High-water mark
670.1372
career-best overall
93.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.1372 at Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland — 93.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 20, 2021
Fu Man Que
Fu Man Que is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 19th of 26 at the Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland (2021). They are ranked #4326 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “FuMan Que”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1476
peak 1476 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Mar 13, 2020
latest Jul 7, 2022 · 2.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
658.81 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 656.04 (+2.77)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.47
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.92 · weakest Brisket (160.71)
Road miles
676
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 104 mi
Schedule strength
75%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1596)
Purse competed for
$52K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
656.04 / 720
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #728 (192 pts) | #618 (271 pts) | #561 (349 pts) | #728 (207 pts) | #689 (237 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Fu Man Que, each with one reason worth a look.
152 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,324 of the rated field
- Contests
- 41
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1476
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Fu Man Que)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Fu Man Que has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,319 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1476
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,347 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1476
They turned up 5 years after Fu Man Que did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Compare careers#4,311 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1477
Level with Fu Man Que on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,308 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1477
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,328 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1476
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Central BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FALLOUT BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG ON FIRE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bald Hawg BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.7144 | 158.8000 | 165.76 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7372 | 149.6684 | 166.92 | top 54% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 156.5600 | 163.10 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 153.0972 | 160.71 | top 74% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 81% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 61% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
4 contests
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
SC
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
168
finished ahead 89 times, behind 212
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest South Carolina Festival of Discovery
20213 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.5888 Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7144 Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland
- Career-best overall score670.1372 Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland
20201 milestone
- Peak power rating (1493) Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show
—2 milestones
- First tracked contest BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland - One Meat Ribs Challenge
- First call BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland - One Meat Ribs Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club | Mar 19, 2021 |
| -7.4 | Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show | Mar 13, 2020 |
| -2.8 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland | Aug 20, 2021 |
| -1.9 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland | Mar 12, 2021 |
| -1.1 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | Jul 7, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 91.2% | 91.2% |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 73% | 93.1% | 91.6% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 90% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2022 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 59 / 92 (656.9600) | 62 (163.9544) | 46 (168.5256) | 70 (162.2400) | 58 (162.2400) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland 🏅 Myrtle Beach, SC | 19 / 26 (670.1372) | 26 (160.5028) | 14 (171.4288) | 16 (170.8228) | 15 (167.3828) |
| Jul 9, 2021 | SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 47 / 81 (659.8516) | 26 (170.8344) | 26 (170.2744) | 60 (159.9428) | 56 (158.8000) |
| Mar 19, 2021 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club 🏅 Summerville, SC | 25 / 26 (637.5200) | 26 (161.6572) | 25 (149.6684) | 26 (160.5144) | 20 (165.6800) |
| Mar 12, 2021 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland 🏅 Myrtle Beach, SC | 26 / 39 (669.5888) | 3 (177.7144) | 24 (166.2744) | 21 (168.5256) | 33 (157.0744) |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show 🏅 Darlington, SC | 26 / 29 (642.1944) | 26 (158.8000) | 6 (173.7372) | 29 (156.5600) | 26 (153.0972) |
| — | BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland - One Meat Chicken Challenge Myrtle Beach, SC | — | 11 (166.8228) | — | — | — |
| — | BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland - One Meat Ribs Challenge Myrtle Beach, SC | — | — | 8 (168.5488) | — | — |