HevyQue BBQ MO
Rating
1510
peak 1521 · rated over 4 contests
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2026-03-20
latest 2026-08-14
Best ToY finish
#238
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.45 · weakest Brisket (156.82)
Road miles
28
mi across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
69%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)
Purse competed for
$26K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
667.03 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
341.10 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Sasquatch Smoke N Que in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 at their very first tracked contest, American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off (2026-03-20).
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9888 | 169.6800 | 170.45 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 164.5372 | 169.89 | top 50% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 165.0856 | 170.25 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6800 | 155.9656 | 156.82 | top 90% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 59% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 82% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (4 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off (2026-03-20)
- Wins it all in 25% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 667.03 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 341.10 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2026-03-20 — First tracked contest · American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off
- 📣 2026-03-20 — First call · American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
- 🏆 2026-03-20 — First Grand Championship · American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off
- 📈 2026-03-20 — Peak power rating (1521) · American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
- ⭐ 2026-04-24 — Career-best overall score (669.6116) · Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.8 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off | 2026-03-20 |
| +4.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 2026-03-20 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.9 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 2026-08-14 |
| -4.2 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest | 2026-04-24 |
Category scores over time
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 66% | 94.7% | 93.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 68 / 83 (664.4456) | 53 (169.6800) | 31 (173.7144) | 68 (165.0856) | 76 (155.9656) |
| 2026-04-24 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 21 / 28 (669.6116) | 10 (171.9888) | 23 (164.5372) | 4 (175.4056) | 25 (157.6800) |
| 2026-03-20 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 14 / 33 (341.0972) | 20 (169.6800) | 10 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO | 1 (175.4172) | — | — | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #238 (113 pts) | #279 (83 pts) | #234 (133 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #863 (73 pts) | #760 (128 pts) | #1007 (63 pts) | #597 (203 pts) | #1156 (53 pts) |