Dakota Q
Dakota Q is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 46th of 46 at the ND BBQ Championship (2025). They finished #1148 in the 2025 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2025
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 100%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.86 · weakest Pork Ribs (145.67)
Purse competed for
$9,200
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 162.8572 | 162.86 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145.6684 | 145.6684 | 145.67 | top 100% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146.2400 | 146.2400 | 146.24 | top 98% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145.6916 | 145.6916 | 145.69 | top 96% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2025 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 46 / 46 (600.4572) | 36 (162.8572) | 46 (145.6684) | 45 (146.2400) | 44 (145.6916) |