High-water mark
698.7884
career-best overall
97.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 698.7884 at Trekking for CDH — 97.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 14, 2024
Q MOON
Q MOON is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 5th of 32 at the Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main (2025). They are ranked #2311 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1527
peak 1537 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jul 27, 2024
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 2.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
29% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
687.67
last 5 Master vs avg 687.23 (+0.43)
Walk rate
86%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.30
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 173.89 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.52)
Road miles
394
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 128 mi
Schedule strength
80%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1604)
Purse competed for
$52K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
687.23 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #809 (132 pts) | #829 (162 pts) | #709 (247 pts) | #931 (117 pts) | #695 (207 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #572 (288 pts) | #691 (248 pts) | #740 (238 pts) | #567 (318 pts) | #732 (198 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #773 (175 pts) | #755 (210 pts) | #1236 (80 pts) | #817 (175 pts) | #1046 (100 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Q MOON, each with one reason worth a look.
62 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,306 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1527
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,300 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1527
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Q MOON's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,308 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1533
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 5 contests, alongside a 60% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#2,305 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1527
Level with Q MOON on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,314 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1536
They were already cooking in 2019, 5 years before Q MOON's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,315 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1527
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Q MOON's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Mulkey's BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Ruthless Hogs BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Eleven Thirteen Q | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SmokinGhost BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Take It Easy BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| 1Bite Stand | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.7144 | 163.9772 | 171.41 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 163.9428 | 169.52 | top 62% |
| Pork | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 167.3828 | 173.89 | top 35% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 167.3944 | 172.26 | top 43% |
“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 41% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trekking for CDH | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 47% | Sep 19, 2026 |
| Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 27% | Jul 26, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
7 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Opponents faced
185
finished ahead 182 times, behind 150
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
Jul 26, 2025 → Sep 19, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
20251 milestone
- Peak power rating (1537) Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main
20247 milestones
- First tracked contest Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main
- First call Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main
- First category win (Pork) Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score685.0744 Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main
- First overall top-10 Trekking for CDH
- Career-best overall score698.7884 Trekking for CDH
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.1 | Trekking for CDH | Sep 14, 2024 |
| +13.6 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | Jul 26, 2025 |
| +7 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | Jul 27, 2024 |
| +2.1 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | Jun 27, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8 | Trekking for CDH | Sep 19, 2026 |
| -2 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | Sep 25, 2026 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 73% | 94.5% | 94.3% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 35% | 97% | 95.9% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 28% | 97.1% | 96.1% |
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 | 48 / 71 (680.4456) | 55 (167.3828) | 49 (169.6800) | 38 (170.2628) | 27 (173.1200) |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 21 / 27 (677.5772) | 15 (171.9888) | 26 (163.9428) | 24 (167.3828) | 8 (174.2628) |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Trekking for CDH (ONE MEAT RIBS) Pierron, IL | — | — | 8 (168.5372) | — | — |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL | 5 / 32 (698.2172) | 16 (173.1200) | 7 (175.4172) | 5 (176.5600) | 12 (173.1200) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL | 14 / 26 (683.3028) | 8 (174.2744) | 20 (168.5256) | 9 (173.1084) | 20 (167.3944) |
| Sep 14, 2024 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 6 / 35 (698.7884) | 4 (177.7144) | 21 (170.8228) | 6 (177.1428) | 17 (173.1084) |
| Jul 27, 2024 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL | 13 / 34 (685.0744) | 29 (163.9772) | 19 (169.6800) | 1 (178.8572) | 10 (172.5600) |