The comeback
2.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.9 years, then back at Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY) (May 28, 2022).
- last seen Jul 19, 2019
- back May 28, 2022
THE BROTHERS QUE
THE BROTHERS QUE is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 19th of 40 at the Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1489
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jul 19, 2019
latest May 28, 2022 · 2.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Best overall
297.6108 / 360
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 153.68 · weakest Chicken (148.15)
Road miles
234
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 71 mi
Purse competed for
$1,325
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Backyard avg
291.92 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #356 (53 pts) | #287 (103 pts) | — | — |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to THE BROTHERS QUE, each with one reason worth a look.
THE BROTHERS QUE has 2 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 143 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#3,734 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,725 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
They were already cooking in 2014, 5 years before THE BROTHERS QUE's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,719 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
Level with THE BROTHERS QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,742 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1489
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,728 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before THE BROTHERS QUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,720 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 7 years before THE BROTHERS QUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.1084 | 139.3480 | 148.15 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 161.7028 | 142.2284 | 153.68 | top 55% |
“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 82% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 48% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
4 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Opponents faced
88
finished ahead 29 times, behind 58
Longest layoff
2.9 yrs
Jul 19, 2019 → May 28, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20222 milestones
- Career-best overall score297.6108 Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY)
20143 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ on the Hill Competitor's Series (RIBS ONLY)
- First call BBQ on the Hill Competitor's Series (RIBS ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)161.7028 BBQ on the Hill Competitor's Series (RIBS ONLY)
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 82.7% | 82.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 48% | 79.5% | 79.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2022 | Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY) Westmont, IL | 23 / 28 (297.6108) | 26 (139.3480) | 15 (158.2628) | — | — |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Peoria, IL | 19 / 40 (286.2284) | 18 (144) | 20 (142.2284) | — | — |
| Jul 20, 2018 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Peoria, IL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 26, 2015 | Barbeque on the Hill (Competitor's Series) Blue Island, IL | — | 6 (161.1084) | 9 (152.5144) | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2014 | BBQ on the Hill Competitor's Series (RIBS ONLY) Blue Island, IL | — | — | 9 (161.7028) | — | — |