Their season
2013
their best year
2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 32%.
- 3 contests
- 2 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 32%
YABBA DABBA QUE!
YABBA DABBA QUE! is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 7th of 21 at the Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival (2013). They are ranked #3104 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Yabba Dabba Que”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1503
peak 1524 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jun 1, 2013
latest Jun 4, 2016 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
29% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
633.06 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 637.47 (-4.41)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.93
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 159.82 · weakest Pork (159.00)
Road miles
885
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 267 mi
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)
Master avg
637.47 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to YABBA DABBA QUE!, each with one reason worth a look.
113 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,103 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1513
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,127 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1517
Level with YABBA DABBA QUE! on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,113 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1509
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,110 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1507
They turned up 6 years after YABBA DABBA QUE! did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#3,099 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1513
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,124 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1513
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| INSANE SWINE BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE AND A HALF MEN | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| STUBBORN BULL BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5484 | 144.5256 | 159.01 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 150.8116 | 159.64 | top 50% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 150.8228 | 159.00 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 165.7142 | 150.2856 | 159.82 | top 42% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 45% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NH
3 of 7 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
186
finished ahead 133 times, behind 150
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Granite State BBQ Championship
20141 milestone
- Peak power rating (1524) Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest
- First call Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest
- First overall top-10 Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.7142 Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest
- Career-best overall score657.7142 Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.1428 Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.8 | Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest | Jun 1, 2013 |
| +6.4 | Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival | Oct 11, 2013 |
| +4.5 | Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest | May 31, 2014 |
| +2.7 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | Aug 16, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.1 | Roc City Rib Fest | May 23, 2015 |
| -7.5 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival | Apr 30, 2016 |
| -4.9 | Granite State BBQ Championship | Jun 4, 2016 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 88.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 38% | 89.9% | 89.9% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 32% | 91.3% | 90% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2016 | Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH | 24 / 32 (635.9200) | 29 (157.7028) | 30 (150.8116) | 16 (165.1428) | 14 (162.2628) |
| Apr 30, 2016 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT | 32 / 39 (604.4456) | 36 (144.5256) | 24 (154.8344) | 32 (150.8228) | 24 (154.2628) |
| May 23, 2015 | Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY | 46 / 57 (629.6340) | 28 (164.5484) | 41 (155.4056) | 36 (159.3944) | 48 (150.2856) |
| May 31, 2014 | Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest Swanzey, NH | 18 / 48 (647.3828) | 24 (163.4628) | 25 (158.2172) | 21 (162.2856) | 10 (163.4172) |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 7 / 21 (647.9316) | 9 (160.5600) | 4 (166.8344) | 15 (158.8228) | 11 (161.7144) |
| Aug 16, 2013 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 22 / 51 (639.2912) | 24 (161.1312) | 21 (162.2400) | 31 (154.8228) | 10 (161.0972) |
| Jun 1, 2013 | Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH | 8 / 43 (657.7142) | 26 (161.1428) | 6 (169.1428) | 15 (161.7144) | 5 (165.7142) |