Giant slayer
57
teams beaten in one weekend
Took the Grand Championship over a 57-team field at Minnesota in May.
- May 10, 2019
SchwonnyQue
SchwonnyQue is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2022. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Minnesota in May (2019). They are ranked #1764 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “SCHWONNY QUE”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1549
peak 1549 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
May 10, 2019
latest May 13, 2022 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
0 reserve · wins it all 14% of the time
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
29% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 25%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
329.57 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 331.79 (-2.22)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.00
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.15 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.95)
Road miles
624
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 156 mi
Schedule strength
46%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)
Purse competed for
$24K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
331.79 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 1 GC
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 SchwonnyQue, each with one reason worth a look.
58 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,767 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1549
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,763 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 80%
- Peak
- 1549
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#1,761 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1549
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,762 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 91%
- Peak
- 1559
Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 11 contests, alongside a 91% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,771 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1549
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before SchwonnyQue's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,765 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1552
Level with SchwonnyQue on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAD BOD BARBEQUE | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Ten Bones | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| MACHETE BOYS BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Unknown Smokers | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Big | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SCHWEBS BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Good Grefe! | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| What’cha Got BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| UGLY BABY BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 177.1772 | 153.0860 | 167.15 | top 25% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 168.5716 | 157.0972 | 164.95 | top 33% |
“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 42% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 1 | top 22% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota in May (Backyard) | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 24% | May 13, 2022 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 29% | Jun 11, 2021 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MN
3 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
7 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
First title
May 10, 2019
Minnesota in May
Opponents faced
224
finished ahead 331 times, behind 111
Longest layoff
1.4 yrs
May 10, 2019 → Oct 16, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20222 milestones
- Peak power rating (1549) Minnesota in May (Backyard)
- Most recent contest Minnesota in May (Backyard)
201911 milestones
- First tracked contest Minnesota in May
- First call Minnesota in May
- First category win (Chicken) Minnesota in May
- First overall top-10 Minnesota in May
- First overall podium Minnesota in May
- First Grand Championship Minnesota in May
- First state championship Minnesota in May
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score342.8800 Minnesota in May
- Biggest field won (57 teams) Minnesota in May
- Career-best overall score342.8800 Minnesota in May
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1772 Minnesota in May
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.5 | Minnesota in May | May 10, 2019 |
| +9.4 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 | Jun 12, 2021 |
| +8.7 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | Jun 11, 2021 |
| +7.1 | Minnesota in May | May 7, 2021 |
| +4.7 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 | Oct 16, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 42% | 91.1% | 91.1% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 24% | 93.5% | 92.5% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 35% | 89% | 89% |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 2% | 95.2% | 95.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2022 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) Cambridge, MN | 16 / 38 (327.9312) | 15 (166.8572) | 22 (161.0740) | — | — |
| May 13, 2022 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) Cambridge, MN | — | — | 14 (166.8344) | — | — |
| Jun 12, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI | 10 / 45 (336.5604) | 9 (167.9888) | 11 (168.5716) | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 12 / 52 (329.7144) | 4 (172.6172) | 23 (157.0972) | — | — |
| May 7, 2021 | Minnesota in May 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 16 / 60 (333.1428) | 17 (165.1772) | 14 (167.9656) | — | — |
| Oct 16, 2020 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 14 / 40 (320.5032) | 21 (153.0860) | 3 (167.4172) | — | — |
| May 10, 2019 | Minnesota in May 🏅 | 1 / 57 (342.8800) | 1 (177.1772) | 5 (165.7028) | — | — |