High-water mark
670.2400
career-best overall
93.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.2400 at 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open — 93.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 3, 2015
CONSIDER IT Q'D
CONSIDER IT Q'D is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 144th of 606 at the 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open (2015). They are ranked #4526 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1473
peak 1518 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2013
latest Sep 27, 2023 · 10 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
534.70 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 588.13 (-53.44)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±149.97
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.75 · weakest Brisket (157.68)
Road miles
17
across 9 mapped stops
Schedule strength
56%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)
Purse competed for
$205K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
588.13 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to CONSIDER IT Q'D, each with one reason worth a look.
148 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,543 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to CONSIDER IT Q'D)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — CONSIDER IT Q'D ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,510 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to CONSIDER IT Q'D)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 6 years before CONSIDER IT Q'D's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,549 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to CONSIDER IT Q'D)
Fewer contests behind them than CONSIDER IT Q'D has cooked, 5 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,523 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to CONSIDER IT Q'D)
They've been 1507 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,517 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1473
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#4,522 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
Level with CONSIDER IT Q'D 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke & Beer BBQ | 9 | 7 | 2 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
| DUSTY ROADS BBQ | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| On the Dotte Smokers | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Brewski and Barbeque | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork & Boots | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| HI-TECH SMOKERS | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| Tractor Shed BBQ | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| Bare Bones BBQ Team | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Casual Smokers | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Outhouse BBQ | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Burn Rate! | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| DIXIE MOON | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG GUNS BBQ | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 147.9772 | 160.83 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1316 | 149.6688 | 161.75 | top 59% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 142.7312 | 161.17 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 142.7544 | 157.68 | top 62% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 3 | 446 | 0 | top 96% | Sep 27, 2023 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 9 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
6 of 9 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
9 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
2,008
finished ahead 1,582 times, behind 3,049
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 12, 2019 → Sep 16, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20161 milestone
- Peak power rating (1518) 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20152 milestones
- Career-best overall score670.2400 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.2744 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2288 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.6 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
| +6.8 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| +4.3 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.6 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
| -10.8 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | Sep 29, 2022 |
| -9 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Sep 27, 2023 |
| -8.4 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 15, 2018 |
| -4.8 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 83.9% | 83.9% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 23.3% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 44% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 24% | 93.1% | 93.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 89% | 89% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 32% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 446 / 487 (624.4232) | 467 (148.5716) | 379 (161.6684) | 393 (159.3828) | 422 (154.8004) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 483 / 505 (603.7256) | 409 (159.9544) | 443 (156.5256) | 487 (144.4912) | 483 (142.7544) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 465 / 467 (167.4172) | — | 204 (167.4172) | — | — |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 280 / 468 (652.4224) | 68 (173.1084) | 233 (165.6912) | 313 (161.7028) | 395 (151.9200) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 392 / 467 (625.4972) | 158 (169.7028) | 430 (149.6688) | 451 (142.7312) | 247 (163.3944) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 245 / 557 (658.7656) | 405 (158.2628) | 280 (165.0856) | 61 (173.1200) | 283 (162.2972) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 144 / 606 (670.2400) | 430 (158.8228) | 252 (165.7028) | 42 (174.2744) | 87 (171.4400) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 368 / 552 (640.4916) | 132 (170.2628) | 443 (154.8344) | 197 (166.8572) | 483 (148.5372) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 172 / 535 (650.2288) | 478 (147.9772) | 65 (169.1316) | 132 (166.8344) | 106 (166.2856) |