THE NEW Q
THE NEW Q is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 18th of 25 at the Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) (2024). They finished #341 in the 2024 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Apr 28, 2023
latest Apr 19, 2024 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 96%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.24 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.25)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
304.24 / 360
2 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #341 (88 pts) | #361 (78 pts) | #334 (103 pts) | — | — |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4060 | 144.5712 | 153.99 | top 100% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 135.9660 | 150.25 | top 90% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 166.2400 | 166.24 | top 44% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20244 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score327.9432 Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1)
- Career-best overall score327.9432 Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1)
- Career-best single call (Pork)166.2400 Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1)
- Most recent contest Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1)
20231 milestone
- First tracked contest Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2024 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 18 / 25 (327.9432) | 20 (163.4060) | 15 (164.5372) | 11 (166.2400) | — |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 24 / 20 (280.5372) | 24 (144.5712) | 24 (135.9660) | — | — |