A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKING BUTT HEADS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKING BUTT HEADS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Was It Good For Que?
Was It Good For Que? is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 26th of 49 at the Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show (2013). They finished #1955 in the 2019 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1484
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 9, 2013
latest Sep 27, 2019 · 6.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.19
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.57 · weakest Pork (157.81)
Road miles
275
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 135 mi
Schedule strength
96%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1651)
Purse competed for
$11K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
651.29 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #1868 (80 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 161.7256 | 166.57 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9888 | 149.0516 | 161.96 | top 69% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6456 | 153.6800 | 157.81 | top 94% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6916 | 162.2400 | 164.97 | top 62% |
“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 95% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 77% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2) | 2 | 52 | 0 | top 88% | Nov 18, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
128
finished ahead 39 times, behind 163
Longest layoff
4.3 yrs
Aug 9, 2013 → Nov 17, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
- First call Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.1944 Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
- Career-best overall score662.1944 Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7144 Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
- Peak power rating (1501) Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.8 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | Aug 9, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.2 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | Sep 27, 2019 |
| -5.8 | Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2) | Nov 18, 2017 |
| -3.1 | Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) | Nov 17, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 91.6% | 91.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 92% | 92% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2019 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge 🏅 Newton, NC | 35 / 37 (631.2456) | 30 (161.7256) | 35 (149.0516) | 34 (155.3484) | 21 (165.1200) |
| Nov 18, 2017 | Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2) Cumming, GA | 54 / 58 (651.8636) | 55 (162.8116) | 55 (158.8116) | 56 (160.5488) | 27 (169.6916) |
| Nov 17, 2017 | Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Cumming, GA | 52 / 62 (659.8744) | 44 (168.0116) | 38 (167.9772) | 55 (161.6456) | 50 (162.2400) |
| Aug 9, 2013 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 26 / 49 (662.1944) | 7 (173.7144) | 12 (171.9888) | 48 (153.6800) | 32 (162.8112) |