Cafe Cue
Cafe Cue is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 26th of 28 at the Big Blue BBQ Championship (2023). They finished #517 in the 2023 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Cafe 'Cue” and “Cafe' 'Cue”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1484
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Apr 29, 2022
latest Jun 2, 2023 · 1.1 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 159.97 · weakest Pork Ribs (147.95)
Road miles
76
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 38 mi
Purse competed for
$30K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
612.42 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9772 | 154.8572 | 155.42 | top 89% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148.5256 | 147.3828 | 147.95 | top 92% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.0856 | 158.8456 | 159.97 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0972 | 141.0628 | 149.08 | top 86% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
98
finished ahead 15 times, behind 88
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Apr 29, 2022 → Jun 2, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20233 milestones
- Career-best overall score620.4228 Big Blue BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)161.0856 Big Blue BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Big Blue BBQ Championship
20221 milestone
- First tracked contest Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2023 | Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS | 26 / 28 (620.4228) | 26 (154.8572) | 28 (147.3828) | 23 (161.0856) | 23 (157.0972) |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 64 / 77 (604.4112) | 66 (155.9772) | 65 (148.5256) | 56 (158.8456) | 69 (141.0628) |