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 chicken.
- Chicken ×1
Rusty Que
Rusty Que is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 8th of 183 at the Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship (2016). They are ranked #1568 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1560
peak 1560 · rated over 15 contests
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
Apr 29, 2016
latest Jun 26, 2026 · 10.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
7% of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 39%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
672.39 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 658.62 (+13.78)
Walk rate
53%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.88
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.02 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.50)
Road miles
106
across 15 mapped stops
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)
Purse competed for
$103K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 10 state-championship entries
Master avg
658.62 / 720
15 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Rusty Que, each with one reason worth a look.
43 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,570 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 16%
- Peak
- 1585
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Rusty Que)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Rusty Que has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,569 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1560
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,565 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1562
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Rusty Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,567 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1560
Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,566 of the rated field
- Contests
- 35
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1605
35 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 23% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#1,564 of the rated field
- Contests
- 35
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1588
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| DUNN UP BBQ | 12 | 10 | 2 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLOW EXPECTATIONS BBQ | 11 | 11 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| C'mon Que | 11 | 10 | 1 | 91% | ⚔ compare |
| B & C SMOKERS | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| Knights of the Holy Grill | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| Jonesy's Smoke Rangers | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| The Drizzlers | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Too Hot to Handle | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Can't Beat Our Meat | 10 | 9 | 1 | 90% | ⚔ compare |
| Every Man A Smoker | 10 | 9 | 1 | 90% | ⚔ compare |
| Genuswine Brisket Authority | 10 | 9 | 1 | 90% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 180 🔥 | 152.4912 | 166.02 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7600 | 152.4916 | 162.50 | top 51% |
| Pork | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 177.1428 | 155.9200 | 165.82 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 139.3944 | 164.28 | top 39% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 13 | 0 | top 33% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 6 | 25 | 0 | top 34% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 82% | Apr 28, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 10 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
14 of 15 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
9
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
611
finished ahead 1,319 times, behind 598
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 21, 2019 → Jun 25, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Peak power rating (1560) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20251 milestone
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20231 milestone
- Career-best overall score679.8856 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20211 milestone
- 10th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
20164 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- First overall top-10 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.8684 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.4 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2016 |
| +13 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle | Jun 22, 2018 |
| +11.3 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2022 |
| +10.5 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2023 |
| +7.4 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.5 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 25, 2021 |
| -6.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 29, 2016 |
| -4.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 28, 2017 |
| -3.2 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2017 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 38% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 24% | 94% | 94% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 31% | 92.5% | 92.5% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 15% | 94.4% | 94.4% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 15% | 93.9% | 93.9% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 87% | 87% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 36% | 91.6% | 91.5% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 30% | 92.5% | 91.7% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 68% | 90.7% | 89% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 43% | 93.7% | 91.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 60 / 157 (663.2340) | 30 (172.5484) | 111 (159.3600) | 132 (155.9200) | 11 (175.4056) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 38 / 159 (676.5944) | 2 (180) | 30 (173.7600) | 101 (161.6916) | 94 (161.1428) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 53 / 172 (666.2172) | 60 (166.8344) | 132 (155.4056) | 27 (172) | 15 (171.9772) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 25 / 167 (679.8856) | 40 (169.6800) | 89 (162.8344) | 35 (171.9656) | 8 (175.4056) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 24 / 164 (676.0340) | 54 (166.8228) | 45 (167.4400) | 75 (165.7484) | 5 (176.0228) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 104 / 145 (626.7544) | 38 (166.2628) | 115 (153.1088) | 36 (167.9884) | 136 (139.3944) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 47 / 183 (657.6800) | 64 (164.5372) | 42 (168) | 134 (156.5828) | 31 (168.5600) |
| Mar 15, 2019 | Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 30 / 64 (659.8396) | 30 (166.2628) | 29 (164.5256) | 49 (157.0856) | 10 (171.9656) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 18 / 185 (665.6916) | 133 (154.2516) | 15 (170.2972) | 63 (164.5828) | 3 (176.5600) |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO | 24 / 48 (655.2572) | 24 (163.9428) | 41 (152.4916) | 3 (177.1428) | 24 (161.6800) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 110 / 184 (628.5024) | 138 (152.4912) | 113 (157.2000) | 8 (174.8456) | 157 (143.9656) |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS | 23 / 30 (653.0056) | 19 (164.5372) | 25 (159.3828) | 16 (168) | 25 (161.0856) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 23 / 61 (655.2912) | 29 (162.8228) | 13 (169.1200) | 14 (170.2628) | 46 (153.0856) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 8 / 183 (674.8684) | 7 (173.7028) | 64 (163.4172) | 70 (162.3084) | 4 (175.4400) |
| Apr 29, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS | 26 / 30 (640.4000) | 17 (165.6684) | 21 (161.1088) | 23 (161.1200) | 25 (152.5028) |