HOLLOW Q OK

Power ranking

#505

of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1593

peak 1593

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-03-22

latest 2026-06-12

Best ToY finish

#106

Master 2023

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

26 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 75 contests

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

705.7372

University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

5 🔥

Current form

686.30 ▲

last 5 vs career avg 674.08 (+12.23)

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork · University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest

Consistency

±20.32

std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.93 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.08)

Road miles

16666

mi across 75 mapped stops · furthest 1010 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

Too Sauced BBQ has finished one call ahead of HOLLOW Q 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ has come out ahead in 40 of their 47 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of TRIANGLE S BAR B Q in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

🏕️ Happy hunting ground

Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest is their spot: an average finish in the top 16% across 3 visits.

📅 A June team

Something about June: average finish in the top 36% across 8 contests, versus top 56% the rest of the year.

🃏 Against the odds

Their Grand Championship at University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest (2025-03-14) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 9-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, GETTIN' BASTED.

Teams like this (closest power rating, OK first)

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	74	23	3	7	180.0000 🔥	141.6572	168.93	top 55%
Pork Ribs	74	23	3	6	179.4400	149.1088	168.08	top 56%
Pork	74	29	4	8	180.0000 🔥	149.0628	168.65	top 53%
Brisket	74	29	3	5	178.8572	130.7772	168.41	top 48%

“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
OK	40	0	top 62%
KS	16	0	top 46%
AR	6	1	top 37%
TX	4	0	top 62%
TN	2	0	top 52%
CO	1	0	top 47%
LA	1	0	top 39%
MS	1	0	top 64%
NE	1	0	top 16%
FL	1	0	top 73%
MO	1	0	top 100%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	9	0	top 70%
Medium (20–39)	47	1	top 49%
Large (40+)	18	0	top 65%

The story so far

Busiest season: 2025 (13 contests)
Cooks mostly in OK (40 of 75 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (74 entries)
First Grand Championship in the data: University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest (2025-03-14)
Wins it all in 1% of contests
All-time average overall score: 674.08
5 perfect 180s on the books 🔥

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
2026	3	0	1	691.3484	687.32
2025	13	1	4	705.7372	687.79
2024	11	0	2	704.5828	686.20
2023	10	0	2	703.3712	687.34
2022	13	0	2	691.3824	679.68
2021	10	0	1	677.5540	663.59
2020	7	0	0	669.0516	651.30
2019	8	0	1	674.7772	639.22

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-06-12	Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS	11 / 36 (691.3484)	29 (169.1084)	17 (172.5716)	4 (176.5600)	15 (173.1084)
2026-04-17	Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ Iola, KS	17 / 27 (679.8396)	5 (176.5600)	27 (159.3484)	16 (170.8228)	5 (173.1084)
2026-03-13	University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest Fayetteville, AR	15 / 37 (690.7772)	12 (175.4056)	28 (166.2516)	1 (180.0000)	19 (169.1200)
2025-11-05	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2025-11-05	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS	93 / 158 (684.4456)	51 (175.4056)	108 (169.6800)	104 (169.6800)	83 (169.6800)
2025-11-05	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS	131 / 401 (685.1084)	5 (180.0000)	264 (166.2744)	137 (171.9884)	222 (166.8456)
2025-10-17	Balloons and Barbeque Poteau, OK	10 / 15 (682.7312)	5 (173.7028)	9 (173.1200)	9 (168.5256)	10 (167.3828)
2025-10-10	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	36 / 90 (689.6916)	70 (167.4172)	11 (177.1544)	21 (176.0000)	53 (169.1200)
2025-09-26	Smokin on the Route Miami, OK	11 / 20 (692.5140)	5 (176.0000)	13 (172.0000)	12 (171.9656)	11 (172.5484)
2025-09-19	Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	5 / 25 (695.3484)	2 (177.7028)	17 (168.5372)	6 (176.0000)	14 (173.1084)
2025-09-12	Grillstock Moore, OK	5 / 23 (697.1428)	1 (178.8800)	11 (170.8572)	7 (174.2628)	5 (173.1428)
2025-06-27	Old Town Smokeout Van Buren, AR	17 / 27 (684.4684)	1 (180.0000)	10 (172.5716)	19 (170.2512)	24 (161.6456)
2025-06-13	Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS	4 / 36 (691.3940)	8 (174.8456)	23 (166.8456)	4 (177.1428)	7 (172.5600)
2025-05-16	Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival Sevierville, TN	21 / 33 (671.2684)	16 (170.8228)	18 (168.5372)	23 (166.8112)	24 (165.0972)
2025-04-25	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off Lamar, CO	14 / 30 (673.5884)	18 (169.6800)	27 (160.5256)	6 (171.4056)	8 (171.9772)
2025-03-14	University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest Fayetteville, AR	1 / 28 (705.7372)	1 (180.0000)	20 (169.1200)	2 (179.4400)	1 (177.1772)
2024-10-25	VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition Vidalia, LA	12 / 31 (683.9200)	15 (169.1200)	21 (166.8344)	1 (179.4400)	14 (168.5256)
2024-09-20	Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	12 / 26 (678.1712)	7 (173.1084)	12 (166.2628)	9 (172.5600)	14 (166.2400)
2024-09-13	Grillstock BBQ & Music Festival Moore, OK	14 / 19 (682.1712)	6 (173.1200)	15 (166.8228)	14 (167.9656)	4 (174.2628)
2024-08-16	Sugar Creek Casino's Sweet & Smoky BBQ Competition Hinton, OK	13 / 25 (694.7884)	6 (177.7028)	18 (170.8228)	9 (174.8456)	16 (171.4172)
2024-07-26	Smokin on the Route Miami, OK	16 / 27 (688.4684)	16 (169.6800)	2 (179.4400)	19 (169.6800)	15 (169.6684)
2024-07-12	Saucy and Glazed Newton, KS	6 / 12 (687.3600)	6 (173.1200)	9 (170.2744)	6 (174.8572)	7 (169.1084)
2024-06-07	Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS	3 / 43 (704.5828)	10 (176.5600)	7 (175.4400)	5 (178.8572)	8 (173.7256)
2024-05-17	Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ Iola, KS	17 / 31 (685.0512)	22 (170.8228)	9 (173.1428)	15 (171.4056)	13 (169.6800)
2024-05-03	3rd Annual Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ Contest Alva, OK	14 / 20 (687.9084)	7 (177.7028)	19 (168.5372)	11 (173.7028)	13 (167.9656)
2024-04-26	Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS	28 / 44 (672.4684)	38 (161.1084)	13 (174.8456)	28 (169.1200)	24 (167.3944)
2024-04-05	Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff Cedar Park, TX	10 / 40 (683.3028)	13 (168.5256)	1 (178.8572)	14 (170.8344)	18 (165.0856)
2023-10-27	Smoke on the Water - Saracen Casino PB Pine Bluff, AR	9 / 49 (692.4800)	18 (173.1200)	24 (170.8228)	8 (176.5600)	16 (171.9772)
2023-09-15	Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	12 / 26 (680.4456)	8 (171.4172)	17 (165.0972)	8 (173.1200)	9 (170.8112)
2023-08-04	Que' For a Cause Tahlequah, OK	4 / 36 (697.6456)	20 (172.5600)	1 (177.7144)	12 (175.4056)	20 (171.9656)
2023-07-28	Smokin on the Route Miami, OK	11 / 29 (689.0972)	3 (176.5600)	24 (168.0116)	9 (173.7028)	12 (170.8228)
2023-06-09	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS	8 / 32 (686.1940)	3 (176.0000)	8 (171.4172)	3 (176.5600)	25 (162.2168)
2023-05-12	City of Springs BBQ Championship Sulphur, OK	15 / 16 (663.2456)	15 (160.5028)	15 (165.0972)	13 (168.5372)	9 (169.1084)
2023-05-05	2nd Annual Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ Contest Alva, OK	7 / 15 (703.3712)	15 (170.8112)	2 (178.2972)	1 (180.0000)	8 (174.2628)
2023-04-21	Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition Derby, KS	11 / 28 (687.9200)	12 (173.1084)	21 (167.3944)	2 (178.8572)	16 (168.5600)
2023-03-31	Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ) Wagoner, OK	12 / 29 (688.4800)	23 (167.3944)	9 (175.4056)	14 (170.8344)	5 (174.8456)
2023-01-27	SJV Winter Rub Omaha, NE	5 / 31 (684.5368)	17 (166.8228)	10 (172.0000)	3 (177.1428)	12 (168.5712)
2022-11-05	Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 2 Harper, KS	9 / 9 (672.9712)	9 (167.3828)	6 (173.1200)	9 (161.6456)	4 (170.8228)
2022-11-04	Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 1 Harper, KS	7 / 10 (679.3256)	3 (175.4172)	7 (165.7028)	9 (161.6456)	2 (176.5600)
2022-10-21	OKC BBQ Fest Oklahoma City, OK	15 / 35 (685.0284)	9 (176.0000)	26 (163.9428)	10 (175.4056)	14 (169.6800)
2022-09-16	Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	20 / 39 (671.3600)	30 (164.5372)	16 (167.4172)	30 (162.2628)	5 (177.1428)
2022-07-29	Smokin on the Route Miami, OK	12 / 19 (678.2512)	18 (161.6800)	4 (175.4400)	6 (175.4056)	16 (165.7256)
2022-07-08	Sand Creek Summer Daze Saucy & Glazed BBQ Competition Newton, KS	11 / 21 (685.0516)	12 (171.9772)	5 (175.4172)	9 (171.9772)	17 (165.6800)
2022-06-10	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS	3 / 29 (690.8000)	10 (173.1200)	2 (174.2972)	18 (164.5256)	1 (178.8572)
2022-05-27	Bombers & BBQ Hot Springs, AR	15 / 28 (684.4916)	15 (170.8460)	6 (174.2744)	19 (165.1084)	6 (174.2628)
2022-05-20	City of Springs BBQ Championship Sulphur, OK	8 / 25 (687.3484)	13 (169.6800)	1 (176.5716)	14 (171.4056)	12 (169.6912)
2022-05-06	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	6 / 38 (691.3824)	19 (169.1084)	11 (172.5484)	4 (177.7028)	7 (172.0228)
2022-04-22	17th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	14 / 26 (682.1368)	13 (170.8228)	6 (173.1200)	9 (171.9656)	15 (166.2284)
2022-04-15	Pork-A-Palooza Weatherford, OK	25 / 29 (653.5656)	23 (164.5256)	24 (162.8228)	27 (155.3944)	10 (170.8228)
2022-04-01	Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK	17 / 30 (674.1600)	17 (170.2744)	21 (164.5372)	20 (167.3828)	8 (171.9656)
2021-11-19	Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	27 / 37 (657.5540)	31 (162.8000)	9 (170.2628)	32 (162.2628)	23 (162.2284)
2021-10-22	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	19 / 30 (666.7656)	22 (166.8572)	18 (167.9656)	19 (164.5600)	18 (167.3828)
2021-09-10	Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	10 / 25 (677.5540)	19 (159.3484)	11 (171.9772)	12 (168.5256)	1 (177.7028)
2021-07-09	Sand Creek Summer Daze Saucy & Glazed BBQ Competition Newton, KS	14 / 21 (658.1140)	18 (159.3828)	17 (160.5372)	6 (171.9656)	9 (166.2284)
2021-06-11	Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK	12 / 25 (676.4912)	16 (166.2628)	11 (170.2972)	18 (166.2284)	2 (173.7028)
2021-05-07	Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	26 / 53 (670.7428)	32 (165.0856)	41 (158.8344)	11 (173.7028)	9 (173.1200)
2021-05-01	City Of Springs BBQ Championship Sulphur, OK	9 / 14 (661.0172)	9 (170.2744)	5 (171.9656)	12 (160.5372)	11 (158.2400)
2021-04-23	16th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	35 / 41 (651.8400)	34 (157.6572)	30 (163.9656)	37 (154.2172)	4 (176.0000)
2021-03-20	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK	48 / 50 (656.4340)	39 (168.0000)	48 (159.9428)	48 (162.2512)	34 (166.2400)
2021-03-19	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK	48 / 56 (659.3600)	53 (159.3828)	19 (171.4400)	44 (163.9656)	43 (164.5716)
2020-11-21	McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 2) Waco, TX	22 / 25 (669.0516)	24 (165.6800)	8 (172.5600)	14 (166.2400)	21 (164.5716)
2020-11-20	McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 1) Waco, TX	20 / 26 (654.1256)	21 (161.6572)	23 (159.9772)	21 (162.8228)	11 (169.6684)
2020-10-24	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK	51 / 58 (660.4572)	47 (167.4172)	49 (164.5256)	54 (157.6800)	29 (170.8344)
2020-10-23	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK	60 / 64 (649.5772)	23 (173.7028)	57 (158.2400)	64 (149.0860)	37 (168.5484)
2020-09-11	Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge St. Roberts, MO	26 / 26 (643.8516)	24 (164.5372)	19 (164.5372)	26 (155.9772)	25 (158.8000)
2020-08-07	15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	45 / 54 (640.9596)	49 (151.9200)	35 (163.9656)	45 (157.6684)	21 (167.4056)
2020-06-12	Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK	50 / 55 (641.0744)	51 (161.1088)	38 (162.2744)	51 (155.3600)	39 (162.3312)
2019-10-25	Smokin' on the Square El Dorado, AR	8 / 20 (674.7772)	11 (168.5372)	18 (158.2516)	1 (177.7028)	6 (170.2856)
2019-09-20	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	20 / 28 (639.8172)	19 (158.8000)	24 (155.3716)	22 (161.0972)	12 (164.5484)
2019-08-30	Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	33 / 58 (666.2056)	15 (172.5600)	32 (165.7028)	52 (153.6800)	6 (174.2628)
2019-05-10	City Of Springs BBQ Championship Sulphur, OK	19 / 25 (645.5544)	22 (153.0972)	15 (162.8000)	18 (160.5372)	10 (169.1200)
2019-04-19	Pork-A-Palooza Weatherford, OK	26 / 33 (628.4232)	32 (141.6572)	13 (169.1200)	20 (165.7144)	26 (151.9316)
2019-04-05	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK	30 / 34 (606.6288)	12 (169.6916)	27 (157.0972)	30 (149.0628)	33 (130.7772)
2019-03-23	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 Shawnee, OK	61 / 62 (642.2288)	44 (166.8800)	60 (151.9316)	48 (163.9772)	55 (159.4400)
2019-03-22	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 Shawnee, OK	70 / 74 (610.1268)	66 (158.8232)	71 (149.1088)	62 (158.8460)	72 (143.3488)

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
2026 ↗	Master	#342 (332 pts)	#348 (362 pts)	#560 (212 pts)	#178 (592 pts)	#310 (377 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#132 (1406 pts)	#40 (1946 pts)	#275 (926 pts)	#126 (1396 pts)	#146 (1284 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#143 (1261 pts)	#129 (1311 pts)	#109 (1456 pts)	#103 (1406 pts)	#148 (1221 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#106 (1458 pts)	#105 (1426 pts)	#103 (1491 pts)	#45 (1785 pts)	#101 (1438 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#160 (1217 pts)	#226 (986 pts)	#88 (1572 pts)	#179 (1117 pts)	#97 (1496 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#222 (871 pts)	#268 (761 pts)	#201 (996 pts)	#194 (976 pts)	#98 (1461 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#375 (291 pts)	#386 (306 pts)	#381 (321 pts)	#394 (291 pts)	#382 (311 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#638 (515 pts)	#571 (610 pts)	#685 (495 pts)	#528 (660 pts)	#491 (690 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#996 (282 pts)	#1040 (287 pts)	#933 (352 pts)	#945 (337 pts)	#1033 (287 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1301 (202 pts)	#1416 (202 pts)	#1376 (217 pts)	#1387 (207 pts)	#1439 (192 pts)