CONTAGIOUS Q AL

Power ranking

#217

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1676

peak 1676 · rated over 50 contests

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-02-08

latest 2024-12-06

Best ToY finish

#14

Master 2016

Grand champs

3 reserve

Category wins

32 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 50 contests

Avg finish

top 31%

overall standings

Best overall

699.9656 / 720

Master · Smoke on the Falls

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

690.33 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 680.40 (+9.93)

Walk rate

94%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Chicken · Smoke on the Falls

Consistency

±9.88

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 170.82 · weakest Brisket (168.66)

Road miles

12105

mi across 50 mapped stops · furthest 582 mi

Schedule strength

47%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)

Purse competed for

$560K

listed at 38 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

GCs in 47 state-championship entries

Master avg

680.40 / 720

49 Master contests · 1 GC

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN has finished one call ahead of CONTAGIOUS Q 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

Poppa Pig has landed one call behind them 3 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

Under the Radar has come out ahead in 14 of their 17 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS in 14 of their 16 shared contests.

🏕️ Happy hunting ground

Smoke on the Falls is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 4 visits.

💔 The heartbreaker

Finished level on points with the champion at Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship (2023-12-01) — the Grand Championship went to the KCBS tiebreaker.

🗡️ Giant slayer

Took the Grand Championship over a 30-team field at Smoke on the Falls.

📅 A June team

Something about June: average finish in the top 23% across 4 contests, versus top 31% the rest of the year.

Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)

2 Swine Crew #219 · 1676 · AL DANG GOOD BBQ #205 · 1680 · AL 931 BBQ #228 · 1671 · AL Jury's Out #187 · 1688 · AL VETERAN PORK PULLERS #256 · 1661 · AL PUDDLEDUCK BBQ #176 · 1692 · AL

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	19	8	11	42%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	18	8	10	44%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	17	4	13	24%	⚔ compare
Under the Radar	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare
HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	16	14	2	88%	⚔ compare
LEE LA Q	16	7	9	44%	⚔ compare
WHO CARES BBQ	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
RIBLIFE	14	6	6	43%	⚔ compare
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
Hickory Hangover	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
REDBONES BBQ	11	7	3	64%	⚔ compare
PERFECTLY BLENDED	11	7	3	64%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	50	23	3	12	180.0000 🔥	159.9544	170.80	top 38%
Pork Ribs	50	25	1	6	178.8572	159.3600	170.15	top 36%
Pork	50	32	1	10	178.2972	157.6800	170.82	top 31%
Brisket	50	21	0	4	177.7028	154.7656	168.66	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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
AL	17	1	top 23%
NC	10	0	top 36%
VA	7	0	top 53%
TN	6	0	top 26%
KY	2	0	top 32%
GA	2	0	top 30%
IL	2	0	top 24%
IN	1	0	top 28%
SC	1	0	top 26%
WV	1	0	top 26%
AR	1	0	top 42%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	6	0	top 30%
Medium (20–39)	28	1	top 34%
Large (40+)	16	0	top 27%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the Falls	4	1	1	top 18%	2024-04-12
Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship	4	2	0	top 28%	2024-12-06
Chillin & Grillin in the Glades	4	10	0	top 50%	2024-07-19
Poosa Q	2	11	0	top 20%	2024-10-04
Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival	2	7	0	top 34%	2024-05-17
Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off	2	5	0	top 26%	2023-10-13

The story so far

Busiest season: 2019 (25 contests)
Cooks mostly in AL (17 of 50 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (50 entries)
First Grand Championship in the data: Smoke on the Falls (2019-04-12)
Wins it all in 2% of contests
Average Master overall score: 680.40 / 720
1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥

Milestones

🚩 2019-02-08 — First tracked contest · KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship
📣 2019-02-08 — First call · KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship
🏆 2019-04-12 — First Grand Championship · Smoke on the Falls
🔥 2019-04-12 — First perfect 180 (Chicken) · Smoke on the Falls
⭐ 2019-04-12 — Career-best overall score (699.9656) · Smoke on the Falls
🎖️ 2019-12-06 — 25th tracked contest · COTR BBQ
🎖️ 2024-12-06 — 50th tracked contest · Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship
📈 2024-12-06 — Peak power rating (1676) · Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.3	Smoke on the Falls	2019-04-12
+12.2	Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2	2019-05-25
+11.9	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship	2019-03-08
+11.4	Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship	2023-12-01
+11.1	Capital City Cook Off	2020-02-21

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.7	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge	2021-09-24
-10.6	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades	2023-07-14
-10.4	Smoke on the Mountain	2023-07-21
-8.1	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	2019-08-09
-7.1	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Galax	2020-10-23

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	5	0	2	1	100%	top 32%	97.1%	95.9%
2023	6	0	3	0	83%	top 37%	97%	95.3%
2022	2	0	1	0	100%	top 25%	96.1%	95.5%
2021	7	0	4	1	86%	top 44%	95.2%	93.7%
2020	5	0	2	1	80%	top 32%	95.5%	94.3%
2019	25	1	15	2	100%	top 27%	97.2%	94.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2024-12-06	Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL	4 / 11 (694.7768)	1 (176.5828)	6 (171.9656)	7 (170.8228)	4 (175.4056)
2024-10-04	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	15 / 59 (688.5144)	3 (177.7144)	23 (170.2744)	17 (174.2628)	41 (166.2628)
2024-07-19	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	13 / 31 (682.7656)	20 (169.1084)	11 (171.9772)	10 (171.4172)	17 (170.2628)
2024-05-17	Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN	14 / 31 (686.2400)	12 (171.9772)	25 (164.0000)	4 (178.2972)	17 (171.9656)
2024-04-12	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	3 / 31 (699.3600)	2 (178.8572)	6 (174.2744)	19 (168.5256)	2 (177.7028)
2023-12-01	Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL	2 / 17 (698.1940)	3 (177.7028)	4 (176.5600)	7 (169.6684)	5 (174.2628)
2023-10-13	Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC	8 / 25 (691.3140)	4 (177.7028)	2 (178.8572)	14 (168.5256)	17 (166.2284)
2023-10-05	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	11 / 73 (690.8000)	10 (175.4172)	24 (171.4288)	20 (171.9656)	24 (171.9884)
2023-07-21	Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA	25 / 38 (670.7544)	13 (174.8572)	23 (166.2400)	34 (157.6800)	13 (171.9772)
2023-07-14	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	28 / 36 (670.7204)	25 (167.3944)	28 (165.1088)	10 (173.1200)	24 (165.0972)
2023-05-19	Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN	7 / 32 (693.6228)	2 (177.7144)	7 (173.1200)	20 (167.3828)	3 (175.4056)
2022-12-01	Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL	2 / 13 (691.8968)	3 (173.1084)	2 (174.2628)	7 (169.1200)	2 (175.4056)
2022-04-08	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	12 / 34 (683.8740)	5 (173.1200)	14 (169.6800)	15 (169.6684)	13 (171.4056)
2021-12-02	Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL	9 / 19 (685.6000)	9 (171.9772)	15 (165.0972)	6 (173.1084)	5 (175.4172)
2021-10-08	Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC	5 / 26 (685.0400)	8 (171.9772)	8 (170.8344)	7 (170.8228)	5 (171.4056)
2021-09-24	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC	22 / 27 (648.3656)	21 (163.9428)	24 (159.3600)	9 (169.6800)	24 (155.3828)
2021-08-13	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	16 / 49 (680.4800)	20 (170.2744)	24 (167.3828)	16 (170.8572)	13 (171.9656)
2021-07-23	Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 🏅 Galax, VA	7 / 17 (672.9712)	6 (170.8228)	6 (169.6916)	1 (175.4172)	15 (157.0396)
2021-07-16	Chillin & Grillin In the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	10 / 25 (680.4800)	14 (168.5372)	21 (162.2400)	4 (177.1544)	7 (172.5484)
2021-04-09	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	18 / 38 (668.4456)	2 (177.7028)	25 (163.9772)	8 (172.0000)	36 (154.7656)
2020-10-23	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Galax 🏅 Galax, VA	16 / 25 (673.5888)	12 (169.6916)	11 (169.1316)	21 (163.9428)	12 (170.8228)
2020-09-18	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	7 / 28 (682.1824)	23 (161.0740)	1 (176.0000)	2 (176.0000)	12 (169.1084)
2020-07-24	Fire on the Mountain 🏅 Leburn, KY	11 / 30 (675.3712)	6 (173.1200)	25 (162.2628)	2 (178.2972)	24 (161.6912)
2020-06-19	Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN	19 / 69 (675.9312)	36 (167.3828)	36 (165.1200)	5 (174.2856)	22 (169.1428)
2020-02-21	Capital City Cook Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL	2 / 25 (687.3712)	15 (166.8228)	2 (176.5828)	3 (173.1544)	7 (170.8112)
2019-12-06	COTR BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL	8 / 25 (675.2796)	10 (167.3712)	17 (164.5140)	2 (174.2744)	11 (169.1200)
2019-11-08	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) 🏅 Concord, NC	20 / 47 (671.8168)	40 (161.6456)	11 (171.9772)	3 (175.4056)	32 (162.7884)
2019-10-25	31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES) Lynchburg, TN	25 / 97 (685.1312)	36 (172.0000)	5 (178.8572)	18 (173.7028)	77 (160.5712)
2019-10-18	Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) Roswell, GA	10 / 32 (682.1600)	19 (168.5372)	14 (170.8228)	3 (175.4172)	19 (167.3828)
2019-10-11	Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC	5 / 27 (679.3484)	11 (169.6800)	6 (170.8228)	2 (172.5828)	9 (166.2628)
2019-10-04	Squealin on the Square 🏅 Laurens, SC	5 / 19 (679.2680)	3 (173.1084)	4 (173.7028)	9 (166.2284)	7 (166.2284)
2019-09-27	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge 🏅 Newton, NC	14 / 37 (672.4228)	4 (173.1200)	20 (166.2400)	10 (170.8228)	29 (162.2400)
2019-09-20	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic 🏅 Salisbury, NC	21 / 56 (668.4800)	42 (161.0972)	38 (162.8572)	11 (171.4056)	9 (173.1200)
2019-09-13	RiverFest 🏅 Decatur, AL	9 / 37 (680.5028)	21 (164.5600)	6 (173.7144)	3 (173.1200)	11 (169.1084)
2019-08-09	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show 🏅 Franklin, NC	15 / 29 (673.5884)	20 (166.2400)	3 (177.1544)	20 (165.6684)	19 (164.5256)
2019-08-02	Pigs & Pedals 🏅 Asheboro, NC	5 / 40 (681.6000)	18 (167.3828)	13 (167.9772)	6 (171.9772)	3 (174.2628)
2019-07-26	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hartselle, AL	3 / 27 (686.1824)	4 (174.8456)	4 (170.2628)	6 (170.2628)	8 (170.8112)
2019-07-19	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	11 / 27 (674.7428)	25 (159.9544)	4 (172.5600)	7 (170.2628)	10 (171.9656)
2019-06-21	Blount County BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN	3 / 27 (687.3372)	1 (177.7144)	8 (168.5372)	9 (170.2628)	9 (170.8228)
2019-06-14	Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival 🏅 Barbourville, KY	8 / 30 (685.6000)	23 (167.3828)	8 (173.1200)	6 (174.2628)	10 (170.8344)
2019-06-07	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Roanoke, WV	8 / 31 (667.9200)	2 (174.2628)	16 (159.9544)	7 (167.4400)	9 (166.2628)
2019-05-25	Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 🏅 Westmont, IL	4 / 48 (679.3372)	26 (165.0972)	6 (172.5600)	9 (167.9772)	4 (173.7028)
2019-05-24	Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 🏅 Westmont, IL	16 / 40 (660.4684)	15 (166.8228)	6 (168.5372)	14 (166.8456)	24 (158.2628)
2019-05-17	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass 🏅 Sevierville, TN	16 / 43 (672.9596)	3 (174.2628)	13 (169.6800)	18 (166.2284)	24 (162.7884)
2019-05-03	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	9 / 54 (682.2288)	7 (174.2744)	3 (178.8572)	45 (159.4172)	18 (169.6800)
2019-04-26	BBQ Capital Cook Off 🏅 Lexington, NC	10 / 43 (674.1484)	14 (169.6800)	9 (169.1316)	20 (165.6568)	13 (169.6800)
2019-04-12	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	1 / 30 (699.9656)	1 (180.0000)	7 (171.4056)	2 (175.4172)	5 (173.1428)
2019-03-08	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Nashville, TN	9 / 67 (688.4912)	25 (170.8228)	24 (169.7028)	16 (173.1200)	10 (174.8456)
2019-03-01	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	18 / 62 (677.0284)	46 (164.5372)	14 (171.9656)	6 (171.4056)	22 (169.1200)
2019-02-08	KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship 🏅 Little Rock, AR	39 / 92 (677.0628)	46 (170.8228)	5 (177.1544)	53 (166.8572)	81 (162.2284)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025 ↗	Master	#715 (186 pts)	#670 (261 pts)	#925 (151 pts)	#877 (141 pts)	#761 (186 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#272 (810 pts)	#254 (910 pts)	#393 (615 pts)	#337 (670 pts)	#338 (675 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#272 (795 pts)	#211 (985 pts)	#289 (845 pts)	#345 (610 pts)	#271 (810 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#690 (253 pts)	#628 (313 pts)	#848 (208 pts)	#693 (268 pts)	#660 (288 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#402 (472 pts)	#339 (607 pts)	#557 (352 pts)	#282 (727 pts)	#460 (427 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#110 (948 pts)	#176 (693 pts)	#106 (983 pts)	#38 (1473 pts)	#164 (703 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#86 (1931 pts)	#40 (2091 pts)	#63 (1914 pts)	#41 (2075 pts)	#119 (1616 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#28 (2478 pts)	#12 (2451 pts)	#20 (2269 pts)	#24 (2303 pts)	#7 (2449 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#45 (2311 pts)	#44 (2143 pts)	#10 (2398 pts)	#13 (2432 pts)	#40 (2212 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#14 (2654 pts)	#3 (2667 pts)	#11 (2487 pts)	#35 (2193 pts)	#74 (2021 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#112 (1953 pts)	#43 (2099 pts)	#85 (1895 pts)	#78 (1899 pts)	#172 (1628 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#270 (1261 pts)	#371 (1009 pts)	#290 (1211 pts)	#134 (1651 pts)	#124 (1797 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#563 (555 pts)	#724 (455 pts)	#552 (600 pts)	#579 (575 pts)	#450 (710 pts)