MAJOR Q BBQ

MAJOR Q BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 24 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier) (2016). They are ranked #1941 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,941

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1541

peak 1541 · rated over 23 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 10, 2013

latest Aug 25, 2017 · 4.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#500

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 4% of the time

Category wins

11 podiums

Overall top-10s

25% of 24 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

694.2628 / 720

Master · Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier)

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

674.55 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 665.45 (+9.10)

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier)

Consistency

±11.68

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 171.36 · weakest Pork (162.91)

Road miles

2,880

across 24 mapped stops · furthest 580 mi

Schedule strength

41%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)

Master avg

665.45 / 720

23 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.

Pork ×1

Against the odds

12-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 88 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier) (Aug 19, 2016) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 12-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N.

Giant slayer

39 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 39-team field at Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier).

Aug 19, 2016

They almost always walk

75% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 18 of 24 contests

A top-10 category call in 75% of their 24 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

694.2628 career-best overall

96.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.2628 at Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier) — 96.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 19, 2016

A tough matchup

13–1 behind in the head-to-head

MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM ahead in 93% of their meetings

MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM has come out ahead in 13 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.5 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.45 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 9% of the time against 43%.

Pork avg 162.91
Chicken avg 171.36
2 calls in 23 entries

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A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of UNCLE BUD'S BBQ in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

9 of 14 shared chicken entries lost

MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM ahead 64% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM has out-cooked them in 9 of 14 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 38% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 38% across 5 contests, versus top 50% the rest of the year.

5 May contests
top 50% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.62% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.62% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.4% of a perfect score
24 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER) every year from 2013 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 9th

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
2017 ↗	Master	#1602 (145 pts)	#2014 (105 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#1773 (125 pts)	#1139 (285 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#598 (657 pts)	#594 (682 pts)	#716 (562 pts)	#677 (597 pts)	#534 (757 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1066 (279 pts)	#738 (499 pts)	#1001 (344 pts)	#1230 (259 pts)	#848 (424 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#774 (439 pts)	#561 (699 pts)	#847 (434 pts)	#1069 (309 pts)	#622 (594 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#500 (619 pts)	#405 (759 pts)	#691 (479 pts)	#718 (464 pts)	#419 (744 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

BIG DADDY Q - FL

#1,946 of the rated field

1541 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1553

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

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

rated over 16 contests
last seen Feb 16, 2024

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ONTARGET BBQ

#1,939 of the rated field

1541 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1548

Careers of much the same size, 18 contests to 24, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Aug 9, 2019

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CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S

#1,950 of the rated field

1540 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1555

37 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 14% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 37 contests
last seen Sep 23, 2022

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Hickory Stick BBQ

#1,943 of the rated field

1541 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1541

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Oct 28, 2023

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SD Smoke BBQ

#1,942 of the rated field

1541 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 46%
Peak: 1541

They turned up 8 years after MAJOR Q BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jan 13, 2023

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Fire Family BBQ PTY

#1,938 of the rated field

1541 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 46%
Peak: 1553

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	15	10	5	67%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW GA	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
WAY 2 QUE	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
DIGGIN QUE-GA	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
Pot's BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
WICKED QUE	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
CURLY TAILS BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
TENACIOUS Q	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Bubba Q	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
WeQ4U	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
UNCULTURED SWINE	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	23	10	0	4	176.5600	167.3828	171.36	top 30%
Pork Ribs	24	6	1	2	173.1200	153.7142	164.30	top 57%
Pork	23	2	1	1	180 🔥	149.7144	162.91	top 64%
Brisket	23	9	2	4	177.7144	151.3484	167.21	top 44%

“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
Medium (20–39)	14	1	top 44%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 59%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
GA	19	1	top 47%
KY	1	0	top 65%
AL	1	0	top 90%
AR	1	0	top 82%
TN	1	0	top 33%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER)	5	9	top 43%	Aug 25, 2017
The National BBQ Cup	3	36	top 58%	Nov 20, 2015
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	3	top 37%	May 22, 2015
Roman Roast on the River	2	8	top 40%	May 13, 2016
Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)	2	15	top 53%	Aug 14, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 8 contests

Contests a season 4.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 20 of 24 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 13 5 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 24 entries · 1 win · 6 calls

First title Aug 19, 2016 Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier)

Opponents faced 442 finished ahead 470 times, behind 488

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

20172 milestones

Aug 25 Peak power rating (1541) Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER)
Aug 25 Most recent contest Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER)

20165 milestones

Apr 15 First category win (Pork Ribs) Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ & Brews Festival
Aug 19 First Grand Championship Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 19 First perfect 180 (Pork) Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 19 Biggest field won (39 teams) Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 19 Career-best overall score694.2628 Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier)

20141 milestone

Aug 14 10th tracked contest Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)

20135 milestones

May 10 First tracked contest Roman Roast on the River (GBC Qualifier)
May 10 First call Roman Roast on the River (GBC Qualifier)
May 10 First overall top-10 Roman Roast on the River (GBC Qualifier)
May 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.2854 Roman Roast on the River (GBC Qualifier)
May 17 First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+19.5	Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 19, 2016
+13.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 17, 2013
+9.8	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER)	Aug 25, 2017
+9.3	Roman Roast on the River (GBC Qualifier)	May 10, 2013
+8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Sep 13, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 24, 2016
-7.7	Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)	Jun 7, 2013
-6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship	Oct 18, 2013
-5.1	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)	Jun 3, 2016
-4.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 22, 2015

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)
2017	1	0	1	1	100%	top 24%	94.6%	94.6%
2016	7	1	1	3	71%	top 55%	96.4%	93.1%
2015	4	0	0	0	75%	top 58%	94%	91.7%
2014	4	0	1	0	75%	top 43%	93.2%	92.7%
2013	8	0	3	0	75%	top 50%	93.8%	91.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 25, 2017	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER) Kennesaw, GA	9 / 37 (681.0628)	16 (169.1200)	27 (164.5600)	12 (170.8228)	1 (176.5600)
Sep 30, 2016	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	28 / 43 (664.5488)	20 (170.2744)	35 (162.8572)	32 (162.8572)	22 (168.5600)
Aug 26, 2016	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	16 / 38 (671.8516)	12 (170.8228)	5 (173.1200)	36 (154.7888)	8 (173.1200)
Aug 19, 2016	Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	1 / 39 (694.2628)	16 (171.4056)	9 (171.4400)	1 (180)	12 (171.4172)
Jun 24, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Birmingham, AL	27 / 30 (661.0284)	18 (170.2856)	26 (162.8228)	26 (162.8000)	24 (165.1200)
Jun 3, 2016	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA	23 / 32 (661.0744)	6 (175.4172)	26 (162.2972)	21 (166.2628)	29 (157.0972)
May 13, 2016	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	20 / 36 (667.3256)	16 (167.3828)	27 (162.2400)	30 (162.2856)	1 (175.4172)
Apr 15, 2016	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ & Brews Festival Cornelia, GA	—	—	1 (171.9884)	—	—
Nov 20, 2015	The National BBQ Cup Cumming, GA	36 / 74 (677.0284)	29 (170.2744)	32 (169.1084)	65 (159.9428)	4 (177.7028)
Aug 21, 2015	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	21 / 41 (654.7312)	14 (167.9656)	10 (168.5600)	29 (162.2628)	28 (155.9428)
Aug 14, 2015	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	25 / 40 (655.8632)	18 (168.5372)	23 (165.7144)	35 (155.3600)	18 (166.2516)
May 22, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA	20 / 29 (652.5832)	3 (173.1428)	20 (160.0232)	20 (162.8572)	24 (156.5600)
Nov 21, 2014	The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) Cumming, GA	53 / 86 (667.3488)	27 (171.9656)	63 (161.1316)	66 (162.2744)	25 (171.9772)
Aug 22, 2014	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	16 / 45 (671.3372)	12 (170.8228)	31 (159.3944)	29 (163.4056)	2 (177.7144)
Aug 14, 2014	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	15 / 35 (663.3144)	3 (174.2628)	27 (158.8000)	28 (155.9544)	6 (174.2972)
May 30, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA	9 / 29 (667.9544)	2 (174.8456)	3 (172.6172)	15 (162.2516)	21 (158.2400)
Nov 15, 2013	The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA	51 / 79 (662.7888)	46 (169.6800)	60 (162.8344)	26 (169.6800)	61 (160.5944)
Oct 18, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR	41 / 50 (668.5484)	10 (176.5600)	24 (170.2628)	42 (160.5828)	45 (161.1428)
Sep 13, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Hendersonville, TN	10 / 30 (675.4512)	4 (174.2628)	26 (158.8684)	10 (170.3200)	13 (172)
Aug 23, 2013	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	33 / 54 (636.9712)	11 (170.8228)	36 (156.5488)	36 (158.2512)	43 (151.3484)
Aug 16, 2013	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	17 / 34 (662.1832)	3 (173.7144)	13 (166.8344)	21 (162.2400)	22 (159.3944)
Jun 7, 2013	Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA	29 / 39 (645.1426)	8 (170.8570)	36 (153.7142)	36 (149.7144)	8 (170.8570)
May 17, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA	3 / 28 (672.5714)	7 (168.5712)	7 (168.0002)	12 (163.4286)	3 (172.5714)
May 10, 2013	Roman Roast on the River (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA	8 / 33 (670.2854)	10 (170.2856)	24 (159.4286)	11 (168.5714)	4 (171.9998)

MAJOR 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

Master avg

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

The metronome

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 — 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)