DIVA Q

DIVA Q is a competition barbecue team with 45 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Pile of Bones BBQ Championship (2015), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #700 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “* Diva Q”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#700

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1641

peak 1654 · rated over 41 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 25, 2013

latest Jan 25, 2019 · 5.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#118

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve · wins it all 4% of the time

Category wins

25 podiums

Overall top-10s

42% of 45 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 34%

overall standings

Best overall

687.9428 / 720

Master · Music City Festival & BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

664.94 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 659.58 (+5.36)

Walk rate

69%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork Ribs · Blues, Brews & Barbecue

Consistency

±19.29

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.77 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.30)

Road miles

25,720

across 45 mapped stops · furthest 2,250 mi

Schedule strength

27%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)

Purse competed for

$25K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

659.58 / 720

44 Master contests · 2 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

Happy hunting ground

Top 13% average finish here

Roc City Rib Fest is their spot: an average finish in the top 13% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 8th
average top 13%

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Blue Mountain BBQ Champion (Jun 14, 2013).

Chicken 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

69% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 31 of 45 contests

A top-10 category call in 69% of their 45 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

687.9428 career-best overall

95.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 687.9428 at Music City Festival & BBQ Championship — 95.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 23, 2013

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

CAN'T STOP GRILLIN has finished one call ahead of DIVA Q 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

9–1 behind in the head-to-head

Rogue Hog BBQ ahead in 90% of their meetings

Rogue Hog BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

A strong matchup

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of RED VALLEY BBQ in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

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The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Lakeland Pig Festival (Jan 26, 2018).

last seen Mar 11, 2016
back Jan 26, 2018

Pork nemesis

7 of 11 shared pork entries lost

Rogue Hog BBQ ahead 64% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Rogue Hog BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 11 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Q HAVEN BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 14% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 14% across 3 contests, versus top 34% the rest of the year.

3 May contests
top 34% the rest of the year

The long haul

25,720 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 25,720 miles across 45 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 2,250 miles to Blazin' BBQ Throwdown.

45 mapped stops
furthest 2,250 mi

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1655 (110 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#1324 (175 pts)	#1130 (235 pts)	#1836 (85 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#1898 (80 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#415 (908 pts)	#401 (943 pts)	#458 (833 pts)	#456 (853 pts)	#526 (718 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#174 (1,621 pts)	#225 (1,349 pts)	#116 (1,772 pts)	#121 (1,724 pts)	#182 (1,552 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#118 (1,789 pts)	#90 (1,861 pts)	#154 (1,471 pts)	#80 (1,826 pts)	#100 (1,895 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

WEEKEND SMOKERS

#702 of the rated field

1641 power rating

Contests: 70
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1659

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to DIVA Q)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team DIVA Q has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 70 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

FOUR SMOKING GUYS

#703 of the rated field

1641 power rating

Contests: 74
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1674

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to DIVA Q)

They've been 1674 at their best, 33 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 73 contests
last seen Jun 1, 2024

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5TH GEAR BBQ

#698 of the rated field

1642 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 53%
Peak: 1671

Careers of much the same size, 36 contests to 45, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 36 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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LOVE-N-SMOKE

#699 of the rated field

1642 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1643

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 34 contests, alongside a 44% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 34 contests
last seen Apr 29, 2023

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POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP

#701 of the rated field

1641 power rating

Contests: 69
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1678

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

rated over 67 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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FIRED UP SMOKERS

#697 of the rated field

1642 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1656

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to DIVA Q)

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 32 contests
last seen Oct 13, 2017

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
RED VALLEY BBQ	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
GOOD SMOKE BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
STUBBORN BULL BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
HAWG DOCTORS	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
FATTY MAC BARBECUE	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
270 SMOKERS	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
INSANE SWINE BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
HOT WACHULA'S	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
TEAM EATAPEDIA	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
BLACK DAWG BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	44	16	1	6	177.1544	138.7772	165.19	top 41%
Pork Ribs	45	14	2	5	178.8572	137.6572	163.30	top 44%
Pork	45	20	1	7	178.8572	150.8570	166.77	top 32%
Brisket	45	17	2	7	176.5714	145.6228	164.29	top 36%

“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)	3	0	top 38%
Medium (20–39)	20	2	top 35%
Large (40+)	21	0	top 32%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NY	8	1	top 25%
MO	4	0	top 27%
MI	4	0	top 23%
FL	3	0	top 41%
TN	3	0	top 53%
CT	3	0	top 40%
GA	2	0	top 55%
MD	2	0	top 10%
PA	2	0	top 64%
NC	1	0	top 24%
NV	1	0	top 30%
CA	1	0	top 17%
SC	1	0	top 32%
NJ	1	0	top 71%
VA	1	0	top 19%
LA	1	0	top 47%
OK	1	0	top 39%
KS	1	0	top 42%
TX	1	0	top 26%
IN	1	0	top 59%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Lakeland Pig Festival	2	15	top 36%	Jan 25, 2019
Roc City Rib Fest	2	8	top 13%	May 23, 2015
I Love Barbecue & Music Festival	2	15	top 62%	Jul 4, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 18 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 7.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NY 8 of 45 contests · 20 states in all

Contests visited 41 3 of them more than once

First title Jun 7, 2013 Podunk Pig Party

Opponents faced 1,944 finished ahead 2,374 times, behind 907

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs Mar 11, 2016 → Jan 26, 2018

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

20191 milestone

Jan 25 Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival

20151 milestone

Oct 3 Peak power rating (1654) 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open

20142 milestones

Jul 18 25th tracked contest Warren County All American BBQ Festival
Aug 22 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 Blues, Brews & Barbecue

201311 milestones

May 25 First tracked contest Roc City Rib Fest
May 25 First call Roc City Rib Fest
Jun 7 First overall top-10 Podunk Pig Party
Jun 7 First overall podium Podunk Pig Party
Jun 7 First Grand Championship Podunk Pig Party
Jun 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.1432 Podunk Pig Party
Jun 14 First category win (Chicken) Blue Mountain BBQ Champion
Jun 14 First multi-meat day Blue Mountain BBQ Champion
Jul 13 First Reserve Championship Pork In The Park BBQ
Aug 23 10th tracked contest Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
Aug 23 Career-best overall score687.9428 Music City Festival & BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.5	Podunk Pig Party	Jun 7, 2013
+12.9	Pork In The Park BBQ	Jul 13, 2013
+11.8	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 3, 2013
+11.4	Boston Hill BBQ Fest	Jun 28, 2013
+11.3	Music City Festival & BBQ Championship	Aug 23, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.2	Warren County All American BBQ Festival	Jul 18, 2014
-10.7	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival	Jul 4, 2014
-10.5	Que by the Sea	Sep 20, 2014
-9	Pork in the Park	Jul 12, 2014
-8.5	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)	Oct 23, 2015

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)
2019	1	0	0	0	100%	top 26%	94%	94%
2018	1	0	0	0	0%	top 47%	92%	92%
2016	1	0	0	0	0%	top 65%	91%	91%
2015	8	1	4	0	50%	top 37%	93.8%	92.3%
2014	16	0	8	3	75%	top 34%	94.4%	90.9%
2013	18	1	7	3	78%	top 30%	95.5%	91.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jan 25, 2019	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	15 / 58 (677.0512)	49 (156.5256)	6 (175.4172)	3 (175.4056)	20 (169.7028)
Jan 26, 2018	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	28 / 60 (662.7204)	21 (168.5372)	37 (163.4060)	30 (166.2400)	28 (164.5372)
Mar 11, 2016	Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA	58 / 89 (655.3256)	84 (155.3716)	47 (165.1428)	29 (167.9656)	29 (166.8456)
Oct 23, 2015	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	70 / 93 (657.6572)	80 (162.2628)	11 (173.7372)	26 (170.8572)	85 (150.8000)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	124 / 606 (671.9432)	11 (177.1544)	452 (156.5488)	69 (172.5600)	226 (165.6800)
Oct 2, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	128 / 187 (667.3256)	24 (176)	177 (156.5256)	27 (173.7028)	158 (161.0972)
Sep 5, 2015	Bear's Smokehouse New England BBQ Championships Hartford, CT	7 / 17 (662.1828)	6 (172.5600)	11 (159.4172)	2 (172.5600)	8 (157.6456)
Jun 13, 2015	Pile of Bones BBQ Championship Regina, Saskatchewan Canada	1 / 22 (658.8460)	3 (167.4400)	3 (164.0116)	6 (167.4516)	3 (159.9428)
Jun 5, 2015	Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest Lincolnton, NC	8 / 34 (675.3372)	9 (171.4056)	4 (174.8800)	9 (169.6800)	25 (159.3716)
May 23, 2015	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	8 / 57 (666.2516)	7 (172.5600)	37 (158.2744)	12 (168.5944)	13 (166.8228)
Jan 30, 2015	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	31 / 62 (655.8056)	46 (163.3828)	15 (167.9656)	37 (162.8000)	33 (161.6572)
Nov 13, 2014	World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championships (Competitiors Series) Las Vegas, NV	—	—	30 (165.1200)	30 (162.8228)	30 (165.1428)
Oct 30, 2014	USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	24 / 79 (679.3828)	14 (173.7028)	34 (168)	33 (167.4172)	25 (170.2628)
Oct 17, 2014	Blazin' BBQ Throwdown Lancaster, CA	5 / 29 (679.9544)	19 (161.1544)	3 (176)	3 (175.4172)	14 (167.3828)
Oct 3, 2014	Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC	8 / 25 (670.7884)	9 (169.1200)	15 (165.7028)	13 (165.1428)	3 (170.8228)
Sep 20, 2014	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	34 / 48 (610.5484)	36 (153.6228)	36 (148.5144)	16 (162.7884)	36 (145.6228)
Aug 22, 2014	Blues, Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI	7 / 39 (674.2628)	17 (166.2744)	1 (178.8572)	21 (165.1428)	18 (163.9884)
Aug 8, 2014	Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival N. Tonawanda, NY	6 / 39 (665.6916)	2 (176.5944)	3 (170.8572)	27 (155.9544)	13 (162.2856)
Aug 1, 2014	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	8 / 59 (662.2400)	23 (162.3316)	9 (171.4400)	6 (167.9772)	21 (160.4912)
Jul 25, 2014	Taste of Grand Rapids 2014 Grand Rapids, MI	14 / 55 (663.9316)	19 (163.4288)	1 (173.7372)	33 (159.3600)	12 (167.4056)
Jul 18, 2014	Warren County All American BBQ Festival Pittsfield, PA	17 / 21 (621.5084)	21 (138.7772)	11 (158.2516)	2 (169.6684)	13 (154.8112)
Jul 12, 2014	Pork in the Park Stamford, CT	14 / 20 (630.0912)	7 (165.1200)	20 (147.3600)	13 (158.2284)	9 (159.3828)
Jul 4, 2014	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	19 / 27 (603.3368)	18 (153.6684)	24 (137.6572)	4 (161.7256)	18 (150.2856)
Jun 27, 2014	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	5 / 26 (672.4684)	8 (166.2400)	15 (159.9656)	3 (171.9884)	1 (174.2744)
Jun 20, 2014	6th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off Auburn Hills, MI	10 / 31 (662.2172)	19 (162.2628)	19 (156.5372)	9 (168)	2 (175.4172)
Jun 6, 2014	Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD	3 / 42 (666.1940)	5 (173.1544)	13 (162.8228)	12 (163.9312)	4 (166.2856)
May 24, 2014	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	11 / 86 (659.3944)	28 (164)	15 (165.7144)	13 (166.2628)	25 (163.4172)
Oct 25, 2013	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	71 / 97 (642.6628)	73 (158.8000)	79 (158.8344)	38 (166.8228)	69 (158.2056)
Oct 12, 2013	Smoke-n-Thunder BBQ Classic Rome, GA	11 / 25 (679.3372)	2 (176.5600)	10 (170.8572)	8 (170.8228)	19 (161.0972)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	27 / 535 (676.5140)	217 (163.3944)	41 (171.4284)	68 (169.7256)	34 (171.9656)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	24 / 174 (677.0860)	76 (167.3944)	11 (174.2972)	122 (161.1316)	19 (174.2628)
Sep 27, 2013	Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown Vidalia, LA	18 / 38 (656.4344)	4 (174.2628)	16 (161.6916)	28 (156.5028)	15 (163.9772)
Sep 13, 2013	Cherokee Strip Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	13 / 33 (665.0400)	20 (162.2516)	16 (161.6800)	6 (172.5484)	10 (168.5600)
Sep 7, 2013	Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic Garden City, KS	11 / 26 (673.6116)	17 (162.8344)	24 (158.8000)	1 (178.8572)	2 (173.1200)
Aug 31, 2013	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	23 / 89 (645.0056)	21 (165.1316)	45 (158.2628)	30 (162.2284)	30 (159.3828)
Aug 23, 2013	Music City Festival & BBQ Championship Nashville, TN	5 / 55 (687.9428)	9 (172)	4 (177.1544)	23 (167.9656)	9 (170.8228)
Aug 9, 2013	Dam Good BBQ Championship Newaygo, MI	5 / 31 (663.4288)	13 (162.8572)	4 (170.3316)	4 (169.6800)	15 (160.5600)
Jul 19, 2013	Warren All American BBQ Festival Warren, PA	8 / 17 (657.6112)	8 (162.2628)	7 (164.5256)	12 (160)	3 (170.8228)
Jul 13, 2013	Pork In The Park BBQ Stamford, CT	2 / 21 (657.5996)	2 (171.4056)	7 (161.1084)	5 (165.7028)	5 (159.3828)
Jul 4, 2013	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	15 / 28 (605.1424)	20 (146.8572)	24 (138.2856)	7 (161.1426)	5 (158.8570)
Jun 28, 2013	Boston Hill BBQ Fest Hamburg, NY	6 / 49 (663.4286)	13 (166.2858)	17 (161.7142)	5 (171.4286)	12 (164)
Jun 21, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN	17 / 29 (651.4284)	24 (156.5714)	22 (157.1430)	10 (166.8570)	4 (170.8570)
Jun 14, 2013	Blue Mountain BBQ Champion Blue Mountain, On	4 / 15 (674.8582)	1 (175.4286)	15 (151.4296)	4 (171.4286)	1 (176.5714)
Jun 7, 2013	Podunk Pig Party Springwater, NY	1 / 20 (669.1432)	2 (172.0002)	6 (164.5716)	2 (171.4286)	7 (161.1428)
May 25, 2013	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	13 / 80 (642.8566)	36 (159.4284)	11 (164.5712)	48 (150.8570)	9 (168)

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

DIVA Q

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 (12 found in their record)

Happy hunting ground

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

The long haul

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)