & Que II (Day 2)
  2. Peak power rating (1490) Badger Brew & Que II (Day 2)
  3. Career-best overall score646.8344 Mazomanie BBQ Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+6.98th Annual Poor QueJun 9, 2017
+2.3Badger Brews & QueAug 4, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-12.6Rotary Rockn RibsJun 23, 2017
-10.4Badger Brew & Que II (Day 2)Aug 6, 2016
-9.7The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ CompetitionApr 28, 2017
-6.9Mazomanie BBQ FestSep 17, 2016
-6.7Grillin' in GraftonJun 30, 2017

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20176000 33% top 75% 89.5% 83.3%
20162000 0% top 88% 89.8% 87.3%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Aug 25, 2017 Grill Games Kenosha, WI 29 / 39 (627.9768) 16 (162.8684) 26 (157.7028) 11 (163.4400) 35 (143.9656)
Aug 4, 2017 Badger Brews & Que Port Washington, WI 17 / 30 (640.9600) 12 (165.6800) 18 (155.3828) 14 (161.0972) 13 (158.8000)
Jun 30, 2017 Grillin' in Grafton Graffton, WI 23 / 27 (611.7136) 6 (166.2512) 24 (148.4800) 22 (144.4912) 20 (152.4912)
Jun 23, 2017 Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI 37 / 37 (469.6456) 31 (159.9772) — 22 (161.6800) 33 (147.9884)
Jun 9, 2017 8th Annual Poor Que Montello, WI 12 / 31 (644.5144) 9 (166.2628) 14 (159.9544) 2 (170.8800) 25 (147.4172)
Apr 28, 2017 The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Competition Manawa, WI 22 / 23 (603.1196) 19 (151.3484) 21 (150.2056) 12 (157.0856) 22 (144.4800)
Sep 17, 2016 Mazomanie BBQ Fest Mazomanie, WI 17 / 21 (646.8344) 20 (162.2628) 18 (157.1200) 12 (164.5944) 16 (162.8572)
Aug 6, 2016 Badger Brew & Que II (Day 2) Manitowoc, WI 21 / 22 (610.7312) 21 (153.6684) 21 (148.5484) 21 (155.4056) 19 (153.1088)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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