BLUE SUEDE QUE

BLUE SUEDE QUE is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 17th of 28 at the Squealin' on the Square (2013). They are ranked #6301 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,301

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1409

peak 1409 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 11, 2013

latest Jul 7, 2022 · 9 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 84%

overall standings

Best overall

631.8400 / 720

Master · Squealin' on the Square

Perfect 180s

Current form

602.55 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 595.11 (+7.43)

Walk rate

31%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5828

Pork Ribs · Squealin' on the Square

Consistency

±44.24

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 158.05 · weakest Brisket (126.89)

Road miles

182

across 13 mapped stops

Schedule strength

35%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)

Purse competed for

$70K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

595.11 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

PIG ON FIRE has finished one call ahead of BLUE SUEDE QUE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

13–0 behind in the head-to-head

SUE E PIGG ahead in 100% of their meetings

SUE E PIGG has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−31.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 31.16 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 15%.

Brisket avg 126.89
Chicken avg 158.05
0 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

10–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 77% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of THE SMOKIN' GRILL in 10 of their 13 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at SC Festival of Discovery (Jul 9, 2021).

last seen Jul 12, 2019
back Jul 9, 2021

Chicken nemesis

11 of 13 shared chicken entries lost

SUE E PIGG ahead 85% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SUE E PIGG has out-cooked them in 11 of 13 shared chicken entries.

A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked SC Festival of Discovery every year from 2013 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

8 visits in all
best finish 64th

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BLUE SUEDE QUE, each with one reason worth a look.

Porkaholics Barbeque

#6,297 of the rated field

1409 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1409

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BLUE SUEDE QUE)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BLUE SUEDE QUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Jul 12, 2018

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Chuck Norris 7

#6,300 of the rated field

1409 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1409

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 28, 2022

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G. Henn BBQ

#6,299 of the rated field

1409 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1409

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2024

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Rubbin It Raw

#6,298 of the rated field

1409 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1409

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before BLUE SUEDE QUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

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Kick Back BBQ

#6,296 of the rated field

1409 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1409

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jul 3, 2026

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MMM PORK PORK PORK

#6,304 of the rated field

1407 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1407

They turned up 6 years after BLUE SUEDE QUE did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jul 9, 2022

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE SMOKIN' GRILL	13	10	3	77%	⚔ compare
SUE E PIGG	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
PIG ON FIRE	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
Nards Backyard BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
SKINT BACK BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
OFF THE GRILL BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
Backwoods BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
PALMETTO MOONLIGHT SMOKERS	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
DIVINE SMOKE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
BLIND SWINE BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	2	0	0	176.0228	144.5600	158.05	top 66%
Pork Ribs	13	1	1	1	176.5828	138.8228	154.56	top 72%
Pork	13	1	0	0	166.2400	142.2172	155.61	top 77%
Brisket	13	0	0	0	160.5372	20	126.89	top 83%

“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)	4	0	top 80%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 86%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
SC Festival of Discovery	8	64	0	top 86%	Jul 9, 2021
Squealin' on the Square	4	17	0	top 80%	Sep 30, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 2 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in SC 13 of 13 contests

Contests visited 3 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 332 finished ahead 131 times, behind 739

Longest layoff 2 yrs Jul 12, 2019 → Jul 9, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20221 milestone

Jul 7 Most recent contest South Carolina Festival of Discovery

20181 milestone

Jul 12 10th tracked contest SC Festival Of Discovery

20152 milestones

Oct 2 First category win (Pork Ribs) Squealin' on the Square
Oct 2 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5828 Squealin' on the Square

20141 milestone

Oct 3 Career-best overall score631.8400 Squealin' on the Square

20133 milestones

Jul 11 First tracked contest SC Festival of Discovery
Jul 11 Peak power rating (1485) SC Festival of Discovery
Oct 4 First call Squealin' on the Square

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.4	SC Festival of Discovery	Jul 11, 2013
-13.8	Squealin' on the Square	Oct 2, 2015
-9.4	SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	Jul 9, 2015
-9	SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)	Jul 6, 2017
-8	SC Festival of Discovery	Jul 9, 2021

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	0%	top 86%	81.6%	81.6%
2021	1	0	0%	top 91%	82.5%	82.5%
2019	1	0	0%	top 78%	87.4%	87.4%
2018	1	0	0%	top 76%	86.5%	86.5%
2017	1	0	0%	top 96%	80.4%	80.4%
2016	2	0	50%	top 85%	86.9%	86%
2015	2	1	50%	top 94%	83.5%	77.6%
2014	2	0	50%	top 73%	87.8%	87.3%
2013	2	0	50%	top 80%	87.1%	77.1%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 7, 2022	South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	79 / 92 (587.2344)	86 (146.2400)	77 (146.8344)	56 (165.7028)	85 (128.4572)
Jul 9, 2021	SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	74 / 81 (594.1256)	78 (144.5600)	70 (151.9884)	79 (142.2172)	62 (155.3600)
Jul 12, 2019	SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	65 / 83 (629.5204)	71 (150.8116)	42 (163.9544)	56 (160.5488)	59 (154.2056)
Jul 12, 2018	SC Festival Of Discovery Greenwood, SC	68 / 89 (622.6628)	50 (162.8228)	58 (159.3600)	76 (151.9772)	71 (148.5028)
Jul 6, 2017	SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Greenwood, SC	85 / 89 (579.1884)	80 (151.9772)	88 (138.8228)	70 (155.9312)	88 (132.4572)
Sep 30, 2016	Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC	23 / 26 (625.5884)	10 (168.0116)	22 (157.1200)	24 (158.2740)	23 (142.1828)
Jul 7, 2016	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	67 / 82 (612.4228)	63 (157.6340)	63 (153.1200)	48 (160.5944)	69 (141.0744)
Oct 2, 2015	Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC	25 / 25 (516.0228)	14 (160.0228)	1 (176.5828)	22 (159.4172)	25 (20)
Jul 9, 2015	SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Greenwood, SC	80 / 90 (601.5428)	79 (151.4400)	45 (162.2400)	87 (144.5028)	81 (143.3600)
Oct 3, 2014	Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC	18 / 25 (631.8400)	18 (158.8228)	21 (153.6572)	19 (158.8228)	15 (160.5372)
Jul 10, 2014	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	64 / 86 (625.6228)	4 (176.0228)	76 (148.5600)	82 (146.2400)	61 (154.8000)
Oct 4, 2013	Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC	17 / 28 (626.8344)	16 (162.3200)	21 (149.6916)	8 (166.2400)	20 (148.5828)
Jul 11, 2013	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	78 / 78 (483.8628)	38 (163.9428)	70 (147.3944)	64 (152.5256)	78 (20)

BLUE SUEDE QUE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

A standing appointment

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)