High-water mark
666.8000
career-best overall
92.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.8000 at Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam — 92.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Nov 16, 2018
Morgan-Que
Morgan-Que is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 21st of 44 at the Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam (2018). They are ranked #4266 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1478
peak 1478 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Nov 21, 2014
latest Nov 22, 2019 · 5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
645.50 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 640.09 (+5.41)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.49
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.03 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.26)
Road miles
11
across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)
Purse competed for
$42K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
640.09 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (4-meat) avg
638.74 / 720
1 Backyard (4-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), 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.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Morgan-Que, each with one reason worth a look.
134 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,262 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1478
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,261 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
Level with Morgan-Que on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,254 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,250 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,252 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 5 years before Morgan-Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,259 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
They turned up 5 years after Morgan-Que did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT WACHULA'S | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SWAMP BOYS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Poppell Insurance BBQ Team | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| SWINOS | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Florida Boys | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Hardwood BBQ, Inc. | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Accutech BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN BLUE Q FL | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0116 | 154.2056 | 162.03 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 144.5716 | 158.26 | top 67% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 150.7884 | 159.88 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 142.1944 | 159.73 | top 51% |
“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 77% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 57% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant City Pig Jam | 3 | 27 | 0 | top 77% | Nov 22, 2019 |
| Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 52% | Nov 16, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
242
finished ahead 140 times, behind 244
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Plant City Pig Jam
20182 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.8000 Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam
- Career-best overall score666.8000 Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam
20171 milestone
- Career-best single call (Brisket)171.4400 Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam
20151 milestone
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Plant City Pig Jam
- Peak power rating (1490) Plant City Pig Jam
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.3 | Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 16, 2018 |
| +4.8 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 25, 2019 |
| +0.6 | Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 17, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 22, 2019 |
| -10.1 | Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 21, 2014 |
| -8.3 | Plant City Pig Jam - State Championship BBQ Contest | Nov 20, 2015 |
| -4.4 | Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 18, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 58% | 89.9% | 89.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 48% | 92.6% | 92.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 57% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 89% | 89% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 82% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2019 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 29 / 39 (647.3712) | 31 (157.1428) | 28 (161.6800) | 25 (165.1200) | 21 (163.4284) |
| Jan 25, 2019 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 24 / 58 (638.7428) | 43 (154.2056) | 21 (162.8460) | 31 (154.2628) | 9 (167.4284) |
| Nov 16, 2018 | Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 21 / 44 (666.8000) | 20 (168.0116) | 25 (166.2400) | 27 (163.3712) | 13 (169.1772) |
| Nov 17, 2017 | Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 24 / 42 (643.3372) | 19 (165.6800) | 38 (144.5716) | 25 (161.6456) | 6 (171.4400) |
| Nov 18, 2016 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 27 / 38 (640.9604) | 28 (160.5260) | 15 (167.4172) | 33 (152.5144) | 22 (160.5028) |
| Nov 20, 2015 | Plant City Pig Jam - State Championship BBQ Contest 🏅 Plant City, FL | 40 / 49 (629.0288) | 31 (162.2972) | 44 (153.0972) | 8 (171.4400) | 46 (142.1944) |
| Nov 21, 2014 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 33 / 39 (613.0284) | 12 (166.3200) | 34 (151.9544) | 32 (150.7884) | 35 (143.9656) |