The heartbreaker
0.5716
points from the title
Came within 0.5716 points of the Grand Championship at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Jun 14, 2013).
QUENIVOROUS
QUENIVOROUS is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2013. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 27 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2013), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #2252 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1529
peak 1529 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Apr 19, 2013
latest Oct 4, 2013
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
2
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 34%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.51
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 169.49 · weakest Chicken (162.17)
Road miles
523
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 266 mi
Schedule strength
7%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1510)
Master avg
661.82 / 720
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #456 (674 pts) | #747 (439 pts) | #637 (524 pts) | #399 (794 pts) | #336 (914 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to QUENIVOROUS, each with one reason worth a look.
77 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,258 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1538
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to QUENIVOROUS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team QUENIVOROUS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,248 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1529
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,259 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1529
They turned up 5 years after QUENIVOROUS did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Compare careers#2,257 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1539
Level with QUENIVOROUS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,260 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1529
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 9 contests to 5.
⚔ Compare careers#2,261 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1529
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8570 | 154.8568 | 162.17 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 157.1424 | 163.20 | top 45% |
| Pork | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 173.7142 | 157.7142 | 166.97 | top 31% |
| Brisket | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 176 | 162.8572 | 169.49 | top 22% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 22% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 42% |
More numbers
Most contests held in
KY
2 of 5 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
184
finished ahead 128 times, behind 71
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
201312 milestones
- First tracked contest Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
- First call Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.7138 Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176 Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
- First category win (Pork) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First Reserve Championship Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First multi-meat day Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score674.8000 Jim Beam BBQ Classic
- Peak power rating (1529) Jim Beam BBQ Classic
- Most recent contest Jim Beam BBQ Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jun 14, 2013 |
| +5.7 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | Oct 4, 2013 |
| +4.8 | West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff | May 3, 2013 |
| +4.6 | Buckeye State BBQ Championship | May 17, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -0.6 | Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off | Apr 19, 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)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2013 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY | 15 / 41 (674.8000) | 24 (165.1200) | 8 (171.4172) | 8 (173.1200) | 20 (165.1428) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Lexington, KY | 2 / 27 (671.9994) | 9 (166.8568) | 14 (158.8570) | 1 (173.7142) | 1 (172.5714) |
| May 17, 2013 | Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH | 13 / 35 (653.7134) | 25 (157.1426) | 16 (163.4284) | 12 (162.2856) | 4 (170.8568) |
| May 3, 2013 | West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff Knoxville, TN | 17 / 46 (654.8564) | 20 (166.8570) | 30 (157.1424) | 9 (167.9998) | 17 (162.8572) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC | 29 / 55 (653.7138) | 47 (154.8568) | 24 (165.1428) | 42 (157.7142) | 4 (176) |