BOBO'S QUE

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

Power ranking

#5297

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1455

peak 1455 · rated over 30 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-07-19

latest 2018-09-21

Best ToY finish

#456

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 30 contests

Avg finish

top 65%

overall standings

Best overall

669.0856 / 720

Master · Beach Boogie and Barbeque

Perfect 180s

Current form

633.78

last 5 Master vs avg 634.27 (-0.49)

Walk rate

23%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0000

Pork · Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival

Consistency

±41.87

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 162.56 · weakest Chicken (158.36)

Road miles

6,691

mi across 30 mapped stops · furthest 974 mi

Schedule strength

38%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)

Master avg

634.27 / 720

30 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.

A multi-meat day

1 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival (2017-05-19).

Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st

High-water mark

669.0856 career-best overall

92.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 669.0856 at Beach Boogie and Barbeque — 92.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-08-29

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BAYOU POKER SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of BOBO'S QUE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

22–0 behind in the head-to-head

THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA ahead in 100% of their meetings

THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA has come out ahead in 22 of their 22 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.2 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.21 points below their pork, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 13%.

Chicken avg 158.36
Pork avg 162.56
3 calls in 30 entries

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of King's Cooking in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

16 of 22 shared pork entries lost

THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA ahead 73% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA has out-cooked them in 16 of 22 shared pork entries.

A June team

Top 54% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 54% across 3 contests, versus top 65% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 65% the rest of the year

The long haul

6,691 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,691 miles across 30 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 974 miles to *Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off.

30 mapped stops
furthest 974 mi

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.

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

HOGZILLA NORTH CAROLINA

#5316 of the rated field

1455 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1455

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to BOBO'S QUE)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — HOGZILLA NORTH CAROLINA ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2015-11-06

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HIT THE PIT BBQ CO.

#5299 of the rated field

1455 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1455

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BOBO'S QUE)

Fewer contests behind them than BOBO'S QUE has cooked, 6 to 30, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2016-07-22

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TUMBLIN DICE

#5286 of the rated field

1455 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1455

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to BOBO'S QUE)

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2017-09-15

⚔ Head-to-head

JT'S SMOKE SHACK

#5291 of the rated field

1455 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1535

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1535 at their best, 80 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 26 contests
last seen 2026-06-05

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SLAB TECHS

#5287 of the rated field

1455 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1455

No shared contest yet.

25 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 25 contests
last seen 2022-07-01

⚔ Head-to-head

OMAHA CHAIN SMOKERS

#5301 of the rated field

1455 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1455

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2017-09-02

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	23	1	22	4%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	22	3	19	14%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	22	0	22	0%	⚔ compare
FatHeads bbq	20	3	17	15%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	19	0	19	0%	⚔ compare
HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	18	6	12	33%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED PIG	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
CAROLINA SMOKE	16	11	5	69%	⚔ compare
PICKIN' PORKERS	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
FIRED UP SMOKERS	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
K & D SMOKERS	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
RECYCLED SMOKE	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	30	3	0	0	174.2628	20.0000	158.36	top 61%
Pork Ribs	29	2	1	1	172.0344	143.3372	159.87	top 60%
Pork	30	4	1	1	176.0000	150.2512	162.56	top 54%
Brisket	30	1	0	0	173.7256	140.5256	158.81	top 59%

“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	Avg finish
NC	23	top 65%
VA	3	top 60%
FL	2	top 81%
OK	1	top 86%
SC	1	top 26%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 63%
Medium (20–39)	8	top 59%
Large (40+)	21	top 68%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival	3	10	top 69%	2018-05-18
* Hog Happnin'	3	33	top 73%	2015-11-06
Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	2	35	top 62%	2017-09-15
Beak Week BBQ Challenge	2	11	top 52%	2016-09-09
Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	2	35	top 50%	2015-06-12
Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	2	40	top 55%	2015-05-08
Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship	2	10	top 55%	2014-07-18

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.2 yrs 2013-07-19 → 2018-09-21

Busiest season 2014 11 contests

Contests a season 5 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NC 23 of 30 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 21 7 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 30 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 162.56 · weakest Chicken (158.36)

Walk rate 23% a top-10 call in 7 of 30 contests

Overall top-10 rate 10% 3 of 30 contests

Master average 634.27 out of 720 · 30 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 634 546–1,016 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 6,691 30 mapped stops · furthest 974 mi

Schedule strength 1550 average field rating faced — tougher than 38% of rated contests

Power rating 1455 peak 1455 · #5297 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jul 19 First tracked contest Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
Jul 19 First call Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
Jul 19 First overall top-10 Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
Jul 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5600 Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
Jul 19 Peak power rating (1497) Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
2014
Jul 18 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
Aug 29 Career-best overall score669.0856 Beach Boogie and Barbeque
2017
May 19 First category win (Pork Ribs) Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival
May 19 First multi-meat day Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival
May 19 Career-best single call (Pork)176.0000 Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival
Aug 18 25th tracked contest Big Bad BBQ in Boydton
2018
Sep 21 Most recent contest *Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.5	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival	2017-05-19
+10.9	Beach Boogie and Barbeque	2014-08-29
+9.6	Beak Week BBQ Challenge	2015-09-11
+5.7	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	2015-06-12
+5.5	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown	2015-10-09

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.5	The Tiger Town Pig Festival	2014-01-23
-12.6	* Hog Happnin'	2015-11-06
-10.8	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	2013-10-11
-9.4	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival	2018-05-18
-8.3	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival	2016-05-20

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)
2018	3	0	0	0%	top 88%	88.6%	86.5%
2017	4	1	2	50%	top 58%	91.8%	90.1%
2016	3	0	0	0%	top 70%	90.5%	89%
2015	6	0	0	33%	top 57%	92.4%	87.4%
2014	11	1	0	18%	top 65%	92.9%	87.6%
2013	3	1	0	33%	top 65%	91.9%	89.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-09-21	*Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	25 / 29 (602.8340)	23 (157.1428)	22 (154.9144)	26 (150.2512)	29 (140.5256)
2018-05-18	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	35 / 38 (627.8172)	35 (153.6572)	19 (164.0000)	27 (160.5372)	35 (149.6228)
2018-05-04	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	60 / 70 (638.0684)	58 (157.6684)	40 (162.8000)	52 (159.9544)	65 (157.6456)
2017-10-13	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	30 / 50 (650.0796)	25 (168.5372)	47 (147.9084)	12 (169.1084)	24 (164.5256)
2017-09-15	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	46 / 63 (650.0912)	26 (168.5256)	61 (147.3256)	12 (172.0000)	30 (162.2400)
2017-08-18	Big Bad BBQ in Boydton Boydton, VA	22 / 31 (633.1088)	16 (166.2856)	9 (167.4172)	22 (157.1316)	25 (142.2744)
2017-05-19	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	10 / 36 (661.1316)	9 (167.9888)	1 (172.0344)	1 (176.0000)	35 (145.1084)
2016-09-16	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	35 / 68 (651.8856)	24 (168.0000)	34 (162.2628)	44 (158.8000)	29 (162.8228)
2016-09-09	Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC	31 / 44 (649.0056)	33 (161.0972)	30 (161.6684)	21 (165.1200)	29 (161.1200)
2016-05-20	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	26 / 30 (622.1940)	20 (163.4056)	25 (154.2628)	26 (154.8228)	25 (149.7028)
2015-11-06	* Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	60 / 60 (493.0284)	18 (170.8344)	—	19 (169.1312)	54 (153.0628)
2015-10-09	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC	21 / 49 (657.5312)	5 (174.2628)	27 (163.9428)	33 (159.3828)	28 (159.9428)
2015-09-11	Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC	11 / 32 (665.1200)	13 (167.4400)	18 (162.8228)	7 (170.8572)	16 (164.0000)
2015-06-12	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	35 / 78 (657.0172)	55 (161.1200)	38 (163.9544)	48 (161.1200)	18 (170.8228)
2015-05-08	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	40 / 74 (654.7772)	36 (167.4172)	41 (164.0000)	21 (169.1200)	54 (154.2400)
2015-01-30	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	40 / 62 (649.0288)	33 (166.8572)	17 (166.8344)	52 (157.6684)	37 (157.6688)
2014-10-31	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	45 / 61 (646.1484)	57 (155.3712)	55 (151.3944)	13 (169.7144)	20 (169.6684)
2014-10-10	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC	33 / 53 (637.0168)	22 (163.3828)	17 (165.1428)	43 (150.8112)	33 (157.6800)
2014-09-19	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally Salisbury, NC	51 / 64 (642.1716)	50 (159.3828)	56 (150.8116)	45 (160.0000)	9 (171.9772)
2014-08-29	Beach Boogie and Barbeque Myrtle Beach, SC	10 / 38 (669.0856)	19 (166.8800)	14 (170.2744)	8 (171.4056)	18 (160.5256)
2014-07-18	Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship Galax, VA	14 / 30 (655.4288)	18 (162.8228)	11 (164.0460)	14 (165.1428)	15 (163.4172)
2014-06-20	Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	30 / 48 (645.0632)	42 (157.6916)	16 (163.9772)	16 (165.1200)	28 (158.2744)
2014-06-13	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	40 / 73 (657.5768)	60 (158.1940)	27 (166.2744)	55 (159.3828)	11 (173.7256)
2014-05-09	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	45 / 80 (643.3028)	46 (159.4288)	54 (158.2400)	35 (162.2512)	37 (163.3828)
2014-04-25	BBQ Capital Cookoff Lexington, NC	47 / 62 (629.6000)	45 (158.8228)	52 (151.3600)	42 (158.2628)	21 (161.1544)
2014-04-18	17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC	46 / 55 (630.7088)	39 (162.2400)	52 (149.6572)	45 (158.2744)	32 (160.5372)
2014-01-23	The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	67 / 69 (483.2228)	69 (20.0000)	64 (143.3372)	35 (161.0856)	39 (158.8000)
2013-11-01	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	33 / 75 (661.6340)	46 (165.6800)	35 (165.1428)	42 (164.5256)	31 (166.2856)
2013-10-11	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	48 / 55 (611.8856)	46 (154.2628)	31 (158.2400)	43 (155.9772)	48 (143.4056)
2013-07-19	Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship Galax, VA	10 / 16 (652.5600)	7 (166.2628)	13 (162.3088)	9 (163.9884)	11 (160.0000)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1713 (114 pts)	#1579 (124 pts)	#1460 (159 pts)	#1766 (114 pts)	#1737 (114 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1511 (175 pts)	#1425 (205 pts)	#1593 (175 pts)	#1505 (195 pts)	#1560 (175 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#776 (447 pts)	#664 (577 pts)	#943 (372 pts)	#734 (512 pts)	#823 (437 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#456 (848 pts)	#481 (798 pts)	#424 (926 pts)	#379 (971 pts)	#372 (1003 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1067 (266 pts)	#1042 (296 pts)	#1173 (251 pts)	#1099 (276 pts)	#1114 (261 pts)