SOUTHERN QUE

SOUTHERN QUE is a competition barbecue team with 22 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 42 at the High on the Hog Festival (2018). They are ranked #924 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#924

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1613

peak 1616 · rated over 21 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 13, 2013

latest May 4, 2018 · 4.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#511

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

36% of 22 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 36%

overall standings

Best overall

694.7656 / 720

Master · High on the Hog Festival

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

677.12 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 674.65 (+2.47)

Walk rate

68%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork Ribs · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Consistency

±14.74

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 169.66 · weakest Chicken (167.83)

Road miles

2,401

across 22 mapped stops · furthest 558 mi

Schedule strength

45%

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

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

674.65 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork ribs.

Pork Ribs ×1

They almost always walk

68% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 15 of 22 contests

A top-10 category call in 68% of their 22 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

694.7656 career-best overall

96.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.7656 at High on the Hog Festival — 96.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 20, 2018

A tough matchup

14–3 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 82% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 14 of their 17 shared contests.

A strong matchup

10–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 91% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TEAM HOGWEISER in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

12 of 17 shared brisket entries lost

JIGGY PIGGY ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, JIGGY PIGGY has out-cooked them in 12 of 17 shared brisket entries.

The metronome

±2.05% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.05% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.7% of a perfect score
22 contests

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A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ every year from 2014 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 7th

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	#969 (295 pts)	#1190 (230 pts)	#1150 (245 pts)	#1454 (155 pts)	#994 (300 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1011 (328 pts)	#1230 (258 pts)	#683 (588 pts)	#1058 (338 pts)	#1255 (243 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#812 (445 pts)	#996 (355 pts)	#992 (365 pts)	#835 (470 pts)	#911 (390 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#546 (696 pts)	#620 (621 pts)	#480 (811 pts)	#634 (606 pts)	#686 (546 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#511 (748 pts)	#459 (838 pts)	#572 (673 pts)	#544 (713 pts)	#465 (808 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1436 (157 pts)	#1634 (142 pts)	#1339 (207 pts)	#887 (367 pts)	#1333 (197 pts)

Overall rank by season

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GCs: 1
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1613

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Top-10s: 58%
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1613 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 55%
Peak: 1613

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1613 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1636

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#927 of the rated field

1613 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 34%
Peak: 1637

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#923 of the rated field

1613 power rating

Contests: 68
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1615

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
JIGGY PIGGY	17	4	13	24%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare
South Pork	16	5	11	31%	⚔ compare
The Specialists	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
BEAN BANDITS	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
BIG BLUE QUE	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
SMOKE OF THE SHOALS	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
Chokin "N" tha Smoke	12	7	5	58%	⚔ compare
TEAM HOGWEISER	11	10	1	91%	⚔ compare
WHY YOU GRILLIN' ME ...DAWG?	11	9	2	82%	⚔ compare
CAMP-BELL BBQ	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
BAILEY'S SMOKERS	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	22	6	0	0	177.1428	149.6224	167.83	top 48%
Pork Ribs	22	9	1	3	180 🔥	157.0628	168.16	top 40%
Pork	21	8	1	1	174.3200	151.3372	168.43	top 40%
Brisket	21	4	0	1	177.7144	154.7884	169.66	top 37%

“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 34%
Large (40+)	14	0	top 37%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
AL	15	top 37%
TN	4	top 34%
MS	1	top 16%
KS	1	top 52%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	5	7	0	top 37%	May 4, 2018
High on the Hog Festival	3	3	0	top 38%	Apr 20, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 7 contests

Contests a season 3.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AL 16 of 22 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 15 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 435 finished ahead 648 times, behind 357

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

20184 milestones

Apr 20 First overall podium High on the Hog Festival
Apr 20 Career-best overall score694.7656 High on the Hog Festival
Apr 20 Peak power rating (1616) High on the Hog Festival
May 4 Most recent contest The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

20171 milestone

Jun 23 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20151 milestone

Apr 10 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Falls

20141 milestone

Sep 19 First overall top-10 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest

20134 milestones

Sep 13 First tracked contest Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest
Sep 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.9712 Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest
Oct 11 First call Cookin' on the Kaw
Oct 11 First category win (Pork) Cookin' on the Kaw

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16	High on the Hog Festival	Apr 20, 2018
+15.6	20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest	Sep 19, 2014
+13.9	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff	May 15, 2015
+12.7	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	May 1, 2015
+12.7	Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ	Dec 5, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.4	High on the Hog Festival	Apr 18, 2014
-2.8	Smoke on the Falls	Apr 10, 2015
-2.8	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	May 4, 2018
-2.4	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	May 5, 2017
-1.1	Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest	Sep 11, 2015

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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	2	1	0	50%	top 31%	96.5%	94.9%
2017	2	1	1	50%	top 39%	95.7%	93.8%
2016	4	1	0	50%	top 29%	94.8%	94.2%
2015	5	3	0	80%	top 32%	96%	94.7%
2014	7	2	0	86%	top 40%	96%	93.4%
2013	2	0	1	50%	top 49%	90.7%	90.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 4, 2018	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	33 / 61 (671.8052)	12 (174.2628)	53 (157.0628)	36 (167.3712)	19 (173.1084)
Apr 20, 2018	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	3 / 42 (694.7656)	16 (170.8228)	5 (176.5600)	18 (170.8228)	4 (176.5600)
Jun 23, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Birmingham, AL	7 / 28 (689.0512)	18 (170.8228)	1 (180)	11 (168.5600)	16 (169.6684)
May 5, 2017	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	37 / 69 (661.5312)	54 (159.3484)	54 (158.8000)	14 (173.1200)	21 (170.2628)
Sep 9, 2016	Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	19 / 41 (668.4456)	33 (162.8000)	17 (168.5600)	6 (172)	30 (165.0856)
May 6, 2016	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	13 / 67 (681.0284)	19 (170.8228)	9 (173.1200)	26 (167.4172)	16 (169.6684)
Apr 15, 2016	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	17 / 56 (682.7196)	13 (174.2628)	43 (162.2400)	14 (173.1084)	17 (173.1084)
Mar 11, 2016	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	10 / 49 (681.0744)	20 (170.2628)	28 (166.8344)	13 (171.9772)	12 (172)
Oct 1, 2015	Hog Wild BBQ Festival Corinth, MS	4 / 25 (688.4684)	7 (173.1200)	3 (177.1428)	8 (170.8228)	12 (167.3828)
Sep 11, 2015	Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	28 / 55 (664.9708)	43 (161.6340)	12 (170.8228)	46 (161.0856)	14 (171.4284)
May 15, 2015	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff Hartselle, AL	4 / 27 (691.3600)	9 (174.2628)	2 (174.2744)	6 (173.1200)	12 (169.7028)
May 1, 2015	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	7 / 63 (691.3600)	4 (177.1428)	9 (173.7144)	29 (168.5256)	13 (171.9772)
Apr 10, 2015	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	23 / 34 (671.2912)	27 (166.2400)	24 (165.6800)	6 (172.5484)	21 (166.8228)
Dec 5, 2014	Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL	5 / 29 (685.0740)	9 (172.5484)	7 (170.8688)	6 (170.8112)	10 (170.8456)
Oct 18, 2014	I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series) New Hope, AL	—	19 (155.9656)	5 (168)	—	—
Oct 10, 2014	Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge Cullman, AL	11 / 25 (678.1484)	12 (170.8228)	16 (163.9428)	9 (170.8228)	7 (172.5600)
Sep 19, 2014	20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest Decatur, AL	5 / 75 (691.4056)	4 (175.4056)	9 (174.2628)	5 (174.3200)	28 (167.4172)
May 2, 2014	The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) Huntsville, AL	29 / 62 (659.8288)	16 (170.8344)	44 (159.9428)	61 (151.3372)	3 (177.7144)
Apr 18, 2014	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	48 / 62 (648.9140)	55 (157.6456)	34 (166.2400)	48 (162.2400)	46 (162.7884)
Apr 11, 2014	Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest Gadsden, AL	17 / 34 (669.6344)	7 (173.7144)	15 (166.8800)	29 (159.3600)	12 (169.6800)
Oct 11, 2013	Cookin' on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	22 / 42 (643.8392)	37 (149.6224)	12 (167.4056)	1 (172.0228)	28 (154.7884)
Sep 13, 2013	Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	36 / 80 (652.9712)	53 (159.9312)	56 (157.0744)	35 (165.7028)	14 (170.2628)

SOUTHERN 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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

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 — 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)