High-water mark
665.5888
career-best overall
92.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 665.5888 at Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) — 92.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 22, 2014
TBD 'QUE
TBD 'QUE is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 5th of 26 at the Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival (2021). They are ranked #3224 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “TBD QUE”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1500
peak 1500 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Sep 28, 2013
latest Aug 20, 2021 · 7.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.91
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.82 · weakest Pork (155.93)
Road miles
13
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Purse competed for
$16K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
647.46 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
492.39 / 540
2 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2561 (60 pts) | #2658 (55 pts) | #1345 (205 pts) | #2655 (55 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to TBD 'QUE, each with one reason worth a look.
119 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,220 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1500
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,228 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
They turned up 7 years after TBD 'QUE did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Compare careers#3,219 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1507
Level with TBD 'QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,212 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,227 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,239 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 159.9540 | 163.84 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 172.5944 | 162.7884 | 166.82 | top 36% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 147.3600 | 155.93 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 158.2400 | 164.73 | top 50% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 56% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 49% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival | 3 | 11 | 0 | top 58% | Aug 23, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
142
finished ahead 92 times, behind 102
Longest layoff
4 yrs
Aug 22, 2014 → Aug 24, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20213 milestones
- First overall top-10 Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1500) Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival
20143 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.5888 Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best overall score665.5888 Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.8572 Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- First call Whole Hawg Happenin'
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.7 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival | Aug 20, 2021 |
| +4.2 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival | Aug 23, 2019 |
| +2.2 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Aug 22, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.3 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival | Aug 24, 2018 |
| -8 | Whole Hawg Happenin' | Sep 28, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 19% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 34% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 49% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 80% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2021 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 5 / 26 (497.5540) | 5 (169.6800) | 5 (169.6684) | 13 (158.2056) | — |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 11 / 32 (487.2340) | 11 (163.9312) | 6 (165.0972) | 13 (158.2056) | — |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 31 / 34 (631.7828) | 24 (163.3944) | 26 (162.7884) | 33 (147.3600) | 23 (158.2400) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA | 22 / 45 (665.5888) | 34 (162.2400) | 24 (163.9544) | 26 (164.5372) | 6 (174.8572) |
| Sep 28, 2013 | Whole Hawg Happenin' Marietta, GA | 24 / 30 (645.0052) | 27 (159.9540) | 4 (172.5944) | 28 (151.3600) | 21 (161.0968) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA | — | — | — | — | — |