THIS IS HOW WE QUE IT

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1522

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1562

peak 1591 · rated over 29 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-26

latest 2022-09-29

Best ToY finish

#820

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 29 contests

Avg finish

top 41%

overall standings

Best overall

687.4628 / 720

Master · VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)

Perfect 180s

Current form

658.08 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 663.59 (-5.51)

Walk rate

52%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

177.7372

Pork Ribs · VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)

Consistency

±11.41

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 168.36 · weakest Brisket (163.87)

Road miles

1,465

mi across 29 mapped stops · furthest 194 mi

Schedule strength

48%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)

Purse competed for

$137K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

663.59 / 720

29 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

687.4628 career-best overall

95.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 687.4628 at VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) — 95.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-04-25

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 27%.

4 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 27%

A tough matchup

15–3 behind in the head-to-head

DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead in 83% of their meetings

DIRT ROAD BBQ has come out ahead in 15 of their 18 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.49 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 34%.

Brisket avg 163.87
Pork Ribs avg 168.36
4 calls in 29 entries

A strong matchup

11–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 73% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUSTY ROADS BBQ in 11 of their 15 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (2021-09-16).

last seen 2019-09-12
back 2021-09-16

Pork Ribs nemesis

14 of 18 shared pork ribs entries lost

DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead 78% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, DIRT ROAD BBQ has out-cooked them in 14 of 18 shared pork ribs entries.

An October team

Top 20% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 20% across 4 contests, versus top 41% the rest of the year.

4 October contests
top 41% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.58% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.58% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.2% of a perfect score
29 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

QUE'S YER DADDY

#1516 of the rated field

1563 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1572

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to THIS IS HOW WE QUE IT)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team THIS IS HOW WE QUE IT has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2026-05-08

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LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE

#1521 of the rated field

1562 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1567

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before THIS IS HOW WE QUE IT's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 27 contests

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THE GOOD CUE CREW

#1526 of the rated field

1562 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 39
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1587

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 39 contests to 29, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 39 contests
last seen 2021-03-27

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DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ

#1523 of the rated field

1562 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1567

No shared contest yet.

43 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 9% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 42 contests
last seen 2022-06-03

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O' Town Que

#1517 of the rated field

1563 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1571

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 8 years after THIS IS HOW WE QUE IT did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2024-07-26

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Free Range Friends BBQ

#1525 of the rated field

1562 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1562

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2022-10-07

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DIRT ROAD BBQ	18	3	15	17%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
DUSTY ROADS BBQ	15	11	4	73%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	15	8	7	53%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
JAESTAR BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
CAVEMAN CUISINE	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
S&S BBQ	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	29	3	0	0	177.7372	158.8000	166.09	top 48%
Pork Ribs	29	10	2	5	177.7372	156.5712	168.36	top 35%
Pork	29	4	0	0	177.1428	154.8228	165.27	top 47%
Brisket	29	4	0	0	173.1084	149.6800	163.87	top 45%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	15	0	top 42%
MO	14	0	top 40%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 79%
Medium (20–39)	8	top 45%
Large (40+)	20	top 38%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST	2	199	top 61%	2022-09-29
*Racing for the BBQ	2	23	top 42%	2018-07-27
Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout	2	8	top 37%	2016-06-11

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 9.4 yrs 2013-04-26 → 2022-09-29

Busiest season 2016 6 contests

Contests a season 3.2 across 9 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 15 of 29 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 26 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 29 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 168.36 · weakest Brisket (163.87)

Walk rate 52% a top-10 call in 15 of 29 contests

Overall top-10 rate 17% 5 of 29 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 663.59 out of 720 · 29 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 2,282 3,077–2,373 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,465 29 mapped stops · furthest 194 mi

Schedule strength 1562 average field rating faced — tougher than 48% of rated contests

Purse competed for $137,435 listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 5 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2019-09-12 → 2021-09-16

Power rating 1562 peak 1591 · #1522 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 26 First tracked contest Smokin' In The Creek
Jun 7 First call Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout
Jun 7 First overall top-10 Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout
Jun 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.5708 Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout
2014
Apr 25 First category win (Pork Ribs) VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)
Apr 25 First overall podium VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)
Apr 25 Career-best overall score687.4628 VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)
Apr 25 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7372 VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)
2015
May 1 10th tracked contest Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff
2018
Jul 27 Peak power rating (1591) *Racing for the BBQ
2019
Apr 12 25th tracked contest The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
2022
Sep 29 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.9	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	2013-10-03
+14.5	VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)	2014-04-25
+11.4	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout	2013-06-07
+11	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	2014-10-02
+7.6	11th Annual WildBlue BBQ	2015-07-17

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.3	*Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days	2018-09-07
-8.7	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST	2022-09-29
-4.9	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	2021-09-16
-4.5	Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ	2016-08-19
-3.6	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	2019-09-12

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	0	0%	top 79%	89.1%	89.1%
2021	1	0	0	0%	top 43%	92.5%	92.5%
2019	3	0	0	0%	top 47%	92.4%	91.8%
2018	4	0	0	75%	top 53%	93.2%	91.3%
2017	1	0	0	0%	top 38%	92.9%	92.9%
2016	6	0	0	50%	top 50%	92.9%	92.2%
2015	4	1	1	50%	top 34%	94.1%	92.9%
2014	5	2	1	80%	top 28%	95.5%	93%
2013	4	2	0	75%	top 27%	94.8%	92.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022-09-29	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	401 / 505 (641.6116)	336 (163.9772)	232 (167.4628)	424 (157.6684)	445 (152.5032)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	199 / 467 (666.2288)	144 (169.7144)	66 (173.7144)	58 (173.1200)	408 (149.6800)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	193 / 468 (665.6228)	96 (171.4400)	297 (162.8000)	167 (168.5256)	247 (162.8572)
2019-06-07	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge 🏅 Kansas City, KS	21 / 46 (663.3260)	13 (172.5484)	24 (169.1316)	32 (161.6800)	29 (159.9660)
2019-04-12	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake 🏅 Smithville, MO	29 / 54 (653.6344)	41 (159.3828)	35 (162.2628)	37 (161.1316)	14 (170.8572)
2018-09-15	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	274 / 467 (654.2512)	50 (174.2972)	121 (170.2972)	392 (154.8228)	369 (154.8340)
2018-09-07	*Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days Butler, MO	15 / 19 (642.1256)	17 (159.3944)	16 (160.5600)	9 (167.3828)	15 (154.7884)
2018-07-27	*Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	23 / 66 (662.1712)	39 (161.1200)	9 (170.8456)	19 (168.5256)	25 (161.6800)
2018-05-18	23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort Platte City, MO	14 / 37 (671.2916)	18 (170.8228)	25 (163.3944)	18 (165.0972)	4 (171.9772)
2017-09-01	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	154 / 407 (668.5488)	96 (172.0000)	205 (165.1200)	123 (169.6800)	242 (161.7488)
2016-10-29	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS	184 / 557 (666.1368)	183 (167.9884)	68 (172.5600)	412 (159.3484)	203 (166.2400)
2016-08-19	Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS	24 / 33 (661.5888)	30 (158.8116)	20 (166.8228)	20 (166.2516)	13 (169.7028)
2016-07-29	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	27 / 54 (669.0056)	18 (171.4056)	3 (177.1544)	51 (156.4912)	30 (163.9544)
2016-06-11	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS	17 / 29 (669.0172)	22 (163.3712)	4 (173.7144)	12 (169.6916)	20 (162.2400)
2016-05-13	21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort Platte City, MO	18 / 51 (661.0052)	38 (162.2168)	23 (162.8572)	22 (165.6684)	13 (170.2628)
2016-05-06	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	15 / 30 (656.4116)	22 (158.8000)	8 (169.1316)	18 (162.2284)	7 (166.2516)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	195 / 606 (664.5372)	287 (164.5372)	378 (161.1428)	123 (169.7372)	147 (169.1200)
2015-08-14	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	34 / 67 (658.6856)	20 (168.5600)	50 (157.0744)	38 (163.3828)	18 (169.6684)
2015-07-17	11th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	13 / 48 (673.6804)	36 (162.2860)	1 (176.5944)	24 (166.2400)	16 (168.5600)
2015-05-01	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff Lansing, KS	9 / 33 (677.6116)	8 (169.6800)	13 (170.2744)	9 (170.8228)	14 (166.8344)
2014-10-02	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	77 / 552 (677.0740)	321 (163.4056)	286 (163.4172)	10 (177.1428)	52 (173.1084)
2014-09-26	Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival Hermann, MO	10 / 37 (675.8856)	24 (164.5256)	4 (175.4172)	14 (166.8228)	10 (169.1200)
2014-06-21	Buckner Smoke Out in the Valley Buckner, MO	19 / 35 (644.3768)	27 (158.8228)	11 (165.0856)	22 (162.8228)	19 (157.6456)
2014-05-24	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	33 / 87 (661.6116)	60 (161.1200)	8 (173.1544)	48 (162.2400)	35 (165.0972)
2014-04-25	VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Overland Park, KS	3 / 65 (687.4628)	17 (167.4284)	1 (177.7372)	4 (173.1428)	9 (169.1544)
2013-10-03	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	8 / 535 (682.2744)	5 (177.7372)	15 (174.8572)	80 (169.1428)	227 (160.5372)
2013-07-19	Smokin' on the River Glasgow, MO	11 / 36 (666.1600)	6 (171.4400)	3 (171.9772)	27 (155.9200)	11 (166.8228)
2013-06-07	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS	8 / 49 (660.5708)	25 (163.9998)	3 (171.4284)	16 (166.2856)	28 (158.8570)
2013-04-26	Smokin' In The Creek Sugar Creek, MO	24 / 41 (642.2856)	12 (165.7144)	29 (156.5712)	22 (161.7142)	28 (158.2858)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016 ↗	Master	#851 (417 pts)	#1004 (352 pts)	#564 (742 pts)	#907 (427 pts)	#730 (537 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#820 (415 pts)	#1255 (250 pts)	#637 (600 pts)	#946 (375 pts)	#1010 (325 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#955 (301 pts)	#861 (376 pts)	#883 (361 pts)	#1716 (136 pts)	#1302 (206 pts)