A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
B'S QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
B'S QUE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Salty Qrew
Salty Qrew is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 24th of 25 at the York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) (2026). They finished #923 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1472
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Oct 10, 2025
latest Jul 24, 2026
Avg finish
top 93%
overall standings
Consistency
±4.57
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 162.87 · weakest Chicken (154.22)
Road miles
34
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
54%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)
Purse competed for
$14K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
635.09 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9544 | 152.4916 | 154.22 | top 98% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9772 | 158.8228 | 161.87 | top 84% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8228 | 153.6456 | 156.13 | top 93% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 158.3316 | 162.87 | top 71% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
143
finished ahead 20 times, behind 170
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)
20254 milestones
- First tracked contest MD State BBQ Bash
- Career-best overall score641.5544 MD State BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Brisket)169.1544 MD State BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1495) MD State BBQ Bash
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2026 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 42 / 43 (631.9316) | 41 (155.9544) | 39 (158.8228) | 40 (158.8228) | 38 (158.3316) |
| Jun 12, 2026 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA | 24 / 25 (631.7828) | 25 (154.2056) | 21 (162.8116) | 24 (153.6456) | 20 (161.1200) |
| Oct 10, 2025 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 25 / 29 (641.5544) | 29 (152.4916) | 22 (163.9772) | 26 (155.9312) | 13 (169.1544) |