Q42

Q42 is a competition barbecue team with 33 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 12th of 16 at the Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) (2025). They are ranked #6098 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,098

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1429

peak 1429 · rated over 30 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 22, 2023

latest Aug 15, 2026 · 2.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#238

Master 2025 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 33 contests

Avg finish

top 71%

overall standings

Best overall

681.1316 / 720

Master · Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)

Perfect 180s

Current form

657.92 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 661.00 (-3.08)

Walk rate

55%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144

Pork Ribs · Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)

Consistency

±13.35

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.00 · weakest Brisket (160.81)

Road miles

1,767

across 33 mapped stops · furthest 177 mi

Schedule strength

52%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)

Purse competed for

$150K

listed at 33 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 30 state-championship entries

Master avg

661.00 / 720

30 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

681.1316 career-best overall

94.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.1316 at Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) — 94.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 21, 2024

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Meat Monarchy has finished one call ahead of Q42 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

29–1 behind in the head-to-head

ELJEFE SMOKE ahead in 97% of their meetings

ELJEFE SMOKE has come out ahead in 29 of their 30 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.18 points below their pork, and turns into a call 3% of the time against 30%.

Brisket avg 160.81
Pork avg 168.00
1 call in 30 entries

A strong matchup

13–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 93% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Professor Smoke in 13 of their 14 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

24 of 29 shared pork entries lost

PADDY MCQ'S ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, PADDY MCQ'S has out-cooked them in 24 of 29 shared pork entries.

Going the wrong way

-44 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 44 points across 11 contests since Aug 16, 2025 — from 1473 down to 1429.

11 contests since Aug 16, 2025
now 1429

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Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

Let It Smoke Barbecue has landed one call behind them 3 times.

An August team

Top 54% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 54% across 3 contests, versus top 71% the rest of the year.

3 August contests
top 71% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.85% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.85% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.8% of a perfect score
33 contests

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
2026 ↗	Master	#401 (459 pts)	#389 (546 pts)	#331 (694 pts)	#215 (874 pts)	#340 (599 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#238 (926 pts)	#217 (1,020 pts)	#140 (1,436 pts)	#167 (1,236 pts)	#303 (782 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#250 (861 pts)	#231 (981 pts)	#232 (1,015 pts)	#217 (991 pts)	#234 (932 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1248 (61 pts)	#1610 (56 pts)	#1247 (106 pts)	#1582 (56 pts)	#1145 (101 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Q42, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Cousins Q

#6,096 of the rated field

1429 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1429

4–2 in 6 shared contests (67% to Q42)

These two have cooked 6 of the same contests — Q42 ahead 4–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Feb 20, 2026

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Bare Bones BBQ

#6,101 of the rated field

1429 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

They've been 1506 at their best, 78 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Jul 23, 2022

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Still Smokin

#6,100 of the rated field

1429 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1429

Fewer contests behind them than Q42 has cooked, 22 to 33, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2024

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Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me

#6,093 of the rated field

1429 power rating

Contests: 45
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1574

45 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 13% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 45 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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TNT BBQ

#6,095 of the rated field

1429 power rating

Contests: 51
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1502

They were already cooking in 2013, 10 years before Q42's first contest.

rated over 51 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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PARADISE BBQ

#6,102 of the rated field

1429 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1429

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Q42's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 17 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ELJEFE SMOKE	30	1	29	3%	⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S	29	0	29	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	29	0	29	0%	⚔ compare
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	27	1	26	4%	⚔ compare
Mullen It Over BBQ	26	12	14	46%	⚔ compare
Let It Smoke Barbecue	26	5	21	19%	⚔ compare
American Barbecue Company	23	3	20	13%	⚔ compare
STICKS & STONES BBQ	22	2	20	9%	⚔ compare
HUMPHREY'S BBQ	19	3	16	16%	⚔ compare
LG bbq	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
Titans of BBQ	18	6	12	33%	⚔ compare
Grandpa Val's BBQ	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
House of Que	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
Professor Smoke	14	13	1	93%	⚔ compare
Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	31	5	0	176.5944	147.3256	164.83	top 68%
Pork Ribs	32	9	1	177.7144	157.6800	167.17	top 58%
Pork	30	9	1	175.4400	159.9656	168.00	top 55%
Brisket	30	1	0	171.9772	135.9432	160.81	top 70%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 82%
Medium (20–39)	24	top 69%
Large (40+)	3	top 72%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CT	9	top 72%
MA	9	top 72%
NH	4	top 77%
ME	3	top 54%
VT	3	top 67%
NY	1	top 85%
NJ	1	top 73%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)	6	19	top 74%	Apr 11, 2026
Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	5	12	top 70%	Sep 13, 2025
Massachusetts in May (Day 2)	4	14	top 75%	May 17, 2025
Kora Kares for Kids	3	12	top 54%	Aug 15, 2026
Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)	3	15	top 67%	Sep 20, 2025
Connecticut Barbecue Challenge	2	14	top 66%	Jul 18, 2026
Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)	2	14	top 65%	May 31, 2025

More numbers

Busiest season 2025 11 contests

Contests a season 8.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CT 11 of 33 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 12 7 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 32 entries · 0 wins · 9 calls

Opponents faced 229 finished ahead 266 times, behind 635

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

20262 milestones

Apr 11 25th tracked contest Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)
Aug 15 Most recent contest Kora Kares for Kids

20251 milestone

May 31 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7144 Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)

20243 milestones

Apr 12 First call Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)
Sep 14 10th tracked contest Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY2)
Sep 21 Career-best overall score681.1316 Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)

20233 milestones

Sep 22 First tracked contest Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)
Sep 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.6232 Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)
Sep 22 Peak power rating (1494) Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.7	Kora Kares for Kids	Aug 17, 2024
+7.4	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	Sep 21, 2024
+4.1	Connecticut Barbecue Challenge	Jul 12, 2025
+3.5	Massachusetts in May (Day 1)	May 16, 2025
+1.9	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY1 )	Sep 13, 2024

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11	Massachusetts in May (Day 1)	May 17, 2024
-10.9	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Jun 1, 2024
-7.4	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)	Sep 12, 2025
-7	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)	Apr 10, 2026
-6.5	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)	Apr 12, 2024

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	10	50%	top 79%	93.5%	91.1%
2025	11	64%	top 67%	94.1%	92.4%
2024	11	55%	top 70%	94.6%	91.6%
2023	1	0%	top 77%	91.9%	91.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 15, 2026	Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME	33 / 51 (673.0288)	49 (158.8000)	23 (170.2744)	20 (171.9772)	16 (171.9772)
Aug 15, 2026	Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME	—	—	38 (164.5372)	—	—
Jul 18, 2026	Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT	31 / 36 (654.7084)	36 (147.3256)	34 (161.6572)	4 (175.4400)	13 (170.2856)
Jun 13, 2026	Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Bristol, CT	19 / 26 (660.4572)	22 (154.2400)	15 (167.9772)	6 (173.7028)	14 (164.5372)
Jun 13, 2026	Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Bristol, CT	—	10 (170.8800)	—	—	—
Jun 13, 2026	Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT	—	—	18 (158.2632)	—	—
May 2, 2026	Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 New Paltz, NY	50 / 59 (652.4116)	21 (173.1200)	59 (158.2172)	32 (169.7028)	60 (151.3716)
Apr 17, 2026	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	19 / 26 (649.0060)	25 (157.0628)	9 (169.1432)	20 (162.8228)	25 (159.9772)
Apr 11, 2026	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Bristol, CT	24 / 29 (659.3604)	27 (158.8460)	22 (167.9772)	22 (163.3828)	16 (169.1544)
Apr 10, 2026	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Bristol, CT	29 / 33 (644.4456)	32 (148.5256)	25 (163.9656)	4 (174.8572)	27 (157.0972)
Sep 20, 2025	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Braintree, VT	18 / 25 (655.2804)	18 (166.8228)	5 (171.9772)	22 (160.5144)	21 (155.9660)
Sep 13, 2025	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA	12 / 16 (669.6344)	7 (176.5600)	16 (157.6800)	7 (175.4172)	13 (159.9772)
Sep 12, 2025	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Southwick, MA	14 / 16 (650.1144)	15 (162.8344)	11 (167.9656)	11 (168.5372)	14 (150.7772)
Aug 16, 2025	Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME	27 / 40 (661.0516)	24 (167.9888)	26 (165.0972)	24 (165.1084)	27 (162.8572)
Jul 12, 2025	Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT	14 / 30 (677.6228)	21 (162.8000)	8 (173.1200)	6 (175.4056)	18 (166.2972)
May 31, 2025	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Hancock, NH	17 / 26 (667.9204)	23 (162.2744)	4 (177.7144)	9 (171.9656)	23 (155.9660)
May 30, 2025	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Hancock, NH	14 / 22 (673.6112)	9 (171.9884)	2 (176.5944)	16 (163.3828)	17 (161.6456)
May 17, 2025	Massachusetts in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA	22 / 29 (661.6340)	12 (171.4172)	14 (170.8456)	19 (165.7028)	27 (153.6684)
May 16, 2025	Massachusetts in May (Day 1) 🏅 Wrentham, MA	14 / 27 (670.2172)	18 (163.4172)	18 (166.8344)	3 (174.2628)	15 (165.7028)
Apr 12, 2025	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Bristol, CT	22 / 35 (668.4688)	15 (173.7144)	17 (168.5372)	20 (168.5256)	30 (157.6916)
Apr 11, 2025	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Bristol, CT	19 / 30 (663.3256)	14 (169.6912)	6 (173.1200)	12 (170.2628)	27 (150.2516)
Sep 21, 2024	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA	12 / 27 (681.1316)	5 (176.5944)	20 (165.1200)	5 (174.2972)	17 (165.1200)
Sep 20, 2024	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Southwick, MA	17 / 25 (669.6684)	12 (173.1428)	9 (169.1544)	25 (164.5140)	21 (162.8572)
Sep 14, 2024	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY2) 🏅 Braintree, VT	17 / 25 (668.5028)	14 (167.9772)	13 (165.7028)	20 (164)	11 (170.8228)
Sep 13, 2024	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY1 ) 🏅 Braintree, VT	15 / 25 (665.6456)	16 (165.7028)	18 (164.5372)	8 (171.4400)	14 (163.9656)
Aug 17, 2024	Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME	12 / 39 (678.8572)	7 (172.0228)	10 (169.1316)	12 (170.8228)	18 (166.8800)
Jul 27, 2024	Operation Up in Smoke 🏅 Epping, NH	16 / 19 (663.9656)	16 (164.0344)	14 (167.9656)	16 (165.7028)	9 (166.2628)
Jun 1, 2024	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH	35 / 37 (626.2172)	32 (158.8344)	35 (159.3828)	33 (161.1428)	37 (146.8572)
May 18, 2024	Massachusetts in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA	24 / 31 (662.8228)	25 (164.5600)	28 (160.5716)	17 (167.4400)	13 (170.2512)
May 17, 2024	Massachusetts in May (Day 1) 🏅 Wrentham, MA	28 / 30 (623.3032)	28 (156.5600)	14 (169.1200)	20 (161.6800)	30 (135.9432)
Apr 13, 2024	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Bristol, CT	24 / 37 (669.6804)	27 (166.8688)	22 (167.9888)	21 (167.3828)	19 (167.4400)
Apr 12, 2024	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Bristol, CT	23 / 29 (646.2292)	24 (159.4288)	10 (169.6916)	23 (160.5716)	25 (156.5372)
Sep 22, 2023	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Southwick, MA	24 / 31 (661.6232)	25 (165.6916)	15 (169.6916)	29 (159.9656)	16 (166.2744)

Q42

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Going the wrong way

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The metronome

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)