High-water mark
503.9660
career-best overall
93.3% of a perfect 540
Their best day on record: 503.9660 at Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) — 93.3% of a perfect 540.
- Backyard
- Apr 2, 2022
Wright On Que
Wright On Que is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 5th of 18 at the Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) (2019). They are ranked #2889 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “WRIGHT ON QUE - IL”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1508
peak 1519 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Feb 22, 2019
latest May 5, 2022 · 3.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
10% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.29
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 172.55 · weakest Chicken (166.17)
Road miles
931
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 139 mi
Schedule strength
53%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)
Purse competed for
$104K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
332.87 / 360
5 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
503.97 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Wright On Que, each with one reason worth a look.
107 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,878 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1526
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Wright On Que)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Wright On Que has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,893 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,908 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#2,888 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1517
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before Wright On Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,897 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1517
Level with Wright On Que on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,901 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1519
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before Wright On Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEE LA Q | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| REDBONES BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| The Real Squeal BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| HELL ON SQUEALS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 162.2628 | 166.17 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 151.3944 | 166.44 | top 45% |
| Pork | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 171.9772 | 172.55 | top 15% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 28% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 49% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poosa Q | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 49% | May 5, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
3 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
9 of 10 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
212
finished ahead 130 times, behind 175
Longest layoff
2.5 yrs
Apr 11, 2014 → Oct 7, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20223 milestones
- Career-best overall score503.9660 Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 10th tracked contest Poosa Q
- Most recent contest Poosa Q
20211 milestone
- Peak power rating (1519) Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
20193 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score333.1428 Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off
- First overall top-10 Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4056 Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY)
20181 milestone
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.5 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) | Apr 5, 2019 |
| +5.6 | Poosa-Q | Jun 14, 2019 |
| +3.7 | Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off | Feb 22, 2019 |
| +1.5 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 11, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) | Apr 2, 2022 |
| -5 | Poosa Q | May 5, 2022 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 69% | 93.3% | 90.2% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 93% | 93% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 36% | 97% | 94.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2022 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 45 / 72 (313.6572) | 33 (162.2628) | 47 (151.3944) | — | — |
| Apr 2, 2022 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 15 / 20 (503.9660) | 16 (164) | 13 (167.9888) | 4 (171.9772) | — |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 16 / 31 (334.7884) | 19 (167.9656) | 15 (166.8228) | — | — |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Poosa-Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 17 / 48 (333.6456) | 22 (162.7884) | 9 (170.8572) | — | — |
| Apr 5, 2019 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 5 / 18 (349.1200) | 6 (175.4056) | 5 (173.7144) | — | — |
| Feb 22, 2019 | Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 12 / 27 (333.1428) | 11 (163.4172) | 10 (169.7256) | — | — |
| Oct 26, 2018 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN | — | 18 (167.3828) | 22 (164.5600) | 4 (173.1200) | — |
| May 19, 2017 | Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD) Birmingham, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Bacon Brew & Que Tuscaloosa, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 11, 2014 | Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest Gadsden, AL | — | — | — | — | — |