LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE

LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE is a competition barbecue team with 27 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 29 at the 11th Annual Recovery Fest (2015), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1517 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,517

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1563

peak 1568 · rated over 27 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 4, 2014

latest Apr 5, 2019 · 5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#482

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

15% of 27 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 48%

overall standings

Best overall

678.8460 / 720

Master · 11th Annual Recovery Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

655.47 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 646.53 (+8.93)

Walk rate

59%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4400

Chicken · BBQ Jamboree

Consistency

±20.00

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.75 · weakest Brisket (157.99)

Road miles

3,081

across 27 mapped stops · furthest 1,273 mi

Schedule strength

50%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

646.53 / 720

27 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

1.0968 points from the title

Came within 1.0968 points of the Grand Championship at 11th Annual Recovery Fest (Sep 11, 2015).

High-water mark

678.8460 career-best overall

94.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.8460 at 11th Annual Recovery Fest — 94.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 11, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SMOKETASTIC BBQ has finished one call ahead of LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 36%.

6 contests
3 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 36%

A tough matchup

18–2 behind in the head-to-head

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead in 90% of their meetings

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has come out ahead in 18 of their 20 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.76 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 22%.

Brisket avg 157.99
Chicken avg 163.75
3 calls in 27 entries

A strong matchup

8–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of JAM'N HAMS in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

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Chicken nemesis

18 of 20 shared chicken entries lost

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead 90% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has out-cooked them in 18 of 20 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Q-THIS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 40% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 40% across 5 contests, versus top 48% the rest of the year.

5 September contests
top 48% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,081 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,081 miles across 27 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,273 miles to Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off.

27 mapped stops
furthest 1,273 mi

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#1923 (80 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1061 (250 pts)	#1242 (210 pts)	#802 (445 pts)	#918 (350 pts)	#1086 (265 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#759 (498 pts)	#944 (408 pts)	#520 (768 pts)	#786 (513 pts)	#851 (453 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#584 (670 pts)	#450 (885 pts)	#661 (615 pts)	#515 (790 pts)	#571 (705 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#482 (800 pts)	#442 (880 pts)	#502 (775 pts)	#437 (870 pts)	#669 (555 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#849 (399 pts)	#890 (404 pts)	#797 (459 pts)	#903 (404 pts)	#956 (349 pts)

Overall rank by season

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#1,515 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1570

Careers of much the same size, 23 contests to 27, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 23 contests
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#1,510 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1565

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 22 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Aug 25, 2023

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Col. Buck’s BBQ

#1,508 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1563

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 25% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Aug 10, 2024

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O' Town Que

#1,520 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1571

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rated over 19 contests
last seen Jul 26, 2024

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88 BBQ

#1,511 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1563

3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ

#1,521 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1568

Level with LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 42 contests
last seen Jun 3, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	20	2	18	10%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	20	2	18	10%	⚔ compare
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	18	12	6	67%	⚔ compare
Serial Griller	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
SMOKETASTIC BBQ	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
4:20 Q	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	12	7	5	58%	⚔ compare
Smoke-A-Holics	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	27	6	0	2	175.4400	142.2284	163.75	top 47%
Pork Ribs	27	11	1	3	175.4172	142.2860	162.13	top 45%
Pork	27	6	1	2	174.8572	144.5828	162.66	top 47%
Brisket	27	3	0	0	167.9772	137.0400	157.99	top 54%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 66%
Medium (20–39)	9	top 48%
Large (40+)	16	top 46%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
VA	22	top 48%
PA	2	top 36%
MD	2	top 51%
TX	1	top 61%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ Jamboree	3	23	0	top 45%	May 13, 2016
BBQ Gives Back	2	16	0	top 37%	Mar 23, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 8 contests

Contests a season 4.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in VA 22 of 27 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 24 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 457 finished ahead 623 times, behind 516

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

20191 milestone

Apr 5 Most recent contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off

20182 milestones

Apr 27 25th tracked contest Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
May 25 Peak power rating (1568) Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)

20161 milestone

May 13 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4400 BBQ Jamboree

20156 milestones

Apr 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score676.5256 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition
Sep 11 First category win (Pork) 11th Annual Recovery Fest
Sep 11 First overall podium 11th Annual Recovery Fest
Sep 11 First Reserve Championship 11th Annual Recovery Fest
Sep 11 Career-best overall score678.8460 11th Annual Recovery Fest
Oct 16 10th tracked contest Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest

20143 milestones

Apr 4 First tracked contest Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival
Aug 22 First call Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
Sep 5 First overall top-10 10th Annual Recovery Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.5	11th Annual Recovery Fest	Sep 11, 2015
+15.2	2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition	Apr 17, 2015
+12.8	10th Annual Recovery Fest	Sep 5, 2014
+11.2	BBQ Gives Back	Mar 24, 2017
+9.1	BBQ Jamboree- Day 2 (JUDGES FULL)	May 12, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.8	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	Aug 22, 2014
-8.6	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	Oct 16, 2015
-6.3	12th Annual Recovery Fest/7th Annual BBQ State Championship	Sep 9, 2016
-5.9	Que & Cruz	Sep 30, 2016
-4.9	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off	Apr 5, 2019

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0	0%	top 61%	88.6%	88.6%
2018	3	0	0	100%	top 48%	93.8%	91.6%
2017	5	0	1	80%	top 41%	92.9%	91.7%
2016	8	0	0	50%	top 52%	91.6%	89.7%
2015	6	3	1	50%	top 36%	94.3%	90%
2014	4	1	0	50%	top 63%	89.8%	86.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 5, 2019	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX	37 / 61 (638.2284)	21 (166.8456)	45 (157.1428)	46 (155.4056)	36 (158.8344)
May 25, 2018	Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Gettysburg, PA	11 / 35 (675.3604)	19 (163.9428)	8 (169.7144)	6 (173.7260)	12 (167.9772)
Apr 27, 2018	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lenexa, VA	29 / 45 (648.9944)	29 (160.5372)	9 (169.6800)	14 (169.1200)	40 (149.6572)
Mar 23, 2018	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	36 / 75 (654.8004)	58 (160)	9 (170.2744)	59 (156.5488)	21 (167.9772)
Jun 2, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	14 / 28 (659.9428)	19 (161.1428)	3 (169.7144)	12 (165.1084)	15 (163.9772)
May 12, 2017	BBQ Jamboree- Day 2 (JUDGES FULL) Fredericksburg, VA	14 / 43 (669.0400)	27 (165.7028)	1 (175.4172)	19 (163.3828)	19 (164.5372)
May 12, 2017	BBQ Jamboree-Day 1 (JUDGES FULL) Fredericksburg, VA	36 / 54 (642.7084)	22 (166.2512)	37 (160.5716)	26 (164.5256)	45 (151.3600)
Apr 28, 2017	4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lanexa, VA	15 / 46 (658.7544)	32 (159.9888)	10 (167.3828)	17 (165.7144)	13 (165.6684)
Mar 24, 2017	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	16 / 64 (669.0744)	11 (171.9772)	36 (161.1316)	9 (169.7028)	21 (166.2628)
Sep 30, 2016	Que & Cruz Louisa, VA	22 / 31 (636.9944)	6 (171.4172)	18 (163.4172)	27 (155.3600)	28 (146.8000)
Sep 9, 2016	12th Annual Recovery Fest/7th Annual BBQ State Championship 🏅 Richmond, VA	18 / 25 (638.1024)	18 (159.9656)	20 (156.5372)	19 (162.7884)	15 (158.8112)
Aug 12, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Richmond, VA	13 / 28 (659.3600)	16 (162.8800)	19 (162.2744)	13 (166.2400)	8 (167.9656)
May 20, 2016	Chesapeake Jubilee Chesapeake, VA	15 / 26 (633.0172)	19 (159.3944)	19 (153.1200)	13 (162.2628)	13 (158.2400)
May 13, 2016	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	23 / 72 (652.5028)	4 (175.4400)	35 (161.6800)	54 (154.8000)	30 (160.5828)
Apr 29, 2016	3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin Lanexa, VA	22 / 48 (653.0284)	21 (166.2628)	39 (151.9656)	10 (169.6800)	18 (165.1200)
Apr 15, 2016	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	21 / 41 (648.5028)	17 (166.8456)	28 (157.1660)	16 (165.1084)	22 (159.3828)
Apr 1, 2016	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	22 / 54 (646.7316)	34 (158.2400)	16 (163.4172)	11 (166.8344)	28 (158.2400)
Oct 16, 2015	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	29 / 37 (600.9372)	18 (162.8112)	33 (142.2860)	17 (158.8000)	34 (137.0400)
Sep 25, 2015	Grill Cook Master Harrisonburg, VA	5 / 16 (646.7316)	2 (169.7144)	7 (164.5600)	9 (159.3828)	9 (153.0744)
Sep 11, 2015	11th Annual Recovery Fest Richmond, VA	2 / 29 (678.8460)	2 (172.5600)	2 (168.5944)	1 (174.8572)	9 (162.8344)
Aug 21, 2015	VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA	24 / 46 (646.1944)	25 (160)	29 (159.9544)	23 (165.1200)	22 (161.1200)
May 8, 2015	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	23 / 65 (638.7660)	24 (164.5600)	13 (165.1544)	29 (158.2744)	46 (150.7772)
Apr 17, 2015	2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition Lanexa, VA	5 / 46 (676.5256)	7 (173.7028)	10 (169.1428)	3 (173.7028)	18 (159.9772)
Sep 5, 2014	10th Annual Recovery Fest Richmond, VA	6 / 32 (646.4116)	7 (161.1428)	8 (164.0800)	12 (161.1888)	13 (160)
Aug 22, 2014	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Harrisonburg, VA	16 / 16 (600.4576)	16 (142.2284)	5 (162.8460)	15 (149.1544)	15 (146.2288)
May 9, 2014	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	43 / 64 (612.4912)	29 (157.6684)	36 (156.0116)	55 (144.5828)	29 (154.2284)
Apr 4, 2014	Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival Lanexa, VA	27 / 41 (623.9316)	22 (159.9772)	25 (154.2744)	15 (160.5716)	29 (149.1084)

LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The long haul

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)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)