High-water mark
668.5032
career-best overall
92.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 668.5032 at Laurie Hillbilly BBQ — 92.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 5, 2016
H QUE
H QUE is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 13th of 18 at the Smoking in the Woods (2016). They are ranked #3111 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1503
peak 1503 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
May 6, 2016
latest Aug 3, 2018 · 2.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
658.87 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 659.53 (-0.66)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.72
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.55 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.30)
Road miles
334
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 129 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)
Master avg
659.53 / 720
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1846 (80 pts) | #1863 (90 pts) | #1844 (95 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1425 (165 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2140 (70 pts) | #1745 (130 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #1458 (185 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #986 (330 pts) | #1070 (325 pts) | #760 (525 pts) | #761 (515 pts) | #1187 (270 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to H QUE, each with one reason worth a look.
118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,127 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1517
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to H QUE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team H QUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,124 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1513
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to H QUE)
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,121 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1519
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to H QUE)
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 8 contests, alongside a 13% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,097 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1518
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to H QUE)
Level with H QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,129 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to H QUE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team H QUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,095 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to H QUE)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5828 | 161.7028 | 166.55 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.1428 | 153.0972 | 163.30 | top 57% |
| Pork | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 156.5028 | 165.78 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 155.9772 | 163.90 | 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
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 72% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 53% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | 3 | 21 | 0 | top 54% | Aug 3, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
4 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
5 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
631
finished ahead 323 times, behind 401
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20182 milestones
- Peak power rating (1503) Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- Most recent contest Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
20171 milestone
- Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4172 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
20164 milestones
- First tracked contest Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest
- First call Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.8112 Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest
- Career-best overall score668.5032 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.6 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | Aug 5, 2016 |
| +1.1 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
| +0.9 | Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest | May 6, 2016 |
| +0.7 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | Aug 4, 2017 |
| +0.7 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | Aug 3, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.3 | Smoking in the Woods | Jul 22, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 60% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 57% | 92% | 92% |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 57% | 92.8% | 91.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2018 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 21 / 35 (657.5656) | 19 (166.2400) | 18 (165.6800) | 34 (156.5028) | 7 (169.1428) |
| Aug 4, 2017 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 23 / 40 (662.1944) | 11 (172.5828) | 38 (153.0972) | 33 (161.0972) | 5 (175.4172) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 310 / 557 (650.7656) | 214 (166.8572) | 446 (155.3712) | 321 (162.8344) | 210 (165.7028) |
| Aug 5, 2016 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 23 / 50 (668.5032) | 37 (162.8000) | 15 (170.8572) | 9 (173.7144) | 36 (161.1316) |
| Jul 22, 2016 | Smoking in the Woods Kingdom City, MO | 13 / 18 (655.3372) | 7 (169.1200) | 14 (161.6800) | 6 (168.5372) | 15 (156) |
| May 6, 2016 | Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO | 17 / 32 (662.8112) | 25 (161.7028) | 2 (173.1428) | 8 (171.9884) | 25 (155.9772) |