KenzielouQ NC
Rating
1503
peak 1578
Contests
19
in the data
First seen
2020-08-07
latest 2024-10-11
Best ToY finish
#652
Master 2022
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
3
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
8
of 19 contests
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
662.58 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 525.42 (+137.16)
Walk rate
74%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±132.79
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.36 · weakest Pork (163.93)
Road miles
3487
mi across 19 mapped stops · furthest 898 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
NM/SS has finished one call ahead of KenzielouQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Bald Hawg BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 13 of their 15 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BIG DOG BBQ VA in 8 of their 11 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.7028 points of the Grand Championship at Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club (2021-03-19).
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 22% across 4 contests, versus top 49% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 19 at their very first tracked contest, BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 (2020-08-07).
Teams like this (closest power rating, NC first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 19 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 176.0000 | 157.6796 | 168.36 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 176.0116 | 156.5944 | 165.64 | top 54% |
| Pork | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 154.8228 | 163.93 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 175.4056 | 158.2400 | 168.04 | top 51% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 8 | 0 | top 68% |
| VA | 6 | 1 | top 23% |
| WV | 3 | 0 | top 74% |
| SC | 1 | 0 | top 8% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 12% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 1 | top 53% |
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 29% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NC (8 of 19 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (19 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 (2020-08-07)
- Wins it all in 5% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 525.42
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 650.6400 | 647.22 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 682.7884 | 672.83 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 683.3256 | 667.68 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 499.3484 | 441.20 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 499.3600 | 403.97 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-11 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 21 / 26 (643.7936) | 21 (157.6796) | 23 (159.3484) | 14 (168.5256) | 20 (158.2400) |
| 2024-09-20 | Pigmaster BBQ Challenge Rutherford College, NC | 31 / 33 (650.6400) | 29 (163.9312) | 26 (163.3828) | 29 (160.5144) | 29 (162.8116) |
| 2023-05-06 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 Kannapolis, NC | 20 / 23 (670.1256) | 16 (170.8228) | 15 (169.1200) | 22 (162.7884) | 17 (167.3944) |
| 2023-05-05 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 Kannapolis, NC | 26 / 35 (665.5772) | 31 (165.0856) | 31 (163.9544) | 28 (162.8344) | 12 (173.7028) |
| 2023-04-07 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition Stem, NC | 13 / 28 (682.7884) | 12 (174.2628) | 21 (166.8916) | 6 (175.4056) | 23 (166.2284) |
| 2022-05-13 | Jiggy With The Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 23 / 46 (671.9084) | 30 (165.1084) | 31 (162.8228) | 22 (169.1200) | 4 (174.8572) |
| 2022-04-08 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition Stem, NC | 31 / 36 (647.7940) | 31 (159.9428) | 20 (166.2400) | 33 (155.9312) | 15 (165.6800) |
| 2022-03-18 | Mission Farm's King of the Farm Iron Station, NC | 9 / 33 (683.3256) | 12 (170.8228) | 25 (166.8228) | 17 (170.2744) | 2 (175.4056) |
| 2021-06-11 | City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off Welch, WV | 14 / 15 (327.3484) | 14 (162.2284) | 11 (165.1200) | 9 (166.2744) | — |
| 2021-05-15 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 2 Mannington, WV | 11 / 15 (492.0116) | 2 (176.0000) | 12 (156.5944) | 11 (159.4172) | — |
| 2021-05-14 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1 Mannington, WV | 10 / 18 (492.5376) | 2 (170.8688) | 12 (164.5372) | 11 (157.1316) | — |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) Urbanna, VA | 9 / 40 (499.3484) | 6 (170.2628) | 7 (169.7256) | 17 (159.3600) | — |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) Urbanna, VA | 14 / 46 (492.5256) | 10 (165.1084) | 20 (158.8228) | 5 (168.5944) | — |
| 2021-03-19 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club Summerville, SC | 2 / 26 (343.4172) | 2 (167.4056) | 1 (176.0116) | — | — |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition Mayetta, KS | 11 / 94 (340.0232) | 6 (173.1428) | 16 (166.8804) | — | — |
| 2020-10-30 | Zom-B-Q Wytheville, VA | 9 / 33 (493.6456) | 12 (166.8112) | 14 (158.8572) | 4 (167.9772) | — |
| 2020-10-29 | The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q Wytheville, VA | 5 / 33 (499.3600) | 4 (169.1200) | 1 (175.4172) | 15 (154.8228) | — |
| 2020-08-08 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2 WYTHE, VA | 6 / 17 (341.7256) | 1 (176.0000) | 11 (165.7256) | — | — |
| 2020-08-07 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 WYTHE, VA | 1 / 19 (345.0972) | 2 (174.2628) | 2 (170.8344) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #857 (129 pts) | #950 (129 pts) | #1086 (119 pts) | #841 (164 pts) | #887 (134 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #900 (133 pts) | #919 (153 pts) | #984 (158 pts) | #976 (123 pts) | #759 (213 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #652 (273 pts) | #743 (243 pts) | #858 (203 pts) | #755 (233 pts) | #403 (578 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #28 (995 pts) | #49 (726 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #13 (814 pts) | #12 (724 pts) | — | — |