The heartbreaker
3.4400
points from the title
Came within 3.4400 points of the Grand Championship at Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (Nov 17, 2023).
B.G.Q.
B.G.Q. is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 60 at the Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (2023), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1233 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1584
peak 1584 · rated over 8 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
May 12, 2023
latest Jun 7, 2024 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
60% of 10 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 26%
overall standings
Best overall
691.3484 / 720
Competitor Series · Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
343.49
last 5 Backyard vs avg 343.45 (+0.05)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
177.7028
Consistency
±4.80
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.86 · weakest Pork (160.92)
Road miles
863
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 146 mi
Schedule strength
60%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)
Purse competed for
$57K
listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
343.45 / 360
8 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to B.G.Q., each with one reason worth a look.
34 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,232 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1606
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to B.G.Q.)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team B.G.Q. has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,235 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1584
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,228 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 68%
- Peak
- 1584
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 19 contests to 10.
⚔ Compare careers#1,226 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1597
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before B.G.Q.'s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,229 of the rated field
- Contests
- 35
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 49%
- Peak
- 1612
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 35 contests, alongside a 49% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,230 of the rated field
- Contests
- 35
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1593
Level with B.G.Q. on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORALA BBQ TEAM | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| LEE LA Q | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Bentley Que | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| 2 Swine Crew | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Small Batch BBQ - TN | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Say My Name BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Deviant Smoke | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Mad Rocket Barbecue | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 177.1428 | 162.2400 | 170.37 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 177.7028 | 163.9544 | 171.86 | top 24% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 155.9772 | 160.92 | top 35% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 27% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 10% |
More numbers
Contests a season
5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
5 of 10 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
10
a different one every time
Opponents faced
343
finished ahead 436 times, behind 89
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20243 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1584) Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
20239 milestones
- First tracked contest Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score491.8512 Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First call Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First overall top-10 Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- Career-best overall score691.3484 Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7028 Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First overall podium Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
- First Reserve Championship Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18.4 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | Nov 17, 2023 |
| +18 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 15, 2024 |
| +13.6 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | May 17, 2024 |
| +13.5 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | Mar 22, 2024 |
| +10.7 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) | Aug 4, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -1.9 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) #1 | Sep 22, 2023 |
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 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 80% | top 18% | 96.8% | 95.4% |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 80% | top 35% | 97.3% | 94.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2024 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 8 / 35 (341.0856) | 11 (173.1084) | 15 (167.9772) | — | — |
| May 17, 2024 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 4 / 39 (348.5372) | 8 (175.4172) | 5 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 12 / 31 (337.0744) | 7 (173.1200) | 17 (163.9544) | — | — |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 5 / 38 (344.5372) | 19 (169.6800) | 7 (174.8572) | — | — |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 3 / 93 (346.2400) | 12 (170.8112) | 4 (175.4288) | 36 (157.0856) | — |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 2 / 60 (350.2628) | 3 (177.1428) | 7 (173.1200) | 23 (155.9772) | — |
| Sep 22, 2023 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) #1 Oneonta, AL | 12 / 18 (335.9084) | 10 (168.5256) | 8 (167.3828) | — | — |
| Aug 4, 2023 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) Madison, AL | 14 / 58 (343.9428) | 25 (168.5256) | 7 (175.4172) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN | 5 / 30 (691.3484) | 18 (165.0856) | 1 (177.7028) | 8 (169.7028) | — |
| May 12, 2023 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN | 20 / 32 (491.8512) | 17 (162.2400) | 12 (169.6800) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.