Cream City Q
Cream City Q is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 12th of 17 at the Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 20, 2024
latest Sep 19, 2025 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.82 · weakest Brisket (142.80)
Road miles
315
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 157 mi
Purse competed for
$14K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
610.70 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
311.95 / 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2972 | 145.0972 | 151.70 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9772 | 153.6568 | 154.82 | top 84% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 166.8228 | 166.82 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142.8000 | 142.8000 | 142.80 | top 100% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY)
20243 milestones
- First tracked contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
- Career-best overall score610.6972 Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
- Career-best single call (Pork)166.8228 Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2025 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) Loves Park, IL | 12 / 17 (311.9540) | 13 (158.2972) | 13 (153.6568) | — | — |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 57 / 58 (610.6972) | 57 (145.0972) | 53 (155.9772) | 47 (166.8228) | 58 (142.8000) |