A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
PARK AVENUE PORK ahead in 100% of their meetings
PARK AVENUE PORK has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Milwaukee Brew Que
Milwaukee Brew Que is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 4th of 5 at the UMB's Smokin' Vault (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2023). Also listed in KCBS results as “Milwaukee Brew 'Que”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1475
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 31 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 1, 2015
latest May 12, 2023 · 8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
50% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.52
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 156.42 · weakest Brisket (143.13)
Road miles
0
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1525)
Master avg
603.53 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 162.8572 | 144.5372 | 156.42 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 166.2628 | 135.3716 | 149.55 | top 62% |
| Pork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 162.8456 | 148.0228 | 154.43 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 157.0856 | 111.9544 | 143.13 | top 66% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 73% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series) | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 63% | May 5, 2017 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
40
finished ahead 16 times, behind 37
Longest layoff
5 yrs
May 5, 2017 → May 6, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest UMB's Smokin' Vault (COMPETITOR SERIES)
20174 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series)
- First overall top-10 UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series)
- Career-best overall score636.6172 UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)166.2628 UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series)
20153 milestones
- First tracked contest UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitor's Series)
- First call UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitor's Series)
- Peak power rating (1491) UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitor's Series)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.5 | UMB Smokin Vault BBQ Contest - Competitor's Series | May 6, 2022 |
| -8.6 | UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitor's Series) | May 1, 2015 |
| -5.9 | UMB's Smokin' Vault (COMPETITOR SERIES) | May 12, 2023 |
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 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 80% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 92% | 82.1% | 82.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 47% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 78% | 79.7% | 79.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2023 | UMB's Smokin' Vault (COMPETITOR SERIES) Kansas City, MO | 4 / 5 (612.4568) | 1 (155.9656) | 4 (145.7144) | 5 (153.6912) | 2 (157.0856) |
| May 6, 2022 | UMB Smokin Vault BBQ Contest - Competitor's Series Kansas City, MO | 11 / 12 (591.3716) | 12 (144.5372) | 12 (135.3716) | 4 (162.8456) | 9 (148.6172) |
| May 5, 2017 | UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series) unrated Kansas City, MO | 8 / 17 (636.6172) | 6 (162.3316) | 1 (166.2628) | 14 (153.1656) | 9 (154.8572) |
| May 1, 2015 | UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitor's Series) Kansas City, MO | 18 / 23 (573.6916) | 7 (162.8572) | 14 (150.8572) | 18 (148.0228) | 22 (111.9544) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.