QUE TALKIN' TO ME

QUE TALKIN' TO ME is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 6th of 47 at the Maryland State BBQ Bash (2017). They are ranked #4216 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,216

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1479

peak 1504 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 10, 2016

latest Jun 18, 2021 · 5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#994

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

9% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 67%

overall standings

Best overall

673.7144 / 720

Master · Maryland State BBQ Bash

Perfect 180s

Current form

630.37 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 637.02 (-6.64)

Walk rate

36%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7372

Chicken · Maryland State BBQ Bash

Consistency

±16.66

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 161.73 · weakest Brisket (157.42)

Road miles

564

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 65 mi

Schedule strength

61%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

637.02 / 720

11 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

673.7144 career-best overall

93.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 673.7144 at Maryland State BBQ Bash — 93.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 11, 2017

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 51%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10
1 category win
average top 51%

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead in 100% of their meetings

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.32 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 36%.

Brisket avg 157.42
Pork Ribs avg 161.73
0 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BRANDYWINE SMOKERS in 4 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 York County BBQ Festival (Jun 18, 2021).

last seen Aug 10, 2018
back Jun 18, 2021

Pork Ribs nemesis

6 of 10 shared pork ribs entries lost

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead 60% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has out-cooked them in 6 of 10 shared pork ribs entries.

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An August team

Top 55% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 55% across 3 contests, versus top 67% the rest of the year.

3 August contests
top 67% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.31% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.31% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.5% of a perfect score
11 contests

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
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1286 (60 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1266 (180 pts)	#1293 (190 pts)	#1316 (190 pts)	#1140 (245 pts)	#1270 (200 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#994 (340 pts)	#883 (440 pts)	#741 (540 pts)	#1423 (195 pts)	#1458 (185 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1883 (120 pts)	#1366 (225 pts)	#1429 (215 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to QUE TALKIN' TO ME, each with one reason worth a look.

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

62nd St BBQ

#4,225 of the rated field

1478 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1478

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Aug 9, 2024

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Three Stooges bbq

#4,229 of the rated field

1478 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1502

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Aug 25, 2023

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Stock Car BBQ

#4,224 of the rated field

1478 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 23, 2023

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Q-THIS

#4,231 of the rated field

1478 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1478

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2019

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PLUM CRAZY BBQ OF HOISINGTON, KS

#4,209 of the rated field

1479 power rating

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

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 15, 2021

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DTC SMOKERS

#4,197 of the rated field

1479 power rating

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

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Apr 13, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
50 Shades of Pork	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
WEEKEND SMOKERS	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
GUZZY-Q	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Team Meat Coma	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
QUEGASM	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	1	0	1	177.7372	146.7544	158.83	top 68%
Pork Ribs	11	4	1	1	175.4744	149.6572	161.73	top 50%
Pork	11	0	0	0	167.9540	146.2284	159.04	top 62%
Brisket	11	0	0	0	162.8228	142.2628	157.42	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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 75%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 65%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MD	5	top 65%
PA	3	top 62%
DE	3	top 73%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Maryland State BBQ Bash	2	6	top 46%	Aug 10, 2018
Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	2	27	top 73%	Jun 8, 2018
Twin Valley Fire And Smoke	2	16	top 53%	May 18, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 4 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MD 5 of 11 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 8 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 249 finished ahead 172 times, behind 348

Longest layoff 2.9 yrs Aug 10, 2018 → Jun 18, 2021

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

20211 milestone

Jun 18 Most recent contest York County BBQ Festival

20181 milestone

Aug 10 10th tracked contest Maryland State BBQ Bash

20176 milestones

May 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2056 Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
Aug 11 First category win (Pork Ribs) Maryland State BBQ Bash
Aug 11 First overall top-10 Maryland State BBQ Bash
Aug 11 Career-best overall score673.7144 Maryland State BBQ Bash
Aug 11 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7372 Maryland State BBQ Bash
Aug 11 Peak power rating (1504) Maryland State BBQ Bash

20162 milestones

Jun 10 First tracked contest The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park
Jun 10 First call The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.9	Maryland State BBQ Bash	Aug 11, 2017
+10.1	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	May 19, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.3	York County BBQ Festival	Jun 18, 2021
-7.8	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	Jun 9, 2017
-6.1	Interstate BBQ Festival	Apr 20, 2018
-5.2	Maryland State BBQ Bash	Aug 10, 2018
-5	The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park	Jun 10, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0	0	0%	top 80%	87.4%	87.4%
2018	4	0	0	0%	top 75%	89%	87.6%
2017	4	1	1	75%	top 51%	93.6%	89.7%
2016	2	0	0	50%	top 73%	88.8%	88.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 18, 2021	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	33 / 41 (628.9944)	32 (161.6800)	38 (149.6572)	31 (161.1200)	35 (156.5372)
Aug 10, 2018	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	30 / 38 (613.4740)	37 (147.3256)	23 (161.6684)	36 (146.2284)	24 (158.2516)
Jun 8, 2018	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	27 / 42 (641.1200)	23 (161.7256)	34 (152.5028)	12 (167.4516)	24 (159.4400)
May 18, 2018	Twin Valley Fire And Smoke Morgantown, PA	36 / 47 (631.8176)	31 (163.4060)	41 (151.9200)	36 (153.6688)	23 (162.8228)
Apr 20, 2018	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	54 / 67 (636.4572)	53 (156.5372)	58 (153.0972)	29 (165.1200)	39 (161.7028)
Aug 11, 2017	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	6 / 47 (673.7144)	2 (177.7372)	1 (175.4744)	28 (159.4172)	24 (161.0856)
Jun 9, 2017	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	38 / 46 (619.3028)	41 (150.2744)	9 (166.2628)	45 (146.7884)	34 (155.9772)
May 19, 2017	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA	16 / 53 (662.2056)	13 (170.8688)	13 (168)	22 (163.4056)	30 (159.9312)
Apr 7, 2017	Boss Frogs BBQ Hurlock, MD	36 / 45 (629.5316)	42 (146.7544)	10 (167.9772)	38 (155.4172)	27 (159.3828)
Aug 12, 2016	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	31 / 42 (639.2564)	39 (153.1200)	25 (163.9884)	12 (167.9540)	31 (154.1940)
Jun 10, 2016	The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park New Castle, DE	28 / 39 (631.3140)	25 (157.6684)	7 (168.5256)	19 (162.8572)	35 (142.2628)

QUE TALKIN' TO ME

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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

An August team

The metronome

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)