High-water mark
679.3256
career-best overall
94.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 679.3256 at Smoke in the Spring — 94.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Apr 9, 2021
Boxer Q
Boxer Q is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 16th of 73 at the Smoke In The Spring (2014). They are ranked #3123 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1503
peak 1515 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Apr 12, 2013
latest Oct 17, 2025 · 12.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
663.99 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 662.57 (+1.43)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.52
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 167.78 · weakest Pork (161.97)
Road miles
33
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
66%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1583)
Purse competed for
$35K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
662.57 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Boxer Q, each with one reason worth a look.
112 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,128 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1506
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Boxer Q)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Boxer Q has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,109 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1513
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,104 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1507
They turned up 8 years after Boxer Q did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#3,136 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Boxer Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,106 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Level with Boxer Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,132 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 8 years before Boxer Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 157.6684 | 165.98 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 157.0628 | 166.83 | top 46% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 156.5372 | 161.97 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 162.2858 | 167.78 | top 42% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 45% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Spring | 4 | 16 | 0 | top 45% | Apr 7, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
306
finished ahead 200 times, behind 234
Longest layoff
7 yrs
Apr 11, 2014 → Apr 9, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Happy Basset 5th Annual BBQ Competition
20232 milestones
- First call Smoke in the Spring
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5600 Smoke in the Spring
20212 milestones
- Career-best overall score679.3256 Smoke in the Spring
- Peak power rating (1515) Smoke in the Spring
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke In The Spring
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.4284 Smoke In The Spring
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.4 | Smoke In The Spring | Apr 11, 2014 |
| +2.9 | Smoke In The Spring | Apr 12, 2013 |
| +1.1 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 9, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.1 | Happy Basset 5th Annual BBQ Competition | Oct 17, 2025 |
| -3.7 | Smoke on the Water | Oct 13, 2023 |
| -2.2 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 7, 2023 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 71% | 92.8% | 92.2% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 46% | 94.4% | 94.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 22% | 92.2% | 92.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 42% | 91% | 91% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2025 | Happy Basset 5th Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 20 / 23 (649.5196) | 17 (165.6800) | 21 (157.0628) | 20 (158.2512) | 16 (168.5256) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS | 28 / 39 (659.2452) | 37 (157.6684) | 10 (175.4172) | 27 (162.2284) | 25 (163.9312) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 72 / 103 (667.9204) | 23 (174.8572) | 85 (159.9660) | 93 (156.5372) | 9 (176.5600) |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 48 / 105 (679.3256) | 62 (167.9884) | 13 (175.4172) | 76 (163.9428) | 31 (171.9772) |
| Apr 11, 2014 | Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS | 16 / 73 (663.9540) | 18 (167.9884) | 16 (168.5600) | 29 (163.9772) | 20 (163.4284) |
| Apr 12, 2013 | Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS | 30 / 71 (655.4284) | 37 (161.7142) | 30 (164.5712) | 21 (166.8572) | 36 (162.2858) |