Boxer Q BBQ

Boxer Q BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 79 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL) (2018), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #723 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#723

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1637

peak 1694 · rated over 77 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 7, 2013

latest Jun 30, 2023 · 10.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#196

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve · wins it all 1% of the time

Category wins

26 podiums

Overall top-10s

32% of 79 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 42%

overall standings

Best overall

694.8000 / 720

Master · Little Apple Classic Car & BBQ Cook Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

639.67 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 667.88 (-28.21)

Walk rate

68%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8800

Pork · McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±23.00

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 169.19 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.25)

Road miles

6,974

across 79 mapped stops · furthest 257 mi

Schedule strength

72%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1591)

Purse competed for

$178K

listed at 19 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 24 state-championship entries

Master avg

667.88 / 720

78 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

Giant slayer

36 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 36-team field at McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL).

Jun 1, 2018

Happy hunting ground

Top 15% average finish here

Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q is their spot: an average finish in the top 15% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 3rd
average top 15%

They almost always walk

68% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 54 of 79 contests

A top-10 category call in 68% of their 79 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

694.8000 career-best overall

96.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.8000 at Little Apple Classic Car & BBQ Cook Off — 96.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 20, 2019

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

CAVEMAN CUISINE has finished one call ahead of Boxer Q BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

29–4 behind in the head-to-head

913 BBQ ahead in 88% of their meetings

913 BBQ has come out ahead in 29 of their 33 shared contests.

The drought

34 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL) on Jun 1, 2018 — 34 contests and 8.3 years ago.

last GC Jun 1, 2018
8.3 years ago

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A strong matchup

24–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of INDIGO PIG in 24 of their 28 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

20 of 29 shared pork entries lost

SLAPS BBQ ahead 69% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SLAPS BBQ has out-cooked them in 20 of 29 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A May team

Top 25% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 25% across 7 contests, versus top 42% the rest of the year.

7 May contests
top 42% the rest of the year

The long haul

6,974 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,974 miles across 79 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 257 miles to Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1.

79 mapped stops
furthest 257 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke in the Spring every year from 2015 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 14th

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
2020 ↗	Master	#237 (494 pts)	#229 (539 pts)	#267 (469 pts)	#255 (494 pts)	#268 (444 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#196 (1,329 pts)	#307 (994 pts)	#251 (1,114 pts)	#136 (1,544 pts)	#152 (1,444 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#222 (1,316 pts)	#256 (1,211 pts)	#275 (1,116 pts)	#185 (1,401 pts)	#283 (1,126 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#322 (1,133 pts)	#192 (1,428 pts)	#249 (1,274 pts)	#319 (1,117 pts)	#312 (1,163 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#327 (1,112 pts)	#226 (1,332 pts)	#262 (1,297 pts)	#149 (1,572 pts)	#430 (932 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#371 (1,005 pts)	#521 (745 pts)	#467 (825 pts)	#399 (930 pts)	#395 (945 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Boxer Q BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

Three Brothers Different Mothers

#721 of the rated field

1638 power rating

Contests: 109
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1721

5–12 in 17 shared contests (29% to Boxer Q BBQ)

These two have cooked 17 of the same contests — Three Brothers Different Mothers ahead 12–5 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 109 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS

#722 of the rated field

1638 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 46%
Peak: 1665

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Boxer Q BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than Boxer Q BBQ has cooked, 37 to 79, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 34 contests
last seen May 6, 2022

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BEER TIME BBQ

#724 of the rated field

1637 power rating

Contests: 83
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1640

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 78 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 78 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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BLIND HOG BBQ

#725 of the rated field

1637 power rating

Contests: 91
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1640

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 91 contests, alongside a 22% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 84 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ

#733 of the rated field

1636 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 52
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1645

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Boxer Q BBQ)

Level with Boxer Q BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 49 contests
last seen Oct 30, 2024

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THE OUTLAWS

#717 of the rated field

1639 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1652

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Boxer Q BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before Boxer Q BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 43 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HIGH i QUE	36	7	29	19%	⚔ compare
777 BBQ	34	22	12	65%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	33	4	29	12%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	32	9	23	28%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	32	3	29	9%	⚔ compare
INDIGO PIG	28	24	4	86%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	28	8	20	29%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	28	3	25	11%	⚔ compare
KC SMOKE DAWGS	25	13	12	52%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	25	1	24	4%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	25	0	25	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	23	4	19	17%	⚔ compare
BLACK EYE BBQ	21	10	11	48%	⚔ compare
Fat&Dumb BBQ	21	7	14	33%	⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	21	4	17	19%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	78	22	1	3	176.5828	154.2744	167.72	top 48%
Pork Ribs	79	21	2	6	177.7144	146.8572	166.25	top 48%
Pork	75	31	3	9	178.8800	153.0856	169.19	top 37%
Brisket	78	24	3	8	177.7028	153.6572	167.06	top 41%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	1	0	top 40%
Medium (20–39)	45	1	top 39%
Large (40+)	32	0	top 47%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	62	1	top 38%
MO	8	0	top 50%
NE	4	0	top 57%
OK	3	0	top 72%
IA	1	0	top 79%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Spring	5	14	top 30%	Oct 30, 2020
Border War Barbeque	4	9	top 36%	Oct 25, 2019
Smoke on the Bricks	3	11	top 66%	Aug 26, 2022
Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	3	16	top 56%	Jul 10, 2020
Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ	3	9	top 49%	Jul 26, 2019
Smoke on the Water	2	2	top 16%	Oct 14, 2022
39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	83	top 47%	Sep 15, 2018
Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge	2	18	top 44%	Jun 8, 2018
Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q	2	3	top 15%	May 4, 2018
BBQ on the Bricks	2	9	top 40%	Aug 25, 2017
Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout	2	10	top 48%	Jun 10, 2017
Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest	2	10	top 40%	Aug 5, 2016
Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest	2	3	top 22%	Aug 1, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 15 contests

Contests a season 7.9 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 62 of 79 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 57 13 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 79 entries · 2 wins · 21 calls

First title Jun 1, 2018 McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL)

Opponents faced 1,654 finished ahead 2,679 times, behind 1,693

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs Oct 30, 2020 → Apr 29, 2022

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

20231 milestone

Jun 30 Most recent contest Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition

20192 milestones

Sep 20 Career-best overall score694.8000 Little Apple Classic Car & BBQ Cook Off
Oct 25 Peak power rating (1694) Border War Barbeque

20184 milestones

Jun 1 First Grand Championship McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL)
Jun 1 Biggest field won (36 teams) McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL)
Jun 1 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8800 McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL)
Aug 10 50th tracked contest Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash

20161 milestone

Sep 9 25th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20151 milestone

Jul 10 10th tracked contest Sauce & Cycles

20143 milestones

Aug 1 First overall podium Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest
Oct 10 First category win (Brisket) Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee
Oct 10 First Reserve Championship Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee

20134 milestones

Jun 7 First tracked contest Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
Jun 14 First call Sunflower Barbecue
Aug 2 First overall top-10 Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest
Aug 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.0400 Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.5	Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest	Aug 1, 2014
+14.1	Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee	Oct 10, 2014
+13.4	Smoke on the Water	Oct 11, 2013
+12.1	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 10, 2015
+12	Smoke on the Water	Oct 9, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-17.9	Smoke on the Bricks	Aug 26, 2022
-15.1	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge	Sep 3, 2016
-11.9	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1	Oct 23, 2020
-9.9	Smoke on the Bricks	Aug 21, 2020
-8.8	Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off	Aug 28, 2020

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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0	0	0	100%	top 55%	95%	95%
2022	4	0	2	0	50%	top 56%	95.7%	87.3%
2020	9	0	1	0	44%	top 61%	95.3%	93.4%
2019	11	0	5	2	73%	top 32%	96.5%	93.8%
2018	13	1	3	1	69%	top 34%	95.6%	93.8%
2017	12	0	3	1	75%	top 46%	96.3%	92.9%
2016	15	0	4	3	60%	top 48%	95.4%	92.1%
2015	7	0	3	1	86%	top 28%	94.8%	93.5%
2014	2	0	2	1	100%	top 7%	95.5%	94.8%
2013	5	0	2	0	80%	top 46%	93.2%	90.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 30, 2023	Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS	18 / 33 (683.9204)	23 (169.6916)	11 (174.2744)	26 (166.8228)	8 (173.1316)
Oct 14, 2022	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS	7 / 28 (689.0284)	20 (165.0856)	8 (173.1200)	6 (173.1200)	2 (177.7028)
Aug 26, 2022	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	48 / 48 (506.1828)	18 (169.6800)	26 (164.5372)	—	13 (171.9656)
Jul 1, 2022	Happy Basset 2nd Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS	8 / 24 (671.3712)	7 (170.8456)	10 (165.7028)	17 (161.1200)	3 (173.7028)
Apr 29, 2022	Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS	50 / 77 (647.8400)	52 (165.1200)	58 (154.7772)	51 (162.8344)	36 (165.1084)
Oct 30, 2020	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	19 / 93 (686.2744)	22 (173.7144)	11 (174.8572)	66 (165.1428)	22 (172.5600)
Oct 24, 2020	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK	39 / 58 (675.9088)	37 (171.4288)	34 (167.9772)	—	42 (166.2284)
Oct 23, 2020	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK	55 / 64 (660.5028)	22 (173.7600)	60 (156.5372)	—	48 (163.9428)
Sep 5, 2020	Mozingo Lake BBQ 🏅 Maryville, MO	7 / 34 (682.2744)	4 (176.0116)	17 (169.1544)	12 (168.5600)	11 (168.5484)
Aug 28, 2020	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)
Aug 21, 2020	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	32 / 43 (665.0404)	41 (162.8228)	36 (161.7032)	11 (174.2628)	26 (166.2516)
Jul 24, 2020	Farm Stock Smoke Off 🏅 Lane, KS	15 / 21 (677.0744)	13 (172.5600)	19 (159.9888)	17 (169.1200)	5 (175.4056)
Jul 10, 2020	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	41 / 61 (660.9940)	58 (155.9540)	41 (166.2400)	3 (177.1544)	48 (161.6456)
Jul 5, 2020	Front Porch Rib Fest Kansas City, MO	—	—	3 (177.7144)	—	—
Oct 25, 2019	Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS	9 / 44 (685.0628)	17 (170.8344)	13 (170.8228)	20 (168)	8 (175.4056)
Sep 20, 2019	Little Apple Classic Car & BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Manhattan, KS	3 / 24 (694.8000)	10 (170.8228)	6 (171.4172)	4 (176.5600)	2 (176)
Aug 31, 2019	Crimson & Blue BBQ 🏅 Lawrence, KS	6 / 15 (678.2056)	4 (170.8572)	13 (166.8572)	1 (176.5600)	8 (163.9312)
Aug 23, 2019	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)
Jul 26, 2019	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	28 / 41 (654.1828)	33 (162.2284)	37 (157.7260)	12 (170.2628)	28 (163.9656)
Jul 12, 2019	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	40 / 59 (654.7428)	52 (162.2516)	42 (162.2628)	39 (165.1084)	30 (165.1200)
Jul 5, 2019	Johnson County BBQ Challenge 🏅 Warrensburg, MO	12 / 37 (676.5140)	26 (165.1200)	3 (176.5600)	12 (168.5828)	15 (166.2512)
Jun 7, 2019	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)
May 31, 2019	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	11 / 49 (673.0632)	5 (174.8572)	21 (165.7376)	5 (175.4056)	35 (157.0628)
May 3, 2019	Brew, Blue & Bar-B-Q 🏅 Lansing, KS	11 / 37 (668.9828)	16 (167.9888)	26 (162.7884)	3 (171.9772)	13 (166.2284)
Apr 12, 2019	Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS	37 / 104 (675.3940)	16 (174.2856)	78 (160.5828)	17 (172.5600)	45 (167.9656)
Oct 26, 2018	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	11 / 56 (687.3944)	2 (176.5600)	31 (167.4172)	25 (167.4172)	6 (176)
Oct 6, 2018	Rib's and Bibs Topeka, KS	15 / 37 (679.3484)	10 (171.4056)	22 (163.9772)	9 (172.5600)	15 (171.4056)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	201 / 467 (665.6116)	294 (163.3944)	315 (161.6916)	80 (171.9772)	139 (168.5484)
Sep 14, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	83 / 164 (681.6456)	69 (172.5600)	92 (168.5372)	66 (172.0228)	103 (168.5256)
Aug 10, 2018	Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash Winston, MO	13 / 25 (662.7772)	12 (169.7028)	10 (169.1660)	23 (153.0856)	5 (170.8228)
Jul 27, 2018	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	9 / 27 (677.0628)	14 (169.6800)	5 (172.0116)	17 (164.5256)	4 (170.8456)
Jul 13, 2018	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	16 / 48 (670.7768)	31 (164.5256)	22 (165.7256)	4 (174.8572)	19 (165.6684)
Jun 29, 2018	Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	20 / 52 (675.3484)	30 (167.9772)	8 (174.2972)	17 (171.4056)	32 (161.6684)
Jun 8, 2018	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	21 / 46 (658.1712)	30 (162.8344)	8 (173.7028)	14 (166.8572)	35 (154.7768)
Jun 1, 2018	McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS	1 / 36 (688.0456)	5 (175.4400)	5 (173.7256)	1 (178.8800)	24 (160)
May 11, 2018	The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10) (JUDGES FULL) De Soto, KS	24 / 56 (673.7488)	32 (166.2972)	27 (166.8572)	18 (172)	22 (168.5944)
May 4, 2018	Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	3 / 29 (686.2168)	6 (174.2628)	11 (169.1200)	2 (174.8456)	13 (167.9884)
Apr 6, 2018	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	28 / 103 (675.9432)	82 (160.5372)	21 (172.5716)	17 (172.5600)	26 (170.2744)
Oct 27, 2017	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	23 / 46 (675.4060)	29 (168)	4 (173.1544)	29 (165.1316)	22 (169.1200)
Sep 29, 2017	Smokin-in-Sapulpa 4th Annual BBQ Sapulpa, OK	19 / 30 (664.4344)	13 (169.1316)	17 (167.3828)	19 (165.6800)	19 (162.2400)
Sep 22, 2017	Jammin In JC Blues & BBQ Festival Junction City, KS	4 / 35 (693.6916)	5 (176)	11 (168.5716)	5 (174.8572)	5 (174.2628)
Aug 25, 2017	BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE	9 / 34 (673.1316)	4 (172.5828)	25 (156.5372)	3 (176.5828)	10 (167.4288)
Jul 14, 2017	Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ Burlington, KS	14 / 26 (648.4344)	8 (169.7144)	15 (162.2400)	24 (157.6572)	16 (158.8228)
Jul 8, 2017	Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO	17 / 31 (678.2516)	17 (169.7144)	1 (177.1544)	23 (163.4172)	18 (167.9656)
Jun 30, 2017	Back to Mayberry Rodney, IA	23 / 29 (661.6000)	23 (165.1200)	20 (167.9772)	20 (164.5256)	21 (163.9772)
Jun 10, 2017	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS	17 / 28 (653.6000)	17 (165.7144)	20 (159.4172)	11 (166.2284)	13 (162.2400)
Jun 9, 2017	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	18 / 42 (667.3376)	6 (174.2744)	34 (157.1316)	21 (166.2400)	11 (169.6916)
Jun 2, 2017	McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary (JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS	17 / 32 (658.2516)	28 (156.5372)	22 (162.3088)	18 (162.8456)	2 (176.5600)
May 5, 2017	Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	6 / 30 (683.9432)	6 (171.4172)	5 (174.2860)	15 (165.6800)	5 (172.5600)
Apr 7, 2017	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS	36 / 100 (670.8344)	6 (175.4288)	57 (162.8572)	17 (173.7372)	66 (158.8112)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	116 / 557 (673.1544)	65 (172.5716)	87 (171.4744)	157 (169.1084)	322 (160)
Oct 21, 2016	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	21 / 38 (665.0172)	18 (167.3828)	19 (166.2744)	1 (177.7028)	32 (153.6572)
Oct 8, 2016	Leavenworth Break-out BBQ Levenworth, KS	15 / 22 (666.7884)	17 (164.5600)	11 (165.7028)	7 (170.2512)	15 (166.2744)
Sep 23, 2016	Jammin' in JC BBQ Contest Junction City, KS	17 / 39 (662.2404)	23 (165.1544)	24 (163.9888)	20 (166.8228)	15 (166.2744)
Sep 9, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Kansas City, MO	24 / 30 (652.4684)	12 (167.9656)	27 (158.8800)	21 (163.9656)	21 (161.6572)
Sep 3, 2016	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	44 / 45 (619.3032)	42 (154.8688)	42 (151.3944)	38 (159.3600)	41 (153.6800)
Aug 26, 2016	BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE	18 / 34 (649.6916)	15 (166.3200)	13 (166.8572)	21 (161.0856)	21 (155.4288)
Aug 5, 2016	Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest Rossville, KS	10 / 29 (679.3828)	18 (166.8572)	2 (174.2628)	5 (174.8456)	15 (163.4172)
Jul 29, 2016	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	16 / 36 (664.0228)	2 (174.8800)	23 (164)	8 (169.7372)	26 (155.4056)
Jul 8, 2016	Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge Warrensburg, MO	17 / 40 (664.5372)	35 (157.7144)	17 (166.8572)	7 (172.5600)	15 (167.4056)
Jul 1, 2016	Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off Hutchinson, KS	23 / 38 (660.5484)	1 (176.5828)	36 (153.7144)	19 (166.8112)	25 (163.4400)
Jun 11, 2016	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS	10 / 29 (681.1776)	17 (166.8800)	12 (169.1776)	5 (172.5600)	7 (172.5600)
Jun 3, 2016	McLouth BBQ Blowout 25th Anniversary (Judges full) McLouth, KS	4 / 33 (686.8800)	10 (171.4400)	11 (171.4516)	6 (173.1428)	12 (170.8456)
May 6, 2016	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	9 / 30 (667.9320)	24 (155.9888)	1 (176.5600)	4 (176)	13 (159.3832)
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	54 / 109 (654.1600)	60 (163.4056)	68 (159.3944)	25 (170.2628)	54 (161.0972)
Oct 23, 2015	Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS	8 / 35 (680.5372)	8 (173.7256)	11 (169.6916)	8 (171.4516)	14 (165.6684)
Oct 9, 2015	Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS	2 / 33 (675.9544)	15 (164.5600)	16 (162.8000)	3 (172.5828)	1 (176.0116)
Aug 7, 2015	Smokin on the Smoky Salina, KS	12 / 33 (675.4060)	9 (171.4400)	16 (165.6916)	9 (172.5600)	19 (165.7144)
Jul 31, 2015	Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest Rossville, KS	21 / 46 (660.9828)	25 (163.9544)	27 (164.5372)	17 (168.5256)	24 (163.9656)
Jul 10, 2015	Sauce & Cycles Falls City, NE	16 / 31 (661.6232)	17 (165.6916)	18 (162.2516)	20 (161.1200)	5 (172.5600)
May 1, 2015	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff Lansing, KS	6 / 33 (682.2860)	12 (166.8572)	4 (176.5716)	20 (165.7256)	8 (173.1316)
Apr 10, 2015	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	14 / 97 (674.7428)	65 (161.0856)	11 (172)	10 (174.2744)	26 (167.3828)
Oct 10, 2014	Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee Topeka, KS	2 / 37 (687.9428)	7 (172)	9 (169.6800)	7 (168.5600)	1 (177.7028)
Aug 1, 2014	Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest Rossville, KS	3 / 37 (676.5140)	11 (166.8456)	2 (172.0228)	4 (173.1200)	11 (164.5256)
Oct 11, 2013	Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS	5 / 43 (670.8228)	4 (172.5600)	24 (156.5372)	6 (169.7256)	5 (172)
Sep 13, 2013	5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off Yates Center, KS	12 / 25 (653.6344)	20 (155.9428)	8 (166.2744)	19 (154.8456)	3 (176.5716)
Aug 2, 2013	Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest Rossville, KS	9 / 25 (649.0400)	19 (154.2744)	7 (162.7884)	3 (166.8572)	4 (165.1200)
Jun 14, 2013	Sunflower Barbecue Topeka, KS	23 / 34 (639.4280)	24 (161.1426)	32 (146.8572)	8 (170.8570)	16 (160.5712)
Jun 7, 2013	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	46 / 69 (639.4294)	20 (166.2858)	61 (149.7148)	41 (160.5714)	31 (162.8574)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

Boxer Q BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (13 found in their record)

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

The long haul

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)