Q & STEW BEST EVER BBQ

Q & STEW BEST EVER BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 27 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 7th of 27 at the Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off (2019). They are ranked #5500 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,500

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1451

peak 1451 · rated over 27 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 9, 2014

latest May 3, 2024 · 10 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#851

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

7% of 27 contests

Avg finish

top 71%

overall standings

Best overall

669.0632 / 720

Master · Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off

Perfect 180s

Current form

662.59 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 643.93 (+18.66)

Walk rate

30%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144

Pork Ribs · Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off

Consistency

±18.42

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 162.54 · weakest Brisket (158.54)

Road miles

1,133

across 27 mapped stops · furthest 150 mi

Schedule strength

62%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1578)

Purse competed for

$110K

listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 9 state-championship entries

Master avg

643.93 / 720

27 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

669.0632 career-best overall

92.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 669.0632 at Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off — 92.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 11, 2019

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BAYOU POKER SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of Q & STEW BEST EVER BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 54%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 54%

A tough matchup

19–0 behind in the head-to-head

HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY ahead in 100% of their meetings

HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY has come out ahead in 19 of their 19 shared contests.

A strong matchup

9–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 90% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 2 GUYS AND A CHICK in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

The comeback

2.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.5 years, then back at Jiggy With The Piggy (May 13, 2022).

last seen Nov 8, 2019
back May 13, 2022

Pork Ribs nemesis

17 of 18 shared pork ribs entries lost

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead 94% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has out-cooked them in 17 of 18 shared pork ribs entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

The Sauce And All That Goes With It has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An October team

Top 53% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 53% across 6 contests, versus top 71% the rest of the year.

6 October contests
top 71% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Jiggy With The Piggy every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 27th

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2024 ↗	Master	#1182 (60 pts)	#1242 (60 pts)	#1105 (115 pts)	#1231 (60 pts)	#1204 (60 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#868 (145 pts)	#958 (140 pts)	#678 (295 pts)	#964 (125 pts)	#948 (135 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#1309 (60 pts)	#1341 (60 pts)	#1346 (75 pts)	#1348 (60 pts)	#1311 (65 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#896 (60 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#554 (185 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#851 (337 pts)	#742 (457 pts)	#846 (372 pts)	#1038 (267 pts)	#724 (462 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1228 (194 pts)	#1142 (244 pts)	#1412 (174 pts)	#877 (374 pts)	#1030 (289 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#968 (354 pts)	#921 (424 pts)	#1092 (319 pts)	#957 (389 pts)	#927 (394 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1109 (281 pts)	#1150 (291 pts)	#971 (376 pts)	#1183 (286 pts)	#1132 (291 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1263 (218 pts)	#1243 (243 pts)	#1160 (273 pts)	#1302 (238 pts)	#1378 (198 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Q & STEW BEST EVER BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

JT'S SMOKE SHACK

#5,507 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1525

They've been 1525 at their best, 74 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Jun 5, 2026

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PIRATES OF PORKSCENTS

#5,505 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1512

Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 4 years before Q & STEW BEST EVER BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 36 contests

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Big Alz BBQ

#5,494 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1451

Fewer contests behind them than Q & STEW BEST EVER BBQ has cooked, 18 to 27, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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FAT BEAR BBQ

#5,499 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1451

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Apr 3, 2026

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Borgy the BBQ Butcher

#5,512 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1509

Level with Q & STEW BEST EVER BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 43 contests
last seen Oct 3, 2025

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92 - BBQ

#5,511 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1510

They've been 1510 at their best, 59 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jul 19, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	19	0	19	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE N BREW	18	2	16	11%	⚔ compare
BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
EB'S BAR-B-QUE	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
BUTTS R US	15	8	7	53%	⚔ compare
TOO SAUCED	15	6	9	40%	⚔ compare
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
WHO CARES BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	27	2	1	1	174.2856	142.3428	160.54	top 71%
Pork Ribs	27	2	0	0	177.7144	145.6800	162.54	top 58%
Pork	27	1	0	1	172.5600	148.4800	162.31	top 66%
Brisket	27	4	0	1	176	134.2060	158.54	top 64%

“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)	11	0	top 66%
Large (40+)	16	0	top 75%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NC	26	0	top 71%
SC	1	0	top 85%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Jiggy With The Piggy	5	27	top 68%	May 13, 2022
Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	3	21	top 75%	Sep 20, 2019
Pigs & Pedals	3	25	top 64%	Aug 2, 2019
Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1	2	28	top 84%	May 3, 2024
Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A)	2	31	top 69%	Nov 8, 2019
Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off	2	7	top 30%	Oct 11, 2019
Grillin & chillin BBQ cook-off	2	13	top 56%	Oct 13, 2017
Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	2	71	top 95%	May 8, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 5 contests

Contests a season 3 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 26 of 27 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 14 8 of them more than once

Opponents faced 387 finished ahead 323 times, behind 925

Longest layoff 2.5 yrs Nov 8, 2019 → May 13, 2022

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

20241 milestone

May 3 Most recent contest Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1

20232 milestones

May 5 25th tracked contest Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1
Oct 13 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7144 Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off

20192 milestones

Oct 11 First category win (Chicken) Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off
Oct 11 Career-best overall score669.0632 Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off

20181 milestone

Oct 12 First overall top-10 Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off

20172 milestones

May 5 10th tracked contest Jiggy With the Piggy
Sep 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.8628 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic

20161 milestone

Oct 7 First call Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off

20142 milestones

May 9 First tracked contest Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
May 9 Peak power rating (1487) Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.3	Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off	Oct 11, 2019
+10.7	Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off	Oct 12, 2018
+8	Grillin & chillin BBQ cook-off	Oct 13, 2017
+6.1	Pigs & Pedals	Aug 3, 2018
+4.2	Jiggy With the Piggy	May 4, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.2	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	May 9, 2014
-11.9	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	May 8, 2015
-11.8	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally	Sep 19, 2014
-7.7	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1	May 3, 2024
-7.4	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge	Sep 23, 2016

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	1	0	0	0%	top 89%	91.3%	91.3%
2023	2	0	0	50%	top 76%	92.5%	92%
2022	1	0	0	0%	top 59%	92.9%	92.9%
2019	5	1	1	60%	top 65%	92.9%	90.4%
2018	4	1	0	50%	top 54%	92.3%	91.2%
2017	5	0	0	20%	top 64%	92.1%	89.5%
2016	4	0	0	25%	top 82%	90%	88.1%
2015	3	0	0	0%	top 85%	89.3%	87.1%
2014	2	0	0	0%	top 95%	85.6%	84.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 3, 2024	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	40 / 45 (657.5312)	42 (157.6456)	14 (172.5600)	29 (168.5256)	40 (158.8000)
Oct 13, 2023	Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC	18 / 25 (666.1260)	19 (163.9544)	5 (177.7144)	22 (162.8116)	20 (161.6456)
May 5, 2023	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	28 / 35 (658.7088)	27 (167.3828)	13 (172.5716)	26 (165.0972)	34 (153.6572)
May 13, 2022	Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	27 / 46 (668.9596)	26 (167.9772)	22 (168.5256)	26 (167.3712)	24 (165.0856)
Nov 8, 2019	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) 🏅 Concord, NC	31 / 47 (661.6228)	45 (155.3828)	31 (163.4172)	27 (166.8228)	5 (176)
Oct 11, 2019	Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC	7 / 27 (669.0632)	1 (174.2856)	13 (165.7144)	18 (161.6572)	7 (167.4060)
Sep 20, 2019	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic 🏅 Salisbury, NC	48 / 56 (634.6852)	54 (149.0856)	17 (169.1428)	32 (162.8112)	47 (153.6456)
Aug 2, 2019	Pigs & Pedals 🏅 Asheboro, NC	30 / 40 (644.3884)	38 (146.8000)	21 (166.2400)	34 (157.0856)	6 (174.2628)
May 3, 2019	Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	43 / 60 (645.5084)	52 (157.0856)	17 (169.1084)	38 (161.6572)	47 (157.6572)
Oct 12, 2018	Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC	9 / 26 (664.4912)	20 (162.2744)	13 (165.1084)	14 (164.5484)	3 (172.5600)
Sep 14, 2018	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	21 / 29 (646.6748)	23 (158.8116)	28 (149.0516)	3 (172.5600)	12 (166.2516)
Aug 3, 2018	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	25 / 48 (656.5148)	13 (171.4288)	40 (155.9888)	20 (167.9656)	33 (161.1316)
May 4, 2018	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	39 / 70 (657.5544)	32 (169.6684)	39 (162.8344)	66 (154.2172)	15 (170.8344)
Nov 10, 2017	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL) Concord, NC	34 / 47 (636.4456)	20 (169.1200)	45 (149.6572)	27 (161.1200)	29 (156.5484)
Oct 13, 2017	Grillin & chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC	13 / 29 (662.7656)	7 (170.8572)	21 (158.8228)	17 (165.1200)	13 (167.9656)
Sep 15, 2017	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	42 / 63 (651.8628)	27 (168)	59 (153.6572)	45 (162.8228)	17 (167.3828)
Aug 4, 2017	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	30 / 46 (633.0176)	34 (155.9544)	24 (159.4060)	14 (165.7144)	39 (151.9428)
May 5, 2017	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	53 / 75 (637.5660)	52 (160.5372)	60 (157.0972)	53 (159.9656)	34 (159.9660)
Nov 11, 2016	Town of Mt. Pleasant Fall Festival & First Annual Polar Pig Cook-Off Mt. Pleasant, NC	20 / 25 (641.0060)	17 (163.3828)	14 (160.5372)	23 (157.1316)	19 (159.9544)
Oct 7, 2016	Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC	17 / 25 (647.9544)	18 (158.2516)	7 (169.7028)	21 (158.2856)	16 (161.7144)
Sep 23, 2016	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	29 / 31 (623.8516)	27 (160.5600)	26 (160.5600)	17 (168.5256)	31 (134.2060)
May 6, 2016	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	65 / 76 (624.4120)	64 (154.2516)	59 (158.2516)	39 (162.8000)	69 (149.1088)
Oct 9, 2015	Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n Waxhaw, NC	21 / 28 (643.2916)	15 (166.2744)	13 (166.2628)	18 (164.5256)	27 (146.2288)
Sep 4, 2015	Beach Boogie and BBQ Festival Myrtle Beach, SC	17 / 20 (630.2172)	18 (157.1656)	14 (160.0116)	16 (160.5256)	17 (152.5144)
May 8, 2015	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	71 / 74 (607.8288)	69 (151.9544)	71 (145.6800)	49 (162.8228)	67 (147.3716)
Sep 19, 2014	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally Salisbury, NC	61 / 64 (616.4116)	62 (154.2400)	26 (166.2972)	63 (148.4800)	60 (147.3944)
May 9, 2014	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	75 / 80 (597.7144)	77 (142.3428)	29 (164.5256)	74 (151.4400)	77 (139.4060)

Q & STEW BEST EVER BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)