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FU MAN QUE CREW

FU MAN QUE CREW is a competition barbecue team with 51 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 4th of 59 at the Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge (2020). They are ranked #1404 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,404
of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1571
peak 1582 · rated over 51 contests

Contests

51
in the data

First seen

Jan 17, 2015
latest Apr 16, 2021 · 6.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#352
Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

2
7 podiums

Overall top-10s

7
14% of 51 contests

Best top-10 run

2
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 54%
overall standings

Best overall

691.9660 / 720

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

664.21 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 660.56 (+3.65)

Walk rate

37%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Consistency

±14.42
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 166.23 · weakest Brisket (163.59)

Road miles

10,711
across 51 mapped stops · furthest 1,803 mi

Schedule strength

52%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)

Purse competed for

$121K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 12 state-championship entries

Master avg

660.56 / 720
51 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

COOL GRILLING has finished one call ahead of FU MAN QUE CREW 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 11 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 39%.

  • 11 contests
  • 2 overall top-10s
  • 1 category win
  • average top 39%

A tough matchup

38–0 behind in the head-to-head

BIG POPPA SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

BIG POPPA SMOKERS has come out ahead in 38 of their 38 shared contests.

A strong matchup

21–6 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 78% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 7 SINS BBQ in 21 of their 27 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

33 of 38 shared chicken entries lost

BIG POPPA SMOKERS ahead 87% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BIG POPPA SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 33 of 38 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

RBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

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A July team

Top 40% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 40% across 5 contests, versus top 54% the rest of the year.

  • 5 July contests
  • top 54% the rest of the year

The long haul

10,711 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 10,711 miles across 51 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,803 miles to Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled.

  • 51 mapped stops
  • furthest 1,803 mi

The metronome

±2.00% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.00% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 91.7% of a perfect score
  • 51 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2021 ↗ Master #1236 (60 pts) #920 (135 pts) #1309 (60 pts) #1262 (60 pts) #1245 (60 pts)
2020 ↗ Master #405 (270 pts) #680 (125 pts) #701 (120 pts) #333 (370 pts) #513 (215 pts)
2019 ↗ Master #454 (719 pts) #423 (794 pts) #387 (854 pts) #511 (679 pts) #512 (654 pts)
2018 ↗ Master #352 (969 pts) #477 (764 pts) #377 (934 pts) #454 (809 pts) #315 (1,039 pts)
2017 ↗ Master #358 (1,042 pts) #332 (1,092 pts) #390 (977 pts) #220 (1,357 pts) #352 (1,077 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #660 (587 pts) #698 (577 pts) #473 (857 pts) #564 (722 pts) #648 (612 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #561 (668 pts) #498 (778 pts) #426 (878 pts) #585 (668 pts) #532 (708 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to FU MAN QUE CREW, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ
#1,405 of the rated field
1571 power rating
Contests
28
GCs
0
Top-10s
29%
Peak
1609
1–3 in 4 shared contests (25% to FU MAN QUE CREW)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

  • rated over 28 contests
  • last seen Aug 7, 2026
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SWEET PETE'S BBQ
#1,400 of the rated field
1571 power rating
Contests
21
GCs
0
Top-10s
29%
Peak
1571
0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to FU MAN QUE CREW)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 21 contests
  • last seen May 3, 2019
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SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ
#1,406 of the rated field
1571 power rating
Contests
52
GCs
2
Top-10s
23%
Peak
1606

Careers of much the same size, 52 contests to 51, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 51 contests
  • last seen Jul 17, 2020
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Big Cat BBQ
#1,398 of the rated field
1571 power rating
Contests
46
GCs
1
Top-10s
33%
Peak
1597

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 46 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.

  • rated over 44 contests
  • last seen Aug 8, 2026
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JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS
#1,399 of the rated field
1571 power rating
Contests
84
GCs
1
Top-10s
25%
Peak
1676

Level with FU MAN QUE CREW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 84 contests
  • last seen Jun 2, 2023
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TEAM GETTING SAUCED
#1,410 of the rated field
1571 power rating
Contests
23
GCs
0
Top-10s
39%
Peak
1577

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before FU MAN QUE CREW's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 23 contests
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 42 6 36 14% ⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS 38 0 38 0% ⚔ compare
LADY OF Q 35 4 31 11% ⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin 35 4 31 11% ⚔ compare
NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q 31 9 22 29% ⚔ compare
Sharpe's Woodshed 31 2 29 6% ⚔ compare
DG FIREHOUSE BBQ 30 2 28 7% ⚔ compare
BAR-B-Q'S-2GO 29 13 16 45% ⚔ compare
7 SINS BBQ 27 21 6 78% ⚔ compare
TEAM WOODSHED 27 7 20 26% ⚔ compare
Smokin it Up BBQ 27 3 24 11% ⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ 27 2 25 7% ⚔ compare
NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT 26 12 14 46% ⚔ compare
COOL GRILLING 26 4 22 15% ⚔ compare
HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ 26 2 24 8% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 50 5 0 0 174.8572 157.1428 166.23 top 55%
Pork Ribs 50 7 0 2 178.2972 151.4632 165.84 top 50%
Pork 47 8 2 4 177.7144 146.8572 164.82 top 54%
Brisket 50 7 0 1 174.8456 146.7884 163.59 top 51%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)150top 54%
Large (40+)360top 54%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
CA450top 53%
AZ40top 59%
AL10top 61%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 3 4 0 top 51% Jan 17, 2020
Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) 2 12 0 top 44% May 31, 2019
Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship 2 8 0 top 39% Apr 26, 2019
Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival 2 10 0 top 33% Jul 6, 2018
Horse Town Brew B Que Festival 2 10 0 top 45% Jun 1, 2018
West Coast BBQ Classic 2 24 0 top 70% May 12, 2017
Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons 2 22 0 top 66% Aug 5, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 11 contests
Contests a season 7.3 across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in CA 45 of 51 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited 43 7 of them more than once
Opponents faced 639 finished ahead 1,169 times, behind 1,359
Longest layoff 1.2 yrs Jan 24, 2020 → Apr 16, 2021

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

20211 milestone
  1. Most recent contest The Golden State Battle III - Day 1
20202 milestones
  1. Peak power rating (1582) Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
  2. 50th tracked contest The Golden State Battle II
20175 milestones
  1. Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.2972 Newport Beach Winter Q
  2. First overall top-10 Horse Town Brew B Que Festival ( Judges Full)
  3. 25th tracked contest Horse Town Brew B Que Festival ( Judges Full)
  4. Career-best overall score691.9660 Horse Town Brew B Que Festival ( Judges Full)
  5. First category win (Pork) California Honey Harvest Festival & BBQ Championship
20154 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled
  2. First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.8056 Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled
  3. First call California Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship
  4. 10th tracked contest The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+15.4Slab-O-Rama Barbeque ChallengeJan 17, 2020
+14.87th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ ChampionshipMar 23, 2018
+14.7Newport Beach Winter QJan 27, 2017
+14.2Horse Town Brew B Que Festival ( Judges Full)Jun 2, 2017
+13.33rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ ChampionshipSep 15, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-8.8Slab-O-Rama Barbeque ChallengeJan 18, 2019
-8.76th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ ChampionshipFeb 27, 2015
-8.2The Golden State BattleJan 25, 2019
-7.5Newport Beach Barbecue CompetitionJun 24, 2016
-6.84th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ ChampionshipMar 20, 2015

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20211000 100% top 66% 90.5% 90.5%
20202011 50% top 37% 95% 93.5%
20198010 25% top 51% 94.3% 91.9%
20189030 44% top 40% 95.1% 92.8%
201711021 55% top 39% 96.1% 93%
20169000 22% top 70% 93.3% 90.2%
201511000 27% top 72% 93.2% 90.6%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Apr 16, 2021 The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 🏅 Hollister, CA 27 / 41 (651.2916) 10 (169.1200) 27 (162.2400) — 25 (165.6916)
Jan 24, 2020 The Golden State Battle II 🏅 Hollister, CA 31 / 46 (662.7200) 24 (167.9772) 36 (158.2400) 20 (168.5372) 21 (167.9656)
Jan 17, 2020 Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ 4 / 59 (683.9544) 28 (169.1200) 30 (165.6800) 1 (177.7144) 10 (171.4400)
Sep 20, 2019 5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship 🏅 30 / 44 (650.6968) 32 (161.6456) 24 (163.9772) 18 (168.5484) 32 (156.5256)
Aug 16, 2019 Turf & Surf BBQ Championship 🏅 Del Mar, CA 13 / 35 (672.4112) 19 (166.8228) 15 (167.3828) — 14 (169.6800)
Aug 2, 2019 10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic 🏅 Vista, CA 21 / 34 (666.1484) 26 (163.9656) 17 (167.9772) — 12 (170.2628)
May 31, 2019 Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Norco, CA 12 / 49 (672.5144) — — — —
Apr 26, 2019 Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA 8 / 48 (678.8796) 12 (171.4284) 10 (170.8456) 13 (168.6056) 14 (168)
Mar 29, 2019 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Arcadia, CA 29 / 70 (667.9656) 8 (173.1200) 45 (162.2856) 42 (164.5600) 25 (168)
Jan 25, 2019 The Golden State Battle 🏅 Santa Ynez, CA 39 / 48 (649.0056) 19 (170.8572) 36 (163.3828) 32 (163.9656) 46 (150.8000)
Jan 18, 2019 Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ 51 / 63 (636.4112) 45 (164) 24 (166.2400) 49 (159.3828) 57 (146.7884)
Oct 12, 2018 Temecula State BBQ Championship Temecula, CA 18 / 46 (673.0744) 35 (163.9544) 14 (171.4172) 19 (168.5600) 17 (169.1428)
Sep 14, 2018 4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA 13 / 43 (673.6456) 14 (170.8228) 15 (167.4056) 19 (167.3944) 10 (168.0228)
Jul 28, 2018 Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge Gilroy, CA 8 / 34 (671.3712) 12 (168.5484) 6 (171.4172) 24 (165.7028) 10 (165.7028)
Jul 6, 2018 Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA 10 / 38 (682.8116) 18 (169.1200) 18 (166.2516) 7 (173.1428) 3 (174.2972)
Jun 1, 2018 Horse Town Brew B Que Festival Norco, CA 41 / 57 (656.9944) 39 (165.6800) 37 (165.1316) 32 (168.5372) 48 (157.6456)
May 4, 2018 Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA 11 / 35 (665.0968) 23 (161.7028) 11 (167.3828) 8 (171.4056) 11 (164.6056)
Apr 20, 2018 Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA 29 / 48 (643.8972) 21 (165.7028) 21 (164.5488) 24 (161.6912) 38 (151.9544)
Mar 23, 2018 7th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA 8 / 78 (685.0400) 17 (171.9772) 15 (171.4172) 27 (168.5256) 12 (173.1200)
Jan 19, 2018 Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ 46 / 70 (659.3028) 29 (170.2628) 36 (166.2400) 53 (162.2628) 51 (160.5372)
Oct 13, 2017 OC BBQ Competition Costa Messa, CA 28 / 56 (665.0628) 40 (163.4056) 20 (168.5600) 24 (166.2400) 20 (166.8572)
Sep 15, 2017 3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA 9 / 48 (679.3828) 4 (174.8572) 16 (169.7144) 35 (159.9656) 4 (174.8456)
Aug 25, 2017 Grills N Grills penn Valley, CA 11 / 27 (662.2400) 17 (162.8000) 16 (164.5828) 2 (174.8800) 16 (159.9772)
Jul 28, 2017 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) Vista, CA 14 / 40 (673.6572) 15 (171.4056) 29 (162.8344) 7 (174.2972) 20 (165.1200)
Jul 7, 2017 Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA 20 / 50 (657.1320) 29 (162.8344) 14 (168.5944) 30 (159.3944) 16 (166.3088)
Jun 9, 2017 California Honey Harvest Festival & BBQ Championship Fillmore, CA 12 / 39 (676.5596) 10 (173.7028) 31 (158.2512) 1 (176.5828) 14 (168.0228)
Jun 2, 2017 Horse Town Brew B Que Festival ( Judges Full) Norco, CA 10 / 57 (691.9660) 18 (173.7144) 26 (168.5600) 3 (176.5600) 9 (173.1316)
May 19, 2017 SoCal BBQ Bash and Expo (JUDGES FULL) Pomona, CA 34 / 46 (655.8396) 30 (166.8228) 34 (163.9428) 39 (161.1084) 27 (163.9656)
May 12, 2017 West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA 24 / 40 (650.1716) 30 (159.9772) 28 (158.8344) 14 (169.1200) 20 (162.2400)
Mar 31, 2017 6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA 34 / 77 (669.1656) 62 (160) 22 (170.8800) 31 (168.5828) 24 (169.7028)
Jan 27, 2017 Newport Beach Winter Q Newport, CA 11 / 56 (680.5372) 4 (174.2628) 2 (178.2972) 38 (162.8344) 20 (165.1428)
Oct 7, 2016 Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA 48 / 75 (650.1712) 58 (158.8228) 34 (165.1200) 46 (164.5484) 41 (161.6800)
Sep 16, 2016 2nd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA 34 / 61 (637.6800) 25 (167.4172) 31 (162.2400) 54 (146.8572) 29 (161.1656)
Aug 5, 2016 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA 22 / 36 (651.8056) 25 (162.2400) 18 (166.2628) 29 (159.3600) 16 (163.9428)
Jul 15, 2016 Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA 35 / 47 (655.8516) 41 (159.3828) 29 (166.2516) 38 (163.3944) 25 (166.8228)
Jun 24, 2016 Newport Beach Barbecue Competition Newport, CA 30 / 33 (629.5888) 27 (158.8116) 25 (163.4056) 27 (160.0116) 32 (147.3600)
Jun 10, 2016 Califorina Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship Fillmore, CA 16 / 27 (671.4400) 24 (157.1428) 2 (176.5944) 7 (172.5828) 17 (165.1200)
May 13, 2016 West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA 35 / 44 (647.8972) 38 (161.6916) 37 (155.9428) 19 (168.5484) 32 (161.7144)
Apr 15, 2016 The Ultimate BBQ showdown East vs West VII Wildomar, CA 25 / 32 (650.1828) 16 (169.1656) 8 (170.8572) 29 (157.0972) 27 (153.0628)
Apr 1, 2016 5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arciadia, CA 46 / 72 (651.9772) 53 (161.7028) 50 (160.0228) 13 (171.9772) 50 (158.2744)
Oct 2, 2015 City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA 54 / 75 (648.9944) 18 (173.7372) 36 (167.3944) 66 (150.7772) 56 (157.0856)
Sep 11, 2015 The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship 🏅 Lake Elsinore, CA 21 / 28 (662.2396) 18 (170.8800) 9 (172.5600) 24 (159.9656) 22 (158.8340)
Aug 7, 2015 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA 41 / 58 (650.2516) 46 (159.9772) 43 (160) 21 (167.4400) 39 (162.8344)
Jun 26, 2015 Newport Beach Barbecue Contest Newport Beach, CA 18 / 29 (658.8232) 18 (167.4516) 8 (170.2744) 19 (161.6916) 22 (159.4056)
Jun 12, 2015 California Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship Fillmore, CA 18 / 26 (670.7772) 18 (167.4172) 14 (167.4056) 21 (163.9428) 9 (172.0116)
May 29, 2015 Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA 48 / 75 (662.2976) 13 (173.1544) 12 (173.7144) 57 (162.2972) 65 (153.1316)
May 8, 2015 West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA 42 / 57 (647.3256) 45 (158.2628) 36 (163.4400) 22 (167.9656) 43 (157.6572)
Apr 10, 2015 The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI Wildomar, CA 33 / 42 (654.8576) 30 (165.6916) 35 (159.9888) 31 (163.4628) 22 (165.7144)
Mar 20, 2015 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA 78 / 100 (641.1428) 70 (164.0228) 68 (160.0460) 98 (148.5256) 36 (168.5484)
Feb 27, 2015 6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ 69 / 82 (628.5488) 46 (162.8456) 69 (151.4632) 75 (148.5256) 26 (165.7144)
Jan 17, 2015 Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled Hartselle, AL 22 / 36 (651.8056) 25 (162.2400) 18 (166.2628) 29 (159.3600) 16 (163.9428)

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