A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
Cynical BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Cynical BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
Los Mexi"Q"tioners
Los Mexi"Q"tioners is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 18th of 34 at the Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge (2018). They are ranked #5476 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Los Mexi Q"tioners”, “Los Mexi-"Q"-tioners” and “Los Mexi-Q"-tioners”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1452
peak 1452 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Jun 27, 2014
latest Aug 9, 2025 · 11.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
641.93 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 635.75 (+6.17)
Walk rate
56%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±24.87
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.30 · weakest Brisket (151.32)
Road miles
696
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 283 mi
Schedule strength
65%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1582)
Purse competed for
$46K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
635.75 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Los Mexi"Q"tioners, each with one reason worth a look.
104 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,475 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Los Mexi"Q"tioners)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Los Mexi"Q"tioners has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,477 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1452
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,482 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before Los Mexi"Q"tioners's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,481 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,478 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
Level with Los Mexi"Q"tioners on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,483 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Cynical BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Pops BBQ 22 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| RBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BULL MARKET BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| B' Mackin BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Old Town Franklin BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Burnin and Lootin | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BAR-B-Q'S-2GO | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 153.1200 | 164.30 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 175.4288 | 148.5716 | 164.05 | top 49% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 148.5828 | 155.95 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1316 | 124.4800 | 151.32 | top 83% |
“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) | 6 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 85% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 71% | Jul 28, 2018 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 9 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
9 of 9 contests
Contests visited
8
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
165
finished ahead 63 times, behind 249
Longest layoff
3.1 yrs
Jun 27, 2014 → Jul 28, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)
20232 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) The Golden State Battle V
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4288 The Golden State Battle V
20183 milestones
- First call Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.9316 Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge
- Career-best overall score659.9316 Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
- Peak power rating (1489) Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.2 | Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge | Jul 28, 2018 |
| +1.9 | Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge | Jul 26, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.7 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships | Jun 27, 2014 |
| -10.4 | The Golden State Battle VI | Mar 1, 2024 |
| -8.9 | Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge | Jul 28, 2017 |
| -8.1 | The Golden State Battle II | Jan 24, 2020 |
| -6.8 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | Aug 9, 2025 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 75% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 80% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 87% | 88% | 88% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 58% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 79.8% | 79.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2025 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 🏅 Felton, CA | 19 / 21 (638.1028) | 20 (162.7884) | 12 (167.3828) | 19 (156.5372) | 19 (151.3944) |
| Mar 1, 2024 | The Golden State Battle VI 🏅 Hollister, CA | 33 / 33 (638.7660) | 33 (157.7028) | 29 (158.2516) | 31 (161.6800) | 27 (161.1316) |
| Mar 3, 2023 | The Golden State Battle V 🏅 Hollister, CA | 21 / 28 (658.7200) | 18 (169.7256) | 1 (175.4288) | 28 (152.4800) | 19 (161.0856) |
| Apr 16, 2021 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 🏅 Hollister, CA | 33 / 41 (640.4232) | 23 (163.3828) | 8 (173.1316) | — | 38 (146.8116) |
| Jan 24, 2020 | The Golden State Battle II 🏅 Hollister, CA | 40 / 46 (633.6232) | 9 (173.7144) | 42 (152.5488) | 42 (150.7884) | 40 (156.5716) |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge 🏅 Gilroy, CA | 21 / 36 (657.0860) | 19 (162.8688) | 5 (172) | 17 (165.1200) | 28 (157.0972) |
| Jul 28, 2018 | Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge Gilroy, CA | 18 / 34 (659.9316) | 6 (170.8456) | 2 (173.7488) | 30 (155.3600) | 20 (159.9772) |
| Jul 28, 2017 | Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge Gilroy, CA | 23 / 26 (620.3772) | 11 (164.5600) | 23 (155.3944) | 20 (157.0628) | 26 (143.3600) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA | 42 / 48 (574.7544) | 30 (153.1200) | 35 (148.5716) | 37 (148.5828) | 45 (124.4800) |