Five Q

Five Q is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 4th of 13 at the Vuur en Vlees (2025). They are ranked #2781 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,781

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1512

peak 1512 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 10, 2014

latest Aug 29, 2025 · 11.3 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

27% of 11 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 53%

overall standings

Best overall

677.0400 / 720

Master · Vuur en Vlees

Perfect 180s

Current form

656.50 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 642.85 (+13.65)

Walk rate

82%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8800

Brisket · Delft BBQ Fest 2016

Consistency

±24.67

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.89 · weakest Pork (158.21)

Road miles

591

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 94 mi

Schedule strength

22%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)

Master avg

642.85 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

82% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 9 of 11 contests

A top-10 category call in 82% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

677.0400 career-best overall

94.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.0400 at Vuur en Vlees — 94.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 29, 2025

A tough matchup

8–1 behind in the head-to-head

BBQ+ ahead in 89% of their meetings

BBQ+ has come out ahead in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.7 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.68 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 45% of the time against 45%.

Pork avg 158.21
Chicken avg 163.89
5 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 7 years, then back at Vuur en Vlees (Aug 29, 2025).

last seen Sep 15, 2018
back Aug 29, 2025

Chicken nemesis

7 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

WESTHOEK SMOKERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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The teams rated closest to Five Q, each with one reason worth a look.

124 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

MILL'S COUNTRY BACKYARD BBQ

#2,763 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Five Q)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Five Q has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2019

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SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL)

#2,762 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1549

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Five Q)

They've been 1549 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Jun 3, 2022

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Bros & Fire PTY

#2,772 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 64%
Peak: 1521

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jul 24, 2026

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Whole Hog Cafe

#2,786 of the rated field

1511 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1518

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before Five Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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VETERANS Q

#2,785 of the rated field

1511 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1511

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 3, 2019

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Pork Posse

#2,769 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1512

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 12 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Apr 5, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BBQ+	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
DE FILOUS	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
IQ - NETHERLANDS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare
ROKENDE REGAHS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SMOKE AND FIRE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
WESTHOEK SMOKERS	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
ROASTING ROMANS	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY THE BOAR	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
LOWLAND SMOKERS	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
PUREBBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	5	0	170.8228	153.6684	163.89	top 50%
Pork Ribs	11	5	0	171.4172	140.4000	160.03	top 51%
Pork	11	5	0	170.2744	139.3600	158.21	top 59%
Brisket	11	4	2	174.8800	140.5144	160.73	top 45%

“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 45%
Medium (20–39)	5	top 60%
Large (40+)	3	top 51%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Eastern BBQ Contest	2	19	0	top 59%	Mar 31, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 3 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NL 2 of 11 contests

Contests visited 10 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 146 finished ahead 159 times, behind 171

Longest layoff 7 yrs Sep 15, 2018 → Aug 29, 2025

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

20253 milestones

Aug 29 Career-best overall score677.0400 Vuur en Vlees
Aug 29 Peak power rating (1512) Vuur en Vlees
Aug 29 Most recent contest Vuur en Vlees

20181 milestone

Sep 15 10th tracked contest Het 5DE BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland

20162 milestones

Jun 18 First overall past 90% of a perfect score676.6284 Delft BBQ Fest 2016
Jun 18 Career-best single call (Brisket)174.8800 Delft BBQ Fest 2016

20151 milestone

Sep 19 First overall top-10 Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland

20142 milestones

May 10 First tracked contest Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship
May 10 First call Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.7	Delft BBQ Fest 2016	Jun 18, 2016
+10.6	Vuur en Vlees	Aug 29, 2025
+7.4	5th Annual BBQ Society Cook-Off	Oct 7, 2017
+5.6	Springbreak BBQ Contest	Mar 24, 2018
+3.9	Het 5DE BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland	Sep 15, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.8	Het BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland 2017	Sep 16, 2017
-6.9	Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship	May 10, 2014
-6.9	Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland	Sep 19, 2015
-2	Eastern BBQ Contest	Apr 15, 2017
-0.6	4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off	Oct 8, 2016

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	1	100%	top 31%	94%	94%
2018	3	0	100%	top 47%	91.4%	89.9%
2017	3	0	33%	top 61%	92.1%	88.6%
2016	2	1	100%	top 42%	94%	92.2%
2015	1	1	100%	top 77%	83.6%	83.6%
2014	1	0	100%	top 72%	84.4%	84.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 29, 2025	Vuur en Vlees Deurne	4 / 13 (677.0400)	5 (170.8228)	8 (163.3944)	4 (170.2744)	3 (172.5484)
Sep 15, 2018	Het 5DE BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint Niklaas	14 / 31 (658.2400)	20 (161.1428)	4 (171.4172)	6 (168.5600)	20 (157.1200)
Mar 31, 2018	Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove	19 / 33 (645.6568)	9 (168)	21 (160.5256)	27 (154.2856)	14 (162.8456)
Mar 24, 2018	Springbreak BBQ Contest Lommel Belgium	15 / 39 (638.2284)	11 (165.1428)	9 (161.6916)	35 (147.3484)	9 (164.0456)
Oct 7, 2017	5th Annual BBQ Society Cook-Off Hoofddorp	16 / 47 (663.3372)	18 (168.6172)	12 (169.6800)	34 (160.5028)	14 (164.5372)
Sep 16, 2017	Het BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland 2017 Sint Niklaas	27 / 31 (616.4116)	16 (164.5600)	30 (140.4000)	22 (158.8800)	25 (152.5716)
Apr 15, 2017	Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove, Belgium	25 / 41 (634.8456)	22 (163.4628)	5 (170.8800)	38 (139.3600)	15 (161.1428)
Oct 8, 2016	4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off Hoofddorp. Netherlands, NL	26 / 46 (650.8344)	38 (157.1084)	27 (162.3088)	26 (163.4172)	8 (168)
Jun 18, 2016	Delft BBQ Fest 2016 Delft, NL	5 / 18 (676.6284)	9 (167.9884)	8 (164.5828)	6 (169.1772)	2 (174.8800)
Sep 19, 2015	Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint-Niklaas	10 / 13 (602.2628)	10 (153.6684)	11 (148)	10 (150.8228)	11 (149.7716)
May 10, 2014	Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship Kapermolenpark, Hasselt, Be	21 / 29 (607.8856)	10 (162.2744)	21 (147.4172)	8 (157.6796)	24 (140.5144)

Five Q

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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

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)