Boxer Q BBQ KS

Power ranking

#922

of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1542

peak 1566

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-04-12

latest 2023-06-30

Best ToY finish

#176

Master 2019

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 25 contests

Avg finish

top 46%

overall standings

Best overall

694.8000

Little Apple Classic Car & BBQ Cook Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

639.67 ▼

last 5 vs career avg 666.99 (-27.32)

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

177.7144

Pork Ribs · Front Porch Rib Fest

Consistency

±35.56

std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 170.22 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.75)

Road miles

2080

mi across 25 mapped stops · furthest 251 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

GETTIN' SAUCED has finished one call ahead of Boxer Q BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY has landed one call behind them 2 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 19 of their 22 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of M Squared Smokin' Q in 11 of their 13 shared contests.

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	24	5	0	0	176.0116	155.9540	168.51	top 52%
Pork Ribs	25	6	0	2	177.7144	154.7772	166.75	top 53%
Pork	23	8	1	3	177.1544	161.1200	170.22	top 40%
Brisket	24	9	1	4	177.7028	157.0628	169.06	top 40%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	19	top 44%
MO	3	top 44%
OK	2	top 77%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 40%
Medium (20–39)	10	top 37%
Large (40+)	13	top 55%

The story so far

Busiest season: 2019 (11 contests)
Cooks mostly in KS (19 of 25 contests)
Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (25 entries)
All-time average overall score: 666.99

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

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Category wins	Best overall	Avg overall
2023	1	0	683.9204	683.92
2022	4	0	689.0284	628.61
2020	9	0	686.2744	672.21
2019	11	2	694.8000	675.61

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023-06-30	Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition Topeka, KS	18 / 33 (683.9204)	23 (169.6916)	11 (174.2744)	26 (166.8228)	8 (173.1316)
2022-10-14	Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS	7 / 28 (689.0284)	20 (165.0856)	8 (173.1200)	6 (173.1200)	2 (177.7028)
2022-08-26	Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS	48 / 48 (506.1828)	18 (169.6800)	26 (164.5372)	—	13 (171.9656)
2022-07-01	Happy Basset 2nd Annual BBQ Competition Topeka, KS	8 / 24 (671.3712)	7 (170.8456)	10 (165.7028)	17 (161.1200)	3 (173.7028)
2022-04-29	Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition Topeka, KS	50 / 77 (647.8400)	52 (165.1200)	58 (154.7772)	51 (162.8344)	36 (165.1084)
2020-10-30	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	19 / 93 (686.2744)	22 (173.7144)	11 (174.8572)	66 (165.1428)	22 (172.5600)
2020-10-24	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK	39 / 58 (675.9088)	37 (171.4288)	34 (167.9772)	28 (170.2744)	42 (166.2284)
2020-10-23	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK	55 / 64 (660.5028)	22 (173.7600)	60 (156.5372)	52 (166.2628)	48 (163.9428)
2020-09-05	Mozingo Lake BBQ Maryville, MO	7 / 34 (682.2744)	4 (176.0116)	17 (169.1544)	12 (168.5600)	11 (168.5484)
2020-08-28	Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off Nevada, MO	29 / 37 (669.5772)	32 (165.6800)	25 (168.5372)	27 (169.1200)	27 (166.2400)
2020-08-21	Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS	32 / 43 (665.0404)	41 (162.8228)	36 (161.7032)	11 (174.2628)	26 (166.2516)
2020-07-24	Farm Stock Smoke Off Lane, KS	15 / 21 (677.0744)	13 (172.5600)	19 (159.9888)	17 (169.1200)	5 (175.4056)
2020-07-10	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	41 / 61 (660.9940)	58 (155.9540)	41 (166.2400)	3 (177.1544)	48 (161.6456)
2020-07-05	Front Porch Rib Fest Kansas City, MO	—	—	3 (177.7144)	—	—
2019-10-25	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	9 / 44 (685.0628)	17 (170.8344)	13 (170.8228)	20 (168.0000)	8 (175.4056)
2019-09-20	Little Apple Classic Car & BBQ Cook Off Manhattan, KS	3 / 24 (694.8000)	10 (170.8228)	6 (171.4172)	4 (176.5600)	2 (176.0000)
2019-08-31	Crimson & Blue BBQ Lawrence, KS	6 / 15 (678.2056)	4 (170.8572)	13 (166.8572)	1 (176.5600)	8 (163.9312)
2019-08-23	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	10 / 66 (689.6456)	43 (163.9656)	10 (173.7028)	5 (175.4172)	4 (176.5600)
2019-07-26	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	28 / 41 (654.1828)	33 (162.2284)	37 (157.7260)	12 (170.2628)	28 (163.9656)
2019-07-12	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	40 / 59 (654.7428)	52 (162.2516)	42 (162.2628)	39 (165.1084)	30 (165.1200)
2019-07-05	Johnson County BBQ Challenge Warrensburg, MO	12 / 37 (676.5140)	26 (165.1200)	3 (176.5600)	12 (168.5828)	15 (166.2512)
2019-06-07	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS	3 / 39 (681.1316)	11 (168.5716)	13 (165.1428)	7 (170.8572)	1 (176.5600)
2019-05-31	Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS	11 / 49 (673.0632)	5 (174.8572)	21 (165.7376)	5 (175.4056)	35 (157.0628)
2019-05-03	Brew, Blue & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	11 / 37 (668.9828)	16 (167.9888)	26 (162.7884)	3 (171.9772)	13 (166.2284)
2019-04-12	Smoke In the Springs Osage City, KS	37 / 104 (675.3940)	16 (174.2856)	78 (160.5828)	17 (172.5600)	45 (167.9656)

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2020 ↗	Master	#237 (494 pts)	#229 (539 pts)	#267 (469 pts)	#255 (494 pts)	#268 (444 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#176 (1399 pts)	#257 (1119 pts)	#249 (1134 pts)	#105 (1669 pts)	#152 (1444 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#222 (1316 pts)	#256 (1211 pts)	#275 (1116 pts)	#185 (1401 pts)	#283 (1126 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#322 (1133 pts)	#192 (1428 pts)	#249 (1274 pts)	#319 (1117 pts)	#312 (1163 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#327 (1112 pts)	#226 (1332 pts)	#262 (1297 pts)	#149 (1572 pts)	#430 (932 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#371 (1005 pts)	#521 (745 pts)	#467 (825 pts)	#399 (930 pts)	#395 (945 pts)