High-water mark
682.7428
career-best overall
94.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 682.7428 at Piggin' Around — 94.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 27, 2013
Tiki Q
Tiki Q is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 6th of 24 at the Piggin' Around (2013). They are ranked #2993 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1506
peak 1531 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Jun 7, 2013
latest Jun 20, 2014 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
22% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
654.03 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 656.97 (-2.94)
Walk rate
56%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.12
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.28 · weakest Brisket (159.20)
Road miles
744
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 146 mi
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)
Master avg
656.97 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Tiki Q, each with one reason worth a look.
114 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,976 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1526
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,996 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
Level with Tiki Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,984 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1511
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,974 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1506
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,987 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,994 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1512
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE CHIP BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Extra Mile BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Pappy Q | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ACME BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL OUT PIG OUT | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| WeQ4U | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bourbon Barrel BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177.7144 | 158.8570 | 167.28 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1316 | 147.3716 | 164.68 | top 46% |
| Pork | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 158.7884 | 165.82 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0856 | 150.2512 | 159.20 | top 69% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 46% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin' On The River | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 50% | Jun 13, 2014 |
| Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 71% | Jun 6, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
6 contests
Contests a season
4.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KY
5 of 9 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
192
finished ahead 174 times, behind 165
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20141 milestone
- Most recent contest Barbourville BBQ Festival
20138 milestones
- First tracked contest Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff
- First call Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff
- First overall top-10 Smokin' on the River
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.8566 Smokin' on the River
- First category win (Chicken) Piggin' Around
- Career-best overall score682.7428 Piggin' Around
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7144 Piggin' Around
- Peak power rating (1531) Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.5 | Smokin' on the River | Jun 14, 2013 |
| +8.5 | Piggin' Around | Sep 27, 2013 |
| +7 | Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! | Jul 19, 2013 |
| +5.3 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Sep 6, 2013 |
| +0.3 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off | Oct 18, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.9 | Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff | Jun 6, 2014 |
| -9.9 | Smokin' On The River | Jun 13, 2014 |
| -4.6 | Barbourville BBQ Festival | Jun 20, 2014 |
| -1.1 | Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff | Jun 7, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 92.2% | 89.4% |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 83% | top 36% | 94.8% | 92.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2014 | Barbourville BBQ Festival Barbourville, KY | 20 / 27 (663.8628) | 18 (167.4172) | 13 (169.6800) | 17 (166.8228) | 23 (159.9428) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Smokin' On The River Jeffersonville, IN | 43 / 52 (624.9596) | 23 (168.5484) | 47 (147.3716) | 36 (158.7884) | 46 (150.2512) |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff Bardstown, KY | 29 / 34 (642.6968) | 30 (160.5140) | 17 (167.4400) | 28 (159.3828) | 30 (155.3600) |
| Oct 18, 2013 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY | 21 / 40 (655.8740) | 21 (164.5256) | 31 (158.8228) | 6 (170.8228) | 21 (161.7028) |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Piggin' Around Woodbury, TN | 6 / 24 (682.7428) | 1 (177.7144) | 6 (170.8228) | 11 (172.5600) | 18 (161.6456) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 12 / 34 (669.5884) | 20 (165.6800) | 4 (173.1316) | 13 (165.6912) | 15 (165.0856) |
| Jul 19, 2013 | Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN | 17 / 57 (655.8512) | 16 (166.8112) | 11 (167.9772) | 38 (159.4172) | 25 (161.6456) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Smokin' on the River Jeffersonville, IN | 9 / 52 (674.8566) | 4 (175.4284) | 25 (163.9998) | 5 (173.1428) | 30 (162.2856) |
| Jun 7, 2013 | Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff Bardstown, KY | 17 / 30 (642.2848) | 17 (158.8570) | 14 (162.8568) | 6 (165.7140) | 26 (154.8570) |