A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Pot's BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Pot's BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Groovy Que
Groovy Que is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 12th of 21 at the Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023). They are ranked #5738 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1445
peak 1445 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Aug 16, 2013
latest Jun 16, 2023 · 9.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
621.08 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 622.02 (-0.94)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±26.06
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 158.62 · weakest Brisket (151.10)
Road miles
682
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 471 mi
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)
Purse competed for
$5,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
622.02 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
317.63 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), 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.
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86 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,729 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,734 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
They turned up 5 years after Groovy Que did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Compare careers#5,748 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
Level with Groovy Que on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,740 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Groovy Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,735 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before Groovy Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,746 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
They've been 1508 at their best, 64 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 132.4800 | 155.06 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 144.5256 | 158.00 | top 79% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6684 | 150.8228 | 158.62 | top 86% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2400 | 140.4572 | 151.10 | top 92% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 76% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 94% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The National BBQ Cup | 2 | 61 | 0 | top 88% | Nov 20, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
6 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
213
finished ahead 36 times, behind 273
Longest layoff
7.6 yrs
Nov 20, 2015 → Jun 16, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20232 milestones
- First call Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
20152 milestones
- Career-best overall score644.4344 Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)165.6684 The National BBQ Cup
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)
- Peak power rating (1490) Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.1 | Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 16, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.1 | Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Leaf Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Oct 25, 2013 |
| -12.1 | Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) | Aug 14, 2015 |
| -10.4 | The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) | Nov 15, 2013 |
| -10.1 | Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) | Aug 16, 2013 |
| -5.6 | Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival | Oct 23, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 57% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 89.5% | 87.9% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 88.6% | 84.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2023 | Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Logansport, IN | 12 / 21 (317.6344) | 9 (162.8228) | 13 (154.8116) | — | — |
| Nov 20, 2015 | The National BBQ Cup Cumming, GA | 61 / 74 (643.3256) | 55 (164) | 62 (159.9772) | 49 (165.6684) | 64 (153.6800) |
| Oct 23, 2015 | Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival Cleveland, GA | 23 / 27 (644.4344) | 20 (162.8344) | 24 (162.8116) | 25 (160.5484) | 22 (158.2400) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA | 40 / 40 (610.1144) | 39 (150.8116) | 38 (155.3600) | 39 (150.8228) | 38 (153.1200) |
| Nov 15, 2013 | The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA | 74 / 79 (637.6000) | 67 (161.7028) | 54 (164.5600) | 73 (161.0856) | 76 (150.2516) |
| Oct 25, 2013 | Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Leaf Festival (GBC Qualifier) Cleveland, GA | 41 / 41 (569.9312) | 41 (132.4800) | 41 (144.5256) | 40 (152.4684) | 41 (140.4572) |
| Aug 16, 2013 | Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA | 29 / 34 (626.7084) | 31 (150.7884) | 19 (163.9772) | 24 (161.1200) | 32 (150.8228) |