Rusty Que KS
Rating
1542
peak 1542
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2019-03-15
latest 2026-06-26
Best ToY finish
#1739
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
672.39 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 663.28 (+9.11)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.82
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.12 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.05)
Road miles
17
mi across 8 mapped stops
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
913 BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Can't Beat Our Meat in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 164.5372 | 169.12 | top 28% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7600 | 153.1088 | 163.05 | top 49% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.0000 | 155.9200 | 163.62 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 176.0228 | 139.3944 | 167.48 | top 26% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (8 of 8 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (8 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 663.28
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 663.2340 | 663.23 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 676.5944 | 676.59 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 666.2172 | 666.22 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 679.8856 | 679.89 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 676.0340 | 676.03 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 626.7544 | 626.75 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 659.8396 | 658.76 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | 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) |
| 2025-06-27 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 38 / 159 (676.5944) | 2 (180.0000) | 30 (173.7600) | 101 (161.6916) | 94 (161.1428) |
| 2024-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 53 / 172 (666.2172) | 60 (166.8344) | 132 (155.4056) | 27 (172.0000) | 15 (171.9772) |
| 2023-06-23 | 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) |
| 2022-06-24 | 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) |
| 2021-06-25 | 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) |
| 2019-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 47 / 183 (657.6800) | 64 (164.5372) | 42 (168.0000) | 134 (156.5828) | 31 (168.5600) |
| 2019-03-15 | Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 30 / 64 (659.8396) | 30 (166.2628) | 29 (164.5256) | 49 (157.0856) | 10 (171.9656) |
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 | #2173 (65 pts) | #2118 (85 pts) | #2862 (55 pts) | #2038 (100 pts) | #2840 (55 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1739 (125 pts) | #1693 (155 pts) | #1475 (195 pts) | #1564 (180 pts) | #2015 (115 pts) |