A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
30Q
30Q is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 13th of 25 at the First State BBQ Bash (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1470
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 26, 2025
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.42
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.53 · weakest Chicken (157.67)
Road miles
180
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 90 mi
Schedule strength
75%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1596)
Purse competed for
$8,600
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
638.32 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
319.33 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1088 | 151.9544 | 157.67 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7028 | 157.0972 | 158.97 | top 82% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 158.8000 | 164.53 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9772 | 153.6344 | 158.04 | top 87% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 91% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First State BBQ Bash | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 70% | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 2 | 38 | 0 | top 94% | Jul 25, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
DE
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
119
finished ahead 25 times, behind 212
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best overall score642.7316 First State BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.7028 First State BBQ Bash
- Most recent contest First State BBQ Bash
20252 milestones
- First tracked contest First State BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1500) First State BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.1 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | Jul 25, 2026 |
| -10.8 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | Jul 24, 2026 |
| -8 | First State BBQ Bash | Sep 25, 2026 |
| -0.1 | First State BBQ Bash | Sep 26, 2025 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 89.3% | 88.7% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | First State BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE | 34 / 39 (642.7316) | 35 (151.9544) | 35 (157.0972) | 15 (169.7028) | 28 (163.9772) |
| Jul 25, 2026 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 38 / 39 (630.6860) | 38 (158.2516) | 39 (157.1200) | 36 (158.8000) | 37 (156.5144) |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 39 / 43 (641.5432) | 40 (161.1088) | 35 (161.7028) | 32 (165.0972) | 41 (153.6344) |
| Sep 26, 2025 | First State BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE | 13 / 25 (319.3260) | 14 (159.3716) | 14 (159.9544) | — | — |