NEW REVOLUTION Q

NEW REVOLUTION Q is a competition barbecue team with 39 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 4th of 25 at the Currituck Heritage Festival (2017). They are ranked #909 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#909

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1615

peak 1620 · rated over 39 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 10, 2013

latest Jul 27, 2018 · 5.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#329

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

23% of 39 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 43%

overall standings

Best overall

681.6232 / 720

Master · 3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin

Perfect 180s

Current form

655.49 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 650.49 (+5.00)

Walk rate

62%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1544

Pork · 3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin

Consistency

±18.00

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.93 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.87)

Road miles

4,990

across 39 mapped stops · furthest 638 mi

Schedule strength

53%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)

Master avg

650.49 / 720

39 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

On the rise

+27 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 27 points across 11 contests since Jul 28, 2017 — from 1589 up to 1615.

11 contests since Jul 28, 2017
now 1615

They almost always walk

62% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 24 of 39 contests

A top-10 category call in 62% of their 39 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

681.6232 career-best overall

94.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.6232 at 3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin — 94.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 29, 2016

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

E.O.D. WRECKINQ has finished one call ahead of NEW REVOLUTION Q 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 31%.

6 contests
4 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 31%

A tough matchup

26–2 behind in the head-to-head

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead in 93% of their meetings

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has come out ahead in 26 of their 28 shared contests.

A strong matchup

9–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of POKE N SMOKE in 9 of their 12 shared contests.

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Pork nemesis

18 of 28 shared pork entries lost

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead 64% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has out-cooked them in 18 of 28 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An October team

Top 31% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 31% across 5 contests, versus top 43% the rest of the year.

5 October contests
top 43% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,990 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,990 miles across 39 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 638 miles to Flames on the Flint.

39 mapped stops
furthest 638 mi

The metronome

±2.50% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.50% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.3% of a perfect score
39 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked BBQ Jamboree every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 16th

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
2018 ↗	Master	#731 (459 pts)	#709 (504 pts)	#596 (609 pts)	#777 (454 pts)	#526 (704 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#329 (1,118 pts)	#390 (963 pts)	#284 (1,193 pts)	#320 (1,115 pts)	#249 (1,328 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#448 (886 pts)	#530 (766 pts)	#595 (681 pts)	#408 (976 pts)	#740 (526 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#684 (530 pts)	#841 (430 pts)	#680 (565 pts)	#765 (485 pts)	#610 (620 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#946 (336 pts)	#754 (496 pts)	#705 (536 pts)	#767 (486 pts)	#1081 (296 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#669 (461 pts)	#663 (491 pts)	#889 (356 pts)	#446 (731 pts)	#540 (586 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to NEW REVOLUTION Q, each with one reason worth a look.

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

House of Que

#913 of the rated field

1615 power rating

Contests: 45
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1632

Careers of much the same size, 45 contests to 39, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 38 contests
last seen Jul 18, 2026

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TEAM BREW & QUE

#911 of the rated field

1615 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1617

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 46 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 46 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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BOWLING OVER PIGS

#907 of the rated field

1616 power rating

Contests: 53
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1669

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 53 contests, alongside a 30% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 52 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2019

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Bubba Grills

#908 of the rated field

1615 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1615

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

rated over 24 contests
last seen Jul 25, 2025

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SMOKIN VAN NORMAN

#910 of the rated field

1615 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1615

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

rated over 22 contests
last seen Mar 19, 2021

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DAY OF THE PIG BBQ

#912 of the rated field

1615 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1615

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 22 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Feb 21, 2020

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	28	2	26	7%	⚔ compare
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	27	15	12	56%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	26	4	22	15%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	24	9	15	38%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	24	5	19	21%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	23	8	15	35%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	23	2	21	9%	⚔ compare
LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	22	8	14	36%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	21	2	19	10%	⚔ compare
4:20 Q	20	4	16	20%	⚔ compare
SAUCE THIS BBQ	20	3	17	15%	⚔ compare
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	19	3	16	16%	⚔ compare
Serial Griller	18	6	12	33%	⚔ compare
SMOKETASTIC BBQ	16	10	6	63%	⚔ compare
2 RHODIES BBQ	15	9	6	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	39	8	2	175.4172	150.2744	162.72	top 52%
Pork Ribs	39	9	3	173.1544	139.9316	161.87	top 46%
Pork	39	12	2	177.1544	150.2628	163.93	top 40%
Brisket	39	12	0	174.2744	139.9544	161.97	top 43%

“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 25%
Medium (20–39)	11	top 50%
Large (40+)	27	top 41%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
VA	17	top 45%
MD	13	top 46%
NC	3	top 31%
PA	2	top 43%
DE	2	top 33%
GA	1	top 67%
NJ	1	top 8%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ Jamboree	4	16	top 36%	May 13, 2016
Smoke in the Grove	2	21	top 43%	Jul 27, 2018
Interstate BBQ Festival	2	23	top 42%	Apr 20, 2018
BBQ Gives Back	2	9	top 30%	Mar 23, 2018
Currituck Heritage Festival	2	4	top 21%	Sep 15, 2017
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	17	top 67%	Jun 2, 2017
Beltway BBQ Showdown	2	6	top 28%	May 29, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 13 contests

Contests a season 6.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in VA 17 of 39 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 30 7 of them more than once

Opponents faced 693 finished ahead 1,091 times, behind 759

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

20182 milestones

Apr 20 Peak power rating (1620) Interstate BBQ Festival
Jul 27 Most recent contest Smoke in the Grove

20171 milestone

May 12 25th tracked contest BBQ Jamboree-Day 1 (JUDGES FULL)

20162 milestones

Apr 29 Career-best overall score681.6232 3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin
Apr 29 Career-best single call (Pork)177.1544 3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin

20153 milestones

Apr 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.2800 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition
Apr 17 10th tracked contest 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition
May 29 First overall top-10 Beltway BBQ Showdown

20132 milestones

May 10 First tracked contest BBQ Jamboree
May 10 First call BBQ Jamboree

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.2	3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin	Apr 29, 2016
+14.1	Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship	Oct 8, 2016
+13	BBQ Gives Back	Mar 24, 2017
+12.1	Currituck Heritage Festival	Sep 15, 2017
+12.1	Beltway BBQ Showdown	May 29, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.5	4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition	Apr 28, 2017
-7.8	Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest	May 5, 2018
-6.4	Beltway BBQ Showdown	Jun 3, 2016
-6.3	Que & Cruz	Jul 19, 2013
-5.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Aug 22, 2014

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	6	1	67%	top 47%	93%	91.4%
2017	13	3	54%	top 45%	94.2%	91.4%
2016	6	4	67%	top 31%	94.7%	91.3%
2015	5	1	60%	top 32%	92.4%	91.1%
2014	4	0	50%	top 50%	89.2%	87.4%
2013	5	0	80%	top 51%	88.1%	86.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 27, 2018	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	21 / 54 (655.2800)	6 (171.4172)	43 (156.5144)	24 (163.3828)	29 (163.9656)
May 11, 2018	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1 Fredericksburg, VA	27 / 45 (659.8056)	26 (167.3828)	16 (168.5372)	15 (167.3944)	34 (156.4912)
May 5, 2018	Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest Crownsville, MD	26 / 37 (642.6512)	24 (165.0856)	29 (155.3600)	31 (152.5372)	9 (169.6684)
Apr 20, 2018	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	23 / 67 (664.4460)	56 (155.4060)	18 (168.5256)	24 (166.2400)	6 (174.2744)
Mar 23, 2018	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	35 / 75 (655.2452)	28 (167.9656)	28 (166.8228)	29 (164.5256)	57 (155.9312)
Mar 2, 2018	The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown Brunswick, MD	10 / 29 (669.6000)	19 (161.0856)	3 (171.9656)	17 (163.3828)	4 (173.1660)
Oct 20, 2017	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	12 / 69 (675.3828)	8 (172.5600)	38 (161.1200)	7 (173.1200)	11 (168.5828)
Oct 6, 2017	Devon Grube Memorial BBQ Classic Virginia Beach, VA	8 / 23 (661.0056)	22 (154.2056)	5 (165.6800)	5 (171.9772)	8 (169.1428)
Sep 15, 2017	Currituck Heritage Festival Powells Point, NC	4 / 25 (678.1600)	5 (173.1316)	3 (172.5600)	13 (166.2284)	12 (166.2400)
Aug 4, 2017	Smithfield BBQ Classic Smithfield, VA	20 / 28 (650.1028)	22 (163.3828)	16 (165.0972)	22 (158.8228)	13 (162.8000)
Jul 28, 2017	Smoke in the Grove (JUDGES FULL) Spring Grove, PA	24 / 51 (653.0172)	33 (160.5256)	22 (162.8344)	23 (163.9656)	16 (165.6916)
Jun 9, 2017	Beltway BBQ Showdown Upper Marlboro, MD	11 / 29 (661.6116)	11 (168.5488)	20 (155.9428)	6 (168)	5 (169.1200)
Jun 2, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	17 / 28 (651.8284)	10 (169.1200)	14 (161.0972)	25 (150.7656)	6 (170.8456)
May 12, 2017	BBQ Jamboree- Day 2 (JUDGES FULL) Fredericksburg, VA	20 / 43 (657.5316)	31 (165.0856)	4 (173.1316)	29 (159.9544)	31 (159.3600)
May 12, 2017	BBQ Jamboree-Day 1 (JUDGES FULL) Fredericksburg, VA	25 / 54 (655.2916)	29 (165.0972)	34 (161.6916)	39 (157.6572)	5 (170.8456)
Apr 28, 2017	4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lanexa, VA	35 / 46 (621.4856)	40 (151.9656)	41 (150.7772)	22 (161.6800)	27 (157.0628)
Apr 14, 2017	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	29 / 58 (660.9944)	42 (161.6572)	29 (165.1200)	18 (167.9772)	22 (166.2400)
Mar 24, 2017	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	9 / 64 (673.6344)	23 (170.2628)	24 (165.7144)	11 (169.1200)	14 (168.5372)
Mar 10, 2017	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	45 / 67 (658.7084)	63 (155.9428)	17 (170.2628)	31 (167.4056)	42 (165.0972)
Oct 8, 2016	Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ	4 / 48 (677.6916)	13 (169.1200)	2 (173.1544)	4 (174.8800)	29 (160.5372)
Sep 16, 2016	Currituck Heritage Festival Powells Point, NC	4 / 16 (655.8972)	5 (166.8572)	9 (160.5600)	6 (164.5372)	7 (163.9428)
Jun 3, 2016	Beltway BBQ Showdown Fort Washington, MD	26 / 37 (630.6972)	30 (155.3944)	19 (163.3828)	21 (160.5372)	24 (151.3828)
May 13, 2016	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	41 / 72 (635.8056)	58 (155.3600)	49 (157.1200)	26 (163.9428)	35 (159.3828)
May 6, 2016	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	8 / 51 (662.8000)	3 (175.4172)	29 (158.8572)	4 (169.7028)	27 (158.8228)
Apr 29, 2016	3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin Lanexa, VA	4 / 48 (681.6232)	12 (170.8344)	20 (163.9544)	2 (177.1544)	10 (169.6800)
Oct 9, 2015	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC	25 / 49 (651.8400)	42 (153.6572)	19 (166.2400)	27 (161.6800)	11 (170.2628)
Jul 31, 2015	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	22 / 54 (650.8228)	7 (171.4172)	32 (157.1200)	20 (163.9884)	28 (158.2972)
May 29, 2015	Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD	6 / 39 (665.6228)	20 (159.9656)	10 (165.1200)	4 (172.5600)	7 (167.9772)
May 8, 2015	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	16 / 65 (652.4340)	31 (162.8228)	23 (163.3828)	23 (161.1200)	15 (165.1084)
Apr 17, 2015	2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition Lanexa, VA	14 / 46 (659.2800)	32 (158.2172)	4 (173.1316)	27 (161.1084)	8 (166.8228)
Aug 22, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	21 / 29 (622.1256)	15 (161.0972)	18 (157.0972)	22 (150.2628)	21 (153.6684)
Jun 6, 2014	Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD	17 / 42 (642.1828)	34 (151.3600)	4 (168.5484)	2 (169.7372)	24 (152.5372)
May 9, 2014	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	24 / 64 (631.8512)	3 (170.2744)	21 (159.9656)	30 (158.8112)	56 (142.8000)
Apr 11, 2014	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE	53 / 109 (621.6112)	34 (160.5256)	13 (165.1428)	52 (155.9884)	96 (139.9544)
Oct 18, 2013	Autumnfest Woodstock, VA	17 / 40 (634.0800)	11 (166.2860)	35 (143.9200)	6 (167.9656)	19 (155.9084)
Sep 20, 2013	Smokin' on the Track BBQ Shenandoah, VA	17 / 26 (622.1028)	12 (159.9656)	23 (139.9316)	14 (157.6684)	4 (164.5372)
Aug 9, 2013	12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	31 / 60 (616.9600)	43 (150.8344)	51 (148.4800)	26 (157.6572)	17 (159.9884)
Jul 19, 2013	Que & Cruz Louisa, VA	32 / 45 (615.3144)	39 (150.2744)	31 (151.9772)	4 (167.3828)	39 (145.6800)
May 10, 2013	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	16 / 60 (632.5714)	21 (156.5716)	23 (157.1430)	10 (162.2854)	19 (156.5714)

NEW REVOLUTION Q

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

Master avg

Storylines (13 found in their record)

On the rise

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

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)