CANARDLY WAIT 4 QUE

CANARDLY WAIT 4 QUE is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 25 at the Dells BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) (), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #2386 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,386

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1524

peak 1527 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 21, 2019

latest Sep 9, 2022 · 3.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#880

Master 2022 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

33% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 42%

overall standings

Best overall

666.7660 / 720

Master · Puckaway Pigfest

Perfect 180s

Current form

329.56 ▼

last 5 Backyard vs avg 330.53 (-0.97)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1772

Chicken · Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD)

Consistency

±4.55

spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.23 · weakest Brisket (155.38)

Road miles

571

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 180 mi

Schedule strength

46%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)

Purse competed for

$53K

listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

639.47 / 720

3 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

330.53 / 360

6 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 6 of 9 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

666.7660 career-best overall

92.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 666.7660 at Puckaway Pigfest — 92.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 9, 2022

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

UGLY BABY BBQ has finished one call ahead of CANARDLY WAIT 4 QUE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

Furlongs Smoke & Seafood ahead in 100% of their meetings

Furlongs Smoke & Seafood has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Good Grefe! in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

2.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) (Oct 15, 2021).

last seen Sep 6, 2019
back Oct 15, 2021

Chicken nemesis

4 of 6 shared chicken entries lost

THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY has out-cooked them in 4 of 6 shared chicken entries.

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Announced themselves early

2nd at their very first contest

Finished 2 of 25 at their very first tracked contest, Dells BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) ().

25-team field

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

UGLY BABY BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 24% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 24% across 3 contests, versus top 42% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 42% the rest of the year

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
2022 ↗	Backyard	—	#132 (318 pts)	#206 (173 pts)	—	—
2022 ↗	Master	#880 (161 pts)	#625 (316 pts)	#956 (171 pts)	#836 (186 pts)	#934 (146 pts)
2021 ↗	Backyard	—	#82 (460 pts)	#196 (120 pts)	—	—
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to CANARDLY WAIT 4 QUE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Meat Sweats BBQ

#2,375 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1535

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to CANARDLY WAIT 4 QUE)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team CANARDLY WAIT 4 QUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

Smoke Wagon BBQ KY

#2,395 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1545

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen May 1, 2026

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Fireside Smokers

#2,374 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1530

They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before CANARDLY WAIT 4 QUE's first contest.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Mar 7, 2025

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Lit Salami

#2,402 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 89%
Peak: 1523

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2024
on an 8-contest top-10 run

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SWEET HEART CITY SMOKERS

#2,392 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1524

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 8 years before CANARDLY WAIT 4 QUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

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Good News BBQ

#2,373 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1531

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 7 contests, alongside a 43% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
UGLY BABY BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
Good Grefe!	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
Big JT and the pork pistols	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
SIX BUTT BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
ACES HIGH BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Big Ten Bones	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Southside Smoke	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
DAD BOD BARBEQUE	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	6	1	1	177.1772	150.2172	168.23	top 31%
Pork Ribs	9	2	0	1	169.1544	151.9428	160.61	top 54%
Pork	3	0	0	0	168.5600	143.9428	158.63	top 69%
Brisket	3	0	0	0	155.9544	154.8228	155.38	top 76%

“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)	8	0	top 44%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 28%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Puckaway Pigfest	2	21	0	top 73%	Sep 9, 2022

More numbers

Busiest season 2022 4 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WI 9 of 9 contests

Contests visited 8 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 194 finished ahead 233 times, behind 149

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs Sep 6, 2019 → Oct 15, 2021

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

20223 milestones

Jun 11 Peak power rating (1527) Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
Sep 9 Career-best overall score666.7660 Puckaway Pigfest
Sep 9 Most recent contest Puckaway Pigfest

20212 milestones

Oct 15 First category win (Chicken) Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD)
Oct 15 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1772 Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD)

—6 milestones

First tracked contest Dells BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)
First call Dells BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)
First overall top-10 Dells BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)
First overall podium Dells BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)
First Reserve Championship Dells BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)
First overall past 90% of a perfect score331.9772 Dells BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.5	Bring'n Home the Bacon	Jun 21, 2019
+9.6	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	Jun 11, 2022
+8.8	Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD)	Oct 15, 2021
+5.4	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	Jun 10, 2022
+1	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 9, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.7	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 6, 2019
-4.2	10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque	Aug 26, 2022

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
—	1	1	0	100%	top 8%	92.2%	92.2%
2022	4	1	0	50%	top 47%	93.3%	91.4%
2021	2	0	1	100%	top 40%	91.4%	91.3%
2019	2	1	0	50%	top 50%	93.2%	88.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 9, 2022	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	21 / 38 (666.7660)	4 (177.1428)	23 (165.1088)	18 (168.5600)	32 (155.9544)
Aug 26, 2022	10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque 🏅 Washington Island, WI	19 / 26 (647.2684)	14 (165.6800)	15 (162.8572)	17 (163.3828)	18 (155.3484)
Jun 11, 2022	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	9 / 37 (335.9884)	4 (174.2856)	18 (161.7028)	—	—
Jun 10, 2022	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	14 / 39 (322.7656)	12 (165.1084)	18 (157.6572)	—	—
Oct 16, 2021	Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI	19 / 36 (327.9656)	6 (174.2628)	33 (153.7028)	—	—
Oct 15, 2021	Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI	11 / 40 (329.1200)	1 (177.1772)	37 (151.9428)	—	—
Sep 6, 2019	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	35 / 39 (604.3772)	37 (150.2172)	29 (155.3944)	37 (143.9428)	29 (154.8228)
Jun 21, 2019	Bring'n Home the Bacon 🏅 West Salem, WI	4 / 37 (335.3716)	10 (167.3944)	4 (167.9772)	—	—
—	Dells BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Wisconsin Dells, WI	2 / 25 (331.9772)	7 (162.8228)	2 (169.1544)	—	—

CANARDLY WAIT 4 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

Backyard avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Announced themselves early

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

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

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

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)