KREWE DU QUE

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3061

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1504

peak 1510 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2017-05-06

latest 2021-04-23

Best ToY finish

#885

Master 2019

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

664.5144 / 720

Master · Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

Perfect 180s

Current form

654.34 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 639.82 (+14.52)

Walk rate

40%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.3200

Brisket · NYC BBQ Cookoff

Consistency

±20.26

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 162.77 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.69)

Road miles

751

mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 130 mi

Schedule strength

62%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)

Purse competed for

$45K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

639.82 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

664.5144 career-best overall

92.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 664.5144 at Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES — 92.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
2019-09-28

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Rub My Butt has finished one call ahead of KREWE DU QUE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 38%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 38%

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.1 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.08 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 22%.

Pork Ribs avg 157.69
Brisket avg 162.77
1 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of THE OUTLAW BBQ NY in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

1.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at New Jersey KnoQ-out - One Meat Rib Contest (2021-04-23).

last seen 2019-09-28
back 2021-04-23

Brisket nemesis

7 of 7 shared brisket entries lost

ACK-QUE ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, ACK-QUE has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared brisket entries.

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

SMOKE DOG BBQ

#3053 of the rated field

1504 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1515

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2019-05-31

⚔ Head-to-head

LIVYQ

#3075 of the rated field

1503 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1525

No shared contest yet.

Level with KREWE DU QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2021-06-18

⚔ Head-to-head

Sadie Beth Barbeque Company

#3069 of the rated field

1504 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-07-09

⚔ Head-to-head

Dakota Smoke BBQ

#3070 of the rated field

1503 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1522

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before KREWE DU QUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

RUBBED RITE BBQ

#3052 of the rated field

1504 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2018-06-23

⚔ Head-to-head

GOVERNORS BBQ

#3058 of the rated field

1504 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1514

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before KREWE DU QUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PADDY MCQ'S	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Q HAVEN BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
A MAZIE Q	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ACK-QUE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
FIRE DOWN BELOW	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
INSANE SWINE BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BOO BOO QUED	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Handsome Devil	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
FOUR SMOKING GUYS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BIG RAZ BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
THAT'S OUR QUE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	2	0	172.5828	150.1828	160.60	top 60%
Pork Ribs	10	1	0	171.4056	141.0628	157.69	top 64%
Pork	9	0	0	165.1200	154.2172	160.28	top 63%
Brisket	9	2	1	174.3200	153.1200	162.77	top 41%

“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	Avg finish
CT	6	top 65%
NJ	1	top 73%
RI	1	top 42%
NY	1	top 31%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 52%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 66%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sun BBQ Fest	2	36	0	top 63%	2018-06-02
Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	2	27	0	top 79%	2018-05-05

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4 yrs 2017-05-06 → 2021-04-23

Busiest season 2019 3 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CT 6 of 10 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 7 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 10 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 162.77 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.69)

Walk rate 40% a top-10 call in 4 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 10% 1 of 10 contests

Master average 639.82 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 202 160–248 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 751 10 mapped stops · furthest 130 mi

Schedule strength 1579 average field rating faced — tougher than 62% of rated contests

Purse competed for $45,300 listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 4 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.6 yrs 2019-09-28 → 2021-04-23

Power rating 1504 peak 1510 · #3061 of 6,413 rated

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

2017
May 6 First tracked contest Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
2019
Apr 5 First call NYC BBQ Cookoff
Apr 5 First overall top-10 NYC BBQ Cookoff
Apr 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.9884 NYC BBQ Cookoff
Apr 5 Career-best single call (Brisket)174.3200 NYC BBQ Cookoff
Sep 28 Career-best overall score664.5144 Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Sep 28 Peak power rating (1510) Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
2021
Apr 23 10th tracked contest New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Apr 23 Most recent contest New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.8	NYC BBQ Cookoff	2019-04-05
+6.2	Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2019-09-28
+5.9	Sun BBQFest	2019-06-01
+0.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2017-08-04
+0.3	Sun BBQ Fest	2018-06-02

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.9	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	2018-05-05
-6	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2021-04-23
-4.6	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	2017-05-06
-2.6	Sun BBQ Fest	2017-06-03

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	2	0	100%	top 73%	90.1%	90.1%
2019	3	1	67%	top 38%	92.3%	91.6%
2018	2	0	0%	top 74%	89.5%	87%
2017	3	0	0%	top 67%	89.7%	86.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021-04-23	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	29 / 40 (648.4112)	33 (160.5140)	25 (162.2744)	34 (154.2172)	4 (171.4056)
2021-04-23	New Jersey KnoQ-out - One Meat Rib Contest Jackson, NJ	—	—	5 (171.4056)	—	—
2019-09-28	Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Hope Valley, RI	15 / 36 (664.5144)	7 (172.5828)	21 (161.6916)	19 (165.1200)	13 (165.1200)
2019-06-01	Sun BBQFest 🏅 Uncasville, CT	26 / 61 (658.3316)	22 (166.8572)	22 (167.4516)	36 (162.3428)	35 (161.6800)
2019-04-05	NYC BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Staten Island, NY	8 / 26 (655.9884)	9 (165.1200)	20 (153.1656)	16 (163.3828)	3 (174.3200)
2018-06-02	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	36 / 59 (644.4452)	38 (159.9312)	21 (166.8228)	43 (155.9540)	25 (161.7372)
2018-05-05	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	35 / 40 (608.9140)	38 (150.1828)	37 (142.8112)	24 (162.8000)	28 (153.1200)
2017-08-04	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour South Windsor, CT	19 / 30 (646.1372)	21 (161.1200)	22 (159.3944)	17 (164.5372)	16 (161.0856)
2017-06-03	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	48 / 73 (626.6744)	51 (155.9428)	56 (150.8000)	48 (157.0856)	33 (162.8460)
2017-05-06	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	27 / 38 (604.9256)	26 (153.1200)	37 (141.0628)	19 (157.1200)	18 (153.6228)

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
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1286 (60 pts)	#721 (228 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#737 (210 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#885 (316 pts)	#845 (376 pts)	#1147 (231 pts)	#1089 (246 pts)	#792 (406 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1598 (120 pts)	#1520 (140 pts)	#1569 (125 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1292 (205 pts)	#1435 (195 pts)	#1460 (190 pts)	#1267 (245 pts)	#1218 (255 pts)