QMEISTERS

QMEISTERS is a competition barbecue team with 63 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 76 at the South Carolina Festival of Discovery (2023), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #3075 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,075

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1504

peak 1587 · rated over 63 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 9, 2014

latest Sep 11, 2026 · 12.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#297

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

14 podiums

Overall top-10s

16% of 63 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 55%

overall standings

Best overall

703.3944 / 720

Master · South Carolina Festival of Discovery

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

675.07 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 670.53 (+4.53)

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)

Consistency

±12.72

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.66 · weakest Pork (165.32)

Road miles

7,286

across 63 mapped stops · furthest 520 mi

Schedule strength

69%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1588)

Purse competed for

$515K

listed at 36 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 44 state-championship entries

Master avg

670.53 / 720

63 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (14 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

0.5600 points from the title

Came within 0.5600 points of the Grand Championship at Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) (May 26, 2017).

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.

Brisket ×1

They almost always walk

60% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 38 of 63 contests

A top-10 category call in 60% of their 63 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

703.3944 career-best overall

97.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 703.3944 at South Carolina Festival of Discovery — 97.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 6, 2023

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

COOL HAND QUE has finished one call ahead of QMEISTERS 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2023 their best year

2023 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 26%.

3 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 26%

A tough matchup

36–4 behind in the head-to-head

MAYA JANE BBQ CO. ahead in 90% of their meetings

MAYA JANE BBQ CO. has come out ahead in 36 of their 40 shared contests.

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The weak link

−4.3 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.34 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 21%.

Pork avg 165.32
Chicken avg 169.66
9 calls in 63 entries

A strong matchup

18–6 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CLAUDE'S Q in 18 of their 24 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

28 of 35 shared chicken entries lost

Smoke Central BBQ ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Smoke Central BBQ has out-cooked them in 28 of 35 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

ROLLIN KOLBZ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

7,286 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 7,286 miles across 63 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 520 miles to Sam's Club National BBQ Tour.

63 mapped stops
furthest 520 mi

The metronome

±1.77% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.77% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.1% of a perfect score
63 contests

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off every year from 2014 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

9 visits in all
best finish 11th

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	#470 (364 pts)	#465 (424 pts)	#308 (754 pts)	#458 (409 pts)	#476 (384 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	#607 (537 pts)	#393 (832 pts)	#569 (607 pts)	#594 (577 pts)	#602 (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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

Sadie Beth Barbeque Company

#3,083 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1503

1–3 in 4 shared contests (25% to QMEISTERS)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — Sadie Beth Barbeque Company ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jul 9, 2026

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ROADKILL BBQ

#3,086 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 72
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1503

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 67 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 67 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ

#3,065 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1537

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before QMEISTERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 41 contests

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JOBEAZ BLAZIN' BUTTS AND WINGS

#3,078 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 39
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1545

Fewer contests behind them than QMEISTERS has cooked, 39 to 63, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 39 contests
last seen Jun 14, 2019

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Unknown Smokers

#3,064 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1532

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 30 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2026

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Clean Smoke BBQ

#3,066 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1508

Level with QMEISTERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	40	4	36	10%	⚔ compare
YES, DEAR BBQ	39	4	35	10%	⚔ compare
Smoke Central BBQ	35	5	30	14%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	34	5	29	15%	⚔ compare
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	33	11	22	33%	⚔ compare
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	31	8	23	26%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	30	4	26	13%	⚔ compare
SMOKE SHOW MAFIA	28	7	21	25%	⚔ compare
COOL HAND QUE	28	5	23	18%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	28	5	23	18%	⚔ compare
ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	27	9	18	33%	⚔ compare
Under the Radar	27	2	25	7%	⚔ compare
CLAUDE'S Q	24	18	6	75%	⚔ compare
ZIPS BBQ	23	4	19	17%	⚔ compare
Backwoods BBQ	22	8	14	36%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	63	13	3	6	178.2972	158.2056	169.66	top 49%
Pork Ribs	63	16	0	3	178.8572	150.2172	167.60	top 51%
Pork	63	9	0	2	176.5600	151.3256	165.32	top 60%
Brisket	63	16	1	3	180 🔥	148.5256	167.96	top 49%

“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)	1	top 64%
Medium (20–39)	28	top 56%
Large (40+)	34	top 55%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
GA	53	top 56%
SC	8	top 48%
MD	1	top 62%
NC	1	top 57%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off	9	11	top 44%	May 9, 2025
The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival	8	3	top 47%	Oct 3, 2025
South Carolina Festival of Discovery	5	2	top 43%	Jul 9, 2026
Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival	4	2	top 54%	May 24, 2019
Swine At the Shrine	3	19	top 81%	Aug 5, 2022
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	2	33	top 70%	Mar 6, 2026

More numbers

Busiest season 2025 6 contests

Contests a season 4.8 across 13 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 53 of 63 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 38 6 of them more than once

Opponents faced 883 finished ahead 1,215 times, behind 1,650

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

20261 milestone

Sep 11 Most recent contest Uniquely Union

20232 milestones

Jul 6 Career-best overall score703.3944 South Carolina Festival of Discovery
Oct 6 50th tracked contest The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival

20192 milestones

May 10 25th tracked contest Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF
May 10 Peak power rating (1587) Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF

20171 milestone

May 26 First Reserve Championship Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)

20162 milestones

Oct 7 First overall podium The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Oct 7 First perfect 180 (Brisket) The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)

20151 milestone

Oct 9 10th tracked contest The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier)

20145 milestones

May 9 First tracked contest Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
May 9 First call Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
Jun 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.9600 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Sep 12 First overall top-10 Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)
Oct 10 First category win (Chicken) The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+19	South Carolina Festival of Discovery	Jul 6, 2023
+18.6	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)	May 26, 2017
+15.6	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Oct 7, 2016
+12.9	South Carolina Festival of Discovery	Jul 7, 2022
+12.4	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)	Sep 12, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.8	Swine At the Shrine	Sep 11, 2020
-10.6	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	Mar 6, 2026
-9.8	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival	Oct 11, 2019
-9.4	BBQ & Boogie	Apr 25, 2025
-9.3	Hawgin On Lanier	Jul 31, 2020

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	4	1	0	50%	top 69%	94%	93.4%
2025	6	1	0	83%	top 59%	96.3%	94.2%
2024	3	0	0	67%	top 60%	94.3%	94%
2023	3	2	0	67%	top 26%	97.7%	95.9%
2022	6	0	0	50%	top 55%	95.6%	93.7%
2021	5	0	0	20%	top 79%	93.4%	92.3%
2020	6	0	0	17%	top 70%	94.2%	93.2%
2019	6	0	2	67%	top 57%	94.1%	92.7%
2018	4	0	0	50%	top 61%	93.3%	91.9%
2017	5	3	0	100%	top 32%	96.7%	94.3%
2016	5	1	1	60%	top 50%	95.9%	92.1%
2015	4	0	0	75%	top 47%	93.6%	92.6%
2014	6	2	1	83%	top 46%	95.3%	91.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 11, 2026	Uniquely Union 🏅 Union, SC	9 / 14 (675.2912)	13 (162.8000)	5 (173.1200)	13 (167.4056)	7 (171.9656)
Jul 9, 2026	South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	48 / 75 (677.0512)	24 (174.2628)	2 (178.8572)	63 (162.8228)	60 (161.1084)
May 8, 2026	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)
Mar 6, 2026	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	38 / 44 (662.1024)	24 (170.8228)	42 (161.0972)	36 (163.9312)	35 (166.2512)
Nov 14, 2025	Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA	33 / 56 (684.4456)	20 (173.1200)	4 (177.7144)	50 (165.0856)	41 (168.5256)
Oct 3, 2025	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA	9 / 32 (693.6112)	20 (170.8228)	16 (171.9772)	5 (175.4056)	6 (175.4056)
Sep 5, 2025	Uniquely Union Festival 🏅 Union, SC	18 / 25 (673.0860)	14 (170.2744)	19 (163.9888)	14 (169.1200)	10 (169.7028)
Jul 10, 2025	South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	45 / 66 (673.0284)	14 (174.2628)	39 (169.1544)	21 (172.5600)	55 (157.0512)
May 9, 2025	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	19 / 42 (677.5768)	33 (166.2400)	7 (173.1200)	26 (164.5140)	9 (173.7028)
Apr 25, 2025	BBQ & Boogie 🏅 Calhoun, GA	26 / 32 (667.3372)	22 (169.7028)	10 (173.7144)	28 (163.4056)	28 (160.5144)
Jul 11, 2024	South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	48 / 76 (678.7312)	58 (167.3828)	14 (175.4172)	20 (173.7028)	64 (162.2284)
May 10, 2024	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)
Apr 26, 2024	BBQ, Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	19 / 34 (678.1712)	4 (177.7144)	21 (167.9656)	30 (164.5256)	24 (167.9656)
Oct 6, 2023	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA	7 / 29 (690.2056)	10 (171.4172)	10 (173.1200)	2 (176.5600)	16 (169.1084)
Jul 6, 2023	South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	2 / 76 (703.3944)	16 (174.8572)	7 (176.5600)	26 (173.1200)	2 (178.8572)
May 12, 2023	17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	20 / 40 (678.7084)	12 (174.2628)	33 (165.0972)	19 (167.3828)	11 (171.9656)
Oct 14, 2022	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)
Oct 7, 2022	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA	13 / 30 (680.9940)	10 (173.1200)	23 (163.9312)	18 (169.6800)	10 (174.2628)
Sep 16, 2022	Smoketember Fest 🏅 Baxley, GA	23 / 30 (664.3884)	19 (167.3828)	23 (162.8000)	25 (166.2400)	16 (167.9656)
Aug 5, 2022	Swine At the Shrine 🏅 Savannah, GA	37 / 49 (671.8628)	29 (169.6800)	27 (171.4172)	46 (159.3600)	20 (171.4056)
Jul 7, 2022	South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	16 / 92 (688.5028)	26 (170.8344)	14 (175.4172)	10 (173.7256)	40 (168.5256)
May 13, 2022	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	15 / 42 (682.2064)	20 (170.8344)	2 (175.4288)	30 (166.2400)	19 (169.7032)
Oct 8, 2021	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA	22 / 26 (664.9484)	11 (173.1200)	14 (168.5372)	26 (151.3256)	11 (171.9656)
Sep 4, 2021	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)
Sep 3, 2021	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)
Aug 6, 2021	Swine At the Shrine 🏅 Savannah, GA	19 / 25 (660.9484)	20 (167.3828)	22 (160.5144)	18 (166.2400)	18 (166.8112)
May 14, 2021	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	28 / 42 (659.2452)	29 (163.3712)	26 (164.5256)	39 (156.5028)	7 (174.8456)
Oct 9, 2020	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA	29 / 37 (671.3140)	21 (170.2628)	27 (165.0972)	27 (166.2628)	21 (169.6912)
Sep 11, 2020	Swine At the Shrine 🏅 Savannah, GA	35 / 38 (663.7936)	22 (171.4056)	31 (167.3828)	38 (154.7540)	26 (170.2512)
Sep 5, 2020	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)
Sep 4, 2020	Practice for Cash 🏅 Augusta, GA	21 / 46 (677.5884)	41 (160.5028)	13 (170.8228)	28 (166.8228)	3 (179.4400)
Jul 31, 2020	Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Cumming, GA	38 / 55 (663.2340)	45 (165.0856)	28 (168.5372)	32 (167.9656)	45 (161.6456)
Mar 6, 2020	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	33 / 61 (671.9312)	11 (173.1428)	21 (171.4172)	49 (163.4056)	41 (163.9656)
Oct 11, 2019	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA	21 / 27 (667.2912)	1 (177.1544)	14 (169.1200)	25 (159.3712)	26 (161.6456)
Oct 4, 2019	Swine At the Shrine Porktobertfest 🏅 Savannah, GA	14 / 24 (672.4684)	1 (178.2972)	5 (173.1200)	23 (155.3828)	14 (165.6684)
Aug 2, 2019	Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Gainesville, GA	24 / 45 (671.9084)	16 (173.1200)	34 (164.5600)	28 (167.4172)	25 (166.8112)
May 31, 2019	Smokin' Bike Fest 🏅 Peachtree City, GA	15 / 31 (663.8396)	27 (159.3828)	18 (166.8112)	3 (174.2628)	20 (163.3828)
May 24, 2019	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)
May 10, 2019	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	11 / 42 (677.6456)	26 (163.9772)	14 (169.1200)	14 (169.1084)	4 (175.4400)
May 25, 2018	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA	57 / 72 (646.6744)	53 (165.0972)	53 (162.2400)	57 (160.5144)	59 (158.8228)
May 11, 2018	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	17 / 42 (671.8280)	5 (174.2628)	19 (167.3712)	28 (162.2284)	19 (167.9656)
Apr 20, 2018	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Competition Cornelia, GA	14 / 26 (666.1256)	22 (160.5028)	8 (169.6800)	9 (169.1200)	11 (166.8228)
Mar 9, 2018	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	30 / 42 (663.2684)	38 (161.6456)	23 (167.9772)	29 (163.9772)	20 (169.6684)
Oct 13, 2017	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	7 / 29 (687.3600)	13 (169.6800)	7 (173.1316)	4 (173.1200)	11 (171.4284)
Aug 11, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Charleston, SC	9 / 27 (675.3600)	13 (170.8228)	15 (165.6800)	12 (166.2744)	6 (172.5828)
May 26, 2017	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	2 / 67 (695.9544)	3 (177.7144)	23 (170.8572)	4 (175.4172)	12 (171.9656)
May 12, 2017	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	18 / 42 (662.1600)	7 (173.7144)	15 (166.8228)	35 (152.5028)	12 (169.1200)
Apr 21, 2017	Cornelia Apple Blossom Competition Cornelia, GA	15 / 26 (673.0172)	21 (163.3712)	3 (173.7144)	14 (168.5488)	16 (167.3828)
Oct 7, 2016	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	3 / 26 (690.2628)	19 (165.6800)	5 (175.4172)	8 (169.1656)	1 (180)
Aug 5, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	18 / 29 (650.1140)	20 (162.8112)	25 (154.8000)	13 (161.6456)	7 (170.8572)
May 27, 2016	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	36 / 66 (664.9712)	18 (172)	50 (160.5028)	25 (168.5372)	37 (163.9312)
May 13, 2016	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	20 / 41 (648.4000)	30 (158.2056)	17 (162.8116)	18 (162.2400)	13 (165.1428)
Apr 15, 2016	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ & Brews Festival Cornelia, GA	22 / 30 (661.5772)	23 (163.3944)	13 (169.6800)	30 (155.9428)	6 (172.5600)
Oct 9, 2015	The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	16 / 27 (667.2452)	17 (170.8112)	19 (166.2400)	23 (158.2284)	9 (171.9656)
May 22, 2015	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	31 / 65 (665.5884)	26 (170.2628)	52 (159.9656)	31 (165.0856)	19 (170.2744)
May 8, 2015	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	14 / 39 (660.4000)	8 (169.1200)	11 (166.8344)	24 (158.2056)	14 (166.2400)
Apr 17, 2015	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival Cornelia, GA	13 / 29 (673.6116)	3 (174.8572)	22 (160.5488)	13 (168.5256)	12 (169.6800)
Oct 24, 2014	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival (SBBQA) Cleveland, GA	14 / 35 (663.8400)	18 (166.2400)	16 (166.2516)	28 (158.7884)	4 (172.5600)
Oct 10, 2014	The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Lyons, GA	8 / 25 (674.7544)	1 (177.7144)	4 (174.2744)	15 (163.3712)	16 (159.3944)
Sep 12, 2014	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Winder, GA	8 / 42 (686.1828)	21 (170.2628)	9 (173.1200)	8 (171.9656)	10 (170.8344)
Jun 13, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC	17 / 30 (648.9600)	13 (166.2628)	9 (165.0972)	27 (155.3600)	16 (162.2400)
May 23, 2014	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Evans, GA	47 / 65 (643.2228)	13 (170.2628)	62 (150.2172)	34 (161.6572)	40 (161.0856)
May 9, 2014	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	24 / 42 (635.8284)	8 (172)	34 (154.2056)	23 (161.0972)	31 (148.5256)

QMEISTERS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (14 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Perfect scores on the board

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

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)