A tough matchup
7–1
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE ahead in 88% of their meetings
SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.
Qlinaria
Qlinaria is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 17th of 26 at the Lowlands BBQ Championship (2014). They are ranked #6084 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1430
peak 1430 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2014
latest Mar 23, 2024 · 9.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
602.39 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 601.09 (+1.30)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.98
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.05 · weakest Brisket (142.60)
Road miles
420
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 57 mi
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)
Master avg
601.09 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 Qlinaria, each with one reason worth a look.
48 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,086 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1430
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before Qlinaria's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,079 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1431
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,090 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1430
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,088 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1501
14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#6,081 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1430
Level with Qlinaria on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#6,078 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1511
They've been 1511 at their best, 80 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| WETTELS ON FIRE | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ Team Laurentius | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| ROASTING ROMANS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ+ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PUREBBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WESTHOEK SMOKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BUNCH OF SWINES | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROKENDE REGAHS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| White Squirrel BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEY THE BOAR | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0228 | 152.5256 | 159.05 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1772 | 139.3600 | 149.68 | top 77% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9884 | 132.5372 | 149.75 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7372 | 121.0972 | 142.60 | top 81% |
“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) | 6 | 0 | top 85% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 88% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.1
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
BE
1 of 8 contests
Contests visited
8
a different one every time
Opponents faced
131
finished ahead 38 times, behind 223
Longest layoff
3.5 yrs
Sep 15, 2018 → Mar 26, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Spitsbroek on Fire
20221 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.0228 Spring Break BBQ Contest III
20181 milestone
- Career-best overall score637.1540 Het 5DE BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland
20143 milestones
- First tracked contest Lowlands BBQ Championship
- First call Lowlands BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1496) Lowlands BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.8 | Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ | May 9, 2015 |
| -11.8 | Het BBQ Kampionenschap Van Het Waasland | Sep 17, 2016 |
| -11.3 | Spitsbroek on Fire | Mar 23, 2024 |
| -10.5 | Spring Break BBQ Contest III | Mar 26, 2022 |
| -9.4 | Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) | May 12, 2018 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 80.4% | 80.4% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 94% | 81.3% | 81.3% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 88.5% | 85.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 85.8% | 85.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 84.6% | 84.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 80.1% | 80.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 65% | 84.9% | 84.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2024 | Spitsbroek on Fire Eede Holland | 22 / 22 (578.6512) | 20 (153.6912) | 22 (144.5144) | 16 (159.3484) | 22 (121.0972) |
| Mar 26, 2022 | Spring Break BBQ Contest III Lommel | 29 / 31 (585.0172) | 5 (172.0228) | 14 (155.9888) | 30 (132.5372) | 31 (124.4684) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | Het 5DE BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint Niklaas | 20 / 31 (637.1540) | 24 (159.4400) | 26 (151.9884) | 21 (159.9884) | 11 (165.7372) |
| May 12, 2018 | Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) Hasselt | 46 / 51 (593.0060) | 37 (161.1200) | 46 (146.8116) | 44 (150.8228) | 51 (134.2516) |
| Apr 15, 2017 | Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove, Belgium | 35 / 41 (618.1024) | 28 (160.5140) | 39 (143.3716) | 33 (155.9884) | 22 (158.2284) |
| Sep 17, 2016 | Het BBQ Kampionenschap Van Het Waasland Nikiaas, Belgium | 27 / 29 (608.9484) | 21 (159.4056) | 24 (150.2172) | 26 (151.9428) | 25 (147.3828) |
| May 9, 2015 | Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ Kapermolenpark / Hasselt / Bel | 35 / 38 (576.4344) | 32 (153.6800) | 38 (139.3600) | 35 (141.7028) | 35 (141.6916) |
| Sep 13, 2014 | Lowlands BBQ Championship Diksmuide, Belgium | 17 / 26 (611.3712) | 22 (152.5256) | 4 (165.1772) | 21 (145.7028) | 20 (147.9656) |