WHAT WOOD JESUS QUE?

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3099

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1503

peak 1503 · rated over 11 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-08-02

latest 2016-11-11

Best ToY finish

#859

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

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

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.73 · weakest Brisket (161.06)

Road miles

836

mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 162 mi

Schedule strength

41%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)

Master avg

652.98 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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

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
2015-05-29

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 calls 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

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

BIG DADDY'S Q'N CREW

#3112 of the rated field

1503 ▼ 0 power rating

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

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% 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 8 contests
last seen 2016-07-15

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BSA

#3109 of the rated field

1503 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2020-10-30
on a 5-contest top-10 run

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FULLWOOD BROS' BBQ

#3094 of the rated field

1503 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2019-09-12

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Puff Puff BBQ

#3092 of the rated field

1503 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 10 years after WHAT WOOD JESUS QUE? did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2026-07-11

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LIVYQ

#3075 of the rated field

1503 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1525

No shared contest yet.

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 2021-06-18

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MANTUCKY MAYHEM

#3108 of the rated field

1503 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1518

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2021-05-01

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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 state / province

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

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 61%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 58%

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.3 yrs 2013-08-02 → 2016-11-11

Busiest season 2015 5 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CA 10 of 11 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 11 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 11 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 167.73 · weakest Brisket (161.06)

Walk rate 45% a top-10 call in 5 of 11 contests

Overall top-10 rate 9% 1 of 11 contests

Master average 652.98 out of 720 · 11 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 297 288–343 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 836 11 mapped stops · furthest 162 mi

Schedule strength 1555 average field rating faced — tougher than 41% of rated contests

Power rating 1503 peak 1503 · #3099 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Aug 2 First tracked contest 5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic
Aug 2 First call 5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic
2014
Jul 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4572 6th Annual Vista Q Classic
2015
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
2016
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)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival	2015-05-29
+11.2	8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic	2016-07-29
+8.7	4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship	2015-03-20
+1	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( Judges Full)	2016-11-11
+0.4	6th Annual Vista Q Classic	2014-07-25

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.6	The Guinea Pig (Competitor's Series)	2014-02-21
-10.2	The Pig(Guinea Pig)	2016-02-19
-6	6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship	2015-02-27
-4.7	The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series	2015-02-20
-2.8	5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic	2013-08-02

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	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
2016-11-11	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)
2016-07-29	8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA	11 / 42 (678.2512)	7 (173.1772)	33 (158.8112)	9 (172.5600)	5 (173.7028)
2016-02-19	The Pig(Guinea Pig) Indio, CA	45 / 48 (630.7204)	45 (157.1316)	39 (160.5716)	22 (167.9772)	48 (145.0400)
2015-07-24	7th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA	33 / 54 (664.5488)	45 (157.1200)	23 (169.1544)	8 (173.7144)	31 (164.5600)
2015-05-29	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA	4 / 75 (697.1888)	21 (172.5600)	13 (173.1772)	2 (178.8800)	25 (172.5716)
2015-03-20	4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	32 / 100 (676.6060)	9 (176.5828)	41 (167.4632)	39 (168.5600)	55 (164.0000)
2015-02-27	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)
2015-02-20	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)
2014-07-25	6th Annual Vista Q Classic Vista, CA	34 / 60 (656.4572)	46 (162.8000)	24 (166.2972)	14 (170.8456)	46 (156.5144)
2014-02-21	The Guinea Pig (Competitor's Series) Indio, CA	43 / 48 (606.1596)	48 (144.5256)	22 (158.8572)	22 (159.9884)	46 (142.7884)
2013-08-02	5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic Vista, CA	29 / 46 (638.7660)	37 (155.4400)	41 (146.2288)	4 (172.0000)	13 (165.0972)

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
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)