They almost always walk
85%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 11 of 13 contests
A top-10 category call in 85% of their 13 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
SIMPLY Q
SIMPLY Q is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 5th of 35 at the 13th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship (2017). They are ranked #1375 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1574
peak 1574 · rated over 12 contests
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
Apr 19, 2013
latest Sep 8, 2017 · 4.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
31% of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 31%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
645.17 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 646.27 (-1.10)
Walk rate
85%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.24
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.76 · weakest Brisket (158.93)
Road miles
2,496
across 13 mapped stops · furthest 496 mi
Schedule strength
16%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
646.27 / 720
12 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | #1365 (185 pts) | #2146 (80 pts) | #1233 (260 pts) | #1462 (185 pts) | #1623 (155 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1268 (215 pts) | #1567 (165 pts) | #1128 (285 pts) | #905 (400 pts) | #1431 (180 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #269 (1,111 pts) | #315 (951 pts) | #186 (1,366 pts) | #281 (1,026 pts) | #302 (1,011 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SIMPLY Q, each with one reason worth a look.
30 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,367 of the rated field
- Contests
- 76
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1616
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SIMPLY Q)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SIMPLY Q has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,369 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1574
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,374 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 64%
- Peak
- 1574
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 3 years before SIMPLY Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,381 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1573
Careers of much the same size, 18 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,377 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1574
22 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 9% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#1,368 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1574
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 EYZ BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| APORKALYPSE NOW | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| LYIN' PIGS | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| ALQUEMY - VA | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| FINN'S FINEST BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK BARREL BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.2858 | 147.4284 | 160.98 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 172.5600 | 151.4284 | 163.76 | top 22% |
| Pork | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 172.5600 | 146.8228 | 162.60 | top 33% |
| Brisket | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 149.0628 | 158.93 | top 42% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 28% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 33% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beltway BBQ Showdown | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 30% | May 29, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
9 contests
Contests a season
4.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MD
6 of 13 contests · 6 states in all
Contests visited
11
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
381
finished ahead 389 times, behind 175
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
Aug 14, 2015 → Sep 8, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20174 milestones
- Career-best overall score676.4916 13th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.5600 13th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship
- Peak power rating (1574) 13th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship
- Most recent contest 13th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship
20151 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Beltway BBQ Showdown
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
- First call Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.4284 Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
- First overall top-10 Beltway BBQ Showdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.6 | 13th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship | Sep 8, 2017 |
| +9.9 | Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival | May 3, 2013 |
| +9.3 | Beltway BBQ Showdown | May 29, 2015 |
| +8.2 | Middletown BBQ Cook Off | May 17, 2013 |
| +7.7 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | May 10, 2013 |
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 | 0 | 100% | top 14% | 94% | 94% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 34% | 91.4% | 90.5% |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 89% | top 32% | 92% | 89.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2017 | 13th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship 🏅 Richmond, VA | 5 / 35 (676.4916) | 21 (163.3944) | 2 (172.5600) | 5 (171.4172) | 8 (169.1200) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD | 26 / 54 (645.0172) | 34 (159.4172) | 15 (163.9772) | 3 (172.5600) | 40 (149.0628) |
| May 29, 2015 | Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD | 8 / 39 (658.2288) | 16 (162.2744) | 6 (167.4172) | 7 (166.8572) | 13 (161.6800) |
| Sep 21, 2013 | Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ | 22 / 49 (610.8228) | 22 (155.9656) | 10 (157.1772) | 37 (146.8228) | 22 (150.8572) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | Recovery Fest 2013 Richmond, VA | 7 / 28 (635.2684) | 7 (161.0972) | 5 (160.5600) | 10 (155.9312) | 7 (157.6800) |
| Aug 16, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD | 11 / 29 (659.3028) | 15 (163.9656) | 5 (169.6800) | 14 (163.3944) | 17 (162.2628) |
| Jul 19, 2013 | Que & Cruz Louisa, VA | 12 / 45 (646.6624) | 27 (158.8000) | 13 (162.2628) | 13 (161.6340) | 10 (163.9656) |
| May 31, 2013 | Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD | 10 / 25 (651.4282) | 7 (170.2858) | 7 (165.1428) | 15 (160.5714) | 16 (155.4282) |
| May 17, 2013 | Middletown BBQ Cook Off Middletown, DE | 13 / 56 (634.8570) | 44 (147.4284) | 5 (163.4288) | 27 (157.1426) | 6 (166.8572) |
| May 10, 2013 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC | 15 / 58 (662.2856) | 21 (165.1428) | 7 (170.8574) | 11 (170.8570) | 38 (155.4284) |
| May 3, 2013 | Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD | 11 / 55 (651.4284) | 14 (166.2858) | 16 (160.5712) | 6 (165.7140) | 22 (158.8574) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD | 47 / 106 (623.4282) | 51 (157.7142) | 58 (151.4284) | 36 (158.2858) | 47 (155.9998) |