TIKI QUE

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

Power ranking

#4193

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1479

peak 1479 · rated over 17 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-05-15

latest 2017-10-27

Best ToY finish

#904

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 69%

overall standings

Best overall

663.8516 / 720

Master · *Smokin-in-Sapulpa 4th Annual BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

644.98

last 5 Master vs avg 644.79 (+0.19)

Walk rate

47%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0000

Chicken · Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off

Consistency

±7.52

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.30 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.34)

Road miles

1,659

mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 166 mi

Schedule strength

76%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1598)

Master avg

644.79 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

High-water mark

663.8516 career-best overall

92.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 663.8516 at *Smokin-in-Sapulpa 4th Annual BBQ — 92.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2017-09-29

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

STEELE FAMILY BBQ has finished one call ahead of TIKI QUE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

15–1 behind in the head-to-head

Three Hog Night Smokers ahead in 94% of their meetings

Three Hog Night Smokers has come out ahead in 15 of their 16 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.0 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.96 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 29%.

Pork Ribs avg 157.34
Chicken avg 167.30
1 calls in 17 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Men On Fire in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

12 of 12 shared chicken entries lost

BUTCHER BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUTCHER BBQ has out-cooked them in 12 of 12 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.04% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.04% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.6% of a perfect score
17 contests

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

BLAZING SADDLES BBQ

#4201 of the rated field

1479 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2016-10-29

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Smokin Bros

#4178 of the rated field

1479 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1518

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2026-04-10

⚔ Head-to-head

Smokin' Blind

#4175 of the rated field

1479 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

No shared contest yet.

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

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Morning Wood BBQ

#4176 of the rated field

1479 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1512

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2026-08-15

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Papa Linda's Barbecue

#4197 of the rated field

1479 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1526

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1526 at their best, 47 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2023-07-28

⚔ Head-to-head

Cool Guys BBQ

#4185 of the rated field

1479 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1528

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 9 years after TIKI QUE did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-01-22

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Three Hog Night Smokers	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
Rise N Swine	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
DIVINE SWINE	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
MOVIN' THE CHAINS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN DAN	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
OKIEQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
THE GRISWOLDS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	5	2	176.0000	159.3484	167.30	top 47%
Pork Ribs	17	1	0	172.0116	137.0744	157.34	top 71%
Pork	17	1	0	172.5484	153.6800	161.99	top 65%
Brisket	17	1	0	171.9772	145.6688	158.15	top 65%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
OK	16	0	top 69%
KS	1	0	top 64%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	14	0	top 68%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 72%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin' The Fort-BBQ & Bluegrass Festival	2	18	0	top 70%	2016-10-21
CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ	2	18	0	top 74%	2016-08-12

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

On the trail 2.5 yrs 2015-05-15 → 2017-10-27

Busiest season 2016 7 contests

Contests a season 5.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in OK 16 of 17 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 15 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 17 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 167.30 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.34)

Walk rate 47% a top-10 call in 8 of 17 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 17 contests

Master average 644.79 out of 720 · 17 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 280 181–378 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,659 17 mapped stops · furthest 166 mi

Schedule strength 1598 average field rating faced — tougher than 76% of rated contests

Power rating 1479 peak 1479 · #4193 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
May 15 First tracked contest Grand Lake BBQ Festival
May 15 Peak power rating (1492) Grand Lake BBQ Festival
Aug 7 First call CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ
2016
Jul 29 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4572 Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ
Sep 16 10th tracked contest Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off
Sep 16 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.0000 Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off
2017
Sep 29 Career-best overall score663.8516 *Smokin-in-Sapulpa 4th Annual BBQ
Oct 27 Most recent contest Smokin the Fort BBQ & Blue Grass Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+3.1	Grills and Grilles	2015-10-16
+3	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon	2017-03-31
+2.4	3rd Annual Smokin in Sapulpa	2016-09-30
+1.9	Smoke on the water-Annual Carlton Landing BBQ Competition	2016-06-17
+1.3	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ	2016-07-29

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.9	Grand Lake BBQ Festival	2015-05-15
-6.3	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival	2016-05-20
-5.8	*Hot Pursuit BBQ	2017-09-08
-5.2	CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ	2016-08-12
-3.8	Chillin and Grillin	2015-10-09

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	5	40%	top 68%	92.2%	89.6%
2016	7	71%	top 68%	90.7%	89.6%
2015	5	20%	top 70%	90%	89.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-10-27	Smokin the Fort BBQ & Blue Grass Festival Fort Gibson, OK	21 / 32 (643.3028)	17 (163.3828)	24 (160.5372)	26 (155.3828)	12 (164.0000)
2017-09-29	*Smokin-in-Sapulpa 4th Annual BBQ Sapulpa, OK	20 / 30 (663.8516)	15 (167.9772)	23 (156.5144)	17 (167.3828)	10 (171.9772)
2017-09-08	*Hot Pursuit BBQ Shawnee, OK	24 / 27 (634.6512)	19 (164.5600)	19 (163.3712)	24 (157.0972)	26 (149.6228)
2017-04-21	Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	31 / 47 (642.1024)	10 (172.5484)	44 (137.0744)	14 (172.5484)	29 (159.9312)
2017-03-31	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK	20 / 37 (640.9716)	19 (163.9656)	27 (153.6344)	22 (159.9772)	20 (163.3944)
2016-10-21	Smokin' The Fort-BBQ & Bluegrass Festival FortGibson, OK	20 / 28 (641.6800)	17 (164.5256)	21 (160.5944)	21 (159.4400)	21 (157.1200)
2016-09-30	3rd Annual Smokin in Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK	21 / 37 (647.3028)	9 (172.0000)	32 (151.3600)	19 (167.9772)	27 (155.9656)
2016-09-16	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	26 / 43 (653.0972)	2 (176.0000)	20 (165.7372)	32 (157.6684)	33 (153.6916)
2016-08-12	CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Woodward, OK	23 / 29 (627.9320)	2 (176.0000)	24 (152.5832)	27 (153.6800)	26 (145.6688)
2016-07-29	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	23 / 36 (652.4572)	30 (159.3484)	25 (160.5600)	10 (169.7028)	17 (162.8460)
2016-06-17	Smoke on the water-Annual Carlton Landing BBQ Competition Carlton Landing, OK	18 / 31 (645.0288)	6 (173.1316)	20 (158.2400)	13 (166.8572)	28 (146.8000)
2016-05-20	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	41 / 46 (647.2916)	41 (162.2516)	41 (158.2628)	33 (163.9428)	33 (162.8344)
2015-10-23	Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Fort Gibson, OK	18 / 26 (642.1604)	15 (162.8116)	16 (163.9656)	18 (158.8344)	19 (156.5488)
2015-10-16	Grills and Grilles Broken Arrow, OK	20 / 38 (645.5540)	20 (164.5256)	25 (157.6572)	27 (159.4056)	16 (163.9656)
2015-10-09	Chillin and Grillin Sand Springs, OK	20 / 28 (645.6004)	12 (168.5600)	20 (158.8460)	18 (164.5372)	21 (153.6572)
2015-08-07	CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Woodward, OK	18 / 26 (647.9088)	19 (161.0972)	4 (172.0116)	15 (165.1200)	20 (149.6800)
2015-05-15	Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK	31 / 35 (640.4920)	12 (171.4516)	34 (143.9088)	34 (154.2744)	12 (170.8572)

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
2017 ↗	Master	#1602 (145 pts)	#1340 (225 pts)	#1822 (120 pts)	#1442 (190 pts)	#1678 (145 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#904 (379 pts)	#754 (529 pts)	#1049 (334 pts)	#826 (474 pts)	#1004 (349 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1250 (224 pts)	#1025 (324 pts)	#1011 (339 pts)	#1259 (249 pts)	#1119 (274 pts)