Anonymous Q

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1710

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1551

peak 1553 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2020-07-24

latest 2024-06-22

Best ToY finish

#486

Master 2023

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 31%

overall standings

Best overall

699.3712 / 720

Master · Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle

Perfect 180s

Current form

685.41 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 684.79 (+0.62)

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle

Consistency

±11.46

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 172.80 · weakest Brisket (169.41)

Road miles

403

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 107 mi

Schedule strength

82%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1607)

Purse competed for

$78K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

684.79 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

They almost always walk

75% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 6 of 8 contests

A top-10 category call in 75% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

699.3712 career-best overall

97.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 699.3712 at Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle — 97.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2022-06-25

A tough matchup

4–1 behind in the head-to-head

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ ahead in 80% of their meetings

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BLUE EYED BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (2022-06-25).

last seen 2020-07-24
back 2022-06-25

They cook the hard rooms

1607 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 82% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1607 power rating — a tougher draw than 82% of every rated contest in the data.

6 rated contests

The metronome

±1.59% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.59% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 95.1% of a perfect score
8 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

62 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Kamado BONO

#1717 of the rated field

1551 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 83%
Peak: 1551

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2026-08-22
on a 4-contest top-10 run

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Smoke Til Ya Broke

#1697 of the rated field

1552 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1552

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 5 years after Anonymous Q did, first appearing in 2025.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2026-08-15
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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Sugar Hounds

#1711 of the rated field

1551 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1551

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 6 contests, alongside a 67% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2026-06-12

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Ztop BBQ

#1716 of the rated field

1551 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1551

No shared contest yet.

Level with Anonymous Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2025-08-09

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RENEGADE BBQ

#1700 of the rated field

1552 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1552

No shared contest yet.

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 12 contests to 8.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-05-23

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RODSTARR BBQ

#1715 of the rated field

1551 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1551

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2023-09-27

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SMOKECRAFT - MD	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Top Gun Barbecue	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	3	2	178.8572	164.5484	172.80	top 32%
Pork Ribs	7	3	2	177.7028	166.8688	171.09	top 37%
Pork	6	3	0	175.4172	166.2400	171.31	top 36%
Brisket	6	1	0	172.5600	159.9656	169.41	top 41%

“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
DC	3	0	top 32%
PA	3	0	top 31%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 27%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 41%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle	3	5	0	top 32%	2024-06-22

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.9 yrs 2020-07-24 → 2024-06-22

Busiest season 2023 5 contests

Contests a season 2 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in DC 5 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 4 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 7 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 172.80 · weakest Brisket (169.41)

Walk rate 75% a top-10 call in 6 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 38% 3 of 8 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 684.79 out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 186 202–115 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 403 8 mapped stops · furthest 107 mi

Schedule strength 1607 average field rating faced — tougher than 82% of rated contests

Purse competed for $78,125 listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 6 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs 2020-07-24 → 2022-06-25

Power rating 1551 peak 1553 · #1710 of 6,413 rated

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

2020
Jul 24 First tracked contest Smoke in the Grove
Jul 24 First call Smoke in the Grove
Jul 24 First overall top-10 Smoke in the Grove
Jul 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score681.6800 Smoke in the Grove
2022
Jun 25 Career-best overall score699.3712 Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle
2023
Jun 24 Peak power rating (1553) Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle
2024
Jun 22 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle
Jun 22 Most recent contest Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.7	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle	2022-06-25
+13.6	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	2023-05-19
+12.4	Smoke in the Grove	2020-07-24
+10	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle	2023-06-24
+7.5	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle	2024-06-22

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.8	Smoke on the Rail (Day 1)	2023-07-28

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	1	0	100%	top 42%	96%	96%
2023	5	1	60%	top 39%	95.5%	94.3%
2022	1	1	100%	top 16%	97.1%	97.1%
2020	1	1	100%	top 14%	94.7%	94.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2024-06-22	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 🏅 Washington, DC	15 / 36 (691.3716)	2 (178.8572)	25 (167.3944)	10 (175.4172)	19 (169.7028)
2023-07-28	Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	35 / 51 (662.1944)	30 (169.1200)	32 (166.8688)	31 (166.2400)	40 (159.9656)
2023-06-24	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 🏅 Washington, DC	11 / 29 (687.9084)	14 (171.9772)	16 (167.9656)	6 (175.4056)	12 (172.5600)
2023-06-24	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Washington, DC	—	5 (174.8572)	—	—	—
2023-06-24	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington, DC	—	—	15 (167.9772)	—	—
2023-05-19	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	4 / 37 (686.2288)	11 (171.4172)	2 (176.5600)	13 (167.3828)	8 (170.8688)
2022-06-25	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 🏅 Washington, DC	5 / 32 (699.3712)	3 (178.8572)	2 (177.7028)	17 (171.4056)	11 (171.4056)
2020-07-24	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	8 / 59 (681.6800)	30 (164.5484)	4 (173.1544)	10 (172.0000)	12 (171.9772)

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
2024 ↗	Master	#978 (110 pts)	#677 (260 pts)	#1317 (60 pts)	#895 (135 pts)	#1082 (90 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#486 (394 pts)	#461 (475 pts)	#463 (521 pts)	#550 (349 pts)	#556 (334 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#804 (182 pts)	#772 (232 pts)	#757 (257 pts)	#1213 (97 pts)	#997 (127 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#590 (155 pts)	#896 (60 pts)	#533 (210 pts)	#652 (135 pts)	#670 (125 pts)