Summa Dat Que MO
Rating
1499
peak 1521
Contests
29
in the data
First seen
2019-07-19
latest 2026-03-27
Best ToY finish
#406
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 29 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
682.30 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 651.17 (+31.13)
Walk rate
41%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±102.23
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.46 · weakest Brisket (164.39)
Road miles
2463
mi across 29 mapped stops · furthest 241 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
CROSSFIRE BBQ has finished one call ahead of Summa Dat Que 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 17 of their 18 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of TAILGATE GUYS BBQ in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
📅 A October team
Something about October: average finish in the top 47% across 3 contests, versus top 60% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 23 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 178.8572 | 155.3600 | 170.46 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 157.0744 | 167.50 | top 64% |
| Pork | 23 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 178.8572 | 157.6456 | 169.46 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 150.2056 | 164.39 | top 65% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 18 | 0 | top 63% |
| KS | 5 | 0 | top 45% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 18 | 0 | top 62% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 54% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (22 of 29 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (28 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 651.17
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 669.5772 | 669.58 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 695.9316 | 685.49 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 689.6456 | 676.86 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 665.5196 | 655.98 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 683.3256 | 669.14 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7372 | 165.74 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 679.3600 | 672.32 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge St. Robert, MO | 21 / 26 (669.5772) | 13 (173.1316) | 19 (168.5372) | 22 (168.5372) | 22 (159.3712) |
| 2025-08-22 | East Central State BBQ Cookoff Paola, KS | 10 / 27 (685.6228) | 4 (178.2972) | 12 (169.1200) | 6 (173.1200) | 15 (165.0856) |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off Cameron, MO | 4 / 36 (695.9316) | 11 (175.4288) | 17 (173.1200) | 8 (173.1200) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO | — | — | 24 (159.3600) | — | — |
| 2025-03-29 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 2) St. Robert, MO | 19 / 25 (671.8744) | 16 (169.6916) | 13 (171.9772) | 16 (170.8228) | 21 (159.3828) |
| 2025-03-28 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) St. Robert, MO | 16 / 27 (688.5140) | 4 (178.8572) | 21 (170.2628) | 20 (169.7028) | 17 (169.6912) |
| 2024-10-04 | Meat Inferno Edgerton, KS | 16 / 38 (689.6456) | 3 (178.8572) | 32 (165.6800) | 7 (177.7028) | 18 (167.4056) |
| 2024-10-04 | Meat Inferno (ONE MEAT RIBS) Edgerton, KS | — | — | 9 (165.1088) | — | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Weston, MO | 10 / 38 (680.5488) | 19 (170.8344) | 19 (170.2744) | 22 (168.5716) | 10 (170.8684) |
| 2024-07-20 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) Osceola, MO | 28 / 33 (678.1484) | 24 (171.4172) | 28 (168.5256) | 19 (173.1200) | 30 (165.0856) |
| 2024-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) Osceola, MO | 32 / 37 (659.3600) | 36 (156.5372) | 24 (169.6800) | 34 (163.4400) | 20 (169.7028) |
| 2024-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage (ONE MEAT RIBS) Osceola, MO | — | — | 13 (165.7144) | — | — |
| 2024-03-23 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) St. Robert, MO | 27 / 34 (677.0056) | 34 (161.0972) | 10 (175.4172) | 21 (171.9656) | 25 (168.5256) |
| 2024-03-23 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Robert, MO | — | — | 14 (166.2516) | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) St. Robert, MO | 17 / 35 (676.4572) | 18 (170.8344) | 21 (168.5372) | 19 (169.1084) | 20 (167.9772) |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Mayetta, KS | 78 / 90 (665.5196) | 71 (168.5256) | 78 (161.6572) | 62 (168.5256) | 68 (166.8112) |
| 2023-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (ONE MEAT RIBS) Osceola, MO | — | — | 16 (169.1544) | — | — |
| 2023-07-21 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) Osceola, MO | 31 / 31 (649.5656) | 25 (167.9656) | 23 (166.2400) | 31 (157.6456) | 29 (157.7144) |
| 2023-06-16 | Rose Festival 22nd Annual KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA | 22 / 27 (655.2572) | 17 (167.9772) | 23 (157.0744) | 16 (170.2628) | 22 (159.9428) |
| 2023-06-09 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Kansas City, MO | 41 / 44 (653.5888) | 35 (165.1200) | 25 (169.6916) | 32 (167.3828) | 41 (151.3944) |
| 2022-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship Oak Grove, MO | 20 / 40 (679.3260) | 3 (178.8572) | 30 (166.2400) | 24 (169.1316) | 32 (165.0972) |
| 2022-10-07 | Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) Edgerton, KS | 14 / 29 (682.7312) | 2 (178.2972) | 8 (174.2628) | 23 (165.0856) | 21 (165.0856) |
| 2022-06-10 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Kansas City, MO | 18 / 36 (683.3256) | 25 (169.6800) | 35 (162.2284) | 2 (178.8572) | 14 (172.5600) |
| 2022-04-22 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) Sugar Creek, MO | 31 / 35 (631.1656) | 32 (155.3600) | 24 (162.8000) | 28 (162.8000) | 34 (150.2056) |
| 2020-04-06 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League washington, MO | 39 / 109 (165.7372) | — | — | — | 39 (165.7372) |
| 2019-09-27 | Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS | 7 / 53 (679.3600) | 5 (174.2628) | 16 (165.7256) | 2 (174.2744) | 18 (165.0972) |
| 2019-08-16 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 31 / 68 (672.4572) | 42 (166.8228) | 18 (171.4172) | 24 (169.1200) | 33 (165.0972) |
| 2019-08-02 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 19 / 30 (674.1828) | 6 (174.2628) | 18 (166.2628) | 2 (174.2744) | 26 (159.3828) |
| 2019-07-19 | Smokin on the Summit Unity Village, MO | 17 / 35 (663.2800) | 15 (168.5372) | 14 (169.6800) | 25 (161.1200) | 20 (163.9428) |
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 ↗ | Master | #760 (71 pts) | #751 (111 pts) | #850 (81 pts) | #805 (66 pts) | #803 (66 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #406 (514 pts) | #368 (629 pts) | #499 (456 pts) | #429 (494 pts) | #477 (429 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #491 (382 pts) | #430 (512 pts) | #346 (715 pts) | #438 (482 pts) | #525 (382 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #762 (183 pts) | #775 (208 pts) | #693 (285 pts) | #736 (213 pts) | #811 (183 pts) |