BOBO'S QUE

BOBO'S QUE is a competition barbecue team with 30 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 10th of 36 at the Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival (2017). They are ranked #5326 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,326

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1455

peak 1455 · rated over 30 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 19, 2013

latest Sep 21, 2018 · 5.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#456

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

10% 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

Pork · Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival

Consistency

±41.87

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 162.56 · weakest Chicken (158.36)

Road miles

6,691

across 30 mapped stops · furthest 974 mi

Schedule strength

38%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)

Master avg

634.27 / 720

30 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

A multi-meat day

1 contest 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 (May 19, 2017).

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
Aug 29, 2014

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.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BBQ JUNKIES has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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

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	#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 (1,003 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1067 (266 pts)	#1042 (296 pts)	#1173 (251 pts)	#1099 (276 pts)	#1114 (261 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BOBO'S 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.

CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE

#5,315 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1508

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

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BOBO'S QUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 43 contests
last seen Mar 27, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Robin's Pit Crew

#5,313 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to BOBO'S QUE)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen May 4, 2018

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HIT THE PIT BBQ CO.

#5,335 of the rated field

1455 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 Jul 22, 2016

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TUMBLIN DICE

#5,327 of the rated field

1455 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 Sep 15, 2017

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SLAB TECHS

#5,321 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1456

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

rated over 25 contests
last seen Jul 1, 2022

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Old Dirty Basters

#5,314 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1456

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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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
THE SMOKEHOUSE BANDITS!!!	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	158.36	top 61%
Pork Ribs	29	2	1	1	172.0344	143.3372	159.87	top 60%
Pork	30	4	1	1	176	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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

Repeat visits (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%	May 18, 2018
Hog Happnin'	3	33	top 73%	Nov 6, 2015
Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	2	35	top 62%	Sep 15, 2017
Beak Week BBQ Challenge	2	11	top 52%	Sep 9, 2016
Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	2	35	top 50%	Jun 12, 2015
Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	2	40	top 55%	May 8, 2015
Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship	2	10	top 55%	Jul 18, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 11 contests

Contests a season 5 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 23 of 30 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 21 7 of them more than once

Opponents faced 630 finished ahead 546 times, behind 1,016

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

20181 milestone

Sep 21 Most recent contest Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off

20174 milestones

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 Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival
Aug 18 25th tracked contest Big Bad BBQ in Boydton

20142 milestones

Jul 18 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
Aug 29 Career-best overall score669.0856 Beach Boogie and Barbeque

20135 milestones

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.5	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival	May 19, 2017
+10.9	Beach Boogie and Barbeque	Aug 29, 2014
+9.6	Beak Week BBQ Challenge	Sep 11, 2015
+5.6	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	Jun 12, 2015
+5.5	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown	Oct 9, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.5	The Tiger Town Pig Festival	Jan 23, 2014
-12.6	Hog Happnin'	Nov 6, 2015
-10.8	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	Oct 11, 2013
-9.4	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival	May 18, 2018
-8.3	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival	May 20, 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	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
Sep 21, 2018	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	25 / 29 (602.8340)	23 (157.1428)	22 (154.9144)	26 (150.2512)	29 (140.5256)
May 18, 2018	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	35 / 38 (627.8172)	35 (153.6572)	19 (164)	27 (160.5372)	35 (149.6228)
May 4, 2018	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	60 / 70 (638.0684)	58 (157.6684)	40 (162.8000)	52 (159.9544)	65 (157.6456)
Oct 13, 2017	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	30 / 50 (650.0796)	25 (168.5372)	47 (147.9084)	12 (169.1084)	24 (164.5256)
Sep 15, 2017	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	46 / 63 (650.0912)	26 (168.5256)	61 (147.3256)	12 (172)	30 (162.2400)
Aug 18, 2017	Big Bad BBQ in Boydton Boydton, VA	22 / 31 (633.1088)	16 (166.2856)	9 (167.4172)	22 (157.1316)	25 (142.2744)
May 19, 2017	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	10 / 36 (661.1316)	9 (167.9888)	1 (172.0344)	1 (176)	35 (145.1084)
Sep 16, 2016	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	35 / 68 (651.8856)	24 (168)	34 (162.2628)	44 (158.8000)	29 (162.8228)
Sep 9, 2016	Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC	31 / 44 (649.0056)	33 (161.0972)	30 (161.6684)	21 (165.1200)	29 (161.1200)
May 20, 2016	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)
Nov 6, 2015	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	60 / 60 (493.0284)	18 (170.8344)	—	19 (169.1312)	54 (153.0628)
Oct 9, 2015	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC	21 / 49 (657.5312)	5 (174.2628)	27 (163.9428)	33 (159.3828)	28 (159.9428)
Sep 11, 2015	Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC	11 / 32 (665.1200)	13 (167.4400)	18 (162.8228)	7 (170.8572)	16 (164)
Jun 12, 2015	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	35 / 78 (657.0172)	55 (161.1200)	38 (163.9544)	48 (161.1200)	18 (170.8228)
May 8, 2015	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	40 / 74 (654.7772)	36 (167.4172)	41 (164)	21 (169.1200)	54 (154.2400)
Jan 30, 2015	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	40 / 62 (649.0288)	33 (166.8572)	17 (166.8344)	52 (157.6684)	37 (157.6688)
Oct 31, 2014	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	45 / 61 (646.1484)	57 (155.3712)	55 (151.3944)	13 (169.7144)	20 (169.6684)
Oct 10, 2014	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC	33 / 53 (637.0168)	22 (163.3828)	17 (165.1428)	43 (150.8112)	33 (157.6800)
Sep 19, 2014	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally Salisbury, NC	51 / 64 (642.1716)	50 (159.3828)	56 (150.8116)	45 (160)	9 (171.9772)
Aug 29, 2014	Beach Boogie and Barbeque Myrtle Beach, SC	10 / 38 (669.0856)	19 (166.8800)	14 (170.2744)	8 (171.4056)	18 (160.5256)
Jul 18, 2014	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)
Jun 20, 2014	Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	30 / 48 (645.0632)	42 (157.6916)	16 (163.9772)	16 (165.1200)	28 (158.2744)
Jun 13, 2014	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	40 / 73 (657.5768)	60 (158.1940)	27 (166.2744)	55 (159.3828)	11 (173.7256)
May 9, 2014	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	45 / 80 (643.3028)	46 (159.4288)	54 (158.2400)	35 (162.2512)	37 (163.3828)
Apr 25, 2014	BBQ Capital Cookoff Lexington, NC	47 / 62 (629.6000)	45 (158.8228)	52 (151.3600)	42 (158.2628)	21 (161.1544)
Apr 18, 2014	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)
Jan 23, 2014	The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	67 / 69 (483.2228)	69 (20)	64 (143.3372)	35 (161.0856)	39 (158.8000)
Nov 1, 2013	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	33 / 75 (661.6340)	46 (165.6800)	35 (165.1428)	42 (164.5256)	31 (166.2856)
Oct 11, 2013	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	48 / 55 (611.8856)	46 (154.2628)	31 (158.2400)	43 (155.9772)	48 (143.4056)
Jul 19, 2013	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)

BOBO'S 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

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

A multi-meat day

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June 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)