Party Q

Party Q is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 12th of 17 at the Smokin on the White (2018). They are ranked #6397 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,397

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1395

peak 1395 · rated over 21 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 19, 2013

latest Sep 25, 2026 · 13 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1148

Master 2025 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 21 contests

Avg finish

top 84%

overall standings

Best overall

662.0912 / 720

Master · Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard

Perfect 180s

Current form

584.46 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 600.67 (-16.21)

Walk rate

19%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172

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

Consistency

±101.39

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 162.82 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.09)

Road miles

1,950

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 193 mi

Schedule strength

72%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1591)

Purse competed for

$121K

listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 13 state-championship entries

Master avg

600.67 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

A tough matchup

12–0 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 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.7 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.73 points below their pork, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 5%.

Pork Ribs avg 152.09
Pork avg 162.82
2 calls in 21 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 (May 1, 2021).

last seen Sep 27, 2019
back May 1, 2021

Pork nemesis

12 of 12 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 12 of 12 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

±14.08% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±14.08% 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 83.4% of a perfect score
best 92.0%

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A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard every year from 2022 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 33rd

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)
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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER

#6,396 of the rated field

1395 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1395

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Jul 15, 2023

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JAM'N HAMS

#6,392 of the rated field

1396 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1396

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Party Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 21 contests

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SMOKIN BRICKS BBQ

#6,389 of the rated field

1396 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

Careers of much the same size, 22 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Jun 25, 2021

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BI STATE SMOKERS

#6,394 of the rated field

1395 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1395

19 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Mar 25, 2023

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TEXAS RIB RANGERS

#6,391 of the rated field

1396 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1396

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

rated over 25 contests
last seen Mar 10, 2017

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SWEET DADDYS SMOKEHOUSE

#6,400 of the rated field

1394 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1394

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

rated over 26 contests
last seen Jul 9, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
RAZORRACKS	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
Dewey Smokem & Howe	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
JANKY LEG BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin Through The Night	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ BUS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Get Your Grill On	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
CARBONDALE PORK DISTRICT	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Serial Grillers	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Heavy Smoke BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
HEFTY LEFTY BBQ	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	21	2	0	0	172	20	152.09	top 78%
Pork	20	1	1	1	170.8344	149.6112	162.82	top 69%
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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 82%
Medium (20–39)	4	top 83%
Large (40+)	14	top 85%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IL	12	top 87%
AR	5	top 79%
MO	4	top 83%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard	5	33	top 87%	Sep 25, 2026
Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff	3	43	top 81%	Sep 21, 2018
Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off	3	48	top 92%	Sep 25, 2015
Kennett Jaycees Show-Me State BBQ Cook Off	2	20	top 88%	May 10, 2024
Smokin on the White	2	12	top 74%	Sep 7, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 5 contests

Contests a season 1.6 across 13 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 12 of 21 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 11 5 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 21 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Opponents faced 456 finished ahead 138 times, behind 794

Longest layoff 1.6 yrs Sep 27, 2019 → May 1, 2021

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

20261 milestone

Sep 25 Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard

20231 milestone

Sep 21 Career-best overall score662.0912 Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard

20192 milestones

May 3 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172 38th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff
Jun 7 10th tracked contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

20182 milestones

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

20171 milestone

Sep 15 First call Smokin on the White

20132 milestones

Sep 19 First tracked contest Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off
Sep 19 Peak power rating (1489) Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.5	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	Sep 27, 2019
+2.6	Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard	Sep 21, 2023
+1.7	39th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off	May 1, 2021

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.4	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off	Sep 18, 2014
-11.4	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	Jun 7, 2019
-10.7	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off	Sep 19, 2013
-10.1	Smokin' on the White	Sep 6, 2019
-8.3	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff	Sep 22, 2017

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0	0%	top 100%	43.4%	43.4%
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
Sep 25, 2026	Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL	71 / 71 (312.4456)	—	69 (158.2284)	69 (154.2172)	—
Sep 19, 2025	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)
Sep 20, 2024	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)
May 10, 2024	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)
Sep 21, 2023	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)
May 5, 2023	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)
Sep 23, 2022	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)
May 1, 2021	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)
Sep 27, 2019	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR	21 / 43 (642.6392)	27 (157.0856)	32 (157.6684)	22 (163.9312)	16 (163.9540)
Sep 20, 2019	Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL	48 / 54 (619.7716)	48 (153.6572)	45 (159.3828)	32 (165.6800)	53 (141.0516)
Sep 6, 2019	Smokin' on the White 🏅 Batesville, AR	15 / 15 (619.2228)	14 (158.2628)	15 (143.3372)	15 (151.9428)	9 (165.6800)
Jun 7, 2019	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	51 / 51 (298.1032)	49 (155.3944)	49 (142.7088)	—	—
May 3, 2019	38th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Kennett, MO	22 / 25 (649.0860)	25 (145.6572)	5 (172)	18 (164.5372)	10 (166.8916)
Sep 21, 2018	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	43 / 59 (652.4228)	50 (160.5716)	37 (165.6684)	20 (170.8344)	51 (155.3484)
Sep 7, 2018	Smokin on the White Batesville, AR	12 / 17 (650.2172)	15 (161.1084)	11 (165.0972)	1 (170.2972)	16 (153.7144)
Sep 22, 2017	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	50 / 55 (626.1140)	52 (155.9656)	53 (150.2284)	37 (165.0972)	47 (154.8228)
Sep 15, 2017	Smokin on the White Batesville, AR	13 / 17 (636.9604)	15 (156.5372)	10 (159.3716)	11 (164.5372)	14 (156.5144)
Sep 23, 2016	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	51 / 64 (647.8060)	42 (165.6800)	39 (163.9544)	44 (165.1088)	56 (153.0628)
Sep 25, 2015	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL	48 / 55 (621.5540)	50 (154.2400)	54 (143.9200)	23 (168.5484)	45 (154.8456)
Sep 18, 2014	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL	57 / 57 (498.7656)	52 (156.5372)	57 (20)	50 (155.3828)	27 (166.8456)
Sep 19, 2013	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL	67 / 76 (614.1256)	76 (145.1084)	51 (159.4056)	50 (159.9544)	67 (149.6572)

Party Q

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

Boom or bust

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)