A tough matchup
3–1
behind in the head-to-head
Smokin' Ain't EZ ahead in 75% of their meetings
Smokin' Ain't EZ has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
KeiserQ
KeiserQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 11th of 39 at the Plant City Pig Jam (2019). Also listed in KCBS results as “Keiser-Q”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1484
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Nov 16, 2018
latest Nov 22, 2024 · 6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 158.81 · weakest Pork (152.69)
Road miles
0
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Purse competed for
$51K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
631.84 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
304.46 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (4-meat) avg
633.62 / 720
1 Backyard (4-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4060 | 150.1940 | 153.95 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1316 | 148.5372 | 153.96 | top 66% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5484 | 142.2744 | 152.69 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 147.9088 | 158.81 | top 33% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant City Pig Jam | 3 | 11 | 0 | top 55% | Nov 22, 2024 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
136
finished ahead 69 times, behind 125
Longest layoff
4 yrs
Nov 22, 2019 → Nov 17, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Plant City Pig Jam
20193 milestones
- First call Plant City Pig Jam
- Career-best overall score633.6232 Plant City Pig Jam
- Peak power rating (1498) Plant City Pig Jam
20182 milestones
- First tracked contest Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam
- Career-best single call (Brisket)165.1200 Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.9 | Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 22, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12 | Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 17, 2023 |
| -7.5 | Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 16, 2018 |
| -2.3 | Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 22, 2024 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 54% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 84% | 83.6% | 83.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 28% | 88% | 88% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2024 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 14 / 26 (307.8628) | 13 (153.6572) | 16 (154.2056) | 14 (151.3600) | 12 (147.9088) |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 21 / 25 (301.0628) | 19 (152.5256) | 20 (148.5372) | 19 (142.2744) | 6 (161.7028) |
| Nov 22, 2019 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 11 / 39 (633.6232) | 13 (159.4060) | 16 (157.1316) | 19 (156.5828) | 7 (160.5028) |
| Nov 16, 2018 | Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 37 / 44 (631.8396) | 41 (150.1940) | 35 (155.9772) | 35 (160.5484) | 20 (165.1200) |