WAUNAQUE

WAUNAQUE is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 8th of 26 at the Annual Poor Que (2018). They are ranked #5029 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,029

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1462

peak 1504 · rated over 16 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 14, 2013

latest Apr 29, 2022 · 8.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#992

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

6% of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 68%

overall standings

Best overall

677.0512 / 720

Master · Smoke in the Spring

Perfect 180s

Current form

638.84 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 633.14 (+5.70)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8572

Pork · Smoke in the Spring

Consistency

±22.76

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.80 · weakest Pork (154.93)

Road miles

3,978

across 16 mapped stops · furthest 499 mi

Schedule strength

47%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)

Purse competed for

$16K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

633.14 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

677.0512 career-best overall

94.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.0512 at Smoke in the Spring — 94.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 10, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Freeman Brothers BBQ has finished one call ahead of WAUNAQUE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 54%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 54%

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI ahead in 100% of their meetings

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.9 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.87 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 38%.

Pork avg 154.93
Chicken avg 163.80
1 call in 16 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

2.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.9 years, then back at Masters in May (Apr 29, 2022).

last seen Jun 21, 2019
back Apr 29, 2022

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A June team

Top 53% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 53% across 3 contests, versus top 68% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 68% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,978 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,978 miles across 16 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 499 miles to Smoke in the Spring.

16 mapped stops
furthest 499 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
2022 ↗	Master	#1309 (60 pts)	#932 (155 pts)	#1404 (60 pts)	#1348 (60 pts)	#1333 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#1763 (105 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1188 (206 pts)	#1099 (261 pts)	#1228 (226 pts)	#1445 (161 pts)	#1420 (166 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#1303 (235 pts)	#1622 (160 pts)	#1603 (160 pts)	#1794 (120 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#992 (328 pts)	#867 (433 pts)	#935 (403 pts)	#1175 (293 pts)	#940 (373 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1338 (190 pts)	#1778 (120 pts)	#1412 (195 pts)	#1387 (215 pts)	#1763 (120 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to WAUNAQUE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

COME AND SMOKE IT

#5,024 of the rated field

1462 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1462

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to WAUNAQUE)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — COME AND SMOKE IT ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Jul 15, 2017

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BIG GUYS Q

#5,022 of the rated field

1462 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1462

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 19 contests
last seen May 15, 2026

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Blackjack bbq

#5,009 of the rated field

1463 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1463

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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J & J BBQ

#5,021 of the rated field

1462 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1462

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 17% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 31, 2024

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Two Drummer's Q-Crew

#5,026 of the rated field

1462 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1462

They turned up 6 years after WAUNAQUE did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jan 13, 2023

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FIRECHEF BBQ

#5,028 of the rated field

1462 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1462

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 7 years before WAUNAQUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
T-MAC SMOKIN	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Freeman Brothers BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
CRASH TEST SMOKERS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
FOX RIVER BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
FAT ANDY'S BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
5 FINGER BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
TRUE SMOKE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
PLASTERED PORK BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Littles BBQ Co	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	6	1	172.0116	150.2284	163.80	top 48%
Pork Ribs	16	3	0	172	138.1832	157.23	top 61%
Pork	16	1	0	174.8572	140.4684	154.93	top 75%
Brisket	16	1	0	166.8572	145.0628	157.18	top 60%

“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)	1	top 79%
Medium (20–39)	7	top 70%
Large (40+)	8	top 66%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
WI	12	top 73%
KS	3	top 48%
IA	1	top 75%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Spring	3	11	0	top 48%	Apr 6, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 4 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WI 12 of 16 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 14 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 470 finished ahead 291 times, behind 535

Longest layoff 2.9 yrs Jun 21, 2019 → Apr 29, 2022

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

20221 milestone

Apr 29 Most recent contest Masters in May

20181 milestone

Jun 8 First overall top-10 Annual Poor Que

20161 milestone

Sep 17 10th tracked contest Mazomanie BBQ Fest

20153 milestones

Apr 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.0512 Smoke in the Spring
Apr 10 Career-best overall score677.0512 Smoke in the Spring
Apr 10 Career-best single call (Pork)174.8572 Smoke in the Spring

20133 milestones

Jun 14 First tracked contest Pig in the Park
Jun 14 First call Pig in the Park
Jun 14 Peak power rating (1504) Pig in the Park

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.9	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 10, 2015
+10.6	Annual Poor Que	Jun 8, 2018
+5.2	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1	Jul 14, 2017
+3.7	Pig in the Park	Jun 14, 2013
+1.9	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 6, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.8	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 6, 2013
-12	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 5, 2013
-10.3	Bring'n Home the Bacon	Jun 21, 2019
-8	Masters in May	Apr 29, 2022
-7.4	The Masters In May	May 1, 2015

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)
2022	1	0	100%	top 91%	83.9%	83.9%
2019	1	0	0%	top 86%	86.6%	86.6%
2018	2	1	50%	top 45%	91.9%	91.5%
2017	2	0	50%	top 69%	90.2%	88.8%
2016	4	0	50%	top 74%	91%	88.9%
2015	3	0	33%	top 54%	94%	88.8%
2013	3	0	33%	top 76%	87.6%	84.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 29, 2022	Masters in May 🏅 Bancroft, WI	39 / 43 (603.8172)	8 (172.0116)	42 (141.7028)	43 (140.4684)	37 (149.6344)
Jun 21, 2019	Bring'n Home the Bacon 🏅 West Salem, WI	32 / 37 (623.7948)	16 (165.6916)	28 (155.3716)	25 (157.6688)	34 (145.0628)
Jun 8, 2018	Annual Poor Que Montello, WI	8 / 26 (661.6456)	4 (171.9772)	6 (166.2516)	15 (161.1656)	14 (162.2512)
Apr 6, 2018	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	62 / 103 (655.2800)	39 (169.6800)	75 (160.5256)	73 (159.9544)	49 (165.1200)
Jul 14, 2017	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 Green Bay, WI	30 / 58 (649.6800)	8 (170.3200)	30 (161.6688)	17 (165.1428)	47 (152.5484)
May 6, 2017	Master In May-The Classic Appleton, WI	43 / 50 (629.0512)	21 (166.8572)	17 (165.1200)	48 (149.6800)	46 (147.3940)
Sep 17, 2016	Mazomanie BBQ Fest Mazomanie, WI	14 / 21 (654.8460)	7 (170.2972)	8 (169.1772)	20 (148.5144)	11 (166.8572)
Jul 29, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA	21 / 28 (647.9196)	19 (162.8456)	16 (164.5372)	27 (157.1084)	14 (163.4284)
May 13, 2016	Madison Magazine BBQ Festival Sauk City, WI	15 / 19 (628.4800)	8 (164.5372)	13 (157.1200)	12 (160)	16 (146.8228)
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	80 / 109 (628.9828)	82 (156.5372)	58 (161.1200)	102 (145.0628)	29 (166.2628)
Jul 10, 2015	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	57 / 80 (622.1832)	55 (158.8344)	33 (162.2972)	63 (154.2400)	63 (146.8116)
May 1, 2015	The Masters In May Appleton, WI	46 / 57 (618.0916)	48 (154.2056)	53 (145.0976)	45 (154.8228)	26 (163.9656)
Apr 10, 2015	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	11 / 97 (677.0512)	43 (164.5256)	10 (172)	8 (174.8572)	33 (165.6684)
Sep 6, 2013	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	30 / 31 (584.2860)	26 (150.2284)	29 (138.1832)	29 (146.1944)	23 (149.6800)
Jul 5, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Madison, WI	27 / 30 (614.2852)	29 (150.2856)	23 (152)	29 (151.4284)	14 (160.5712)
Jun 14, 2013	Pig in the Park Whitewater, WI	12 / 29 (630.8574)	2 (172)	25 (143.4288)	22 (152.5714)	6 (162.8572)

WAUNAQUE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

A June 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 — 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)