BIG DADDY QUE

BIG DADDY QUE is a competition barbecue team with 20 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 26 at the Miles City Cowtown Cookoff (2017), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1304 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,304

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1579

peak 1579 · rated over 20 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 19, 2014

latest Aug 25, 2017 · 2.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#593

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

30% of 20 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 42%

overall standings

Best overall

686.2288 / 720

Master · Miles City Cowtown Cookoff

Perfect 180s

Current form

669.80 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 663.86 (+5.94)

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork · Miles City Cowtown Cookoff

Consistency

±13.87

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.34 · weakest Chicken (164.11)

Road miles

7,423

across 20 mapped stops · furthest 648 mi

Schedule strength

49%

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

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

663.86 / 720

20 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

0.5944 points from the title

Came within 0.5944 points of the Grand Championship at Miles City Cowtown Cookoff (Jun 16, 2017).

They almost always walk

75% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 15 of 20 contests

A top-10 category call in 75% of their 20 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

686.2288 career-best overall

95.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.2288 at Miles City Cowtown Cookoff — 95.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 16, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BRACKEN RACKS BBQ has finished one call ahead of BIG DADDY QUE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

14–0 behind in the head-to-head

PARROTHEAD SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.

A strong matchup

8–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN JERKS in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

9 of 14 shared pork entries lost

PARROTHEAD SMOKERS ahead 64% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 9 of 14 shared pork entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SCRUM DOWN SMOKERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 32% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 32% across 6 contests, versus top 42% the rest of the year.

6 June contests
top 42% the rest of the year

The long haul

7,423 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 7,423 miles across 20 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 648 miles to Carnivores Classic.

20 mapped stops
furthest 648 mi

The metronome

±1.93% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.93% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.2% of a perfect score
20 contests

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	#649 (593 pts)	#795 (493 pts)	#775 (513 pts)	#535 (768 pts)	#647 (613 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#593 (616 pts)	#802 (456 pts)	#434 (866 pts)	#582 (671 pts)	#509 (736 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1930 (104 pts)	#2102 (89 pts)	#2127 (84 pts)	#1547 (179 pts)	#1943 (114 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BIG DADDY QUE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY

#1,305 of the rated field

1579 power rating

Contests: 104
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1640

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BIG DADDY QUE)

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

rated over 104 contests
last seen Jun 13, 2026

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ROUGHNECKS BBQ

#1,301 of the rated field

1579 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1598

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Sep 15, 2018

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RICK'S RACKS

#1,300 of the rated field

1580 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1580

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2025
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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Fishing Eagles

#1,303 of the rated field

1579 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1579

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 29% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jun 24, 2017

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BAD WOLF BBQ

#1,298 of the rated field

1580 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1586

Level with BIG DADDY QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 44 contests
last seen Aug 1, 2025

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REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY

#1,306 of the rated field

1579 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1590

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 44 contests to 20.

rated over 44 contests
last seen Aug 30, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS	17	5	12	29%	⚔ compare
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
Grate Expectations	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
JO-BAWB'S BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN JERKS	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare
12 BAR BLUES CUE	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare
SCRUM DOWN SMOKERS	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Backdraft BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
Up In Smoke BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	20	3	0	171.9888	153.1428	164.11	top 56%
Pork Ribs	20	7	1	173.1200	157.1428	165.52	top 46%
Pork	20	10	3	178.8572	151.9200	167.34	top 38%
Brisket	20	9	2	177.7144	152.4684	166.89	top 38%

“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)	16	0	top 42%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 43%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
SD	7	top 44%
MT	7	top 37%
WY	3	top 41%
CO	2	top 45%
KS	1	top 54%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ	3	9	top 46%	Aug 25, 2017
Montana BBQ Cook-Off	3	6	top 31%	Jun 24, 2017
Original SD BBQ Championships	2	12	top 33%	Jun 3, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 7 contests

Contests a season 5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in SD 7 of 20 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 15 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 389 finished ahead 392 times, behind 283

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

20176 milestones

Jun 16 First overall podium Miles City Cowtown Cookoff
Jun 16 First Reserve Championship Miles City Cowtown Cookoff
Jun 16 Career-best overall score686.2288 Miles City Cowtown Cookoff
Jun 16 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 Miles City Cowtown Cookoff
Aug 25 Peak power rating (1579) Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ
Aug 25 Most recent contest Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ

20161 milestone

May 13 10th tracked contest Wild West BBQ Cook Off

20151 milestone

May 29 First overall top-10 Carnivores Classic

20143 milestones

Sep 19 First tracked contest Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships
Sep 19 First call Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships
Sep 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2056 Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.6	Miles City Cowtown Cookoff	Jun 16, 2017
+11.2	Best of the West	Aug 12, 2016
+9.7	Montana BBQ Cook-Off	Jul 3, 2015
+9.7	Montana BBQ cook-off	Jun 25, 2016
+8.7	Original SD BBQ Championships	Jun 5, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-3.6	Carnivores Classic	Sep 23, 2016
-1.5	Griller's Cup	Jul 17, 2015
-0.9	Cookin On Kampeska	Jul 14, 2017
-0.5	Montana BBQ Cook-Off	Jun 24, 2017
-0.1	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 8, 2016

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)
2017	5	1	60%	top 41%	95.3%	93%
2016	7	2	71%	top 40%	95.3%	92.2%
2015	7	3	86%	top 43%	95.1%	91.8%
2014	1	0	100%	top 52%	90.9%	90.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 25, 2017	Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD	13 / 26 (670.7200)	20 (162.8000)	16 (167.9772)	11 (167.3828)	4 (172.5600)
Aug 18, 2017	Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	12 / 28 (659.1996)	7 (170.8228)	8 (166.2400)	8 (169.6684)	20 (152.4684)
Jul 14, 2017	Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD	26 / 48 (666.7428)	28 (167.3944)	31 (164)	26 (165.6800)	18 (169.6684)
Jun 24, 2017	Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT	17 / 35 (666.1140)	11 (170.8344)	22 (161.6800)	21 (161.6340)	11 (171.9656)
Jun 16, 2017	Miles City Cowtown Cookoff Miles City, MT	2 / 26 (686.2288)	15 (163.9428)	11 (165.7144)	2 (178.8572)	2 (177.7144)
Sep 23, 2016	Carnivores Classic Missoula, MT	15 / 25 (641.5884)	14 (161.1084)	20 (157.1428)	24 (151.9200)	4 (171.4172)
Aug 26, 2016	Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD	17 / 31 (663.8624)	12 (170.8456)	21 (162.8112)	12 (169.1200)	24 (161.0856)
Aug 12, 2016	Best of the West Sheridan, WY	5 / 26 (683.3372)	18 (161.6916)	5 (173.1200)	3 (174.2628)	7 (174.2628)
Jun 25, 2016	Montana BBQ cook-off Absarokee, MT	6 / 29 (686.2056)	8 (171.4056)	15 (167.3828)	5 (174.2972)	5 (173.1200)
Jun 3, 2016	Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	16 / 44 (665.0400)	31 (161.6800)	12 (170.2744)	8 (171.4172)	22 (161.6684)
May 13, 2016	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	12 / 33 (660.9596)	30 (157.6456)	10 (167.3828)	2 (172.5600)	17 (163.3712)
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	59 / 109 (646.7200)	46 (166.2628)	59 (161.0972)	74 (159.9428)	58 (159.4172)
Sep 18, 2015	2015 Colorado Rockies Championship Denver, CO	19 / 35 (684.4804)	20 (171.9888)	15 (171.9772)	13 (171.9772)	22 (168.5372)
Aug 21, 2015	Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD	9 / 26 (677.6116)	11 (167.9772)	6 (169.6916)	5 (171.9656)	11 (167.9772)
Jul 17, 2015	Griller's Cup Laramie, WY	18 / 29 (640.9712)	21 (161.1084)	23 (158.2284)	22 (155.9428)	10 (165.6916)
Jul 3, 2015	Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT	7 / 29 (660.5028)	22 (153.1428)	5 (166.2628)	7 (166.2400)	2 (174.8572)
Jun 19, 2015	Miles City Cowtown Cook-Off Miles City, MT	13 / 26 (649.1316)	16 (154.2856)	6 (170.8800)	14 (159.3944)	9 (164.5716)
Jun 5, 2015	Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	12 / 41 (660.5252)	7 (171.4056)	25 (158.2856)	8 (169.1084)	18 (161.7256)
May 29, 2015	Carnivores Classic Missoula, MT	10 / 20 (653.0400)	17 (155.3600)	2 (170.8228)	12 (163.4172)	7 (163.4400)
Sep 19, 2014	Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships Sprearfish, SD	15 / 29 (654.2056)	18 (160.5600)	19 (159.4400)	5 (171.9656)	13 (162.2400)

BIG DADDY 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

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

The metronome

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 — 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)