QMEISTERS GA
Rating
1464
peak 1509 · rated over 38 contests
Contests
38
in the data
First seen
2019-05-10
latest 2026-07-09
Best ToY finish
#297
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
2
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 38 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
678.73 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 673.46 (+5.27)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.13
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.26 · weakest Pork (166.22)
Road miles
3711
mi across 38 mapped stops · furthest 169 mi
Schedule strength
52%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
Purse competed for
$509K
listed at 35 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 38 state-championship entries
Master avg
673.46 / 720
38 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 34 of their 37 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).
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, MAYA JANE BBQ CO. has out-cooked them in 25 of 37 shared chicken entries.
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 47% across 6 contests, versus top 61% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | 37 | 3 | 34 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | 33 | 4 | 29 | 12% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 30 | 7 | 23 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | 28 | 7 | 21 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| COOL HAND QUE | 28 | 5 | 23 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Central BBQ | 28 | 3 | 25 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 27 | 8 | 19 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| YES, DEAR BBQ | 24 | 1 | 23 | 4% | ⚔ compare |
| ZIPS BBQ | 23 | 4 | 19 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| CLAUDE'S Q | 20 | 14 | 6 | 70% | ⚔ compare |
| BARREL FEVER BBQ | 19 | 10 | 9 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| Quenut BBQ | 19 | 7 | 12 | 37% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 19 | 2 | 17 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| Bald Hawg BBQ | 19 | 2 | 17 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| Kings BBQ Team | 19 | 1 | 18 | 5% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 40 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 178.2972 | 159.3828 | 170.26 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 38 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 178.8572 | 152.4800 | 168.63 | top 53% |
| Pork | 38 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 176.5600 | 151.3256 | 166.22 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 38 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 179.4400 | 157.0512 | 168.12 | top 56% |
“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 | 6 | 0 | top 48% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 15 | 0 | top 65% |
| Large (40+) | 23 | 0 | top 58% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 6 | 7 | 0 | top 56% | 2025-10-03 |
| South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 5 | 2 | 0 | top 43% | 2026-07-09 |
| Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 4 | 11 | 0 | top 43% | 2025-05-09 |
| Swine At the Shrine | 3 | 19 | 0 | top 81% | 2022-08-05 |
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2 | 33 | 0 | top 70% | 2026-03-06 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (32 of 38 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (40 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 673.46 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-05-10 — First tracked contest · Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF
- 📣 2019-05-10 — First call · Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF
- 📈 2019-05-10 — Peak power rating (1509) · Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF
- 🎖️ 2023-07-06 — 25th tracked contest · South Carolina Festival of Discovery
- ⭐ 2023-07-06 — Career-best overall score (703.3944) · South Carolina Festival of Discovery
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +20.4 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 2023-07-06 |
| +14.8 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 2022-07-07 |
| +9.1 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 2022-05-13 |
| +8.5 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF | 2019-05-10 |
| +8.1 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 2023-10-06 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.9 | Swine At the Shrine | 2020-09-11 |
| -9.5 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 2019-10-11 |
| -9.2 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2026-03-06 |
| -9.2 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | 2019-05-24 |
| -7.8 | BBQ & Boogie | 2025-04-25 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 70% | 94% | 93.3% |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 83% | top 59% | 96.3% | 94.2% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 60% | 94.3% | 94% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67% | top 26% | 97.7% | 95.9% |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 55% | 95.6% | 93.7% |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20% | top 79% | 93.4% | 92.3% |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17% | top 70% | 94.2% | 93.2% |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 67% | top 57% | 94.1% | 92.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 48 / 75 (677.0512) | 24 (174.2628) | 2 (178.8572) | 63 (162.8228) | 60 (161.1084) |
| 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) | 12 (174.2628) | 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) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 | #522 (240 pts) | #490 (325 pts) | #321 (590 pts) | #475 (310 pts) | #547 (240 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) |