A BOY NAMED QUE

A BOY NAMED QUE is a competition barbecue team with 38 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 42 at the 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (2014). They are ranked #1657 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,657

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1554

peak 1554 · rated over 37 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 7, 2013

latest Oct 18, 2019 · 6.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#488

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

16% of 38 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

677.6340 / 720

Master · 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q

Perfect 180s

Current form

650.20 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 644.47 (+5.73)

Walk rate

66%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5716

Chicken · Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay

Consistency

±17.22

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.52 · weakest Pork (160.19)

Road miles

4,240

across 38 mapped stops · furthest 628 mi

Schedule strength

42%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)

Purse competed for

$20K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

644.47 / 720

37 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

66% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 25 of 38 contests

A top-10 category call in 66% of their 38 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

677.6340 career-best overall

94.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.6340 at 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q — 94.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 17, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

CRASH TEST SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of A BOY NAMED 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 34%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 34%

A tough matchup

23–4 behind in the head-to-head

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI ahead in 85% of their meetings

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI has come out ahead in 23 of their 27 shared contests.

A strong matchup

10–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MOOSE'S BARBECUE in 10 of their 12 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

20 of 24 shared chicken entries lost

BIG "E" BBQ ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BIG "E" BBQ has out-cooked them in 20 of 24 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

CHEFS GONE GRILLIN has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An October team

Top 39% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 39% across 6 contests, versus top 50% the rest of the year.

6 October contests
top 50% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,240 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,240 miles across 38 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 628 miles to Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest.

38 mapped stops
furthest 628 mi

The metronome

±2.39% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.39% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.5% of a perfect score
38 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Puckaway Pigfest every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 14th

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
2019 ↗	Master	#785 (375 pts)	#900 (330 pts)	#991 (295 pts)	#960 (305 pts)	#831 (380 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#643 (532 pts)	#607 (612 pts)	#443 (827 pts)	#587 (632 pts)	#661 (557 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#488 (769 pts)	#493 (794 pts)	#503 (789 pts)	#553 (714 pts)	#434 (909 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1133 (275 pts)	#1227 (265 pts)	#1055 (330 pts)	#1147 (300 pts)	#1156 (280 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#626 (582 pts)	#571 (682 pts)	#595 (657 pts)	#637 (602 pts)	#768 (477 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#559 (674 pts)	#607 (639 pts)	#492 (809 pts)	#577 (684 pts)	#644 (579 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1300 (192 pts)	#1040 (297 pts)	#1497 (167 pts)	#1453 (172 pts)	#1345 (192 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to A BOY NAMED QUE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

STEAMBOAT BBQ-HOTDIGGITY HOG

#1,656 of the rated field

1554 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1558

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to A BOY NAMED QUE)

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

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 23, 2022

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T-BAUM BBQ

#1,662 of the rated field

1554 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1556

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to A BOY NAMED QUE)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 24, 2018

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Whimpy's BBQ

#1,654 of the rated field

1555 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1564

Fewer contests behind them than A BOY NAMED QUE has cooked, 24 to 38, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Aug 8, 2025

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QUE'S YER DADDY

#1,658 of the rated field

1554 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1562

22 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 14% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 22 contests
last seen May 8, 2026

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POKE N SMOKE

#1,653 of the rated field

1555 power rating

Contests: 65
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1642

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

rated over 65 contests
last seen May 1, 2026

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Hillbilly Hoggers

#1,655 of the rated field

1555 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1567

Level with A BOY NAMED QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Jun 6, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	27	4	23	15%	⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ	24	5	19	21%	⚔ compare
43RD PARALLEL BBQ	21	14	7	67%	⚔ compare
LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	21	7	14	33%	⚔ compare
5 FINGER BBQ	20	7	13	35%	⚔ compare
CRASH TEST SMOKERS	20	2	18	10%	⚔ compare
CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	19	9	10	47%	⚔ compare
FOX RIVER BBQ	18	6	12	33%	⚔ compare
Littles BBQ Co	18	3	15	17%	⚔ compare
TOPPGATOR BBQ	17	9	8	53%	⚔ compare
WICKED SMOKE BBQ	17	6	11	35%	⚔ compare
Second Hand Smoke SLV	17	5	12	29%	⚔ compare
T-MAC SMOKIN	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare
PLASTERED PORK BBQ	16	7	9	44%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	37	12	0	2	176.5716	146.8000	162.52	top 50%
Pork Ribs	37	8	1	3	169.7144	141.6112	160.93	top 46%
Pork	37	8	0	1	174.8572	141.5884	160.19	top 53%
Brisket	37	9	0	1	173.1200	145.6000	160.82	top 50%

“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)	20	0	top 51%
Large (40+)	17	0	top 48%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
WI	34	top 51%
IL	2	top 30%
MI	1	top 63%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Grillin' in Grafton	4	17	top 71%	Jun 30, 2017
Puckaway Pigfest	4	14	top 50%	Sep 9, 2016
Puckaway Pigfest	3	13	top 47%	Sep 6, 2019
Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off	3	15	top 55%	Oct 19, 2018
Grill Games	3	7	top 46%	Aug 28, 2015
Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2	2	32	top 73%	Jul 14, 2018
Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1	2	13	top 33%	Jul 13, 2018
Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay	2	7	top 27%	Jul 10, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 8 contests

Contests a season 5.4 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WI 34 of 38 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 22 8 of them more than once

Opponents faced 453 finished ahead 759 times, behind 708

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

20192 milestones

Oct 18 Peak power rating (1554) Best of the Midwest
Oct 18 Most recent contest Best of the Midwest

20181 milestone

May 18 First category win (Pork Ribs) BBQ 4 ASTOP

20171 milestone

Jul 14 25th tracked contest Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1

20151 milestone

Jul 10 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5716 Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay

20143 milestones

Oct 17 First overall podium 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q
Oct 17 10th tracked contest 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q
Oct 17 Career-best overall score677.6340 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q

20134 milestones

Jun 7 First tracked contest Poor Que
Jun 28 First call Grillin' in Grafton
Aug 23 First overall top-10 Grill Games
Aug 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.5600 Grill Games

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15	9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q	Oct 17, 2014
+14.4	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay	Jul 10, 2015
+13.9	Best of the Midwest	Oct 18, 2019
+12.6	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1	Jul 14, 2017
+11.5	Grill Games	Aug 23, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.3	Grillin' in Grafton	Jun 30, 2017
-9.9	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-2nd Heat	Jul 9, 2016
-8.6	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat	Jul 8, 2016
-6.9	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off	Oct 21, 2016
-6.4	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2	Jul 15, 2017

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)
2019	3	1	0	100%	top 34%	93.5%	91.2%
2018	6	1	1	67%	top 52%	92.2%	90.7%
2017	8	0	0	63%	top 55%	92.1%	88.4%
2016	4	0	0	0%	top 73%	90.7%	88.3%
2015	7	2	0	71%	top 39%	94%	90.5%
2014	6	1	0	83%	top 50%	94.1%	89%
2013	4	1	0	75%	top 41%	92.3%	89%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 18, 2019	Best of the Midwest 🏅 Union Grove, WI	6 / 52 (673.0288)	22 (165.1088)	14 (166.2628)	9 (171.9772)	10 (169.6800)
Sep 6, 2019	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	13 / 39 (651.7940)	17 (163.9428)	24 (158.2056)	20 (160.5256)	5 (169.1200)
Jun 21, 2019	Bring'n Home the Bacon 🏅 West Salem, WI	21 / 37 (644.3772)	8 (169.6684)	14 (162.2744)	22 (159.3716)	27 (153.0628)
Oct 19, 2018	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI	27 / 42 (632.8916)	32 (156.5144)	15 (165.0856)	21 (165.6916)	40 (145.6000)
Sep 7, 2018	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	13 / 31 (648.9256)	16 (161.6456)	9 (167.3944)	16 (159.9428)	13 (159.9428)
Aug 17, 2018	Bordertown BBQ Brawl Sault Ste Marie, MI	15 / 24 (663.8972)	3 (174.8456)	11 (168)	19 (158.8116)	18 (162.2400)
Jul 14, 2018	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI	32 / 49 (657.0292)	36 (161.6572)	42 (154.8116)	6 (172.5716)	21 (167.9888)
Jul 13, 2018	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 Green Bay, WI	23 / 54 (660.4912)	42 (158.8228)	13 (169.7144)	11 (169.1428)	33 (162.8112)
May 18, 2018	BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	10 / 27 (657.0284)	14 (163.9656)	1 (169.6800)	22 (157.1428)	7 (166.2400)
Oct 20, 2017	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI	15 / 52 (655.8744)	6 (169.6800)	36 (155.4288)	27 (161.6572)	12 (169.1084)
Oct 6, 2017	Harbor-Que Winthrop Harbor, IL	12 / 23 (638.6968)	12 (160.5600)	11 (162.8572)	18 (153.6112)	9 (161.6684)
Sep 8, 2017	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	20 / 31 (628.9140)	19 (161.6800)	12 (161.7028)	31 (141.5884)	16 (163.9428)
Jul 15, 2017	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI	40 / 49 (638.1140)	31 (163.9428)	13 (167.9772)	46 (153.1428)	41 (153.0512)
Jul 14, 2017	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 Green Bay, WI	13 / 58 (663.3256)	41 (159.3944)	13 (167.4056)	5 (171.4056)	22 (165.1200)
Jun 30, 2017	Grillin' in Grafton Graffton, WI	27 / 27 (592.2740)	21 (153.6800)	26 (141.6112)	23 (143.8972)	19 (153.0856)
May 19, 2017	ASTOPâ€™s BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	11 / 30 (647.3028)	29 (154.2172)	14 (161.7144)	10 (160.5256)	3 (170.8456)
Apr 28, 2017	The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Competition Manawa, WI	13 / 23 (630.0340)	5 (165.7028)	17 (155.9428)	19 (151.3256)	14 (157.0628)
Oct 21, 2016	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI	37 / 51 (624.9028)	49 (146.8000)	11 (167.3944)	44 (153.0628)	35 (157.6456)
Sep 9, 2016	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	18 / 37 (653.0052)	20 (162.2512)	21 (161.0856)	15 (166.2856)	17 (163.3828)
Jul 9, 2016	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-2nd Heat Green Bay, WI	49 / 55 (635.8400)	52 (153.6800)	48 (155.3828)	23 (167.3828)	39 (159.3944)
Jul 8, 2016	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat Green Bay, WI	54 / 66 (630.1144)	62 (153.0972)	58 (151.3944)	49 (159.3600)	26 (166.2628)
Sep 11, 2015	Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 11, 2015	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	14 / 33 (631.2340)	18 (157.1200)	14 (160.5256)	25 (151.3484)	13 (162.2400)
Aug 28, 2015	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	28 / 49 (636.9828)	35 (156.5372)	31 (155.9428)	8 (168)	29 (156.5028)
Jul 31, 2015	Badger Brews & Que Manitowoc, WI	8 / 30 (662.2284)	8 (168.5828)	3 (167.9772)	19 (158.8228)	9 (166.8456)
Jul 10, 2015	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	7 / 80 (676.5488)	5 (176.5716)	21 (166.2972)	43 (160.5600)	7 (173.1200)
Jun 26, 2015	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	17 / 33 (647.3484)	7 (168)	25 (159.4172)	9 (166.8228)	27 (153.1084)
May 16, 2015	Madison Magazine BBQ Festival Madison, WI	14 / 29 (655.3140)	11 (167.4056)	3 (169.1200)	7 (169.7028)	28 (149.0856)
Oct 17, 2014	9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q Libertyville, IL	3 / 42 (677.6340)	13 (168.5484)	8 (168.5600)	2 (174.8572)	11 (165.6684)
Sep 5, 2014	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	26 / 40 (640.3768)	25 (161.1200)	13 (162.8228)	27 (157.0856)	24 (159.3484)
Aug 22, 2014	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	30 / 47 (634.2060)	7 (169.7372)	39 (145.6688)	17 (163.9656)	31 (154.8344)
Jul 11, 2014	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	19 / 42 (631.8744)	33 (147.9544)	5 (168.5716)	24 (154.8228)	18 (160.5256)
Jun 27, 2014	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	22 / 32 (622.2516)	22 (157.1200)	9 (165.7488)	31 (145.7028)	23 (153.6800)
Jun 13, 2014	Hog and Steer Barbecue Competition & Festival Oconomowoc, WI	11 / 22 (638.2748)	9 (166.3088)	16 (153.7144)	12 (160.5944)	10 (157.6572)
Sep 6, 2013	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	14 / 31 (640.4340)	3 (170.2856)	22 (150.8000)	14 (161.6456)	14 (157.7028)
Aug 23, 2013	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	7 / 43 (664.5600)	6 (168)	10 (163.4172)	13 (162.8228)	5 (170.3200)
Jun 28, 2013	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	21 / 33 (626.8568)	7 (167.4284)	20 (152)	28 (149.7142)	15 (157.7142)
Jun 7, 2013	Poor Que Montello, WI	15 / 39 (631.4288)	11 (161.7142)	21 (152.5716)	15 (162.2858)	21 (154.8572)

A BOY NAMED QUE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (12 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

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)