The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Que N Cue has finished one call ahead of Trinity Que 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Trinity Que
Trinity Que is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 20th of 50 at the BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) (2022). They are ranked #3290 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1498
peak 1503 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Mar 26, 2021
latest Mar 27, 2026 · 5 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 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.16
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 157.76 · weakest Pork (147.20)
Road miles
2
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
80%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1603)
Purse competed for
$43K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
311.33 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
448.77 / 540
3 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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 ↗ | Backyard | #362 (59 pts) | #366 (59 pts) | #331 (64 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #407 (58 pts) | #414 (53 pts) | #342 (98 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #415 (58 pts) | #428 (53 pts) | #320 (118 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #363 (59 pts) | #306 (99 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #331 (62 pts) | #324 (72 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #259 (64 pts) | #261 (69 pts) | — | — |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Trinity Que, each with one reason worth a look.
108 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,275 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 45%
- Peak
- 1509
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Trinity Que)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Trinity Que has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,271 of the rated field
- Contests
- 110
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1620
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Trinity Que)
They've been 1620 at their best, 121 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,301 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1498
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,296 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1504
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 6 years before Trinity Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,270 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1501
Level with Trinity Que on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,279 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1520
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Trinity Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG DOG BBQ VA | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| WAR PIGS | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| smokey anderson bbq | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE EYED BBQ | 6 | 4 | 0 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE & GRAY BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Optimus Swine | 6 | 2 | 3 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKECRAFT - MD | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Buckshot's BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Still Workin' On It | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8228 | 143.9540 | 149.57 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 146.7660 | 157.76 | top 39% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9084 | 127.8972 | 147.20 | top 45% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 5 | 22 | 0 | top 52% | Mar 27, 2026 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
179
finished ahead 155 times, behind 262
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Mar 21, 2025 → Mar 27, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest BBQ Gives Back (Day 1)
20241 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)166.8344 BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)
20232 milestones
- Career-best overall score472.4228 BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)
- Peak power rating (1503) BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)
20211 milestone
- First tracked contest BBQ Gives Back (Day 1)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.9 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | Mar 26, 2022 |
| +1.9 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | Mar 24, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | Mar 27, 2026 |
| -2.3 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | Mar 26, 2021 |
| -1.1 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | Mar 22, 2024 |
| -0.5 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | Mar 21, 2025 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 82.2% | 82.2% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 53% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 53% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 42% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 40% | 82.1% | 82.1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 79.8% | 79.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 23 / 40 (295.8284) | 23 (144.4684) | 22 (151.3600) | — | — |
| Mar 21, 2025 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 24 / 45 (316.5028) | 27 (153.6684) | 16 (162.8344) | — | — |
| Mar 22, 2024 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 24 / 45 (321.6572) | 26 (154.8228) | 12 (166.8344) | 27 (152.5028) | — |
| Mar 24, 2023 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 22 / 53 (472.4228) | 23 (153.7028) | 15 (162.8116) | 17 (155.9084) | — |
| Mar 26, 2022 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 20 / 50 (443.2228) | 22 (143.9540) | 20 (146.7660) | 18 (152.5028) | — |
| Mar 26, 2021 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 24 / 46 (430.6744) | 22 (146.8000) | 21 (155.9772) | 24 (127.8972) | — |