QUEGASM

QUEGASM is a competition barbecue team with 43 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 6th of 63 at the Que for the Troops (2017). They are ranked #1587 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,587

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1559

peak 1559 · rated over 43 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Aug 24, 2018 · 5.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#418

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

11 podiums

Overall top-10s

9% of 43 contests

Avg finish

top 53%

overall standings

Best overall

670.8340 / 720

Master · New Holland Summer Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

651.69 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 637.04 (+14.65)

Walk rate

58%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8800

Brisket · The Ironman

Consistency

±22.91

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.13 · weakest Pork (155.36)

Road miles

5,373

across 43 mapped stops · furthest 694 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)

Master avg

637.04 / 720

43 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

On the rise

+25 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 25 points across 13 contests since Aug 25, 2017 — from 1534 up to 1559.

13 contests since Aug 25, 2017
now 1559

High-water mark

670.8340 career-best overall

93.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.8340 at New Holland Summer Fest — 93.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 26, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

DANTE'S INFERNO has finished one call ahead of QUEGASM 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

26–2 behind in the head-to-head

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead in 93% of their meetings

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has come out ahead in 26 of their 28 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.8 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.77 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 9% of the time against 33%.

Pork avg 155.36
Chicken avg 163.13
4 calls in 43 entries

A strong matchup

13–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 93% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Fire Ants BBQ in 13 of their 14 shared contests.

The comeback

1.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.5 years, then back at Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval (Apr 8, 2016).

last seen Oct 3, 2014
back Apr 8, 2016

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Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

HAWG NATION BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

An October team

Top 40% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 40% across 3 contests, versus top 53% the rest of the year.

3 October contests
top 53% the rest of the year

The long haul

5,373 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,373 miles across 43 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 694 miles to Pig in the Park.

43 mapped stops
furthest 694 mi

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
2018 ↗	Master	#453 (783 pts)	#247 (1,223 pts)	#369 (948 pts)	#530 (698 pts)	#275 (1,153 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#429 (878 pts)	#247 (1,268 pts)	#337 (1,078 pts)	#554 (713 pts)	#253 (1,318 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#540 (735 pts)	#329 (1,100 pts)	#712 (565 pts)	#543 (755 pts)	#422 (950 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#418 (908 pts)	#330 (1,078 pts)	#264 (1,263 pts)	#412 (913 pts)	#416 (913 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#970 (297 pts)	#813 (397 pts)	#1083 (282 pts)	#1025 (302 pts)	#1010 (297 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to QUEGASM, each with one reason worth a look.

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

CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING

#1,586 of the rated field

1559 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1589

They've been 1589 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 42 contests
last seen Jun 15, 2018

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What the Pork?

#1,583 of the rated field

1559 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1589

Careers of much the same size, 47 contests to 43, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 45 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2025

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Vegas Grillbillies

#1,591 of the rated field

1558 power rating

Contests: 52
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1593

52 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 23% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 52 contests
last seen May 23, 2026

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HOME COOKIN' BBQ

#1,585 of the rated field

1559 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1577

Level with QUEGASM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 27 contests
last seen May 30, 2026

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Rack Shack bbq

#1,584 of the rated field

1559 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1576

They turned up 10 years after QUEGASM did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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LEGION OF QUE

#1,582 of the rated field

1559 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1559

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 Sep 20, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	28	2	26	7%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	27	9	18	33%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	24	2	22	8%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	21	4	17	19%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	19	13	6	68%	⚔ compare
WEEKEND SMOKERS	19	11	8	58%	⚔ compare
SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	19	7	12	37%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	19	5	14	26%	⚔ compare
SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	18	11	7	61%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	18	4	14	22%	⚔ compare
Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team	18	3	15	17%	⚔ compare
SAUCE THIS BBQ	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
BRISKET BURNERS	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
BEERBEQUE	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	43	14	1	3	177.7600	131.4400	163.13	top 42%
Pork Ribs	43	9	0	2	172.5600	143.3828	159.84	top 49%
Pork	43	4	0	1	171.4284	139.3484	155.36	top 64%
Brisket	43	8	2	5	178.8800	131.9998	158.70	top 47%

“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)	7	0	top 68%
Large (40+)	36	0	top 50%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
PA	16	top 46%
NJ	12	top 50%
MD	8	top 58%
VA	3	top 71%
DE	2	top 49%
CT	1	top 80%
WI	1	top 92%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL)	4	6	top 30%	Aug 24, 2018
Que for the Troops	4	6	top 50%	Jun 1, 2018
Que by the Sea	4	8	top 34%	Sep 22, 2017
Maryland State BBQ Bash	2	19	top 46%	Aug 10, 2018
Smoke in the Grove	2	33	top 64%	Jul 27, 2018
Twin Valley Fire And Smoke	2	22	top 54%	May 18, 2018
Interstate BBQ Festival	2	38	top 68%	Apr 20, 2018
BBQ Gives Back	2	39	top 68%	Mar 23, 2018
DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship	2	17	top 41%	Oct 3, 2014
Red, White and Que	2	20	top 74%	Sep 6, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 10 contests

Contests a season 8.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 16 of 43 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 27 10 of them more than once

Opponents faced 751 finished ahead 1,125 times, behind 1,169

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs Oct 3, 2014 → Apr 8, 2016

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

20183 milestones

Apr 6 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8800 The Ironman
Aug 24 Peak power rating (1559) New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL)
Aug 24 Most recent contest New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL)

20172 milestones

Apr 14 25th tracked contest Interstate BBQ Festival
Jun 2 First category win (Chicken) Que for the Troops

20161 milestone

Aug 26 Career-best overall score670.8340 New Holland Summer Fest

20143 milestones

Jul 12 10th tracked contest Pork in the Park
Sep 20 First overall top-10 Que by the Sea
Sep 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2400 Que by the Sea

20132 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
Oct 5 First call DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.2	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 26, 2016
+14.3	Que by the Sea	Sep 20, 2014
+14.3	Que for the Troops	Jun 2, 2017
+11	Que by the Sea	Sep 22, 2017
+10.2	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship	Oct 3, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.6	Pig in the Park	Jun 20, 2014
-10.2	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival	Apr 19, 2013
-6.7	Red, White and Que	Sep 7, 2013
-6.3	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ	Aug 1, 2014
-6.1	BBQ Gives Back	Mar 23, 2018

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	10	0	1	60%	top 53%	93.1%	90.1%
2017	10	2	2	70%	top 48%	93.1%	90.7%
2016	8	1	0	75%	top 46%	93.2%	89.3%
2014	10	1	0	50%	top 55%	90.3%	86.5%
2013	5	0	0	20%	top 70%	85.6%	83.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 24, 2018	New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL) New Holland, PA	16 / 71 (652.5028)	31 (161.1316)	10 (169.1200)	23 (161.7256)	27 (160.5256)
Aug 10, 2018	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	19 / 38 (657.6112)	12 (170.2512)	17 (165.1200)	30 (152.5372)	11 (169.7028)
Jul 27, 2018	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	34 / 54 (641.5660)	2 (174.2628)	54 (145.0744)	30 (161.1088)	32 (161.1200)
Jun 29, 2018	York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA	11 / 33 (670.2512)	14 (165.1200)	4 (172)	16 (164.5600)	12 (168.5712)
Jun 1, 2018	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	37 / 61 (636.5144)	45 (157.7144)	11 (164.5828)	37 (157.0744)	42 (157.1428)
May 18, 2018	Twin Valley Fire And Smoke Morgantown, PA	22 / 47 (655.3372)	4 (173.7372)	26 (164.5372)	43 (149.0628)	12 (168)
Apr 28, 2018	New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ	30 / 40 (634.1368)	37 (146.2400)	31 (157.1084)	16 (162.8000)	8 (167.9884)
Apr 20, 2018	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	47 / 67 (643.2452)	24 (167.3712)	39 (161.1200)	66 (146.1940)	18 (168.5600)
Apr 6, 2018	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	20 / 60 (662.8340)	4 (174.8800)	43 (154.2628)	46 (154.8112)	1 (178.8800)
Mar 23, 2018	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	57 / 75 (634.2400)	30 (166.8916)	22 (167.9656)	72 (146.8228)	63 (152.5600)
Sep 22, 2017	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	8 / 43 (666.8112)	22 (164.5828)	6 (168.5600)	19 (161.1084)	2 (172.5600)
Sep 15, 2017	Smoke on the Water New Jersey State Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ	19 / 42 (650.8116)	15 (166.2972)	12 (167.3944)	12 (166.8800)	32 (150.2400)
Aug 25, 2017	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	29 / 69 (649.5996)	4 (171.4400)	32 (161.6912)	67 (146.1712)	5 (170.2972)
Aug 11, 2017	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	20 / 47 (661.1316)	31 (163.9884)	22 (164.5488)	36 (156.5716)	1 (176.0228)
Aug 4, 2017	Smithfield BBQ Classic Smithfield, VA	21 / 28 (648.5256)	9 (170.3084)	20 (162.2972)	20 (159.9656)	23 (155.9544)
Jul 28, 2017	Smoke in the Grove (JUDGES FULL) Spring Grove, PA	33 / 51 (639.3600)	37 (158.8572)	7 (168.5600)	31 (159.3828)	41 (152.5600)
Jun 2, 2017	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	6 / 63 (670.3084)	1 (177.7600)	16 (164.5600)	32 (158.8456)	10 (169.1428)
May 19, 2017	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA	32 / 53 (646.1716)	15 (169.7144)	27 (161.6688)	47 (148.5028)	14 (166.2856)
Apr 14, 2017	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	38 / 58 (646.7660)	12 (171.4172)	40 (161.1200)	58 (147.3488)	18 (166.8800)
Mar 24, 2017	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	39 / 64 (647.9656)	18 (170.8572)	6 (171.4400)	49 (157.1656)	51 (148.5028)
Oct 8, 2016	Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ	19 / 48 (659.9432)	30 (162.2516)	36 (155.3944)	10 (170.8572)	3 (171.4400)
Sep 24, 2016	Red White and Que Cresskill, NJ	29 / 41 (619.8744)	10 (167.4400)	29 (152.5488)	34 (149.0628)	26 (150.8228)
Sep 17, 2016	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	12 / 44 (647.9996)	2 (173.1428)	40 (143.3828)	2 (171.4284)	16 (160.0456)
Aug 26, 2016	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	6 / 66 (670.8340)	7 (172.5828)	9 (170.8228)	31 (162.2628)	15 (165.1656)
Aug 12, 2016	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	16 / 42 (665.6684)	6 (175.4400)	34 (158.2400)	33 (157.6684)	2 (174.3200)
Jun 3, 2016	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	32 / 67 (635.9084)	5 (170.2856)	40 (158.2400)	33 (158.8116)	51 (148.5712)
May 6, 2016	Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition Greenlane, PA	31 / 47 (629.6116)	45 (150.2400)	25 (161.1316)	31 (157.6456)	27 (160.5944)
Apr 8, 2016	Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval Harrington, DE	54 / 75 (616.5028)	40 (158.8572)	55 (151.9772)	40 (158.2972)	58 (147.3712)
Oct 3, 2014	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ	17 / 65 (648.4112)	36 (157.6684)	2 (172.5600)	39 (155.9428)	18 (162.2400)
Sep 20, 2014	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	8 / 48 (650.2400)	6 (168.5140)	2 (168.0116)	31 (154.2972)	15 (159.4172)
Sep 6, 2014	Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ	22 / 31 (618.1600)	4 (170.2856)	16 (153.6688)	28 (139.8856)	13 (154.3200)
Aug 22, 2014	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	33 / 70 (627.7712)	33 (160.4912)	45 (155.3828)	42 (153.0972)	25 (158.8000)
Aug 1, 2014	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	47 / 59 (605.4856)	43 (155.9084)	22 (162.8572)	56 (142.1828)	45 (144.5372)
Jul 12, 2014	Pork in the Park Stamford, CT	16 / 20 (602.6288)	15 (154.7656)	19 (149.6688)	18 (145.0744)	12 (153.1200)
Jun 20, 2014	Pig in the Park Whitewater, WI	24 / 26 (591.1424)	26 (132.9940)	21 (150.7656)	25 (151.3600)	18 (156.0228)
Jun 6, 2014	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	43 / 65 (615.7824)	45 (153.0512)	36 (154.2516)	6 (167.4056)	54 (141.0740)
May 9, 2014	Pork In The Park BBQ Festival Salisbury, MD	17 / 43 (633.0516)	13 (162.2744)	9 (159.3828)	8 (162.8572)	30 (148.5372)
Apr 11, 2014	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE	29 / 109 (637.0744)	18 (165.6800)	43 (156.5144)	67 (152.5600)	25 (162.3200)
Oct 5, 2013	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ	47 / 85 (616.5256)	10 (167.4628)	25 (160.0344)	77 (139.3484)	51 (149.6800)
Sep 21, 2013	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	36 / 49 (585.0628)	47 (131.4400)	26 (148.5144)	12 (157.7028)	32 (147.4056)
Sep 7, 2013	Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ	20 / 26 (609.5312)	17 (155.9540)	23 (151.3716)	19 (157.0856)	20 (145.1200)
May 31, 2013	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	29 / 46 (599.9996)	23 (155.9998)	33 (145.7140)	32 (148.5714)	25 (149.7144)
Apr 19, 2013	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD	87 / 106 (589.7134)	88 (149.1424)	28 (160)	80 (148.5712)	96 (131.9998)

QUEGASM

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

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

On the rise

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

The long haul

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)