Cosmic Q

Cosmic Q is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 10th of 31 at the Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (2021). They are ranked #3283 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,283

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1498

peak 1511 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 12, 2019

latest Jul 11, 2026 · 6.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#737

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

11% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 58%

overall standings

Best overall

675.3600 / 720

Master · New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

664.71 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 661.68 (+3.03)

Walk rate

56%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Brisket · New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

Consistency

±10.22

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 169.07 · weakest Chicken (161.24)

Road miles

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 71 mi

Schedule strength

67%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)

Purse competed for

$39K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

661.68 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

675.3600 career-best overall

93.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 675.3600 at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship — 93.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 11, 2026

A tough matchup

8–1 behind in the head-to-head

BOGGS HOG BBQ ahead in 89% of their meetings

BOGGS HOG BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.8 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.83 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 33%.

Chicken avg 161.24
Brisket avg 169.07
0 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) (Oct 24, 2025).

last seen Oct 22, 2022
back Oct 24, 2025

Brisket nemesis

6 of 9 shared brisket entries lost

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has out-cooked them in 6 of 9 shared brisket entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

LOCAL SMOKE BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

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The metronome

±1.42% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.42% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.9% of a perfect score
9 contests

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
2021 ↗	Master	#737 (187 pts)	#834 (172 pts)	#828 (182 pts)	#935 (127 pts)	#429 (462 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#769 (95 pts)	#896 (60 pts)	#900 (65 pts)	#706 (120 pts)	#681 (120 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1690 (105 pts)	#1763 (105 pts)	#1740 (110 pts)	#1876 (85 pts)	#1664 (115 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

K-Town Pit Que

#3,265 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1509

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Aug 29, 2026

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CODE 7 SMOKEHOUSE

#3,285 of the rated field

1498 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1498

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 Jan 24, 2020

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Smokin A's

#3,284 of the rated field

1498 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1498

They were already cooking in 2014, 5 years before Cosmic Q's first contest.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026

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Struttin Smokers

#3,278 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1500

Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Cosmic Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

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NYARSPOLGAR BBQ

#3,272 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1531

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 10, 2019

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CIRCLE W BARBECUE

#3,286 of the rated field

1498 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1498

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jul 17, 2015

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
BOGGS HOG BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
DIG'N N PIG'N	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
POPPA Q-BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Grandpa Val's BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Big Butts BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
CHUNKY BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Second Helping BBQ -PA	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
DEAD ON Q	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	0	0	0	171.4056	147.3716	161.24	top 71%
Pork Ribs	9	1	0	0	170.8344	157.6688	164.67	top 55%
Pork	9	1	0	0	176	157.6684	166.71	top 52%
Brisket	9	3	2	2	177.1428	161.7144	169.07	top 35%

“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)	7	0	top 64%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 40%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	3	15	0	top 50%	Oct 22, 2022
Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	2	25	0	top 84%	Oct 25, 2025

More numbers

Busiest season 2025 2 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NJ 9 of 9 contests

Contests visited 6 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 190 finished ahead 152 times, behind 254

Longest layoff 3 yrs Oct 22, 2022 → Oct 24, 2025

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

20263 milestones

Jul 11 Career-best overall score675.3600 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 11 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.1428 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 11 Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

20213 milestones

Oct 22 First call Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Oct 23 First category win (Brisket) Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Oct 23 First overall top-10 Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

20201 milestone

Oct 17 Peak power rating (1511) Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

20192 milestones

Oct 12 First tracked contest Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Oct 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.3260 Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.9	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Oct 23, 2021
+6.4	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 11, 2026
+6	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Oct 17, 2020
+5.1	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Oct 12, 2019
+0.2	Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Oct 22, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.3	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)	Oct 24, 2025
-10	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Oct 22, 2021
-7.6	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	Oct 25, 2025
-1.2	Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Oct 21, 2022

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)
2026	1	0	1	100%	top 35%	93.8%	93.8%
2025	2	0	0	50%	top 84%	93.2%	91.7%
2022	2	0	0	50%	top 57%	92.6%	92.2%
2021	2	1	1	100%	top 56%	93.4%	91.4%
2020	1	0	0	0%	top 45%	91.7%	91.7%
2019	1	0	0	0%	top 50%	91%	91%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 11, 2026	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	22 / 62 (675.3600)	33 (165.0972)	41 (163.4056)	20 (169.7144)	1 (177.1428)
Oct 25, 2025	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Jackson, NJ	25 / 32 (670.7888)	30 (155.4172)	15 (170.8344)	6 (176)	20 (168.5372)
Oct 24, 2025	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Jackson, NJ	28 / 31 (649.5660)	30 (147.3716)	27 (161.6916)	13 (171.9656)	16 (168.5372)
Oct 22, 2022	Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	15 / 27 (661.0516)	18 (163.9544)	8 (170.2628)	16 (165.1200)	19 (161.7144)
Oct 21, 2022	Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	17 / 29 (666.8004)	23 (164.5372)	12 (167.4172)	17 (165.6916)	11 (169.1544)
Oct 23, 2021	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ	10 / 31 (672.4912)	13 (171.4056)	11 (167.9772)	28 (157.6684)	1 (175.4400)
Oct 22, 2021	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ	25 / 31 (643.2800)	30 (153.6572)	26 (157.6688)	22 (162.8112)	5 (169.1428)
Oct 17, 2020	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	18 / 40 (660.4688)	26 (166.2972)	24 (160.5144)	13 (167.4172)	13 (166.2400)
Oct 12, 2019	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	15 / 30 (655.3260)	15 (163.4060)	14 (162.2400)	19 (163.9772)	13 (165.7028)

Cosmic Q

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Brisket nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

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

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

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