Summa Dat Que

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2410

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1523

peak 1545 · rated over 34 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2016-05-06

latest 2026-08-21

Best ToY finish

#406

Master 2025

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 44 contests

Avg finish

top 58%

overall standings

Best overall

695.9316 / 720

Master · Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

682.30 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 666.32 (+15.98)

Walk rate

39%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1)

Consistency

±20.08

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.35 · weakest Brisket (163.79)

Road miles

3,654

mi across 44 mapped stops · furthest 233 mi

Schedule strength

83%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1608)

Purse competed for

$269K

listed at 23 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 21 state-championship entries

Master avg

666.32 / 720

35 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (12 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

695.9316 career-best overall

96.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 695.9316 at Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off — 96.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
2025-07-11

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

CROSSFIRE BBQ has finished one call ahead of Summa Dat Que 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 43%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 43%

A tough matchup

21–2 behind in the head-to-head

MAN MEAT BBQ ahead in 91% of their meetings

MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 21 of their 23 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.56 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 5% of the time against 24%.

Brisket avg 163.79
Chicken avg 168.35
2 calls in 39 entries

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Wildhouse BBQ in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) (2022-04-22).

last seen 2020-04-06
back 2022-04-22

Chicken nemesis

14 of 22 shared chicken entries lost

MAN MEAT BBQ ahead 64% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MAN MEAT BBQ has out-cooked them in 14 of 22 shared chicken entries.

They cook the hard rooms

1608 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 83% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1608 power rating — a tougher draw than 83% of every rated contest in the data.

34 rated contests

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A September team

Top 37% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 37% across 5 contests, versus top 58% the rest of the year.

5 September contests
top 58% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,654 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,654 miles across 44 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 233 miles to Rose Festival 22nd Annual KCBS BBQ Competition.

44 mapped stops
furthest 233 mi

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

98 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

FULL BOAR BBQ

#2422 of the rated field

1522 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1535

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Summa Dat Que)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Summa Dat Que has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 24 contests
last seen 2019-11-04

⚔ Head-to-head

LIVESPARKS

#2420 of the rated field

1522 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1522

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Summa Dat Que)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2018-07-27

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKERS PURGATORY

#2398 of the rated field

1523 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 130
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1702

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Summa Dat Que)

130 contests to 44: their number has had years to settle where Summa Dat Que's is still finding its level.

rated over 128 contests
last seen 2026-07-31

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN BARNYARD BBQ

#2397 of the rated field

1523 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1523

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Summa Dat Que)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Summa Dat Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

RIDDLEQ'S

#2425 of the rated field

1522 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1541

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 21 contests, alongside a 14% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2018-09-08

⚔ Head-to-head

CIDER BOYS BBQ

#2413 of the rated field

1523 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 68
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1528

No shared contest yet.

Level with Summa Dat Que on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 68 contests
last seen 2026-08-15

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MAN MEAT BBQ	23	2	21	9%	⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	18	6	12	33%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
KC Meat Sweats	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
Fergolicious BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
Fat&Dumb BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	38	9	3	178.8572	145.0512	168.35	top 52%
Pork Ribs	43	5	0	176.0000	137.0400	166.48	top 60%
Pork	38	10	4	178.8572	154.7656	168.17	top 53%
Brisket	39	2	0	174.2628	147.3828	163.79	top 61%

“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	Avg finish
MO	25	top 60%
KS	12	top 49%
IA	2	top 80%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	22	0	top 65%
Large (40+)	17	0	top 49%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge	3	16	top 72%	2026-03-27
Smokin on the Osage (Day 2)	3	28	top 90%	2024-07-20
Smoke on the Trails	3	7	top 30%	2019-09-27
Made for KC BBQ Championship 2026 (COMPETITORS SERIES)	2	10	top 32%	2026-08-21
Meat Inferno	2	14	top 45%	2024-10-04
Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2)	2	17	top 64%	2024-03-23
Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES)	2	18	top 72%	2023-06-09
Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	2	19	top 65%	2019-08-02

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 10.3 yrs 2016-05-06 → 2026-08-21

Busiest season 2024 9 contests

Contests a season 4.4 across 10 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 29 of 44 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 28 8 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 43 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 168.35 · weakest Brisket (163.79)

Walk rate 39% a top-10 call in 17 of 44 contests

Overall top-10 rate 11% 5 of 44 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 666.32 out of 720 · 35 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 883 781–1,040 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,654 44 mapped stops · furthest 233 mi

Schedule strength 1608 average field rating faced — tougher than 83% of rated contests

Purse competed for $268,930 listed at 23 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 21 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2020-04-06 → 2022-04-22

Power rating 1523 peak 1545 · #2410 of 6,413 rated

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

2016
May 6 First tracked contest Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship
2017
Apr 28 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Apr 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.3140 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 19 First overall top-10 22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort
2018
May 11 10th tracked contest *BBQ in the Bluffs
2022
Oct 7 Peak power rating (1545) Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL)
2023
Jun 16 25th tracked contest Rose Festival 22nd Annual KCBS BBQ Competition
2025
Mar 28 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1)
Jul 11 Career-best overall score695.9316 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off
2026
Aug 21 Most recent contest Made for KC BBQ Championship 2026 (COMPETITORS SERIES)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.3	22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort	2017-05-19
+15.6	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off	2025-07-11
+13.4	Smoke on the Trails	2019-09-27
+7.9	East Central State BBQ Cookoff	2025-08-22
+7.7	*Derby BBQ Festival	2018-06-08

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.7	Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship	2016-05-06
-11.8	Smokin on the Osage (Day 1)	2023-07-21
-10.5	Smokin on the Osage (Day 1)	2024-07-19
-9.9	Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL)	2022-04-22
-8.9	Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge	2026-03-27

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	2	0	0%	top 59%	93%	93%
2025	5	2	60%	top 46%	96.7%	95.2%
2024	9	1	44%	top 61%	95.8%	93.9%
2023	5	0	0%	top 90%	92.4%	91.2%
2022	4	0	75%	top 59%	94.9%	92.9%
2020	1	0	0%	top 36%	—	—
2019	4	1	50%	top 43%	94.4%	93.4%
2018	7	0	14%	top 52%	94.2%	92.1%
2017	5	1	80%	top 50%	95.4%	92.3%
2016	2	0	0%	top 86%	89.1%	85.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-08-21	Made for KC BBQ Championship 2026 (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Weston, MO	16 / 43 (687.3372)	16 (174.2628)	37 (166.8344)	11 (174.2628)	11 (171.9772)
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) unrated 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 unrated 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) unrated 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 unrated 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)
2018-10-12	*15th Annual Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest Desoto, KS	34 / 69 (678.1828)	55 (163.9544)	13 (175.4056)	29 (170.2628)	38 (168.5600)
2018-09-28	*Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	25 / 68 (675.9084)	25 (170.8228)	12 (174.3088)	28 (167.9656)	40 (162.8112)
2018-08-03	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	23 / 35 (653.5316)	32 (157.0744)	16 (166.2400)	18 (165.0972)	18 (165.1200)
2018-06-08	*Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	14 / 40 (666.7196)	4 (173.7144)	12 (168.0000)	37 (156.4796)	12 (168.5256)
2018-05-11	*BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	31 / 39 (643.8056)	19 (167.3828)	28 (161.6684)	35 (154.7656)	28 (159.9888)
2018-04-27	*Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest -Re-Boot(JUDGES FULL) Sugar Creek, MO	29 / 53 (655.2568)	14 (170.2628)	33 (162.8228)	37 (161.6684)	32 (160.5028)
2018-04-13	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	22 / 51 (667.8400)	17 (169.6800)	11 (171.9772)	35 (163.9428)	27 (162.2400)
2017-10-13	14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw Desoto, KS	42 / 55 (659.3948)	50 (159.9660)	37 (164.5944)	35 (167.9772)	33 (166.8572)
2017-09-29	*Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	25 / 64 (665.6344)	41 (159.9544)	4 (176.0000)	6 (173.1428)	48 (156.5372)
2017-06-09	*Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	26 / 42 (647.8056)	29 (160.5144)	32 (157.6572)	7 (173.1428)	26 (156.4912)
2017-05-19	22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort Platte City, MO	6 / 59 (686.8000)	10 (172.5832)	8 (172.5828)	3 (175.4056)	27 (166.2284)
2017-04-28	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	19 / 30 (663.3140)	18 (165.0856)	27 (158.2628)	6 (171.4400)	12 (168.5256)
2016-09-09	*Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	54 / 76 (641.5540)	34 (166.2400)	60 (155.3716)	61 (159.3940)	49 (160.5484)
2016-05-06	Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship Grandview, MO	25 / 25 (587.1540)	25 (145.0512)	25 (137.0400)	17 (157.6800)	21 (147.3828)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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	#723 (131 pts)	#724 (171 pts)	#817 (141 pts)	#763 (126 pts)	#770 (126 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)
2019 ↗	Master	#735 (410 pts)	#649 (525 pts)	#797 (405 pts)	#537 (640 pts)	#981 (295 pts)