Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.
- Chicken ×1
Rusty Que
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1560
peak 1560 · rated over 15 contests ⓘ
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
2016-04-29
latest 2026-06-26
Best ToY finish
#1739
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
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
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.02 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.50)
Road miles
106
mi across 15 mapped stops
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)
Purse competed for
$103K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 10 state-championship entries
Master avg
658.62 / 720
15 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (8 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.
High-water mark
679.8856
career-best overall
94.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 679.8856 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship — 94.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2023-06-23
A tough matchup
12–0
behind in the head-to-head
913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
913 BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.
A strong matchup
11–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SLOW EXPECTATIONS BBQ in 11 of their 11 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship (2021-06-25).
- last seen 2019-06-21
- back 2021-06-25
Chicken nemesis
9 of 13
shared chicken entries lost
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB ahead 69% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB has out-cooked them in 9 of 13 shared chicken entries.
The metronome
±2.21%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.21% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 91.5% of a perfect score
- 15 contests
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship every year from 2023 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.
- 6 visits in all
- best finish 25th
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.
43 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1568 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1569
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#1567 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 16%
- Peak
- 1585
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Rusty Que)
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#1569 of the rated field
- Contests
- 29
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1574
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 29 contests to 15.
⚔ Head-to-head#1564 of the rated field
- Contests
- 35
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1605
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1605 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#1565 of the rated field
- Contests
- 35
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1587
No shared contest yet.
35 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 9% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#1562 of the rated field
- Contests
- 37
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 19%
- Peak
- 1606
No shared contest yet.
Level with Rusty Que on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 | 180.0000 🔥 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 14 | 0 | top 39% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 13 | 0 | top 33% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2026-06-26 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 82% | 2017-04-28 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
10.2 yrs
2016-04-29 → 2026-06-26
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 10 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
14 of 15 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
9
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
15 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 166.02 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.50)
Walk rate
53%
a top-10 call in 8 of 15 contests
Overall top-10 rate
7%
1 of 15 contests
Master average
658.62
out of 720 · 15 contests · 0 GCs
Perfect 180s
1
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
613
1,319–598 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
106
15 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1536
average field rating faced — tougher than 27% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$103,350
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 10 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2019-06-21 → 2021-06-25
Power rating
1560
peak 1560 · #1563 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- 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
- 2021
- 10th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- 2023
- Career-best overall score679.8856 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- 2025
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- 2026
- Peak power rating (1560) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.5 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2016-06-24 |
| +13 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle | 2018-06-22 |
| +11.3 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2022-06-24 |
| +10.5 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2023-06-23 |
| +7.5 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2019-06-21 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.5 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2021-06-25 |
| -6.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2016-04-29 |
| -4.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2017-04-28 |
| -3.1 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2017-06-23 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 2018-06-22 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 18 / 185 (665.6916) | 133 (154.2516) | 15 (170.2972) | 63 (164.5828) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2018-06-01 | *Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO | 24 / 48 (655.2572) | 24 (163.9428) | 41 (152.4916) | 3 (177.1428) | 24 (161.6800) |
| 2017-06-23 | 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) |
| 2017-04-28 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS | 23 / 30 (653.0056) | 19 (164.5372) | 25 (159.3828) | 16 (168.0000) | 25 (161.0856) |
| 2016-08-26 | 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) |
| 2016-06-24 | 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) |
| 2016-04-29 | 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) |
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 | #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) |