Top Row Que
Top Row Que is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2022. Their best overall finish is 14th of 25 at the Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (2022).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1496
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jul 15, 2022
latest Jul 15, 2022
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 144.50 · weakest Pork Ribs (137.68)
Road miles
17
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$5,025
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144.5028 | 144.5028 | 144.50 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137.6800 | 137.6800 | 137.68 | top 52% |
“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
38
finished ahead 11 times, behind 26
Longest layoff
4 yrs
Jul 20, 2018 → Jul 15, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20223 milestones
- Career-best overall score282.1828 Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown
- Career-best single call (Chicken)144.5028 Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown
- Most recent contest Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown
20181 milestone
- First tracked contest Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2022 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL | 14 / 25 (282.1828) | 13 (144.5028) | 13 (137.6800) | — | — |
| Jul 20, 2018 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Peoria, IL | — | — | — | — | — |