WHAT WOOD JESUS QUE?

WHAT WOOD JESUS QUE? is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 4th of 75 at the Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (2015). They are ranked #3116 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,116

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1503

peak 1503 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 2, 2013

latest Nov 11, 2016 · 3.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#859

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

9% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 58%

overall standings

Best overall

697.1888 / 720

Master · Horse Town Brew n Que Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

666.93 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 652.98 (+13.96)

Walk rate

45%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8800

Pork · Horse Town Brew n Que Festival

Consistency

±25.17

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.73 · weakest Brisket (161.06)

Road miles

836

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 162 mi

Schedule strength

41%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)

Master avg

652.98 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

697.1888 career-best overall

96.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 697.1888 at Horse Town Brew n Que Festival — 96.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 29, 2015

A tough matchup

9–1 behind in the head-to-head

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ ahead in 90% of their meetings

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.66 points below their pork, and turns into a call 9% of the time against 36%.

Brisket avg 161.06
Pork avg 167.73
1 call in 11 entries

A strong matchup

7–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 70% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of COOL GRILLING in 7 of their 10 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

6 of 8 shared pork entries lost

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared pork entries.

A July team

Top 48% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 48% across 3 contests, versus top 58% the rest of the year.

3 July contests
top 58% the rest of the year

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016 ↗	Master	#1161 (260 pts)	#1058 (330 pts)	#1512 (185 pts)	#1062 (335 pts)	#1093 (305 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#859 (390 pts)	#982 (345 pts)	#1069 (310 pts)	#707 (535 pts)	#1144 (265 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#2397 (71 pts)	#2446 (71 pts)	#2436 (71 pts)	#1245 (221 pts)	#1694 (131 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to WHAT WOOD JESUS QUE?, each with one reason worth a look.

118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM

#3,115 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1512

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to WHAT WOOD JESUS QUE?)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team WHAT WOOD JESUS QUE? has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jan 20, 2017

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BIG DADDY'S Q'N CREW

#3,125 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to WHAT WOOD JESUS QUE?)

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jul 15, 2016

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BSA

#3,120 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 62%
Peak: 1504

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Oct 30, 2020
on a 5-contest top-10 run

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Bros & Fire PTY

#3,132 of the rated field

1502 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1521

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 13 contests, alongside a 54% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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JUST 4 FUN BBQ

#3,101 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1503

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 23, 2016

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Puff Puff BBQ

#3,112 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1505

Level with WHAT WOOD JESUS QUE? on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
COOL GRILLING	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
PORKETEERS	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Meat Candy Q	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
TWISTED BRISKET BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
LEFT COAST Q	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' HART'S	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
WHEN PIGS FLY	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	2	0	176.5828	144.5256	161.80	top 64%
Pork Ribs	11	0	0	173.1772	146.2288	162.39	top 57%
Pork	11	4	1	178.8800	151.9772	167.73	top 37%
Brisket	11	1	0	173.7028	142.7884	161.06	top 55%

“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)	1	0	top 61%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 58%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CA	10	0	top 56%
AZ	1	0	top 78%

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 5 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 10 of 11 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 11 a different one every time

Opponents faced 296 finished ahead 288 times, behind 343

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20163 milestones

Jul 29 10th tracked contest 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic
Nov 11 Peak power rating (1503) Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( Judges Full)
Nov 11 Most recent contest Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( Judges Full)

20153 milestones

May 29 First overall top-10 Horse Town Brew n Que Festival
May 29 Career-best overall score697.1888 Horse Town Brew n Que Festival
May 29 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8800 Horse Town Brew n Que Festival

20141 milestone

Jul 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4572 6th Annual Vista Q Classic

20132 milestones

Aug 2 First tracked contest 5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic
Aug 2 First call 5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival	May 29, 2015
+11.2	8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic	Jul 29, 2016
+8.7	4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship	Mar 20, 2015
+1	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( Judges Full)	Nov 11, 2016
+0.4	6th Annual Vista Q Classic	Jul 25, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.6	The Guinea Pig (Competitor's Series)	Feb 21, 2014
-10.2	The Pig (Guinea Pig)	Feb 19, 2016
-6	6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship	Feb 27, 2015
-4.7	The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series	Feb 20, 2015
-2.8	5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic	Aug 2, 2013

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	3	0	33%	top 60%	94.2%	91.3%
2015	5	1	60%	top 50%	96.8%	91.9%
2014	2	0	0%	top 73%	91.2%	87.7%
2013	1	0	100%	top 63%	88.7%	88.7%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 11, 2016	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( Judges Full) Indio, CA	23 / 38 (663.9544)	16 (171.9772)	24 (165.7144)	14 (169.7028)	31 (156.5600)
Jul 29, 2016	8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA	11 / 42 (678.2512)	7 (173.1772)	33 (158.8112)	9 (172.5600)	5 (173.7028)
Feb 19, 2016	The Pig (Guinea Pig) Indio, CA	45 / 48 (630.7204)	45 (157.1316)	39 (160.5716)	22 (167.9772)	48 (145.0400)
Jul 24, 2015	7th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA	33 / 54 (664.5488)	45 (157.1200)	23 (169.1544)	8 (173.7144)	31 (164.5600)
May 29, 2015	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA	4 / 75 (697.1888)	21 (172.5600)	13 (173.1772)	2 (178.8800)	25 (172.5716)
Mar 20, 2015	4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	32 / 100 (676.6060)	9 (176.5828)	41 (167.4632)	39 (168.5600)	55 (164)
Feb 27, 2015	6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	64 / 82 (631.8744)	79 (149.0744)	58 (155.9772)	61 (158.8112)	20 (168.0116)
Feb 20, 2015	The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series Rancho Mirage, CA	36 / 49 (638.2172)	38 (159.3944)	26 (163.9884)	45 (151.9772)	20 (162.8572)
Jul 25, 2014	6th Annual Vista Q Classic Vista, CA	34 / 60 (656.4572)	46 (162.8000)	24 (166.2972)	14 (170.8456)	46 (156.5144)
Feb 21, 2014	The Guinea Pig (Competitor's Series) Indio, CA	43 / 48 (606.1596)	48 (144.5256)	22 (158.8572)	22 (159.9884)	46 (142.7884)
Aug 2, 2013	5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic Vista, CA	29 / 46 (638.7660)	37 (155.4400)	41 (146.2288)	4 (172)	13 (165.0972)

WHAT WOOD JESUS QUE?

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

A July team

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)