Y-NOT! SMOKIN QUE

Y-NOT! SMOKIN QUE is a competition barbecue team with 25 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 11th of 19 at the Southern Smoke BBQ Championship (2017). They are ranked #5404 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,404

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1454

peak 1454 · rated over 25 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 22, 2013

latest Sep 25, 2020 · 7.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#655

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 25 contests

Avg finish

top 70%

overall standings

Best overall

678.1368 / 720

Master · Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off

Perfect 180s

Current form

660.31 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 649.89 (+10.42)

Walk rate

24%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Pork · Dickson County Smoke Fest

Consistency

±16.62

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.51 · weakest Brisket (158.83)

Road miles

4,076

across 25 mapped stops · furthest 606 mi

Schedule strength

50%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)

Purse competed for

$49K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

649.89 / 720

25 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

678.1368 career-best overall

94.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.1368 at Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off — 94.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 14, 2019

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

TEAM HOGWEISER has finished one call ahead of Y-NOT! SMOKIN QUE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 57%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 57%

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 100% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.68 points below their pork, and turns into a call 4% of the time against 17%.

Brisket avg 158.83
Pork avg 165.51
1 call in 25 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of RATED R PORK STARS in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

12 of 12 shared pork entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 12 of 12 shared pork entries.

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The long haul

4,076 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,076 miles across 25 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 606 miles to 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs.

25 mapped stops
furthest 606 mi

The metronome

±2.31% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.31% 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
25 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
2020 ↗	Master	#655 (120 pts)	#696 (120 pts)	#523 (215 pts)	#706 (120 pts)	#681 (120 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1051 (242 pts)	#1109 (237 pts)	#988 (297 pts)	#790 (407 pts)	#1172 (217 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1158 (222 pts)	#1254 (207 pts)	#1048 (292 pts)	#1154 (242 pts)	#1238 (217 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1181 (249 pts)	#1153 (289 pts)	#1103 (314 pts)	#1165 (289 pts)	#1337 (224 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1073 (296 pts)	#1042 (336 pts)	#1069 (321 pts)	#929 (411 pts)	#923 (381 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1676 (120 pts)	#1275 (235 pts)	#1776 (120 pts)	#1790 (120 pts)	#1763 (120 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1349 (204 pts)	#1370 (219 pts)	#1375 (214 pts)	#1231 (259 pts)	#1915 (119 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#938 (312 pts)	#858 (377 pts)	#1171 (252 pts)	#727 (457 pts)	#981 (307 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Y-NOT! SMOKIN QUE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

MISSISSIPPI MEAT MAFIA

#5,420 of the rated field

1453 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1453

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Y-NOT! SMOKIN QUE)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Y-NOT! SMOKIN QUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Apr 24, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Sholly AM Hams

#5,418 of the rated field

1453 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1453

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Y-NOT! SMOKIN QUE)

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 19, 2020

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THE PORK UNIVERSITY

#5,393 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Y-NOT! SMOKIN QUE)

Fewer contests behind them than Y-NOT! SMOKIN QUE has cooked, 7 to 25, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2021

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NEANDERTHAL Q

#5,391 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1454

29 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 21% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 29 contests
last seen May 15, 2026

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Three Legged Pig BBQ

#5,392 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

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

rated over 30 contests
last seen Mar 20, 2026

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LYIN' PIGS

#5,390 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 4 years before Y-NOT! SMOKIN QUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 20 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Organizer Portal	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
HOT COLE'S BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
KILLER HOGS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
South Pork	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BIG BLUE QUE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
HOGG LEGG SMOKERS	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
K & K KOOKERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Q-BONES BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Swine Life	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' BUTTS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
BBQR'S DELIGHT	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
JOBEAZ BLAZIN' BUTTS AND WINGS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	25	2	175.4172	143.9544	162.96	top 65%
Pork Ribs	25	1	174.2628	146.8572	162.16	top 63%
Pork	23	4	175.4172	151.3256	165.51	top 57%
Brisket	25	1	173.1084	138.7544	158.83	top 72%

“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 58%
Medium (20–39)	12	top 69%
Large (40+)	12	top 72%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
TN	9	top 76%
MS	5	top 66%
AL	3	top 63%
KY	2	top 74%
WI	2	top 38%
IA	2	top 75%
MO	1	top 79%
IL	1	top 85%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest	2	16	0	top 64%	Sep 25, 2020
Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off	2	21	0	top 48%	Jun 14, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 5 contests

Contests a season 3.1 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TN 9 of 25 contests · 8 states in all

Contests visited 23 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 628 finished ahead 314 times, behind 697

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

20202 milestones

Sep 25 25th tracked contest TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest
Sep 25 Most recent contest TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest

20191 milestone

Jun 14 Career-best overall score678.1368 Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off

20162 milestones

Apr 1 10th tracked contest Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest
Oct 28 Career-best single call (Pork)175.4172 Dickson County Smoke Fest

20134 milestones

Jun 22 First tracked contest Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge
Aug 30 First call 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs
Aug 30 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.8120 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs
Aug 30 Peak power rating (1498) 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.2	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off	Jun 14, 2019
+6.4	3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs	Aug 30, 2013
+5.5	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off	Jul 26, 2019
+5.5	4th Annual Smokin In the Bogs	Aug 29, 2014
+4.3	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off	Jun 16, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.8	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff	May 27, 2016
-9.8	Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest	May 8, 2015
-9.8	Central Illinois Bragging Rights	Oct 11, 2013
-8.4	Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge	Jun 22, 2013
-7.1	BBQ Fest Cooking Contest	Jul 22, 2016

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2020	2	0%	top 70%	92.4%	91.7%
2019	3	0%	top 57%	94.2%	91.7%
2018	3	0%	top 68%	92.6%	90%
2017	3	67%	top 66%	93.6%	92.1%
2016	5	20%	top 80%	92.8%	90.4%
2015	3	33%	top 78%	91.2%	90.1%
2014	2	50%	top 55%	91.7%	89.8%
2013	4	25%	top 70%	90.9%	87.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 25, 2020	TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest 🏅 Savannah, TN	33 / 47 (665.5772)	26 (168.5372)	15 (174.2628)	32 (165.1084)	42 (157.6688)
Jun 19, 2020	Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hernando, MS	33 / 47 (655.2112)	42 (159.9428)	16 (173.1200)	—	37 (155.9084)
Sep 13, 2019	RiverFest 🏅 Decatur, AL	27 / 37 (643.8400)	24 (161.6916)	28 (158.2400)	13 (167.9656)	30 (155.9428)
Jul 26, 2019	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hartselle, AL	15 / 27 (658.7888)	13 (168.5716)	12 (166.8572)	20 (161.6684)	16 (161.6916)
Jun 14, 2019	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off 🏅 Hernado, MS	21 / 49 (678.1368)	28 (168.5372)	13 (173.7028)	—	39 (160.4912)
Oct 19, 2018	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY	24 / 29 (639.2344)	28 (150.7772)	12 (167.4288)	25 (159.3600)	20 (161.6684)
Sep 21, 2018	Grilling & Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY	24 / 37 (638.6744)	23 (162.8000)	28 (154.8000)	23 (163.9772)	27 (157.0972)
Apr 13, 2018	TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest Savannah, TN	16 / 28 (666.6856)	19 (165.6800)	13 (169.6800)	12 (170.8228)	20 (160.5028)
Jun 16, 2017	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Nesbit, MS	22 / 41 (671.8972)	10 (173.1316)	10 (172.5600)	28 (166.2400)	32 (159.9656)
May 19, 2017	Southern Smoke BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN	11 / 19 (673.6000)	15 (168.5256)	12 (166.8228)	5 (172.5600)	13 (165.6916)
Apr 21, 2017	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	36 / 41 (643.8056)	41 (145.0628)	23 (166.8344)	26 (166.8228)	28 (165.0856)
Oct 28, 2016	Dickson County Smoke Fest Dickson, TN	25 / 40 (668.4112)	26 (166.8344)	36 (153.0512)	8 (175.4172)	9 (173.1084)
Jul 22, 2016	BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	41 / 47 (636.3312)	35 (163.9772)	35 (158.2400)	47 (151.3256)	32 (162.7884)
Jun 17, 2016	The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS	30 / 41 (659.2684)	35 (160.5372)	20 (167.9656)	31 (162.2400)	26 (168.5256)
May 27, 2016	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff Lewisburg, TN	30 / 31 (647.2456)	17 (170.2744)	30 (155.3600)	21 (166.8228)	30 (154.7884)
Apr 1, 2016	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Jackson, TN	50 / 61 (643.7828)	42 (163.3828)	51 (157.6572)	41 (164.5372)	49 (158.2056)
Sep 11, 2015	Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	34 / 55 (656.3884)	6 (175.4172)	49 (154.8000)	51 (158.7884)	30 (167.3828)
Jul 3, 2015	Blues Hog Barbecue, Music & Craft Festival Jackson, TN	42 / 51 (647.2684)	38 (162.8228)	49 (155.3828)	31 (165.0972)	32 (163.9656)
May 8, 2015	Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest Ashland, MS	28 / 31 (642.6972)	31 (150.8000)	15 (166.2628)	20 (165.6800)	25 (159.9544)
Aug 29, 2014	4th Annual Smokin In the Bogs Warrens, WI	14 / 34 (659.9544)	15 (165.7256)	12 (168.5716)	14 (167.4056)	25 (158.2516)
Jun 21, 2014	Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge Davenport, IA	17 / 25 (633.6116)	13 (166.8572)	17 (159.4744)	8 (168.5256)	23 (138.7544)
Nov 8, 2013	1st Annual BBQ BIVOUAC St. James, MO	26 / 33 (630.6748)	29 (158.8116)	25 (161.1088)	18 (166.2744)	30 (144.4800)
Oct 11, 2013	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	45 / 53 (604.4576)	50 (143.9544)	48 (148.4916)	20 (164.6172)	40 (147.3944)
Aug 30, 2013	3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs Warrens, WI	13 / 37 (654.8120)	13 (164.0232)	26 (156.5716)	10 (168.5372)	14 (165.6800)
Jun 22, 2013	Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge Davenport, IA	26 / 32 (626.8574)	12 (167.4288)	30 (146.8572)	11 (166.8572)	30 (145.7142)

Y-NOT! SMOKIN QUE

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

The long haul

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, 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)