Team of the Year

Team profile

Meat Candy Q

Contests
166
Grand Championships GC
12
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
22
Overall top 10s
89
Average overall score
685.912
Best overall score
713.714
Seasons active
2013–2026
Sanctioning bodies
KCBS

Strengths by category

How often the team finishes where, call by call. “Typical finish” is the average finish as a share of the field — lower is better.

Chicken

Typical finishTop 36%

Entries
161
Firsts
7
Top 10s
71

Ribs

Typical finishTop 32%

Entries
164
Firsts
20
Top 10s
80

Pork

Typical finishTop 31%

Entries
164
Firsts
17
Top 10s
84

Brisket

Typical finishTop 40%

Entries
162
Firsts
5
Top 10s
71

Anything Steak

Typical finishTop 84%

Entries
1
Firsts
0
Top 10s
0

Season by season

Overall results per year: how many contests, how they finished, and how the scores moved.

Contests enteredby how the team finished
Contests by year for Meat Candy Q Stacked bars of overall contests entered each year, 2013 to 2026. Each bar is split into Grand Championships, other top 10 finishes and all other finishes. The busiest year was 2025 with 26 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 0102030 2013: 4 contests 4 2013 2014: 3 contests 3 2014 2015: 6 contests, 1 top 10 6 2015 2016: 8 contests 8 2016 2017: 6 contests 6 2017 2018: 9 contests, 2 top 10s 9 2018 2019: 10 contests, 2 top 10s 10 2019 2020: 2 contests 2 2020 2021: 7 contests, 6 top 10s 7 2021 2022: 21 contests, 5 Grand Championships, 17 top 10s 21 2022 2023: 14 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 10 top 10s 14 2023 2024: 22 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 15 top 10s 22 2024 2025: 26 contests, 2 Grand Championships, 19 top 10s 26 2025 2026: 23 contests, 3 Grand Championships, 17 top 10s 23 2026
Overall contests by year for Meat Candy Q
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
2013400619.546
2014300650.964
2015601677.674
2016800667.139
2017600677.011
2018902671.985
20191002670.469
2020200674.44
2021706693.58
202221517693.123
202314110691.122
202422115692.696
202526219694.631
202623317697.742
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for Meat Candy Q Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 697.742 in 2026. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. 600650700750 2013: average overall score 619.546 2013 2014: average overall score 650.964 2014 2015: average overall score 677.674 2015 2016: average overall score 667.139 2016 2017: average overall score 677.011 2017 2018: average overall score 671.985 2018 2019: average overall score 670.469 2019 2020: average overall score 674.44 2020 2021: average overall score 693.58 2021 2022: average overall score 693.123 2022 2023: average overall score 691.122 2023 2024: average overall score 692.696 2024 2025: average overall score 694.631 2025 2026: average overall score 697.742 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  • Corrected: the scores changed after KCBS certified them.
  1. 11th

    Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION)

    Oct 15, 2026KCBS Roswell, GA 38 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 19).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 19).
    698.217
  2. 2ndRGC

    Smoke on the Water

    Oct 9, 2026KCBS Topeka, KS 25 teams

    Results status: Corrected. KCBS certified these scores, then they changed (first seen Oct 19). These are the corrected scores.KCBS certified these scores, then they changed (first seen Oct 19). These are the corrected scores.
    706.24
  3. 10th

    American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest

    Sep 30, 2026KCBS Kansas City, KS 158 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).
    703.383
  4. 31st

    American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

    Sep 30, 2026KCBS Kansas City, KS 360 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).
    698.217
  5. 6th

    22nd Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest

    Sep 18, 2026KCBS Magnolia Church 8351 Magnolia Ave Riverside, CA 31 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    693.086
  6. 3rd

    Meat & Tater BBQ Fest

    Sep 4, 2026KCBS Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park 1900 Records Way Meridian, ID 52 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    705.726
  7. 19th

    Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2)

    Aug 15, 2026KCBS IL 32 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    693.086
  8. 4th

    Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1)

    Aug 14, 2026KCBS IL 26 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    695.932
  9. 4th

    Smoke on the Bricks

    Aug 7, 2026KCBS Baldwin City, KS 52 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    705.68
  10. 3rd

    Cruisin' and BBQin'

    Jul 31, 2026KCBS Hampton, IA 26 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    698.206
  11. 10th

    Masters at the Midway: Johnson County Fair BBQ Championship

    Jul 24, 2026KCBS Gardner, KS 29 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    685.063
  12. 4th

    Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2)

    Jul 18, 2026KCBS Osceola, MO 32 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    703.383

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