EVEL QUE-NIEVEL

EVEL QUE-NIEVEL is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 4th of 47 at the Peak City Pig Fest (2017). They are ranked #1734 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,734

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1551

peak 1552 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 11, 2013

latest Oct 12, 2018 · 5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1133

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

21% of 14 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 44%

overall standings

Best overall

679.9428 / 720

Master · Peak City Pigfest

Perfect 180s

Current form

660.78 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 657.26 (+3.52)

Walk rate

64%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1544

Brisket · Peak City Pig Fest

Consistency

±13.71

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.05 · weakest Chicken (162.62)

Road miles

829

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 102 mi

Schedule strength

40%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)

Master avg

657.26 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

64% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 9 of 14 contests

A top-10 category call in 64% of their 14 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

679.9428 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.9428 at Peak City Pigfest — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 19, 2015

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 29%.

3 contests
2 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 29%

A tough matchup

13–0 behind in the head-to-head

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC ahead in 100% of their meetings

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

A strong matchup

8–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ARMED AND HAMMERED BBQ in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

9 of 13 shared pork entries lost

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC ahead 69% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, REDNECK SCIENTIFIC has out-cooked them in 9 of 13 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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The metronome

±1.90% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.90% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.3% of a perfect score
14 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
2018 ↗	Master	#1870 (75 pts)	#1982 (65 pts)	#1844 (95 pts)	#1569 (125 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1133 (270 pts)	#1802 (120 pts)	#1275 (245 pts)	#1359 (215 pts)	#984 (360 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2207 (85 pts)	#1790 (135 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to EVEL QUE-NIEVEL, each with one reason worth a look.

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

UNCLE BUD'S BBQ

#1,736 of the rated field

1551 power rating

Contests: 59
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1562

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to EVEL QUE-NIEVEL)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team EVEL QUE-NIEVEL has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 59 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

Smokin R's

#1,747 of the rated field

1550 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1558

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Apr 3, 2026

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SEXY Q

#1,749 of the rated field

1550 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1553

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 1, 2017

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HERDING SMOKE

#1,729 of the rated field

1551 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1552

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before EVEL QUE-NIEVEL's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

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Ro-Ro's Smokehouse

#1,743 of the rated field

1550 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1550

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 54% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2025

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BIG BUTT BBQ

#1,730 of the rated field

1551 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1551

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Apr 22, 2016

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN SKULLIES	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
FatHeads bbq	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
ARMED AND HAMMERED BBQ	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
FIRED UP SMOKERS	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
Grillin' Thyme	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
ROLLIN' SMOKE	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
CAROLINA SMOKE	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
BANGIN' BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE BANDITS!!!	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	2	0	0	171.4400	153.6684	162.62	top 59%
Pork Ribs	14	4	0	0	171.4288	146.1828	164.25	top 42%
Pork	14	4	0	1	171.9772	159.9544	166.05	top 37%
Brisket	14	4	1	2	177.1544	150.2172	164.34	top 42%

“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)	3	0	top 43%
Large (40+)	11	0	top 45%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Beak Week BBQ Challenge	3	10	top 39%	Sep 8, 2017
Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	2	22	top 54%	Oct 12, 2018
Peak City Pig Fest	2	4	top 32%	Jun 16, 2017
Peak City Pigfest	2	4	top 35%	Jun 17, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 4 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 14 of 14 contests

Contests visited 9 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 251 finished ahead 355 times, behind 273

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

20182 milestones

Jun 15 Peak power rating (1552) Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest
Oct 12 Most recent contest Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down

20173 milestones

Jun 16 First category win (Brisket) Peak City Pig Fest
Jun 16 10th tracked contest Peak City Pig Fest
Jun 16 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.1544 Peak City Pig Fest

20153 milestones

Apr 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.0284 Bib's Camel City Cookoff (formerly Jammin' Pig)
Jun 19 First overall top-10 Peak City Pigfest
Jun 19 Career-best overall score679.9428 Peak City Pigfest

20141 milestone

Jun 20 First call Peak City Pig Fest

20131 milestone

Oct 11 First tracked contest Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15	Peak City Pig Fest	Jun 16, 2017
+14.6	Peak City Pigfest	Jun 19, 2015
+10.7	Beak Week BBQ Challenge	Sep 8, 2017
+6.1	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown	Oct 9, 2015
+5.3	Beak Week BBQ Challenge	Sep 9, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-3.2	Peak City Pigfest	Jun 17, 2016
-3.2	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	Oct 11, 2013
-1.5	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	Oct 12, 2018
-0.7	Peak City Pig Fest	Jun 20, 2014

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)
2018	2	0	0	50%	top 52%	90.8%	89.9%
2017	3	2	1	67%	top 29%	94.4%	93%
2016	2	0	0	100%	top 53%	92.4%	91.3%
2015	4	1	0	75%	top 37%	94.4%	92.3%
2014	2	0	0	50%	top 55%	89.8%	89.6%
2013	1	0	0	0%	top 64%	88.1%	88.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 12, 2018	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	22 / 39 (641.5660)	24 (159.9544)	18 (163.4060)	12 (165.1428)	26 (153.0628)
Jun 15, 2018	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	21 / 44 (653.5544)	33 (162.2400)	20 (161.6800)	30 (159.9544)	8 (169.6800)
Oct 13, 2017	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	26 / 50 (654.1144)	41 (155.9200)	25 (165.0972)	18 (167.3944)	22 (165.7028)
Sep 8, 2017	Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC	10 / 39 (675.3256)	30 (163.3828)	18 (165.6684)	3 (171.9772)	3 (174.2972)
Jun 16, 2017	Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	4 / 47 (679.3488)	26 (163.3944)	5 (170.8228)	13 (167.9772)	1 (177.1544)
Sep 9, 2016	Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC	20 / 44 (665.6344)	28 (165.0972)	9 (171.4288)	12 (169.7144)	32 (159.3940)
Jun 17, 2016	Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC	28 / 46 (648.4572)	20 (166.2628)	10 (169.7372)	26 (162.2400)	41 (150.2172)
Oct 9, 2015	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC	18 / 49 (659.2684)	41 (153.6684)	12 (168.5372)	8 (169.6800)	16 (167.3828)
Sep 11, 2015	Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC	15 / 32 (663.3488)	7 (171.4400)	7 (166.2400)	23 (163.3944)	19 (162.2744)
Jun 19, 2015	Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC	4 / 45 (679.9428)	6 (170.8228)	12 (167.4400)	4 (170.8572)	8 (170.8228)
Apr 10, 2015	Bib's Camel City Cookoff (formerly Jammin' Pig) Winston-Salem, NC	28 / 51 (657.0284)	20 (170.2628)	28 (164.5716)	35 (161.0740)	28 (161.1200)
Oct 10, 2014	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC	29 / 53 (643.2804)	31 (158.8344)	28 (161.0972)	30 (160.5144)	24 (162.8344)
Jun 20, 2014	Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	27 / 48 (646.7088)	38 (158.8572)	35 (157.6572)	10 (168.5256)	24 (161.6688)
Oct 11, 2013	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	35 / 55 (634.0452)	43 (156.4912)	52 (146.1828)	12 (166.2284)	17 (165.1428)

EVEL QUE-NIEVEL

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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

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)