Nena Q BBQ

Nena Q BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 30 at The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands (2025).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1492

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 6, 2018

latest May 2, 2025 · 7.1 years on the trail

Avg finish

top 72%

overall standings

Best overall

678.2520 / 720

Master · The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5716

Chicken · The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 170.57 · weakest Pork (156.85)

Road miles

496

across 2 mapped stops · furthest 496 mi

Purse competed for

$23K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

Master avg

652.18 / 720

2 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (1 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

678.2520 career-best overall

94.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.2520 at The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands — 94.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 2, 2025

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	2	1	176.5716	154.2056	165.39	top 47%
Pork Ribs	2	1	174.8572	166.2744	170.57	top 31%
Pork	2	0	161.7144	151.9772	156.85	top 88%
Brisket	2	0	165.1088	153.6572	159.38	top 78%

“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.

More numbers

Opponents faced 96 finished ahead 28 times, behind 69

Longest layoff 7.1 yrs Apr 6, 2018 → May 2, 2025

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

20255 milestones

May 2 First call The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands
May 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.2520 The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands
May 2 Career-best overall score678.2520 The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands
May 2 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5716 The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands
May 2 Most recent contest The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands

20181 milestone

Apr 6 First tracked contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 2, 2025	The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands Ruidoso Downs, NM	22 / 30 (678.2520)	6 (176.5716)	8 (174.8572)	28 (161.7144)	24 (165.1088)
Apr 6, 2018	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX	49 / 69 (626.1144)	51 (154.2056)	24 (166.2744)	57 (151.9772)	53 (153.6572)