The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0116 points of the Grand Championship at Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) (Jun 9, 2023).
Bentley Que is a competition barbecue team with 60 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) (2023), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #330 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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.
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #49 (848 pts) | #30 (993 pts) | #79 (658 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | #882 (120 pts) | #718 (225 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #33 (1,066 pts) | #24 (1,167 pts) | #53 (911 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | #927 (129 pts) | #1278 (65 pts) | — | #964 (119 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #66 (813 pts) | #34 (1,010 pts) | #26 (1,093 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #877 (170 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #97 (643 pts) | #17 (1,208 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1118 (120 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #899 (155 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #31 (972 pts) | #79 (670 pts) | — | — |
The teams rated closest to Bentley Que, each with one reason worth a look.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 56 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersTheir last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Bentley Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersA longer road to the same neighbourhood — 91 contests to 60.
⚔ Compare careersThese two have cooked 3 of the same contests — Bentley Que ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-headTheir rating is built on 6 Grand Championships in 157 contests, alongside a 43% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-headThey were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before Bentley Que's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORALA BBQ TEAM | 40 | 16 | 24 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| LEE LA Q | 39 | 19 | 20 | 49% | ⚔ compare |
| Deviant Smoke | 34 | 19 | 15 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | 31 | 14 | 17 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| Modest Meats | 28 | 26 | 2 | 93% | ⚔ compare |
| Rollin Smoke BBQ | 27 | 12 | 15 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | 27 | 11 | 16 | 41% | ⚔ compare |
| 2 Swine Crew | 25 | 17 | 8 | 68% | ⚔ compare |
| Say My Name BBQ | 24 | 18 | 6 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Dogpatch Q | 24 | 16 | 8 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| RIBLIFE | 23 | 12 | 11 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| Hickory Hangover | 23 | 9 | 14 | 39% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork Life | 22 | 21 | 1 | 95% | ⚔ compare |
| Wee Daddy's BBQ | 22 | 13 | 9 | 59% | ⚔ compare |
| Electro-Que-ted | 22 | 9 | 13 | 41% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 54 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 180 🔥 | 164.5256 | 172.67 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 56 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 180 🔥 | 159.3484 | 170.99 | top 36% |
| Pork | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 150.2056 | 166.95 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 154.8000 | 165.30 | top 53% |
“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.
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 38% |
| Medium (20–39) | 30 | 0 | top 32% |
| Large (40+) | 18 | 1 | top 26% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 | 2 | 0 | top 20% | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 4 | 3 | 0 | top 29% | Jun 5, 2026 |
| Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 4 | 2 | 0 | top 10% | Mar 20, 2026 |
| Poosa Q | 4 | 6 | 0 | top 21% | Jun 20, 2025 |
| Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 | 5 | 0 | top 36% | Oct 10, 2025 |
| The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 | 14 | 0 | top 44% | May 17, 2024 |
| High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 43% | May 15, 2026 |
| Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 26% | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 22% | Sep 12, 2025 |
| O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 42% | May 3, 2025 |
| O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 29% | May 2, 2025 |
| Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 45% | Apr 26, 2024 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.3 | Poosa Q | May 5, 2022 |
| +14.7 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) | Aug 4, 2023 |
| +13.6 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 9, 2023 |
| +13.2 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 14, 2025 |
| +12 | Poosa Q | Oct 5, 2023 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.4 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 5, 2025 |
| -7.4 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | May 16, 2025 |
| -6.9 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 | May 2, 2026 |
| -3.5 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) | Oct 7, 2022 |
| -1.6 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Apr 28, 2023 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 58% | top 26% | 97.1% | 96.5% |
| 2025 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 81% | top 29% | 97.8% | 96.1% |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 67% | top 35% | 98.1% | 95% |
| 2023 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 75% | top 29% | 98.1% | 94.8% |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 88% | top 34% | 96.5% | 94.2% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2026 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 5 / 31 (349.6800) | 6 (177.7028) | 11 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 8 / 26 (348.5140) | 2 (180) | 18 (168.5140) | 19 (168.5256) | — |
| May 24, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | 12 / 82 (349.6916) | 11 (176.5600) | 16 (173.1316) | — | — |
| May 22, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | 51 (170.8228) | — | — | — |
| May 22, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | 7 (177.7028) | — | — |
| May 15, 2026 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 8 / 29 (346.2400) | 5 (178.8572) | 18 (167.3828) | — | — |
| May 2, 2026 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Cleveland, AL | 9 / 15 (345.0972) | 7 (175.4056) | 10 (169.6916) | — | — |
| May 1, 2026 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Cleveland, AL | 2 / 17 (349.6800) | 3 (176.5600) | 8 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 16 / 43 (343.9312) | 18 (171.9656) | 14 (171.9656) | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 11 / 125 (347.3828) | 6 (177.7028) | 24 (169.6800) | 6 (175.4172) | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN | — | 33 (171.9656) | — | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 59 (166.2400) | — | — |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 8 / 30 (342.8000) | 8 (170.8228) | 5 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Sep 19, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Don't Burn the Brisket" (ONE MEAT BRISKET) Glencoe, AL | — | — | — | — | 10 (165.6800) |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 3 / 30 (349.6916) | 2 (178.8572) | 12 (170.8344) | 10 (174.2628) | — |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 10 / 28 (346.2400) | 10 (175.4056) | 13 (170.8344) | — | — |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 19 / 29 (338.2172) | 13 (174.2628) | 22 (163.9544) | — | — |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cullman, AL | — | 9 (174.2628) | — | — | — |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 4 / 23 (349.1200) | 7 (173.1084) | 3 (176.0116) | 3 (175.4056) | — |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 10 / 42 (346.2516) | 3 (178.8572) | 22 (167.3944) | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN | 4 / 36 (526.2516) | 8 (174.2744) | 2 (178.8572) | 9 (173.1200) | — |
| May 25, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 32 / 70 (340.5028) | 36 (168.5256) | 22 (171.9772) | — | — |
| May 16, 2025 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 19 / 32 (337.0628) | 4 (176.5600) | 29 (160.5028) | 11 (171.4056) | — |
| May 3, 2025 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Oneonta, AL | 10 / 23 (348.5256) | 9 (175.4056) | 12 (173.1200) | 20 (165.0856) | — |
| May 2, 2025 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 4 / 28 (346.8228) | 13 (170.2628) | 3 (176.5600) | 26 (160.4912) | — |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 6 / 31 (350.2744) | 1 (178.8572) | 12 (171.4172) | — | — |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 2 / 100 (351.9888) | 5 (177.7144) | 8 (174.2744) | 11 (171.9656) | — |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 24 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 23 / 59 (342.2284) | 23 (171.9656) | 26 (170.2628) | — | — |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 3 / 33 (353.1084) | 1 (180) | 8 (173.1084) | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 11 / 35 (340.5028) | 25 (165.0856) | 3 (175.4172) | — | — |
| May 25, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Lebanon, TN | 15 / 47 (345.0972) | 6 (177.7144) | 38 (167.3828) | — | — |
| May 24, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN | 105 / 118 (661.0056) | 80 (170.8228) | 33 (173.1200) | 109 (162.2628) | 115 (154.8000) |
| May 17, 2024 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 17 / 39 (337.6456) | 16 (170.8228) | 23 (166.8228) | 19 (162.2284) | — |
| May 4, 2024 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Oneonta, AL | 8 / 20 (346.2400) | 10 (169.6800) | 1 (176.5600) | — | — |
| May 3, 2024 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 12 / 27 (338.8116) | 8 (172.5716) | 17 (166.2400) | — | — |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 14 / 40 (343.9428) | 1 (177.7144) | 25 (166.2284) | — | — |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 6 / 38 (343.9544) | 26 (166.2400) | 2 (177.7144) | — | — |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 10 / 93 (339.3716) | 20 (167.3944) | 6 (171.9772) | 44 (150.2056) | — |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 15 (171.9888) | — | — |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 12 / 60 (337.6456) | 14 (168.5256) | 11 (169.1200) | 13 (165.0856) | — |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 🏅 Madison, AL | 6 / 14 (345.0972) | 15 (168.5372) | 3 (176.5600) | — | — |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 5 / 27 (342.8000) | 7 (169.6800) | 5 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 8 / 73 (347.4060) | 15 (171.9888) | 6 (175.4172) | — | — |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 17 / 35 (501.0516) | 25 (165.6800) | 15 (166.8460) | 10 (168.5256) | — |
| Aug 4, 2023 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) Madison, AL | 1 / 58 (353.1316) | 11 (173.1316) | 1 (180) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 2 / 26 (346.2516) | 9 (171.9772) | 3 (174.2744) | — | — |
| May 19, 2023 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 14 / 34 (338.2056) | 28 (165.0972) | 6 (173.1084) | — | — |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 20 / 36 (506.7660) | 19 (166.2632) | 19 (167.3944) | 9 (173.1084) | — |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 19 / 39 (335.9200) | 25 (167.3944) | 20 (168.5256) | — | — |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 16 / 80 (337.1088) | 30 (166.2400) | 9 (170.8688) | — | — |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 44 (162.2516) | — | — |
| Nov 12, 2022 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Gadsden, AL | 7 / 49 (347.3828) | 33 (167.3828) | 1 (180) | — | — |
| Nov 11, 2022 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Gadsden, AL | 50 / 91 (676.4572) | 30 (173.1316) | 49 (168.5372) | 87 (159.3712) | 8 (175.4172) |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) Vicksburg, MS | 8 / 28 (342.2284) | 21 (164.5256) | 2 (177.7028) | — | — |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 24 / 38 (327.3716) | 20 (166.2512) | 24 (161.1204) | — | — |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL | 9 / 35 (512.4800) | 6 (176.5600) | 7 (174.2744) | 28 (161.6456) | — |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 6 / 23 (338.2860) | 5 (172.5944) | 11 (165.6916) | — | — |
| May 20, 2022 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 🏅 Winchester, TN | 14 / 29 (336.5028) | 2 (177.1544) | 22 (159.3484) | — | — |
| May 5, 2022 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 6 / 72 (342.2972) | 1 (177.1428) | 29 (165.1544) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.