High-water mark
685.0512
career-best overall
95.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 685.0512 at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ — 95.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 3, 2019
BANNYHEN'S SOUTHERN QUE
BANNYHEN'S SOUTHERN QUE is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 7th of 54 at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (2019). They are ranked #2657 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1515
peak 1515 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
May 6, 2016
latest May 3, 2019 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
14% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
668.69 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 664.05 (+4.65)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.70
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.64 · weakest Brisket (164.54)
Road miles
215
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 49 mi
Schedule strength
58%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
664.05 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BANNYHEN'S SOUTHERN QUE, each with one reason worth a look.
92 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,659 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1527
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BANNYHEN'S SOUTHERN QUE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BANNYHEN'S SOUTHERN QUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,668 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1515
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,656 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1531
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,667 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1521
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 5 years before BANNYHEN'S SOUTHERN QUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,661 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1514
They turned up 8 years after BANNYHEN'S SOUTHERN QUE did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careers#2,658 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1515
Level with BANNYHEN'S SOUTHERN QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOT COLE'S BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| The Specialists | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BLUE QUE | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| BUSH LEAGUE BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| South Pork | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM HOGWEISER | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| JIGGY PIGGY | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| WHY YOU GRILLIN' ME ...DAWG? | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| CAMP-BELL BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| NEW SOUTH BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BEAN BANDITS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SWIGGIN PIG | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 156.5144 | 166.59 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 153.0744 | 165.28 | top 55% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 161.6800 | 167.64 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 149.1428 | 164.54 | top 55% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 49% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 4 | 7 | 0 | top 44% | May 3, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
6 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
246
finished ahead 238 times, behind 184
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20195 milestones
- First call The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- First overall top-10 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Career-best overall score685.0512 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Peak power rating (1515) The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Most recent contest The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
20171 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8572 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.0400 Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.9 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | May 3, 2019 |
| +8.4 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | May 5, 2017 |
| +1.4 | Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest | Sep 9, 2016 |
| +0.3 | High on the Hog Festival | Apr 21, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.2 | Smoke on the Falls | Apr 7, 2017 |
| -3.5 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | May 6, 2016 |
| -0.6 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | May 4, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 13% | 95.1% | 95.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 93.9% | 92.3% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 92.4% | 90.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2019 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 7 / 54 (685.0512) | 13 (170.8456) | 16 (170.8228) | 9 (172.5600) | 15 (170.8228) |
| May 4, 2018 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 38 / 61 (665.0056) | 47 (163.4056) | 39 (163.9544) | 11 (174.2628) | 44 (163.3828) |
| May 5, 2017 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 23 / 69 (675.8740) | 12 (174.8572) | 12 (173.7028) | 31 (168.5140) | 53 (158.8000) |
| Apr 21, 2017 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | 26 / 41 (670.7544) | 12 (173.1200) | 33 (162.2860) | 35 (162.2284) | 17 (173.1200) |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 23 / 28 (646.7888) | 21 (166.2744) | 21 (163.9544) | 15 (167.4172) | 26 (149.1428) |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL | 23 / 41 (665.0400) | 37 (161.0856) | 15 (169.1544) | 24 (166.8228) | 18 (167.9772) |
| May 6, 2016 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 45 / 67 (639.8060) | 55 (156.5144) | 56 (153.0744) | 49 (161.6800) | 22 (168.5372) |