Rhythm 'n QUE CA
Rating
1563
peak 1568
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
2021-10-15
latest 2024-10-11
Best ToY finish
#47
Master 2013
Grand champs
2
1 reserve
Category wins
3
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 39%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
681.20 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 682.74 (-1.54)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±14.41
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 174.13 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.60)
Road miles
4894
mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 1779 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Bearded Boar BBQ has finished one call ahead of Rhythm 'n QUE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
7 SINS BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Poor Richard's BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.6912 points of the Grand Championship at Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off (2024-07-27).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 39-team field at BBQ Boots & Brew.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 23% across 3 contests, versus top 39% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at BBQ Boots & Brew (2024-04-12) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 18-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Meat Candy Q.
Teams like this (closest power rating, CA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 178.2972 | 163.9428 | 171.09 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 153.0972 | 168.60 | top 48% |
| Pork | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 168.5140 | 174.13 | top 28% |
| Brisket | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 163.9428 | 168.92 | top 44% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 5 | 1 | top 39% |
| MT | 4 | 0 | top 30% |
| UT | 2 | 1 | top 36% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 1 | top 40% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 1 | top 34% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 50% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CA (5 of 12 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (12 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: BBQ Boots & Brew (2024-04-12)
- Wins it all in 17% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 682.74
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 705.6800 | 684.19 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 687.9540 | 687.95 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 692.5144 | 688.12 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 651.2224 | 651.22 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-11 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 66 / 87 (666.1256) | 44 (169.6916) | 74 (163.9656) | 53 (168.5256) | 68 (163.9428) |
| 2024-08-23 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 8 / 39 (690.2744) | 9 (173.1200) | 20 (170.3200) | 3 (177.1544) | 17 (169.6800) |
| 2024-08-09 | East Helena Smoke Show East Helena, MT | 10 / 18 (665.6112) | 10 (166.2972) | 16 (161.0856) | 8 (169.7028) | 10 (168.5256) |
| 2024-07-27 | Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off Dillon, MT | 2 / 11 (691.4060) | 1 (178.2972) | 4 (168.5716) | 1 (177.7144) | 3 (166.8228) |
| 2024-07-19 | The Blaze of 47 BBQ Cookoff Salt Lake City, UT | 1 / 16 (692.5832) | 12 (168.0000) | 3 (174.2860) | 2 (180.0000) | 6 (170.2972) |
| 2024-06-21 | Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship Ogden, UT | 19 / 29 (677.6460) | 18 (171.4400) | 24 (166.8344) | 13 (171.9772) | 15 (167.3944) |
| 2024-04-12 | BBQ Boots & Brew Perris, CA | 1 / 39 (705.6800) | 16 (171.4172) | 5 (176.5600) | 1 (180.0000) | 5 (177.7028) |
| 2023-08-25 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 11 / 44 (687.9540) | 29 (167.4056) | 10 (174.8572) | 13 (171.4284) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2022-11-04 | 2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival Indio, CA | 16 / 35 (684.4568) | 4 (177.1428) | 14 (169.6800) | 15 (171.4056) | 21 (166.2284) |
| 2022-04-02 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2 Arcadia, CA | 16 / 27 (687.3828) | 18 (169.1428) | 7 (174.2628) | 5 (178.8572) | 20 (165.1200) |
| 2022-04-01 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 3 / 37 (692.5144) | 4 (177.1544) | 12 (169.6916) | 11 (174.2628) | 10 (171.4056) |
| 2021-10-15 | Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-off Susanville, CA | 9 / 11 (651.2224) | 9 (163.9428) | 9 (153.0972) | 4 (168.5140) | 5 (165.6684) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1500 (125 pts) | #1780 (110 pts) | #1931 (75 pts) | #1519 (135 pts) | #1806 (100 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #354 (1049 pts) | #324 (1114 pts) | #363 (1029 pts) | #435 (884 pts) | #526 (749 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #94 (2015 pts) | #111 (1741 pts) | #167 (1530 pts) | #100 (1790 pts) | #120 (1790 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #141 (1821 pts) | #269 (1226 pts) | #58 (2011 pts) | #147 (1581 pts) | #113 (1815 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #72 (2186 pts) | #57 (2059 pts) | #72 (1951 pts) | #98 (1825 pts) | #87 (1971 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #47 (2305 pts) | #81 (1910 pts) | #47 (2035 pts) | #125 (1594 pts) | #104 (1860 pts) |