Finger Lickin' Que

Finger Lickin' Que is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 16th of 69 at the Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (2018).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1503

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 31, 2017

latest Apr 1, 2022 · 5 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 4 contests

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

670.3088 / 720

Master · Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7372

Pork Ribs · Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off

Consistency

±22.09

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.44 · weakest Chicken (152.53)

Road miles

across 4 mapped stops

Schedule strength

21%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)

Purse competed for

$15K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

640.93 / 720

4 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

670.3088 career-best overall

93.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.3088 at Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off — 93.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 6, 2018

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

LA PASADITA ahead in 100% of their meetings

LA PASADITA has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Smitty's Meating House in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (Apr 1, 2022).

last seen Apr 5, 2019
back Apr 1, 2022

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	4	0	0	0	159.9772	147.3600	152.53	top 73%
Pork Ribs	4	2	1	1	177.7372	150.8572	164.14	top 42%
Pork	4	1	0	0	175.4400	160.0344	168.44	top 27%
Brisket	4	1	0	0	169.7028	147.3372	155.82	top 62%

“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.

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off	4	16	0	top 51%	Apr 1, 2022

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TX 4 of 4 contests

Contests visited 1 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 172 finished ahead 128 times, behind 124

Longest layoff 3 yrs Apr 5, 2019 → Apr 1, 2022

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

20221 milestone

Apr 1 Most recent contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off

20193 milestones

Apr 5 First category win (Pork Ribs) Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
Apr 5 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7372 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
Apr 5 Peak power rating (1512) Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off

20183 milestones

Apr 6 First call Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
Apr 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.3088 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
Apr 6 Career-best overall score670.3088 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off

20171 milestone

Mar 31 First tracked contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.7	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off	Apr 6, 2018
+4.1	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off	Apr 5, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.3	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off	Apr 1, 2022
-2.2	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off	Mar 31, 2017

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 82%	86.2%	86.2%
2019	1	1	100%	top 41%	90.9%	90.9%
2018	1	0	100%	top 23%	93.1%	93.1%
2017	1	0	0%	top 59%	85.9%	85.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 1, 2022	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX	46 / 56 (620.3656)	52 (147.3600)	48 (155.9428)	18 (169.7256)	54 (147.3372)
Apr 5, 2019	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX	25 / 61 (654.2400)	52 (149.6456)	1 (177.7372)	18 (168.5600)	38 (158.2972)
Apr 6, 2018	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX	16 / 69 (670.3088)	53 (153.1544)	7 (172.0116)	4 (175.4400)	9 (169.7028)
Mar 31, 2017	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX	41 / 70 (618.8120)	27 (159.9772)	50 (150.8572)	28 (160.0344)	52 (147.9432)