McClown's Que

McClown's Que is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 20th of 59 at the Smoke in the Grove (2020).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1501

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 26, 2019

latest Jul 30, 2021 · 2 years on the trail

Avg finish

top 39%

overall standings

Best overall

321.7372 / 360

Backyard · Smoke in the Grove

Best single call

162.8688

Chicken · Smoke in the Grove

Consistency

±26.41

spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 150.11 · weakest Pork (149.70)

Road miles

across 3 mapped stops

Schedule strength

36%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)

Purse competed for

$35K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

Backyard avg

299.99 / 360

3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (3 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

2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker has finished one call ahead of McClown's Que 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

BOGGS HOG BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BOGGS HOG BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 4 BOXERS Q in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	3	162.8688	126.8456	150.11	top 36%
Pork Ribs	3	158.8684	135.9772	149.89	top 36%
Pork	1	149.7028	149.7028	149.70	top 48%

“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
Smoke in the Grove	3	20	0	top 39%	Jul 30, 2021

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 3 of 3 contests

Contests visited 1 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 167 finished ahead 118 times, behind 144

Longest layoff 1 yrs Jul 24, 2020 → Jul 30, 2021

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

20211 milestone

Jul 30 Most recent contest Smoke in the Grove

20203 milestones

Jul 24 Career-best overall score321.7372 Smoke in the Grove
Jul 24 Career-best single call (Chicken)162.8688 Smoke in the Grove
Jul 24 Peak power rating (1502) Smoke in the Grove

20191 milestone

Jul 26 First tracked contest Smoke in the Grove

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 30, 2021	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	25 / 54 (315.4172)	24 (160.6056)	27 (154.8116)	26 (149.7028)	—
Jul 24, 2020	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	20 / 59 (321.7372)	15 (162.8688)	14 (158.8684)	—	—
Jul 26, 2019	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	20 / 53 (262.8228)	20 (126.8456)	18 (135.9772)	—	—