High-water mark
664.9828
career-best overall
92.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 664.9828 at Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest — 92.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Mar 31, 2017
GOTTA BE QUE
GOTTA BE QUE is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2017. Their best overall finish is 35th of 48 at the Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest (2017). They finished #2212 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1498
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Mar 31, 2017
latest Mar 31, 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 174.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.91)
Road miles
567
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 223 mi
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 | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #1743 (130 pts) | #2197 (70 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 165.0972 | 165.10 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9084 | 155.9084 | 155.91 | top 90% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 174.2744 | 174.27 | top 23% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 169.7028 | 169.70 | top 48% |
“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.
More numbers
Most contests held in
AL
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
1
a different one every time
Opponents faced
47
finished ahead 13 times, behind 34
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20175 milestones
- First tracked contest Bodagetta BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.9828 Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest
- Career-best overall score664.9828 Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.2744 Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest
- Most recent contest Elkmont Lions Club Smokin Railroad St. BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
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)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2017 | Elkmont Lions Club Smokin Railroad St. BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) Elkmont, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Savannah, TN | 35 / 48 (664.9828) | 38 (165.0972) | 43 (155.9084) | 11 (174.2744) | 23 (169.7028) |
| Mar 3, 2017 | Bodagetta BBQ Auburn, AL | — | — | — | — | — |