Party Q

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#6276

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1403

peak 1403 · rated over 20 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-09-19

latest 2025-09-19

Best ToY finish

#1148

Master 2025

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 20 contests

Avg finish

top 84%

overall standings

Best overall

662.0912 / 720

Master · Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard

Perfect 180s

Current form

648.21 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 615.08 (+33.13)

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.0000

Pork Ribs · 38th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff

Consistency

±80.20

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.78)

Road miles

1,950

mi across 20 mapped stops · furthest 193 mi

Schedule strength

71%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)

Purse competed for

$108K

listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 12 state-championship entries

Master avg

615.08 / 720

20 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.5 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.49 points below their pork, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 5%.

Pork Ribs avg 151.78
Pork avg 163.27
2 calls in 20 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Ninja Pigs in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

1.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at 39th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off (2021-05-01).

last seen 2019-09-27
back 2021-05-01

Pork nemesis

11 of 11 shared pork entries lost

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 11 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Fitt'n Ta Que has landed one call behind them 2 times.

Boom or bust

±11.14% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±11.14% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 85.4% of a perfect score
best 92.0%

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard every year from 2022 to 2025 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 33rd

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LUCKY BRISKET

#6275 of the rated field

1403 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1403

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2017-09-01

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PORK-N-BONES

#6277 of the rated field

1402 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1402

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before Party Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 23 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

JJ QUE

#6274 of the rated field

1403 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1403

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than Party Q has cooked, 12 to 20, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2022-09-09

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Mad Cow Angry Beaver

#6271 of the rated field

1404 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1404

No shared contest yet.

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2025-06-27

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Outlaw BBQ

#6272 of the rated field

1403 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1403

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2024-04-26

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FLAT BOTTOM BBQ

#6279 of the rated field

1402 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1402

No shared contest yet.

Level with Party Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2026-07-17

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
RAZORRACKS	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
JANKY LEG BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin Through The Night	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Dewey Smokem & Howe	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
CARBONDALE PORK DISTRICT	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Serial Grillers	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ BUS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Rusty Pig BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
DAD'S GRILLIN CREW	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
QUAU	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	20	0	0	0	168.5488	145.1084	158.57	top 83%
Pork Ribs	20	2	0	0	172.0000	20.0000	151.78	top 77%
Pork	19	1	1	1	170.8344	149.6112	163.27	top 67%
Brisket	19	2	0	0	166.8916	141.0516	157.50	top 78%

“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	Avg finish
IL	11	top 86%
AR	5	top 79%
MO	4	top 83%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 82%
Medium (20–39)	4	top 83%
Large (40+)	13	top 84%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard	4	33	top 84%	2025-09-19
Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff	3	43	top 81%	2018-09-21
Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off	3	48	top 92%	2015-09-25
Kennett Jaycees Show-Me State BBQ Cook Off	2	20	top 88%	2024-05-10
*Smokin on the White	2	12	top 74%	2018-09-07

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 12 yrs 2013-09-19 → 2025-09-19

Busiest season 2019 5 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 12 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IL 11 of 20 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 11 5 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 20 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 163.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.78)

Walk rate 20% a top-10 call in 4 of 20 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 20 contests

Master average 615.08 out of 720 · 20 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 426 138–724 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,950 20 mapped stops · furthest 193 mi

Schedule strength 1589 average field rating faced — tougher than 71% of rated contests

Purse competed for $108,000 listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 12 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.6 yrs 2019-09-27 → 2021-05-01

Power rating 1403 peak 1403 · #6276 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
Sep 19 First tracked contest Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off
Sep 19 Peak power rating (1489) Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off
2017
Sep 15 First call *Smokin on the White
2018
Sep 7 First category win (Pork) *Smokin on the White
Sep 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2172 *Smokin on the White
2019
May 3 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.0000 38th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff
Jun 7 10th tracked contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
2023
Sep 21 Career-best overall score662.0912 Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
2025
Sep 19 Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.5	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	2019-09-27
+2.6	Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard	2023-09-21
+1.7	39th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off	2021-05-01

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.4	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off	2014-09-18
-11.4	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	2019-06-07
-10.7	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off	2013-09-19
-10.1	Smokin' on the White	2019-09-06
-8.3	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff	2017-09-22

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0	0%	top 89%	91.8%	91.8%
2024	2	0	0%	top 86%	91.1%	89.4%
2023	2	0	0%	top 83%	92%	89.8%
2022	1	0	0%	top 87%	87.2%	87.2%
2021	1	0	0%	top 69%	91.1%	91.1%
2019	5	0	40%	top 85%	90.2%	78.6%
2018	2	1	50%	top 72%	90.6%	90.5%
2017	2	0	50%	top 84%	88.5%	87.7%
2016	1	0	0%	top 80%	90%	90%
2015	1	0	0%	top 87%	86.3%	86.3%
2014	1	0	0%	top 100%	69.3%	69.3%
2013	1	0	0%	top 88%	85.3%	85.3%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-09-19	Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL	50 / 56 (661.1088)	43 (168.5488)	53 (160.5600)	49 (165.7144)	49 (166.2856)
2024-09-20	Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL	55 / 58 (630.7204)	48 (161.7032)	41 (167.4172)	58 (149.6112)	56 (151.9888)
2024-05-10	Kennett Jaycees Show-Me State BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO	20 / 26 (655.9204)	19 (165.1544)	22 (165.0972)	21 (168.5716)	24 (157.0972)
2023-09-21	Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL	33 / 50 (662.0912)	36 (161.6572)	22 (171.9656)	28 (169.6800)	38 (158.7884)
2023-05-05	Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO	26 / 26 (631.2232)	22 (158.2516)	26 (147.8972)	18 (167.3944)	22 (157.6800)
2022-09-23	Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL	40 / 46 (627.8288)	38 (162.2744)	41 (157.6572)	44 (151.9772)	39 (155.9200)
2021-05-01	39th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO	22 / 32 (655.9200)	15 (167.9884)	22 (162.2744)	22 (163.3944)	25 (162.2628)
2019-09-27	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR	21 / 43 (642.6392)	27 (157.0856)	32 (157.6684)	22 (163.9312)	16 (163.9540)
2019-09-20	Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL	48 / 54 (619.7716)	48 (153.6572)	45 (159.3828)	32 (165.6800)	53 (141.0516)
2019-09-06	Smokin' on the White 🏅 Batesville, AR	15 / 15 (619.2228)	14 (158.2628)	15 (143.3372)	15 (151.9428)	9 (165.6800)
2019-06-07	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	51 / 51 (298.1032)	49 (155.3944)	49 (142.7088)	—	—
2019-05-03	38th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Kennett, MO	22 / 25 (649.0860)	25 (145.6572)	5 (172.0000)	18 (164.5372)	10 (166.8916)
2018-09-21	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	43 / 59 (652.4228)	50 (160.5716)	37 (165.6684)	20 (170.8344)	51 (155.3484)
2018-09-07	*Smokin on the White Batesville, AR	12 / 17 (650.2172)	15 (161.1084)	11 (165.0972)	1 (170.2972)	16 (153.7144)
2017-09-22	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	50 / 55 (626.1140)	52 (155.9656)	53 (150.2284)	37 (165.0972)	47 (154.8228)
2017-09-15	*Smokin on the White Batesville, AR	13 / 17 (636.9604)	15 (156.5372)	10 (159.3716)	11 (164.5372)	14 (156.5144)
2016-09-23	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	51 / 64 (647.8060)	42 (165.6800)	39 (163.9544)	44 (165.1088)	56 (153.0628)
2015-09-25	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL	48 / 55 (621.5540)	50 (154.2400)	54 (143.9200)	23 (168.5484)	45 (154.8456)
2014-09-18	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL	57 / 57 (498.7656)	52 (156.5372)	57 (20.0000)	50 (155.3828)	27 (166.8456)
2013-09-19	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL	67 / 76 (614.1256)	76 (145.1084)	51 (159.4056)	50 (159.9544)	67 (149.6572)

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
2025 ↗	Master	#1148 (60 pts)	#1221 (60 pts)	#1293 (60 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#1182 (60 pts)	#1242 (60 pts)	#1317 (60 pts)	#1231 (60 pts)	#1204 (60 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1255 (60 pts)	#1319 (60 pts)	#1368 (75 pts)	#1287 (60 pts)	#1296 (60 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1186 (72 pts)	#1098 (107 pts)	#1256 (72 pts)	#1223 (72 pts)	#1504 (57 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1445 (125 pts)	#1736 (110 pts)	#1138 (235 pts)	#1844 (90 pts)	#1516 (125 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1740 (107 pts)	#1856 (92 pts)	#1764 (112 pts)	#1084 (267 pts)	#1868 (87 pts)