ChessieQ VA
Rating
1494
peak 1494 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2019-10-04
latest 2026-06-19
Best ToY finish
#192
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 155.58 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.00)
Road miles
222
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 131 mi
Schedule strength
76%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)
Purse competed for
$23K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
621.61 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
454.42 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 6.7 years, then back at Loudoun Rotary BBQ Classic (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026-06-05).
Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6572 | 153.6800 | 155.58 | top 90% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2628 | 145.0744 | 151.00 | top 96% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.7656 | 150.2400 | 153.09 | top 97% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6800 | 148.5372 | 153.11 | top 89% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | 2 | 0 | top 90% |
| WV | 1 | 0 | top 14% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 92% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 52% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VA (2 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 621.61 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 454.42 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-10-04 — First tracked contest · Que & Cruz
- ⭐ 2019-10-04 — Career-best overall score (621.6116) · Que & Cruz
- 📈 2026-06-19 — Peak power rating (1494) · Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (OPEN FORMAT)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.3 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (OPEN FORMAT) | 2026-06-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.7 | Que & Cruz | 2019-10-04 |
| -9.3 | Loudoun Rotary BBQ Classic (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2026-06-05 |
Category scores over time
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | top 53% | 169.5% | 126.2% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Buckhannon, WV | 4 / 29 (610.0916) | 29 (157.6572) | 31 (153.6572) | 32 (150.2400) | 32 (148.5372) |
| 2026-06-05 | Loudoun Rotary BBQ Classic (BACKYARD ONLY) Leesburg, VA | 11 / 12 (298.7544) | 11 (153.6800) | 11 (145.0744) | 11 (154.7656) | — |
| 2019-10-04 | Que & Cruz 🏅 Louisa, VA | 25 / 28 (621.6116) | 22 (155.3944) | 25 (154.2628) | 25 (154.2744) | 19 (157.6800) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #192 (166 pts) | #198 (166 pts) | #209 (166 pts) | — | — |