H-TOWN FAMILY QUE

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

Power ranking

#5499

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1450

peak 1450 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-01-25

latest 2015-03-13

Best ToY finish

#1647

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 88%

overall standings

Best overall

649.6456 / 720

Master · The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

614.66

last 5 Master vs avg 614.66 (+0.00)

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8572

Pork · The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off

Consistency

±26.44

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 158.39 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.94)

Road miles

2,064

mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 838 mi

Schedule strength

19%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)

Master avg

614.66 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (1 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.

The weak link

−8.4 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.44 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Pork Ribs avg 149.94
Chicken avg 158.39
0 calls in 5 entries

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

LITTLE BOB'S BBQ

#5503 of the rated field

1450 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1505

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to H-TOWN FAMILY QUE)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team H-TOWN FAMILY QUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 27 contests
last seen 2017-07-21

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E.T.'S BBQ

#5478 of the rated field

1451 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 89
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1513

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to H-TOWN FAMILY QUE)

They've been 1513 at their best, 62 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 89 contests
last seen 2021-03-05

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On the Spit BBQ, LLC

#5493 of the rated field

1450 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2026-07-18

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TCB-Takin Care of BBQ

#5500 of the rated field

1450 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 12 years after H-TOWN FAMILY QUE did, first appearing in 2025.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2026-03-27

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Tus-Que-Loosa

#5484 of the rated field

1451 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1451

No shared contest yet.

Level with H-TOWN FAMILY QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2024-10-04

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BUTT UP BBQ

#5508 of the rated field

1450 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2019-08-02

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	0	164.5600	149.7140	158.39	top 75%
Pork Ribs	5	0	156.5712	142.8572	149.94	top 83%
Pork	5	1	174.8572	144.5714	155.16	top 72%
Brisket	5	0	164.5372	132.5712	151.17	top 78%

“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	Avg finish
MS	2	top 81%
IN	2	top 93%
FL	1	top 91%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!	2	47	0	top 93%	2014-07-18

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

On the trail 2.1 yrs 2013-01-25 → 2015-03-13

Busiest season 2014 2 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MS 2 of 5 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 4 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 158.39 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.94)

Walk rate 20% a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 5 contests

Master average 614.66 out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 274 41–272 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,064 5 mapped stops · furthest 838 mi

Schedule strength 1527 average field rating faced — tougher than 19% of rated contests

Power rating 1450 peak 1450 · #5499 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jan 25 First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
Jan 25 Peak power rating (1487) Lakeland Pig Festival
2014
Jun 20 First call The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off
Jun 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6456 The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off
Jun 20 Career-best overall score649.6456 The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off
Jun 20 Career-best single call (Pork)174.8572 The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off
2015
Mar 13 Most recent contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.2	Lakeland Pig Festival	2013-01-25
-12.7	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!	2013-07-19
-9.8	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!	2014-07-18
-8.4	The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off	2014-06-20
-5.7	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel	2015-03-13

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	1	0%	top 79%	88.8%	88.8%
2014	2	50%	top 88%	90.2%	87.6%
2013	2	0%	top 93%	81.7%	81.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2015-03-13	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	74 / 94 (639.2800)	58 (164.5600)	78 (155.4056)	81 (154.7772)	39 (164.5372)
2014-07-18	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	47 / 51 (612.4688)	33 (162.2516)	51 (142.8572)	40 (155.9656)	42 (151.3944)
2014-06-20	The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS	41 / 49 (649.6456)	34 (163.9656)	46 (149.7028)	6 (174.8572)	38 (161.1200)
2013-07-19	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	54 / 57 (588.5028)	52 (151.4400)	49 (145.1772)	53 (145.6456)	51 (146.2400)
2013-01-25	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	64 / 70 (583.4278)	62 (149.7140)	37 (156.5712)	63 (144.5714)	69 (132.5712)

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
2014 ↗	Master	#1647 (149 pts)	#1725 (149 pts)	#1707 (149 pts)	#1218 (264 pts)	#1713 (149 pts)