3N1 Q VA
Rating
1671
peak 1680
Contests
32
in the data
First seen
2019-03-22
latest 2022-10-14
Best ToY finish
#32
Master 2018
Grand champs
2
2 reserve
Category wins
5
21 podiums
Overall top-10s
16
of 32 contests
Avg finish
top 22%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
676.61
last 5 vs career avg 676.89 (-0.27)
Walk rate
78%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
9
best run (overall)
Consistency
±34.60
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.03 · weakest Brisket (169.00)
Road miles
6065
mi across 32 mapped stops · furthest 909 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
3 EYZ BBQ has finished one call ahead of 3N1 Q 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
DRILLING & GRILLING has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has come out ahead in 15 of their 20 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BIG DOG BBQ VA in 11 of their 12 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
New Holland Summer Fest is their spot: an average finish in the top 7% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0112 points of the Grand Championship at 8th Annual Covington Cork & Pork Festival (2019-06-21).
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 10% across 3 contests, versus top 22% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 29 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 163.9428 | 172.03 | top 33% |
| Pork Ribs | 31 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 179.4400 | 159.9428 | 171.95 | top 25% |
| Pork | 28 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 176.5600 | 159.3484 | 169.51 | top 37% |
| Brisket | 28 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 177.7028 | 147.3712 | 169.00 | top 35% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | 14 | 1 | top 22% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 25% |
| NJ | 2 | 0 | top 37% |
| MD | 2 | 1 | top 16% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 8% |
| GA | 2 | 0 | top 43% |
| PA | 2 | 0 | top 7% |
| SC | 1 | 0 | top 38% |
| NC | 1 | 0 | top 6% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 18% |
| Medium (20–39) | 16 | 2 | top 24% |
| Large (40+) | 11 | 0 | top 21% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (15 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VA (16 of 32 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (31 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Que & Cruz (2019-10-04)
- Wins it all in 6% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 676.89
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
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 | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 693.6228 | 683.55 |
| 2021 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 701.1200 | 670.57 |
| 2019 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 693.0856 | 682.20 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-14 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 28 / 83 (679.3140) | 56 (165.6800) | 8 (176.5600) | 39 (170.2512) | 51 (166.8228) |
| 2022-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 12 / 50 (693.6228) | 13 (175.4056) | 4 (178.8572) | 31 (169.6800) | 25 (169.6800) |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 28 / 53 (677.7028) | 15 (173.7028) | 37 (166.8228) | 15 (173.1772) | 44 (164.0000) |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | 17 (163.9428) | — | — | — |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 9 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2021-10-23 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 7 / 31 (677.1088) | 6 (174.2972) | 6 (169.1316) | 3 (173.1428) | 21 (160.5372) |
| 2021-10-23 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES - One Meat Rib Contest Jackson, NJ | — | — | 7 (166.2516) | — | — |
| 2021-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 16 / 31 (655.3256) | 13 (167.9772) | 5 (167.3944) | 3 (172.5828) | 29 (147.3712) |
| 2021-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES - One Meat Rib Contest Jackson, NJ | — | — | 3 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Belair, MD | 1 / 25 (701.1200) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (176.5944) | 4 (173.1200) | 7 (171.4056) |
| 2021-10-08 | 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 12 / 70 (687.9540) | 35 (169.7028) | 21 (173.1656) | 30 (170.8228) | 13 (174.2628) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 41 / 467 (501.0972) | 257 (165.0856) | 22 (177.1428) | 194 (166.3200) | 186 (166.8228) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 15 / 185 (697.1200) | 17 (177.1428) | 27 (176.0116) | 126 (167.4056) | 19 (176.5600) |
| 2021-09-04 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 2 Augusta, GA | 15 / 43 (692.4684) | 13 (174.2744) | 31 (169.6684) | 10 (174.2628) | 17 (174.2628) |
| 2021-09-03 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 1 Augusta, GA | 19 / 37 (683.8856) | 18 (171.9656) | 23 (169.6800) | 14 (172.5600) | 19 (169.6800) |
| 2021-08-27 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 4 / 44 (684.4796) | 3 (174.8456) | 4 (171.4172) | 11 (167.3712) | 4 (170.8456) |
| 2021-08-20 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland Myrtle Beach, SC | 10 / 26 (687.3372) | 20 (169.6800) | 2 (177.7144) | 14 (170.8228) | 11 (169.1200) |
| 2021-07-23 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship Galax, VA | 3 / 17 (686.7656) | 5 (170.8228) | 2 (173.7144) | 2 (175.4172) | 8 (166.8112) |
| 2021-07-16 | Chillin & Grillin In the Glades Wise, VA | 11 / 25 (679.9432) | 5 (171.9772) | 3 (176.0344) | 19 (162.8000) | 11 (169.1316) |
| 2021-06-11 | BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA | 5 / 30 (682.7428) | 8 (174.2628) | 13 (166.8228) | 18 (163.9544) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2019-10-04 | Que & Cruz Louisa, VA | 1 / 28 (693.0856) | 4 (173.7028) | 3 (173.7028) | 1 (176.5600) | 7 (169.1200) |
| 2019-09-06 | 15th annual Recovery Fest/ 10th annual State BBQ Championship (JUDGES FULL) Richmond, VA | 12 / 31 (671.3368) | 6 (174.2628) | 1 (179.4400) | 23 (159.3484) | 18 (158.2856) |
| 2019-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 3 / 65 (683.2908) | 26 (166.2284) | 19 (169.6912) | 3 (174.2628) | 2 (173.1084) |
| 2019-07-19 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA | 4 / 27 (690.8112) | 6 (174.2628) | 5 (172.5600) | 6 (171.4056) | 6 (172.5828) |
| 2019-06-21 | 8th Annual Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA | 2 / 32 (686.8804) | 3 (176.5600) | 5 (172.5716) | 20 (162.8688) | 2 (174.8800) |
| 2019-06-08 | Beltway BBQ Showdown Upper Marlboro, MD | 10 / 37 (670.7540) | 12 (169.6684) | 8 (170.8456) | 16 (165.6800) | 10 (164.5600) |
| 2019-05-17 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival Ayden, NC | 2 / 36 (683.9428) | 14 (169.6684) | 7 (168.5600) | 4 (172.0116) | 2 (173.7028) |
| 2019-05-04 | BBQ Jamboree (Day 2) Fredericksburg, VA | 5 / 33 (691.9084) | 13 (173.1084) | 2 (178.2972) | 23 (166.2400) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2019-05-03 | BBQ Jamboree (Day 1) Fredericksburg, VA | 3 / 34 (687.9540) | 17 (170.2628) | 1 (177.7028) | 13 (169.1428) | 8 (170.8456) |
| 2019-04-26 | Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lanexa, VA | 9 / 32 (676.4340) | 5 (175.4172) | 16 (163.3712) | 16 (165.0856) | 8 (172.5600) |
| 2019-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2) Urbanna, VA | 4 / 52 (686.7656) | 8 (175.4056) | 7 (172.0116) | 9 (171.9656) | 17 (167.3828) |
| 2019-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) Urbanna, VA | 21 / 63 (663.2684) | 19 (169.6800) | 42 (159.9428) | 11 (167.9772) | 18 (165.6684) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #798 (185 pts) | #617 (321 pts) | #568 (408 pts) | #906 (170 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #90 (1520 pts) | #79 (1530 pts) | #39 (1984 pts) | #87 (1530 pts) | #141 (1159 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #54 (2136 pts) | #130 (1567 pts) | #54 (1997 pts) | #126 (1573 pts) | #81 (1816 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #32 (2423 pts) | #42 (2078 pts) | #22 (2263 pts) | #11 (2427 pts) | #51 (2083 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #121 (1837 pts) | #50 (2101 pts) | #56 (2033 pts) | #128 (1687 pts) | #62 (2039 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #938 (354 pts) | #822 (469 pts) | #1216 (269 pts) | #1020 (359 pts) | #1237 (254 pts) |