The Local Que BBQ & Catering TN
Rating
1503
peak 1504 · rated over 4 contests
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2026-03-13
latest 2026-06-12
Best ToY finish
#147
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
176.0000
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.39 · weakest Chicken (160.79)
Road miles
822
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 565 mi
Schedule strength
63%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)
Purse competed for
$36K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
678.17 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
316.71 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 15 at their very first tracked contest, Jeepin 4 Justice (2026-03-13).
Teams like this (closest power rating, TN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2516 | 151.3256 | 160.79 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.0000 | 153.0628 | 167.39 | top 34% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 161.0856 | 163.37 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176.0000 | 154.7772 | 165.39 | top 16% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 33% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 33% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 58% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TN (2 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 678.17 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 316.71 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2026-03-13 — First tracked contest · Jeepin 4 Justice
- 📣 2026-03-13 — First call · Jeepin 4 Justice
- 📈 2026-04-03 — Peak power rating (1504) · Smoke on the Falls
- ⭐ 2026-05-15 — Career-best overall score (678.1716) · Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.3 | Jeepin 4 Justice | 2026-03-13 |
| +0.5 | Smoke on the Falls | 2026-04-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -1.2 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 2026-06-12 |
| -0.1 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival | 2026-05-15 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75% | top 51% | 94.2% | 90% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) Springfield, TN | 18 / 32 (503.3372) | 20 (166.2516) | 4 (176.0000) | 26 (161.0856) | — |
| 2026-05-15 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN | 21 / 33 (678.1716) | 24 (166.2400) | 17 (170.8344) | 24 (165.0972) | 2 (176.0000) |
| 2026-04-03 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 19 / 36 (329.0400) | 24 (159.3600) | 16 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2026-03-13 | Jeepin 4 Justice 🏅 Shady Hills, FL | 5 / 15 (304.3884) | 5 (151.3256) | 4 (153.0628) | 4 (163.9312) | 4 (154.7772) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #147 (241 pts) | #170 (216 pts) | #142 (281 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #672 (138 pts) | #767 (123 pts) | #720 (173 pts) | #741 (123 pts) | #464 (318 pts) |