A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
HevyQue BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
HevyQue BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Sasquatch Smoke N Que
Sasquatch Smoke N Que is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 5th at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off (2026). They are ranked #4025 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1483
peak 1507 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Mar 20, 2026
latest Sep 18, 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
25% of 8 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.58
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.01 · weakest Brisket (155.38)
Road miles
690
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 345 mi
Schedule strength
44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Purse competed for
$35K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
646.68 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
335.38 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here. Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
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 Sasquatch Smoke N Que, each with one reason worth a look.
137 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,029 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,010 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Sasquatch Smoke N Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,047 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1482
They were already cooking in 2019, 7 years before Sasquatch Smoke N Que's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,032 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1504
Level with Sasquatch Smoke N Que on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,014 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before Sasquatch Smoke N Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,009 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1483
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 6 years before Sasquatch Smoke N Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 157.6340 | 165.91 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 157.6916 | 166.01 | top 66% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 163.4172 | 164.26 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9544 | 154.8000 | 155.38 | top 87% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 44% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
More numbers
Most contests held in
MO
7 of 8 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
7 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Opponents faced
152
finished ahead 43 times, behind 146
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20268 milestones
- First tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off
- First overall top-10 American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score169.6916 American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off
- First call West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS Contest #2)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1200 West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1507) West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score648.9600 38th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- Most recent contest 38th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.4 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off | Mar 20, 2026 |
| +4.7 | West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY) | May 15, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.4 | Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | May 29, 2026 |
| -8.1 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | Aug 14, 2026 |
| -8 | 38th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 18, 2026 |
| -3.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | Mar 20, 2026 |
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)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | 38th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO | 22 / 26 (648.9600) | 17 (167.3828) | 22 (161.6800) | 18 (165.0972) | 21 (154.8000) |
| Aug 14, 2026 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 75 / 83 (644.4000) | 79 (157.6340) | 65 (167.3944) | 72 (163.4172) | 77 (155.9544) |
| May 29, 2026 | Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Owatonna, MN | 21 / 25 (326.8344) | 13 (169.1428) | 22 (157.6916) | — | — |
| May 15, 2026 | West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY) Kansas City, MO | 7 / 16 (342.8344) | 9 (169.7144) | 8 (173.1200) | — | — |
| May 15, 2026 | West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Kansas City, MO | — | — | 13 (161.0972) | — | — |
| May 15, 2026 | West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS Contest #2) Kansas City, MO | — | — | 5 (170.2972) | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 22 / 33 (336.4680) | 28 (165.6568) | 13 (170.8112) | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO | 5 (169.6916) | — | — | — | — |