QMEISTERS GA
Rating
1464
peak 1509
Contests
37
in the data
First seen
2019-05-10
latest 2026-05-08
Best ToY finish
#297
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
2
8 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 37 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
677.94 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 673.37 (+4.57)
Walk rate
49%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.25
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.16 · weakest Pork (166.31)
Road miles
3634
mi across 37 mapped stops · furthest 169 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
COOL HAND QUE has finished one call ahead of QMEISTERS 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
ROLLIN KOLBZ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
MAYA JANE BBQ CO. has come out ahead in 32 of their 35 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of CLAUDE'S Q in 14 of their 20 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.8572 points of the Grand Championship at South Carolina Festival of Discovery (2023-07-06).
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 44% across 5 contests, versus top 61% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 39 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 178.2972 | 159.3828 | 170.16 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 37 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 177.7144 | 152.4800 | 168.36 | top 55% |
| Pork | 37 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 176.5600 | 151.3256 | 166.31 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 37 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 179.4400 | 157.0512 | 168.30 | top 55% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 32 | 0 | top 63% |
| SC | 5 | 0 | top 45% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 15 | 0 | top 65% |
| Large (40+) | 22 | 0 | top 58% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (32 of 37 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (39 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 673.37
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 676.4456 | 669.27 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 693.6112 | 678.18 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 678.7312 | 676.64 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 703.3944 | 690.77 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 688.5028 | 674.91 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 672.4112 | 664.75 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 678.1252 | 671.00 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 677.6456 | 667.58 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA | 25 / 42 (676.4456) | 15 (173.1200) | 34 (162.8116) | 11 (173.7028) | 25 (166.8112) |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 38 / 44 (662.1024) | 24 (170.8228) | 42 (161.0972) | 36 (163.9312) | 35 (166.2512) |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 33 / 56 (684.4456) | 20 (173.1200) | 4 (177.7144) | 50 (165.0856) | 41 (168.5256) |
| 2025-10-03 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA | 9 / 32 (693.6112) | 20 (170.8228) | 16 (171.9772) | 5 (175.4056) | 6 (175.4056) |
| 2025-09-05 | Uniquely Union Festival Union, SC | 18 / 25 (673.0860) | 14 (170.2744) | 19 (163.9888) | 14 (169.1200) | 10 (169.7028) |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 45 / 66 (673.0284) | 14 (174.2628) | 39 (169.1544) | 21 (172.5600) | 55 (157.0512) |
| 2025-05-09 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA | 19 / 42 (677.5768) | 26 (160.5940) | 7 (173.1200) | 26 (164.5140) | 9 (173.7028) |
| 2025-04-25 | BBQ & Boogie Calhoun, GA | 26 / 32 (667.3372) | 22 (169.7028) | 10 (173.7144) | 28 (163.4056) | 28 (160.5144) |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 48 / 76 (678.7312) | 58 (167.3828) | 14 (175.4172) | 20 (173.7028) | 64 (162.2284) |
| 2024-05-10 | 18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA | 25 / 42 (673.0288) | 3 (177.7144) | 31 (165.6800) | 29 (165.6800) | 31 (163.9544) |
| 2024-04-26 | BBQ, Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 19 / 34 (678.1712) | 4 (177.7144) | 21 (167.9656) | 30 (164.5256) | 24 (167.9656) |
| 2023-10-06 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA | 7 / 29 (690.2056) | 10 (171.4172) | 10 (173.1200) | 2 (176.5600) | 16 (169.1084) |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 2 / 76 (703.3944) | 16 (174.8572) | 7 (176.5600) | 26 (173.1200) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2023-05-12 | 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA | 20 / 40 (678.7084) | 13 (170.8228) | 33 (165.0972) | 19 (167.3828) | 11 (171.9656) |
| 2022-10-14 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival Grovetown, GA | 42 / 51 (661.5316) | 39 (166.2516) | 40 (163.9428) | 27 (168.5372) | 41 (162.8000) |
| 2022-10-07 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA | 13 / 30 (680.9940) | 10 (173.1200) | 23 (163.9312) | 18 (169.6800) | 10 (174.2628) |
| 2022-09-16 | Smoketember Fest Baxley, GA | 23 / 30 (664.3884) | 19 (167.3828) | 23 (162.8000) | 25 (166.2400) | 16 (167.9656) |
| 2022-08-05 | Swine At the Shrine Savannah, GA | 37 / 49 (671.8628) | 29 (169.6800) | 27 (171.4172) | 46 (159.3600) | 20 (171.4056) |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 16 / 92 (688.5028) | 26 (170.8344) | 14 (175.4172) | 10 (173.7256) | 40 (168.5256) |
| 2022-05-13 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA | 15 / 42 (682.2064) | 20 (170.8344) | 2 (175.4288) | 30 (166.2400) | 19 (169.7032) |
| 2021-10-08 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA | 22 / 26 (664.9484) | 11 (173.1200) | 14 (168.5372) | 26 (151.3256) | 11 (171.9656) |
| 2021-09-04 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 2 Augusta, GA | 38 / 43 (672.4112) | 18 (173.1200) | 35 (167.3944) | 37 (165.0856) | 33 (166.8112) |
| 2021-09-03 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 1 Augusta, GA | 30 / 37 (666.1828) | 24 (169.7028) | 20 (169.7144) | 36 (155.9084) | 16 (170.8572) |
| 2021-08-06 | Swine At the Shrine Savannah, GA | 19 / 25 (660.9484) | 20 (167.3828) | 22 (160.5144) | 18 (166.2400) | 18 (166.8112) |
| 2021-05-14 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF Waynesboro, GA | 28 / 42 (659.2452) | 29 (163.3712) | 26 (164.5256) | 39 (156.5028) | 7 (174.8456) |
| 2020-10-09 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA | 29 / 37 (671.3140) | 21 (170.2628) | 27 (165.0972) | 27 (166.2628) | 21 (169.6912) |
| 2020-09-11 | Swine At the Shrine Savannah, GA | 35 / 38 (663.7936) | 22 (171.4056) | 31 (167.3828) | 38 (154.7540) | 26 (170.2512) |
| 2020-09-05 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Augusta, GA | 42 / 54 (678.1252) | 43 (170.8228) | 38 (169.6684) | 16 (174.2628) | 48 (163.3712) |
| 2020-09-04 | Practice for Cash Augusta, GA | 21 / 46 (677.5884) | 41 (160.5028) | 13 (170.8228) | 28 (166.8228) | 3 (179.4400) |
| 2020-07-31 | Hawgin On Lanier Cumming, GA | 38 / 55 (663.2340) | 45 (165.0856) | 28 (168.5372) | 32 (167.9656) | 45 (161.6456) |
| 2020-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 33 / 61 (671.9312) | 11 (173.1428) | 21 (171.4172) | 49 (163.4056) | 41 (163.9656) |
| 2019-10-11 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA | 21 / 27 (667.2912) | 1 (177.1544) | 14 (169.1200) | 25 (159.3712) | 26 (161.6456) |
| 2019-10-04 | Swine At the Shrine Porktobertfest Savannah, GA | 14 / 24 (672.4684) | 1 (178.2972) | 5 (173.1200) | 23 (155.3828) | 14 (165.6684) |
| 2019-08-02 | Hawgin On Lanier Gainesville, GA | 24 / 45 (671.9084) | 16 (173.1200) | 34 (164.5600) | 28 (167.4172) | 25 (166.8112) |
| 2019-05-31 | Smokin' Bike Fest Peachtree City, GA | 15 / 31 (663.8396) | 27 (159.3828) | 18 (166.8112) | 3 (174.2628) | 20 (163.3828) |
| 2019-05-24 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA | 58 / 72 (652.3540) | 46 (165.0856) | 69 (152.4800) | 36 (166.8228) | 38 (167.9656) |
| 2019-05-10 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF Waynesboro, GA | 11 / 42 (677.6456) | 26 (163.9772) | 14 (169.1200) | 14 (169.1084) | 4 (175.4400) |
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 | #494 (180 pts) | #466 (260 pts) | #404 (330 pts) | #436 (250 pts) | #534 (180 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #445 (434 pts) | #505 (434 pts) | #441 (539 pts) | #435 (484 pts) | #388 (559 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #712 (209 pts) | #436 (504 pts) | #718 (254 pts) | #758 (204 pts) | #793 (184 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #391 (504 pts) | #549 (359 pts) | #607 (354 pts) | #503 (404 pts) | #415 (489 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #429 (515 pts) | #467 (480 pts) | #407 (625 pts) | #485 (460 pts) | #438 (525 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #519 (326 pts) | #465 (416 pts) | #527 (376 pts) | #561 (316 pts) | #378 (536 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #297 (380 pts) | #266 (465 pts) | #288 (440 pts) | #307 (405 pts) | #208 (555 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #609 (537 pts) | #396 (832 pts) | #571 (607 pts) | #599 (577 pts) | #608 (567 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #916 (326 pts) | #881 (371 pts) | #908 (366 pts) | #987 (316 pts) | #906 (356 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #508 (752 pts) | #580 (697 pts) | #600 (667 pts) | #575 (697 pts) | #625 (637 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #712 (530 pts) | #952 (380 pts) | #787 (505 pts) | #835 (470 pts) | #519 (785 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #869 (386 pts) | #703 (536 pts) | #1008 (341 pts) | #1106 (301 pts) | #792 (461 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #566 (664 pts) | #433 (869 pts) | #533 (739 pts) | #719 (529 pts) | #539 (689 pts) |