Q-HUTTA

Q-HUTTA is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 5th of 36 at the Roman Roast on the River (2016). They are ranked #3272 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,272

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1499

peak 1508 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 5, 2013

latest May 19, 2017 · 4.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#651

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

9% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

686.2056 / 720

Master · Roman Roast on the River

Perfect 180s

Current form

665.46 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 657.70 (+7.75)

Walk rate

55%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4056

Chicken · Roman Roast on the River

Consistency

±14.01

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.46 · weakest Brisket (161.06)

Road miles

706

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 112 mi

Schedule strength

28%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)

Master avg

657.70 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

686.2056 career-best overall

95.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.2056 at Roman Roast on the River — 95.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 13, 2016

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

WICKED QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings

WICKED QUE has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.40 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 9% of the time against 18%.

Brisket avg 161.06
Chicken avg 167.46
1 call in 11 entries

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

5 of 6 shared chicken entries lost

MAJOR Q BBQ ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MAJOR Q BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.95% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.95% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.3% of a perfect score
11 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
2016 ↗	Master	#1142 (270 pts)	#1274 (250 pts)	#1441 (205 pts)	#1008 (365 pts)	#1439 (200 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2700 (60 pts)	#2064 (95 pts)	#2719 (60 pts)	#2040 (100 pts)	#2709 (60 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#651 (478 pts)	#641 (508 pts)	#541 (613 pts)	#614 (538 pts)	#777 (413 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Q-HUTTA, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Backdraft Cooking Systems

#3,259 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1511

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 20, 2024

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1881 SMOKIN' IRON BBQ

#3,286 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1499

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 3, 2022

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CHILLIN N GRILLIN BBQ COMPANY

#3,291 of the rated field

1498 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1506

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2019

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Idle Times

#3,264 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1509

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 2, 2025

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BOYS IN BLUE BARBECUE

#3,280 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 31, 2019

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Black Sail BBQ

#3,255 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
HOOTIE-Q	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
MAJOR Q BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
WICKED QUE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
TENACIOUS Q	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
CURLY TAILS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Bubba Q	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Pot's BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	2	0	175.4056	157.1428	167.46	top 48%
Pork Ribs	11	3	1	174.8572	155.3716	164.59	top 56%
Pork	11	3	0	173.1200	147.9998	164.60	top 46%
Brisket	11	1	0	169.7028	152.4800	161.06	top 63%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 55%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 60%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
GA	10	0	top 57%
SC	1	0	top 50%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	19	0	top 76%	May 19, 2017
Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)	2	23	0	top 64%	Aug 14, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 2.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 10 of 11 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 9 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 272 finished ahead 191 times, behind 242

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

20171 milestone

May 19 Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20165 milestones

May 13 First overall top-10 Roman Roast on the River
May 13 Career-best overall score686.2056 Roman Roast on the River
May 13 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4056 Roman Roast on the River
Aug 19 10th tracked contest Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 19 Peak power rating (1508) Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier)

20133 milestones

Apr 5 First tracked contest Smokin on the River Chattooga's BBQ Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
Apr 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.9998 Smokin on the River Chattooga's BBQ Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
Apr 26 First call BBQ Boogie & Blues

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.2	Roman Roast on the River	May 13, 2016
+4.6	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 16, 2013
+3.7	Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 19, 2016
+1.8	Smokin on the River Chattooga's BBQ Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)	Apr 5, 2013
+1	SC Festival of Discovery	Jul 11, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 19, 2017
-7.7	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)	May 22, 2015
-5.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 17, 2013
-4.8	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 14, 2014
-0.4	BBQ Boogie & Blues	Apr 26, 2013

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0	100%	top 85%	92.2%	92.2%
2016	2	1	100%	top 33%	95.3%	94.4%
2015	2	0	0%	top 71%	91.6%	90.6%
2014	1	0	0%	top 71%	90%	90%
2013	5	0	60%	top 51%	92.6%	90.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 19, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA	22 / 26 (663.8628)	7 (174.2972)	20 (165.1200)	21 (163.9428)	22 (160.5028)
Aug 19, 2016	Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	20 / 39 (672.4800)	22 (169.6800)	30 (163.9772)	4 (173.1200)	24 (165.7028)
May 13, 2016	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	5 / 36 (686.2056)	6 (175.4056)	9 (170.2744)	8 (170.8228)	10 (169.7028)
Aug 14, 2015	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	23 / 40 (659.8172)	27 (165.0972)	20 (166.2400)	29 (160.5028)	16 (167.9772)
May 22, 2015	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	55 / 65 (644.9256)	55 (161.0856)	44 (163.3944)	19 (167.9656)	60 (152.4800)
Aug 14, 2014	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	25 / 35 (647.7944)	18 (166.8228)	29 (157.0628)	17 (164.5488)	26 (159.3600)
Aug 16, 2013	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	14 / 34 (666.6856)	12 (170.2628)	24 (161.6572)	6 (170.8228)	18 (163.9428)
Jul 11, 2013	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	39 / 78 (645.5544)	26 (166.2628)	53 (155.3716)	20 (166.8228)	49 (157.0972)
May 17, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA	19 / 28 (633.7140)	21 (157.1428)	2 (174.8572)	28 (147.9998)	24 (153.7142)
Apr 26, 2013	BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA	13 / 25 (653.7142)	13 (168)	9 (168)	12 (159.4286)	13 (158.2856)
Apr 5, 2013	Smokin on the River Chattooga's BBQ Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) Summerville, GA	19 / 41 (659.9998)	13 (167.9998)	21 (164.5712)	19 (164.5714)	23 (162.8574)

Q-HUTTA

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

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

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 — 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)