High-water mark
667.4288
career-best overall
92.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 667.4288 at Boots & BBQ Festival — 92.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 9, 2014
Q Believers
Q Believers is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2014. Their best overall finish is 16th of 26 at the CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition (2014).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1493
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 9, 2014
latest Oct 24, 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.82
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.99 · weakest Brisket (158.41)
Road miles
461
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 143 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Master avg
640.52 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7372 | 153.6800 | 161.99 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4516 | 150.8344 | 160.71 | top 53% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.3200 | 151.4056 | 159.41 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2856 | 150.8228 | 158.41 | top 60% |
“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 64% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 66% |
More numbers
Most contests held in
OK
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
95
finished ahead 46 times, behind 80
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20147 milestones
- First tracked contest Boots & BBQ Festival
- First call Boots & BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.4288 Boots & BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score667.4288 Boots & BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.4516 Boots & BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1500) Boots & BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.3 | Boots & BBQ Festival | May 9, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.9 | Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | Oct 24, 2014 |
| -2.7 | 28th Annual Cherokee Strip Cookoff | Sep 19, 2014 |
| -0.8 | CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition | Aug 8, 2014 |
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)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2014 | Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Fort Gibson, OK | 24 / 34 (633.0284) | 21 (163.9772) | 25 (150.8344) | 25 (155.9312) | 15 (162.2856) |
| Sep 19, 2014 | 28th Annual Cherokee Strip Cookoff Ponca City, OK | 27 / 41 (626.8000) | 35 (153.6800) | 19 (163.4400) | 35 (151.4056) | 19 (158.2744) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition Woodward, OK | 16 / 26 (634.8112) | 15 (160.5484) | 18 (157.1200) | 12 (166.3200) | 21 (150.8228) |
| May 9, 2014 | Boots & BBQ Festival Claremore, OK | 17 / 29 (667.4288) | 17 (169.7372) | 7 (171.4516) | 20 (163.9772) | 20 (162.2628) |