A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
CONTAGIOUS Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
CONTAGIOUS Q has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
In The Army Que
In The Army Que is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 25th of 38 at the Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off (2017). They are ranked #4978 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1463
peak 1463 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Dec 4, 2015
latest Mar 18, 2022 · 6.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
635.82 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 636.87 (-1.05)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.45
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.29 · weakest Chicken (157.19)
Road miles
372
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 266 mi
Schedule strength
71%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1590)
Purse competed for
$22K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
636.87 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to In The Army Que, each with one reason worth a look.
144 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,981 of the rated field
- Contests
- 30
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1505
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to In The Army Que)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team In The Army Que has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,967 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,979 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
Level with In The Army Que on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,991 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before In The Army Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,960 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 6 years before In The Army Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,988 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
They turned up 8 years after In The Army Que did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONTAGIOUS Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MIDNIGHT BURN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 148.5028 | 157.19 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 141.0744 | 158.82 | top 78% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 155.3828 | 161.29 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 146.8344 | 159.57 | top 67% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 83% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 82% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 69% | Apr 28, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
5 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
172
finished ahead 50 times, behind 214
Longest layoff
2.9 yrs
Apr 26, 2019 → Mar 18, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest Mission Farm's King of the Farm
20171 milestone
- Career-best overall score651.2916 Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off
20162 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.2916 Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8344 Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier)
- Peak power rating (1493) Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.7 | Mission Farm's King of the Farm | Mar 18, 2022 |
| -8.1 | BBQ Capital Cook Off | Apr 26, 2019 |
| -6.9 | Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier) | Dec 4, 2015 |
| -6.7 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | Sep 15, 2017 |
| -3.2 | Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off | Apr 22, 2016 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 83.3% | 83.3% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 90.5% | 89.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2022 | Mission Farm's King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC | 33 / 33 (638.7088) | 30 (165.1200) | 28 (166.2516) | 31 (160.5028) | 33 (146.8344) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | BBQ Capital Cook Off 🏅 Lexington, NC | 39 / 43 (599.7372) | 39 (148.5028) | 43 (141.0744) | 34 (155.3828) | 34 (154.7772) |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 52 / 63 (638.0568) | 58 (155.3828) | 58 (154.2056) | 23 (167.9656) | 36 (160.5028) |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC | 25 / 38 (651.2916) | 19 (168.5372) | 34 (157.6800) | 30 (158.2400) | 16 (166.8344) |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC | 39 / 54 (651.2916) | 49 (153.6800) | 19 (170.8344) | 44 (161.0972) | 27 (165.6800) |
| Dec 4, 2015 | Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA | 32 / 39 (642.1148) | 36 (151.9200) | 26 (162.8460) | 26 (164.5372) | 28 (162.8116) |