The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS has finished one call ahead of GE-QUE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
GE-QUE
GE-QUE is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 10th of 19 at the Evansville BBQ (2019). They finished #1574 in the 2019 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1481
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Apr 24, 2015
latest Aug 16, 2019 · 4.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.66
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.25 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.81)
Road miles
55
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 38 mi
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)
Purse competed for
$5,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
627.65 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1574 (119 pts) | #1714 (114 pts) | #1473 (139 pts) | #1478 (139 pts) | #1734 (104 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1775 (120 pts) | #1632 (170 pts) | #1818 (130 pts) | #2024 (115 pts) | #1686 (150 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2139 (75 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.7884 | 153.0856 | 156.94 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.9772 | 143.3376 | 153.81 | top 70% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 149.6228 | 162.25 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8456 | 150.7884 | 154.66 | top 68% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 80% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 87% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
85
finished ahead 28 times, behind 98
Longest layoff
3.2 yrs
May 20, 2016 → Aug 16, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20195 milestones
- First call Evansville BBQ
- First overall top-10 Evansville BBQ
- Career-best overall score647.8284 Evansville BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.1200 Evansville BBQ
- Most recent contest Evansville BBQ
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest Wabash Ribber Fest
- Peak power rating (1490) Wabash Ribber Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.4 | Evansville BBQ | Aug 16, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.8 | Wabash Ribber Fest | Apr 24, 2015 |
| -7.3 | Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship | Apr 22, 2016 |
| -4.7 | Smokin' for Garrett | May 20, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 90% | 90% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 88.6% | 86.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2019 | Evansville BBQ 🏅 Evansville, IN | 10 / 19 (647.8284) | 11 (162.7884) | 8 (163.9772) | 8 (169.1200) | 13 (151.9428) |
| May 20, 2016 | Smokin' for Garrett Boonville, IN | 28 / 35 (637.6112) | 32 (153.0856) | 23 (157.6800) | 25 (164) | 20 (162.8456) |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship Mt. Carmel, IL | 24 / 30 (609.4280) | 14 (158.7884) | 24 (150.2284) | 25 (149.6228) | 23 (150.7884) |
| Apr 24, 2015 | Wabash Ribber Fest Mt. Carmel, IL | 40 / 46 (615.7256) | 40 (153.0856) | 42 (143.3376) | 22 (166.2400) | 33 (153.0624) |