A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC ahead in 100% of their meetings
UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
ZOU-B-QUE
ZOU-B-QUE is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 10th of 18 at the Colombia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest (2017). They finished #1871 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1480
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Oct 11, 2013
latest May 5, 2017 · 3.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±147.88
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.96 · weakest Brisket (155.25)
Road miles
25
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)
Master avg
562.82 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1871 (118 pts) | #2005 (108 pts) | #1674 (148 pts) | #2027 (103 pts) | #1936 (118 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 161.7256 | 164.96 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 153.7372 | 164.38 | top 50% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.9028 | 150.2628 | 160.57 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.2744 | 141.0744 | 155.25 | top 70% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 56% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 79% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 91% | May 1, 2015 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
79
finished ahead 27 times, behind 88
Longest layoff
2 yrs
May 1, 2015 → May 5, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20172 milestones
- First overall top-10 Colombia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest
- Most recent contest Colombia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Anchor City Cook Off
- First call Anchor City Cook Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.7944 Anchor City Cook Off
- Career-best overall score653.7944 Anchor City Cook Off
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8800 Anchor City Cook Off
- Peak power rating (1500) Anchor City Cook Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.2 | Colombia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest | May 5, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.2 | Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest | May 1, 2015 |
| -8.4 | Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest | May 2, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 42.6% | 42.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 83% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 55% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2017 | Colombia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO | 10 / 18 (648.5144) | 12 (161.7256) | 7 (169.6916) | 13 (159.4056) | 10 (157.6916) |
| May 1, 2015 | Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO | 37 / 37 (306.7888) | — | — | 19 (165.7144) | 37 (141.0744) |
| May 2, 2014 | Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO | 29 / 35 (642.1828) | 28 (162.2744) | 7 (169.7028) | 35 (150.2628) | 26 (159.9428) |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO | 16 / 29 (653.7944) | 5 (170.8800) | 26 (153.7372) | 13 (166.9028) | 15 (162.2744) |