Q Shanty MA
Rating
1557
peak 1557
Contests
34
in the data
First seen
2019-05-17
latest 2026-05-16
Best ToY finish
#419
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
3
15 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
of 34 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
677.63 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 669.46 (+8.17)
Walk rate
79%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.70
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.31 · weakest Brisket (164.27)
Road miles
2419
mi across 34 mapped stops · furthest 208 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Mullen It Over BBQ has finished one call ahead of Q Shanty 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
T-BONE BBQ MA has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 21 of their 24 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of CIDER BOYS BBQ in 9 of their 11 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.8568 points of the Grand Championship at Connecticut Barbecue Challenge (2024-07-12).
📅 A August team
Something about August: average finish in the top 34% across 6 contests, versus top 46% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 27 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 178.8800 | 154.8228 | 168.44 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 32 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 178.8572 | 149.6800 | 168.16 | top 42% |
| Pork | 25 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 147.3372 | 169.31 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 174.8572 | 153.0860 | 164.27 | top 54% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MA | 10 | 0 | top 44% |
| ME | 7 | 0 | top 37% |
| CT | 3 | 0 | top 50% |
| NY | 2 | 0 | top 68% |
| NH | 2 | 0 | top 49% |
| RI | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
| Medium (20–39) | 19 | 0 | top 44% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 52% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MA (14 of 34 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (32 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 669.46
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 697.7256 | 680.71 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 683.3372 | 672.40 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 701.7032 | 683.72 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 685.1432 | 661.08 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 675.3140 | 665.90 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 683.9428 | 663.37 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 662.1596 | 648.45 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-16 | Mass in May (Day 2) Wrentham, MA | 3 / 31 (697.7256) | 6 (176.0000) | 12 (170.8800) | 3 (176.5600) | 5 (174.2856) |
| 2026-05-16 | Mass in May (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Wrentham, MA | — | 3 (177.1428) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-16 | Mass in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) Wrentham, MA | — | — | 15 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2026-05-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) New Paltz, NY | 24 / 59 (679.4172) | 12 (174.8800) | 25 (170.2856) | 50 (165.0972) | 28 (169.1544) |
| 2026-05-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) New Paltz, NY | 41 / 43 (664.9828) | 31 (170.2628) | 39 (164.5256) | 39 (165.0972) | 32 (165.0972) |
| 2025-08-16 | Kora Kares for Kids Hiram, ME | 13 / 40 (683.3372) | 3 (177.7144) | 9 (173.1200) | 18 (167.9772) | 24 (164.5256) |
| 2025-08-16 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 30 (161.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-07-12 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge Somers, CT | 22 / 30 (662.7084) | 19 (163.4056) | 15 (168.5372) | 19 (166.2284) | 19 (164.5372) |
| 2025-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) Wrentham, MA | 15 / 29 (672.5828) | 26 (161.7028) | 8 (172.5944) | 12 (170.8456) | 13 (167.4400) |
| 2025-05-16 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) Wrentham, MA | 6 / 27 (680.6172) | 14 (166.3200) | 12 (169.1428) | 1 (178.2972) | 13 (166.8572) |
| 2025-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Bristol, CT | 25 / 35 (662.7432) | 26 (167.3944) | 22 (166.2400) | 9 (173.7144) | 32 (155.3944) |
| 2024-10-26 | Weekend of Giving Wrentham, MA | 3 / 25 (690.2284) | 3 (176.0000) | 6 (168.5484) | 9 (170.8228) | 3 (174.8572) |
| 2024-10-25 | Weekend of Giving (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Wrentham, MA | — | 7 (172.5944) | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-25 | Weekend of Giving (ONE MEAT RIBS) Wrentham, MA | — | — | 11 (167.4056) | — | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Kora Kares for Kids Hiram, ME | 11 / 39 (679.9200) | 27 (166.8344) | 15 (167.9772) | 1 (180.0000) | 20 (165.1084) |
| 2024-08-17 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 3 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2024-07-12 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge Somers, CT | 2 / 30 (701.7032) | 4 (177.7028) | 4 (176.0116) | 3 (177.1544) | 9 (170.8344) |
| 2024-05-18 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) Wrentham, MA | 19 / 31 (674.8800) | 26 (161.1428) | 3 (176.0000) | 15 (169.1200) | 16 (168.6172) |
| 2024-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) Wrentham, MA | 13 / 30 (671.8860) | 14 (167.9772) | 22 (165.6800) | 1 (177.7144) | 21 (160.5144) |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition Hiram, ME | 11 / 46 (685.1432) | 3 (178.8800) | 3 (175.4172) | 30 (164.0116) | 21 (166.8344) |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 4 (170.2856) | — | — |
| 2023-05-20 | Somerset Sizzle Somerset, MA | 16 / 24 (656.5144) | 4 (173.1428) | 18 (161.7028) | 11 (168.5828) | 23 (153.0860) |
| 2023-05-06 | HOGS 4 HEROES Jamestown, RI | 35 / 50 (641.5888) | 34 (161.6572) | 35 (160.5372) | 23 (164.0000) | 36 (155.3944) |
| 2023-04-15 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT | — | — | 7 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2022-08-27 | Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition Hiram, ME | 14 / 31 (656.4800) | 25 (164.0344) | 13 (164.5256) | 4 (169.6800) | 17 (158.2400) |
| 2022-08-27 | Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 10 (167.9656) | — | — |
| 2022-06-04 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Merrimack, NH | 10 / 37 (675.3140) | 5 (173.1316) | 3 (176.0000) | 7 (171.9884) | 29 (154.1940) |
| 2021-09-25 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown Southwick, MA | 11 / 26 (653.6344) | 11 (165.1428) | 22 (153.1088) | 7 (170.8228) | 10 (164.5600) |
| 2021-08-20 | Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition Hiram, ME | 12 / 26 (669.6344) | 17 (163.9656) | 2 (175.4516) | 17 (165.6800) | 15 (164.5372) |
| 2021-06-19 | Central Maine BBQ Cook Off Skowhegan, ME | 8 / 15 (683.9428) | 10 (169.1200) | 4 (173.1200) | 6 (172.0000) | 8 (169.7028) |
| 2021-06-12 | Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH | 23 / 32 (646.2744) | 18 (165.1544) | 29 (149.6800) | 10 (167.4400) | 17 (164.0000) |
| 2019-08-24 | Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition Hiram, ME | 10 / 36 (662.1596) | 20 (160.5484) | 15 (165.1084) | 4 (173.1200) | 14 (163.3828) |
| 2019-05-18 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Plymouth, MA | 18 / 28 (645.0400) | 24 (154.8228) | 5 (169.1428) | 15 (159.3944) | 12 (161.6800) |
| 2019-05-17 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Plymouth, MA | 19 / 27 (638.1600) | 21 (161.1772) | 9 (165.7028) | 27 (147.3372) | 13 (163.9428) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #434 (231 pts) | #323 (396 pts) | #549 (219 pts) | #466 (231 pts) | #532 (181 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #479 (401 pts) | #607 (306 pts) | #459 (506 pts) | #361 (626 pts) | #516 (371 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #697 (246 pts) | #747 (241 pts) | #623 (351 pts) | #551 (371 pts) | #910 (156 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #419 (439 pts) | #463 (419 pts) | #367 (564 pts) | #375 (534 pts) | #431 (459 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #913 (305 pts) | #1187 (215 pts) | #775 (425 pts) | #865 (365 pts) | #887 (345 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #690 (490 pts) | #883 (370 pts) | #640 (575 pts) | #696 (525 pts) | #826 (410 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1005 (330 pts) | #778 (510 pts) | #591 (680 pts) | #585 (685 pts) | #1122 (295 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1133 (275 pts) | #1153 (290 pts) | #1073 (320 pts) | #1062 (335 pts) | #1078 (310 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #936 (338 pts) | #858 (423 pts) | #869 (413 pts) | #907 (398 pts) | #997 (333 pts) |