A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKE THIS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKE THIS has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
I WANT MO' QUE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1488
peak 1488 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-04-26
latest 2017-04-07
Best ToY finish
#1444
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
641.65
last 4 Master vs avg 641.65 (-0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.11
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.43 · weakest Brisket (155.40)
Road miles
368
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 303 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)
Master avg
641.65 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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.
The comeback
2.5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.5 years, then back at * Hog Happnin' (2015-11-06).
- last seen 2013-05-10
- back 2015-11-06
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.
I WANT MO' QUE has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 145 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3742 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to I WANT MO' QUE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team I WANT MO' QUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3758 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1488
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3748 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 80%
- Peak
- 1488
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 12 years after I WANT MO' QUE did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#3789 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Level with I WANT MO' QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3776 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 9 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-head#3764 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 164.0000 | 166.43 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 147.9432 | 156.41 | top 64% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 154.8570 | 163.41 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 137.1428 | 155.40 | top 72% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 3 | 0 | top 60% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 60% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.9 yrs
2013-04-26 → 2017-04-07
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NC
3 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 166.43 · weakest Brisket (155.40)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
641.65
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
165
78–131 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
368
4 mapped stops · furthest 303 mi
Schedule strength
1537
average field rating faced — tougher than 27% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.5 yrs
2013-05-10 → 2015-11-06
Power rating
1488
peak 1488 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest BBQ Capital Cook-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.1428 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- Peak power rating (1497) Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- 2015
- Career-best overall score655.8856 * Hog Happnin'
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4056 * Hog Happnin'
- 2017
- Most recent contest Brunskwick BBQ Beach Bash(GBC QUALIFIER)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.5 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | 2013-05-10 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.1 | Brunskwick BBQ Beach Bash(GBC QUALIFIER) | 2017-04-07 |
| -6.8 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off | 2013-04-26 |
| -2 | * Hog Happnin' | 2015-11-06 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 91.1% | 91.1% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 90.2% | 88.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-07 | Brunskwick BBQ Beach Bash(GBC QUALIFIER) Brunswick, GA | 21 / 25 (637.5660) | 19 (164.5944) | 22 (147.9432) | 15 (165.0856) | 20 (159.9428) |
| 2015-11-06 | * Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 40 / 60 (655.8856) | 17 (171.4056) | 56 (149.6800) | 22 (168.5600) | 35 (166.2400) |
| 2013-05-10 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC | 24 / 58 (649.1428) | 26 (164.0000) | 28 (161.7144) | 26 (165.1428) | 30 (158.2856) |
| 2013-04-26 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC | 51 / 71 (623.9994) | 21 (165.7140) | 18 (166.2856) | 54 (154.8570) | 69 (137.1428) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2140 (70 pts) | #2146 (80 pts) | #2271 (65 pts) | #2038 (100 pts) | #2165 (75 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #1988 (100 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2139 (75 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1444 (155 pts) | #1458 (170 pts) | #1421 (185 pts) | #1560 (150 pts) | #1506 (150 pts) |