Team of the Year

Team profile

Rough Cut Q

Contests
62
Grand Championships GC
8
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
8
Overall top 10s
40
Average overall score
419.41
Best overall score
703.966
Seasons active
2024–2026
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 41%

Entries
58
Firsts
1
Top 10s
38

Ribs

Typical finishTop 34%

Entries
60
Firsts
8
Top 10s
47

Pork

Typical finishTop 45%

Entries
11
Firsts
1
Top 10s
4

Brisket

Typical finishTop 71%

Entries
11
Firsts
0
Top 10s
3

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 Rough Cut Q Stacked bars of overall contests entered each year, 2024 to 2026. Each bar is split into Grand Championships, other top 10 finishes and all other finishes. The busiest year was 2025 with 22 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 0510152025 2024: 10 contests, 2 Grand Championships, 9 top 10s 10 2024 2025: 22 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 17 top 10s 22 2025 2026: 17 contests, 5 Grand Championships, 14 top 10s 17 2026
Overall contests by year for Rough Cut Q
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
20241029338.691
202522117373.822
202617514525.887
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for Rough Cut Q Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 525.887 in 2026. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. 300350400450500550600 2024: average overall score 338.691338.7 2024 2025: average overall score 373.822373.8 2025 2026: average overall score 525.887525.9 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  1. 8th

    MD State BBQ Bash

    Oct 9, 2026KCBS Bel Air, MD 28 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 12).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 12).
    689.052
  2. 6th

    MD State BBQ Bash

    Oct 9, 2026KCBS Bel Air, MD 40 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 12).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 12).
    340.549
  3. 1stGC

    First State BBQ Bash (BACKYARD SUNDAY)

    Sep 27, 2026KCBS Milford, DE 16 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    350.274
  4. 18th

    First State BBQ Bash

    Sep 25, 2026KCBS Milford, DE 39 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    679.314
  5. 7th

    Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff

    Aug 21, 2026KCBS Edinburg, VA 26 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    689.074
  6. 3rd

    Trillium BBQ Throwdown

    Aug 8, 2026KCBS Canton, MA 25 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    686.206
  7. 1stGC

    Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2)

    Jul 25, 2026KCBS PA 30 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    347.383
  8. 19th

    Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)

    Jul 24, 2026KCBS PA 35 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    335.36
  9. 8th

    Connecticut Barbecue Challenge

    Jul 18, 2026KCBS Four Town Fair Grounds 56 Egypt Road Somers, CT 36 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    689.622
  10. 5th

    K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY)

    Jul 11, 2026KCBS Kennett Square, PA 15 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    335.371
  11. 17th

    Mass in May (Day 2)

    May 16, 2026KCBS Wrentham, MA 31 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    672.994
  12. 1stGC

    Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT)

    May 2, 2026KCBS Ulster County Fairgrounds 249 Libertyville Rd New Paltz, NY 5 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    703.966

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