RIDDLEQ'S

RIDDLEQ'S is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2018. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Baseball & BBQ Cookoff (2015). They are ranked #2454 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,454

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1522

peak 1541 · rated over 21 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 11, 2015

latest Sep 8, 2018 · 3.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#594

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 5% of the time

Category wins

10 podiums

Overall top-10s

14% of 21 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 48%

overall standings

Best overall

666.8228 / 720

Master · Baseball & BBQ Cookoff

Perfect 180s

Current form

645.75 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 647.48 (-1.73)

Walk rate

71%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5828

Chicken · Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ

Consistency

±10.88

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.55 · weakest Brisket (157.98)

Road miles

1,330

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 112 mi

Schedule strength

17%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)

Master avg

647.48 / 720

21 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

33 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 33-team field at Baseball & BBQ Cookoff.

Apr 11, 2015

They almost always walk

71% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 15 of 21 contests

A top-10 category call in 71% of their 21 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

666.8228 career-best overall

92.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 666.8228 at Baseball & BBQ Cookoff — 92.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 11, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

PUREBBQ has finished one call ahead of RIDDLEQ'S 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 1 Grand Championship

2015 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 26%.

5 contests
3 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 26%

A tough matchup

18–1 behind in the head-to-head

IQ - NETHERLANDS ahead in 95% of their meetings

IQ - NETHERLANDS has come out ahead in 18 of their 19 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.56 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 19% of the time against 48%.

Brisket avg 157.98
Chicken avg 168.55
4 calls in 21 entries

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The drought

20 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Baseball & BBQ Cookoff on Apr 11, 2015 — 20 contests and 11.5 years ago.

last GC Apr 11, 2015
11.5 years ago

A strong matchup

10–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WETTELS ON FIRE in 10 of their 12 shared contests.

Announced themselves early

1st at their very first contest

Finished 1 of 33 at their very first tracked contest, Baseball & BBQ Cookoff (Apr 11, 2015).

Apr 11, 2015
33-team field

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

THE SMOKIN' PORKETEERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 37% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 37% across 5 contests, versus top 48% the rest of the year.

5 May contests
top 48% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.51% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.51% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.9% of a perfect score
21 contests

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
2018 ↗	Master	#860 (361 pts)	#513 (716 pts)	#798 (446 pts)	#665 (556 pts)	#974 (311 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#770 (489 pts)	#769 (514 pts)	#957 (399 pts)	#850 (464 pts)	#699 (569 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#768 (486 pts)	#442 (896 pts)	#758 (526 pts)	#768 (511 pts)	#772 (491 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#594 (615 pts)	#688 (550 pts)	#643 (605 pts)	#875 (415 pts)	#839 (430 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to RIDDLEQ'S, each with one reason worth a look.

92 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Bbcats

#2,462 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1532

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to RIDDLEQ'S)

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2017

⚔ Head-to-head

S&S Pit Crew

#2,449 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1535

Careers of much the same size, 25 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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BEAR'S-B-Q

#2,448 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1522

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Oct 12, 2018

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MACBBQ

#2,459 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1538

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 35% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jul 24, 2026

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Hank's BBQ

#2,461 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1542

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Oct 5, 2023

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Oui Oui Oui BBQ

#2,450 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1544

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

rated over 30 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
IQ - NETHERLANDS	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	18	4	14	22%	⚔ compare
ROKENDE REGAHS	15	6	9	40%	⚔ compare
PUREBBQ	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
BBQ Team Laurentius	14	8	6	57%	⚔ compare
SEA SIDE SMOKERS	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
WETTELS ON FIRE	12	10	2	83%	⚔ compare
LOWLAND SMOKERS	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
DE FILOUS	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
Backcorner BBQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
010 BRAAI	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
RIVERLAND SMOKERS	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	21	10	1	5	176.5828	160.5256	168.55	top 31%
Pork Ribs	21	6	0	2	172.6056	144.5944	159.06	top 55%
Pork	21	6	0	1	172.5600	150.2512	161.89	top 52%
Brisket	21	4	1	2	170.8456	140.4800	157.98	top 55%

“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 33%
Medium (20–39)	8	1	top 44%
Large (40+)	12	0	top 52%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NL	5	0	top 65%
BE	1	0	top 43%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	3	9	top 51%	Jun 3, 2017
KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees	2	11	top 50%	Jun 23, 2018
Farm Meat	2	4	top 44%	Sep 10, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 6 contests

Contests a season 5.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NL 5 of 21 contests · 2 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 17 3 of them more than once

First title Apr 11, 2015 Baseball & BBQ Cookoff

Opponents faced 291 finished ahead 452 times, behind 402

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

20181 milestone

Sep 8 Most recent contest Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest

20162 milestones

May 8 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5828 Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ
Sep 10 10th tracked contest Farm Meat

201510 milestones

Apr 11 First tracked contest Baseball & BBQ Cookoff
Apr 11 First call Baseball & BBQ Cookoff
Apr 11 First category win (Chicken) Baseball & BBQ Cookoff
Apr 11 First overall top-10 Baseball & BBQ Cookoff
Apr 11 First overall podium Baseball & BBQ Cookoff
Apr 11 First Grand Championship Baseball & BBQ Cookoff
Apr 11 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.8228 Baseball & BBQ Cookoff
Apr 11 Biggest field won (33 teams) Baseball & BBQ Cookoff
Apr 11 Career-best overall score666.8228 Baseball & BBQ Cookoff
Oct 10 Peak power rating (1541) 3rd Annual BBQ Society Cook Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.2	Baseball & BBQ Cookoff	Apr 11, 2015
+11.7	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	May 23, 2015
+9	Beer,Fries & BBQ IV	May 13, 2017
+7.6	Farm Meat	Sep 9, 2017
+7.2	Farm Meat	Sep 12, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.4	4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off	Oct 8, 2016
-10.1	Baseball & BBQ Cookoff II	Apr 23, 2016
-9.9	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	Jun 3, 2017
-9.6	2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest	Sep 1, 2018
-9.1	5th Annual BBQ Society Cook-Off	Oct 7, 2017

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)
2018	5	0	0	0	100%	top 50%	90.9%	89.7%
2017	5	0	0	0	60%	top 52%	91.5%	89.8%
2016	6	0	0	0	67%	top 61%	92.3%	89.6%
2015	5	1	3	2	60%	top 26%	92.6%	90.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 8, 2018	Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest Dongen	14 / 40 (654.3200)	6 (169.7828)	8 (170.2972)	33 (154.2744)	16 (159.9656)
Sep 1, 2018	2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland	35 / 44 (623.7712)	18 (165.6684)	41 (145.0628)	3 (172.5600)	41 (140.4800)
Jun 23, 2018	KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees Deurne	11 / 22 (645.6224)	7 (165.1428)	16 (154.8456)	7 (167.4284)	14 (158.2056)
May 12, 2018	Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) Hasselt	24 / 51 (651.3716)	3 (174.8456)	3 (172.6056)	35 (158.2516)	48 (145.6688)
Apr 14, 2018	Meat The East Hengelo	13 / 34 (653.6572)	3 (172.5600)	25 (155.9888)	15 (165.1656)	19 (159.9428)
Oct 7, 2017	5th Annual BBQ Society Cook-Off Hoofddorp	37 / 47 (637.6340)	27 (165.6684)	31 (159.4400)	43 (154.2856)	28 (158.2400)
Sep 9, 2017	Farm Meat Dongen	11 / 38 (658.8228)	3 (172.5828)	12 (163.9772)	28 (155.9884)	10 (166.2744)
Jun 10, 2017	KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees Deurne	12 / 24 (647.8856)	15 (161.1200)	16 (162.2744)	21 (153.6456)	2 (170.8456)
Jun 3, 2017	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands	45 / 56 (634.1484)	41 (160.5256)	32 (159.9772)	24 (165.7028)	53 (147.9428)
May 13, 2017	Beer,Fries & BBQ IV Hasselt	12 / 50 (653.5656)	25 (164.5140)	34 (156.5600)	4 (171.9772)	24 (160.5144)
Oct 8, 2016	4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off Hoofddorp. Netherlands, NL	39 / 46 (633.1316)	19 (169.7028)	13 (169.1544)	45 (150.2512)	43 (144.0232)
Sep 10, 2016	Farm Meat Dongen, NL	15 / 27 (651.2800)	13 (167.4056)	19 (160.5372)	14 (162.8344)	17 (160.5028)
Aug 27, 2016	Regahfest 2016 Den Hagg, NL	16 / 35 (664.4228)	9 (172.5600)	9 (167.3944)	25 (160.5256)	20 (163.9428)
May 14, 2016	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands, NL	38 / 65 (645.0400)	21 (167.9656)	65 (145.0972)	39 (163.3944)	10 (168.5828)
May 8, 2016	Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ Hasselt, Belgium	17 / 40 (649.1084)	2 (176.5828)	35 (150.8000)	8 (166.2856)	27 (155.4400)
Apr 23, 2016	Baseball & BBQ Cookoff II Hoofdorp, NL	27 / 34 (628.5028)	4 (170.8112)	33 (144.5944)	23 (160)	26 (153.0972)
Oct 10, 2015	3rd Annual BBQ Society Cook Off Hoofddorp Netherlands	17 / 42 (645.0628)	13 (166.8228)	21 (159.3828)	31 (157.1200)	18 (161.7372)
Sep 25, 2015	2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015 Herten, NRW	26 / 67 (644.4456)	20 (166.8228)	57 (145.0744)	11 (168.5256)	18 (164.0228)
Sep 12, 2015	Farm Meat Dongen, the Netherlands	4 / 12 (650.8228)	5 (165.0856)	5 (161.1544)	7 (158.2856)	1 (166.2972)
May 23, 2015	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands	9 / 68 (657.6572)	16 (168.5256)	4 (168.6172)	17 (166.8344)	47 (153.6800)
Apr 11, 2015	Baseball & BBQ Cookoff Hoofddorp Netherlands	1 / 33 (666.8228)	1 (174.8456)	3 (167.4172)	6 (166.2856)	15 (158.2744)

RIDDLEQ'S

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

Master avg

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Giant slayer

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

The drought

A strong matchup

Announced themselves early

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

The metronome

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 — 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)