A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
Hickory Hangover ahead in 100% of their meetings
Hickory Hangover has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
BAMA QUE'N & BREW'N
BAMA QUE'N & BREW'N is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 8th of 34 at the Smoke on the Falls (2022). They are ranked #2422 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1523
peak 1523 · rated over 6 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
Apr 12, 2019
latest Apr 7, 2023 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
7% of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
335.36
last 5 Backyard vs avg 335.36 (-0.01)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.11
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.87 · weakest Pork (161.09)
Road miles
717
across 14 mapped stops · furthest 114 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)
Purse competed for
$46K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
659.31 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
335.36 / 360
7 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.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BAMA QUE'N & BREW'N, each with one reason worth a look.
94 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,423 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 12%
- Peak
- 1526
4–2 in 6 shared contests (67% to BAMA QUE'N & BREW'N)
These two have cooked 6 of the same contests — BAMA QUE'N & BREW'N ahead 4–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,428 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1523
Fewer contests behind them than BAMA QUE'N & BREW'N has cooked, 6 to 14, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#2,414 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1532
Level with BAMA QUE'N & BREW'N on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,412 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1523
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 6 years before BAMA QUE'N & BREW'N's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,436 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1522
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before BAMA QUE'N & BREW'N's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,433 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1530
Fewer contests behind them than BAMA QUE'N & BREW'N has cooked, 7 to 14, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIBLIFE | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Hickory Hangover | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LEE LA Q | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JT'S SMOKE SHACK | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| HAMMONDVILLE HAWG MAFIA | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| HELL ON SQUEALS | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| REDBONES BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| VETERAN PORK PULLERS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Circle W Meats | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork Life | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| FAT BEAR BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Stewbabys BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Slingin Pig Meat | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 156.5028 | 165.35 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 158.8116 | 168.87 | top 45% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.0856 | 161.0856 | 161.09 | top 91% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 164 | 164 | top 75% |
“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) | 6 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 68% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Falls | 4 | 8 | 0 | top 62% | Apr 7, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
11 of 14 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
396
finished ahead 320 times, behind 336
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Sep 13, 2019 → Sep 18, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20232 milestones
- Peak power rating (1523) Smoke on the Falls
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Falls
20224 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Smoke on the Falls
- First overall top-10 Smoke on the Falls
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 Smoke on the Falls
- Career-best overall score659.3140 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN
20211 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Falls
20192 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score334.8228 Smoke on the Falls
- First call Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
20171 milestone
- First tracked contest High on the Hog Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.7 | Smoke on the Falls | Apr 8, 2022 |
| +5.7 | Smoke on the Falls | Apr 9, 2021 |
| +5.4 | RiverFest | Sep 13, 2019 |
| +4.1 | Smoke on the Falls | Apr 12, 2019 |
| +2.1 | Smoke on the Falls | Apr 7, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.3 | Smoke on the Falls | Sep 18, 2020 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 54% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33% | top 55% | 95.2% | 93.4% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 45% | 94% | 94% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 114% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 53% | 93.3% | 92.3% |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2023 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 21 / 39 (335.3484) | 33 (164.5256) | 11 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Nov 12, 2022 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Gadsden, AL | 26 / 49 (335.9200) | 37 (165.0856) | 12 (170.8344) | — | — |
| Nov 11, 2022 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Gadsden, AL | 81 / 91 (659.3140) | 66 (167.9656) | 63 (166.2628) | 83 (161.0856) | 68 (164) |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 8 / 34 (342.8000) | 33 (163.9428) | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 17 / 38 (338.2284) | 23 (168.5256) | 13 (169.7028) | — | — |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 32 / 28 (324.4800) | 22 (165.6684) | 36 (158.8116) | — | — |
| Sep 13, 2019 | RiverFest 🏅 Decatur, AL | 14 / 37 (335.9316) | 11 (168.5372) | 16 (167.3944) | — | — |
| May 11, 2019 | Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN | 26 / 41 (488.5140) | 34 (156.5028) | 3 (169.7028) | — | — |
| Apr 12, 2019 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 17 / 30 (334.8228) | 17 (167.4056) | 21 (167.4172) | — | — |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Riverfest BBQ and Music Festival Decatur, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 11, 2018 | Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 13, 2018 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest Decatur, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 21, 2017 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.