A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
Salted Anchor ahead in 100% of their meetings
Salted Anchor has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Que Lis Bbq
Que Lis Bbq is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 16th of 18 at the Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025). They are ranked #5922 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1438
peak 1438 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
Mar 24, 2023
latest Sep 30, 2026 · 3.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
649.39 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 642.58 (+6.81)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.36
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.43 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.57)
Road miles
3,606
across 13 mapped stops · furthest 569 mi
Schedule strength
62%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)
Purse competed for
$330K
listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
642.58 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
319.06 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), 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.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #846 (120 pts) | #909 (120 pts) | #980 (120 pts) | #863 (120 pts) | #872 (120 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #335 (88 pts) | #323 (108 pts) | #358 (83 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #878 (120 pts) | #977 (120 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) | #938 (120 pts) | #922 (120 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #324 (70 pts) | #344 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #938 (120 pts) | #1011 (120 pts) | #1118 (120 pts) | #989 (120 pts) | #989 (120 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Que Lis Bbq, each with one reason worth a look.
75 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,929 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1438
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Que Lis Bbq)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Que Lis Bbq has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,920 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1438
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,923 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1438
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Que Lis Bbq's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,918 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1439
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,930 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1438
They were already cooking in 2015, 8 years before Que Lis Bbq's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,931 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1438
Level with Que Lis Bbq on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salted Anchor | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BBQ BUS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| T-MAC SMOKIN | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Bushwood BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Damn Fine Beef & Swine | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DB BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Dr. Squealgood BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sailor Nicks BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176.5828 | 158.8000 | 165.43 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 146.7656 | 155.57 | top 89% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 141.0740 | 158.58 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 152.5256 | 162.43 | top 70% |
“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 89% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 89% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 83% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 283 | 0 | top 79% | Sep 30, 2026 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 337 | 0 | top 85% | Nov 5, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
4 contests
Contests a season
3.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
8 of 13 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
7
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
923
finished ahead 329 times, behind 1,555
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best overall score661.0516 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
20251 milestone
- 10th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
20241 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.6228 GLBBQA Spring Fling
20233 milestones
- First tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
- Peak power rating (1490) American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5828 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.6 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | Mar 24, 2023 |
| -9.1 | Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 9, 2025 |
| -8.7 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | Apr 17, 2026 |
| -8.6 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) | Apr 28, 2023 |
| -7.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Oct 30, 2024 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 91.8% | 91% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 89.8% | 89.6% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 91.3% | 89.6% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 89.7% | 87.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 283 / 360 (661.0516) | 196 (169.6800) | 333 (158.2516) | 192 (169.6800) | 270 (163.4400) |
| Apr 17, 2026 | GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Coldwater, MI | 45 / 48 (649.0516) | 44 (162.2516) | 46 (159.3600) | 37 (165.7144) | 42 (161.7256) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 337 / 401 (646.7200) | 341 (161.0972) | 390 (146.7656) | 240 (167.4400) | 117 (171.4172) |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) Warsaw, IN | 16 / 18 (321.6460) | 12 (168.0116) | 17 (153.6344) | — | — |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 386 / 444 (632.5028) | 364 (161.1428) | 314 (165.1200) | 429 (147.3828) | 351 (158.8572) |
| Apr 19, 2024 | GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI | 48 / 62 (657.6228) | 42 (167.4056) | 45 (163.4284) | 57 (157.6688) | 34 (169.1200) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 383 / 487 (645.5772) | 41 (176.5828) | 473 (147.9544) | 369 (161.0972) | 364 (159.9428) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) 🏅 Washington, MO | 35 / 37 (605.5196) | 33 (158.8000) | 35 (153.1200) | 37 (141.0740) | 32 (152.5256) |
| Mar 24, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 31 / 37 (316.4800) | 23 (163.9428) | 32 (152.5372) | — | — |