SHOW ME THE QUE!

SHOW ME THE QUE! is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 20th of 37 at the 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort (2018). They are ranked #2906 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,906

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1508

peak 1508 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 1, 2017

latest Sep 16, 2021 · 4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#856

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

665.6000 / 720

Master · 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort

Perfect 180s

Current form

652.69 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 654.99 (-2.29)

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2972

Chicken · Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest

Consistency

±8.88

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.04 · weakest Brisket (159.96)

Road miles

402

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 99 mi

Schedule strength

65%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1582)

Purse competed for

$129K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

654.99 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

665.6000 career-best overall

92.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 665.6000 at 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort — 92.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 18, 2018

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

SLAPS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.08 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 22%.

Brisket avg 159.96
Chicken avg 168.04
0 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of The BBQ Mavens in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

7 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

GETTIN' BASTED ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' BASTED has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.19% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.19% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.0% of a perfect score
9 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
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#839 (85 pts)	#678 (130 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#890 (340 pts)	#608 (610 pts)	#629 (585 pts)	#918 (350 pts)	#968 (315 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SHOW ME THE QUE!, each with one reason worth a look.

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

FULLWOOD BROS' BBQ

#2,918 of the rated field

1508 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1515

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SHOW ME THE QUE!)

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2019

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MEN OF ERIN BBQ

#2,901 of the rated field

1508 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1519

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SHOW ME THE QUE!)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before SHOW ME THE QUE!'s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

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Hoggy Style

#2,903 of the rated field

1508 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1571

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SHOW ME THE QUE!)

They've been 1571 at their best, 63 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Mar 28, 2025

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ALL HOGGED UP

#2,890 of the rated field

1508 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1508

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jul 25, 2026

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TORINO RIBS

#2,915 of the rated field

1508 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1511

3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jun 9, 2018

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HICKORY HILLS

#2,905 of the rated field

1508 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1513

Level with SHOW ME THE QUE! on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Feb 23, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GETTIN' SAUCED	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
The BBQ Mavens	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
ROADKILL BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
HI-TECH SMOKERS	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
END OF THE ROAD BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
S&S BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	2	174.2972	159.4400	168.04	top 41%
Pork Ribs	9	2	173.1544	146.7888	166.39	top 41%
Pork	9	0	166.2628	154.8000	160.60	top 70%
Brisket	9	0	166.2744	154.2172	159.96	top 60%

“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)	2	0	top 70%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 50%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	5	0	top 55%
KS	4	0	top 54%

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 5 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 5 of 9 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 9 a different one every time

Opponents faced 1,082 finished ahead 838 times, behind 1,209

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Sep 12, 2019 → Oct 17, 2020

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

20212 milestones

Sep 16 Peak power rating (1508) American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
Sep 16 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST

20201 milestone

Oct 17 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2972 Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest

20183 milestones

Apr 13 First call The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
Apr 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.7656 The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
May 18 Career-best overall score665.6000 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort

20171 milestone

Sep 1 First tracked contest 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.4	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	Sep 16, 2021
+5.9	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ	Oct 5, 2018
+5.5	Racing for the BBQ	Jul 27, 2018
+2	23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort	May 18, 2018
+1.9	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	Apr 13, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.3	Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest	Oct 17, 2020
-4.7	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	Sep 12, 2019
-4	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Sep 15, 2018
-3.6	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Sep 1, 2017

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0%	top 14%	91.7%	91.7%
2020	1	0%	top 87%	92.1%	92.1%
2019	1	0%	top 60%	90.5%	90.5%
2018	5	60%	top 52%	92.4%	91.4%
2017	1	0%	top 71%	89.3%	89.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	64 / 467 (495.4168)	345 (159.4400)	231 (166.2972)	394 (154.8000)	225 (164.5828)
Oct 17, 2020	Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest 🏅 Columbia, MO	33 / 38 (663.2916)	20 (174.2972)	11 (171.9772)	35 (162.8000)	37 (154.2172)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	281 / 468 (651.9200)	284 (162.8572)	117 (170.2628)	347 (158.8228)	293 (159.9772)
Oct 5, 2018	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	22 / 56 (660.4000)	12 (169.6800)	17 (168.5372)	41 (158.7884)	25 (163.3944)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	336 / 467 (642.7432)	147 (170.2628)	440 (146.7888)	335 (159.4172)	184 (166.2744)
Jul 27, 2018	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	25 / 66 (660.4228)	10 (170.8228)	6 (171.9772)	36 (162.2628)	37 (155.3600)
May 18, 2018	23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort Platte City, MO	20 / 37 (665.6000)	6 (174.2744)	20 (166.8344)	15 (166.2628)	22 (158.2284)
Apr 13, 2018	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	28 / 51 (662.7656)	14 (170.2628)	7 (173.1544)	29 (165.1200)	41 (154.2284)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	290 / 407 (642.6396)	296 (160.5028)	271 (161.6456)	334 (157.1084)	223 (163.3828)

SHOW ME THE QUE!

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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)