Summa Dat Que

Summa Dat Que is a competition barbecue team with 44 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 4th of 36 at the Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (2025). They are ranked #2432 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

⚔ Compare with another team

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,432

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1523

peak 1545 · rated over 34 contests5 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 6, 2016

latest Aug 21, 2026 · 10.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#406

Master 2025 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

11% of 44 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

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

Best single call

178.8572

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

Consistency

±20.08

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.35 · weakest Brisket (163.74)

Road miles

3,654

across 44 mapped stops · furthest 233 mi

Schedule strength

82%

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

Purse competed for

$269K

listed at 23 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 21 state-championship entries

Master avg

666.32 / 720

35 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

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
Jul 11, 2025

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-10
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 4.61 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 5% of the time against 24%.

Brisket avg 163.74
Chicken avg 168.35
2 calls in 38 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) (Apr 22, 2022).

last seen Apr 6, 2020
back Apr 22, 2022

Show 5 more storylines

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 82% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1608 power rating — a tougher draw than 82% 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

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	#811 (131 pts)	#813 (171 pts)	#914 (141 pts)	#841 (126 pts)	#857 (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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Summa Dat Que, each with one reason worth a look.

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

#2,444 of the rated field

1522 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 Nov 4, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

LIVESPARKS

#2,446 of the rated field

1522 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 Jul 27, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKERS PURGATORY

#2,449 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 131
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1703

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

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

rated over 129 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN BARNYARD BBQ

#2,418 of the rated field

1523 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

ACE BBQ

#2,447 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1522

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 29% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2023

⚔ Compare careers

HAMMONDVILLE HAWG MAFIA

#2,428 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1526

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Apr 7, 2023

⚔ Compare careers

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	137.0400	166.48	top 60%
Pork	38	10	4	178.8572	154.7656	168.17	top 53%
Brisket	38	2	0	174.2628	147.3828	163.74	top 62%

“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)	22	0	top 65%
Large (40+)	17	0	top 49%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge	3	16	top 72%	Mar 27, 2026
Smokin on the Osage (Day 2)	3	28	top 90%	Jul 20, 2024
Smoke on the Trails	3	7	top 30%	Sep 27, 2019
Made for KC BBQ Championship 2026 (COMPETITORS SERIES)	2	10	top 32%	Aug 21, 2026
Meat Inferno	2	14	top 45%	Oct 4, 2024
Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2)	2	17	top 64%	Mar 23, 2024
Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES)	2	18	top 72%	Jun 9, 2023
Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	2	19	top 65%	Aug 2, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2024 9 contests

Contests a season 4.4 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 29 of 44 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 28 8 of them more than once

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

Opponents faced 880 finished ahead 781 times, behind 1,040

Longest layoff 2 yrs Apr 6, 2020 → Apr 22, 2022

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

20261 milestone

Aug 21 Most recent contest Made for KC BBQ Championship 2026 (COMPETITORS SERIES)

20252 milestones

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

20231 milestone

Jun 16 25th tracked contest Rose Festival 22nd Annual KCBS BBQ Competition

20221 milestone

Oct 7 Peak power rating (1545) Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL)

20181 milestone

May 11 10th tracked contest BBQ in the Bluffs

20173 milestones

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

20161 milestone

May 6 First tracked contest Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship

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	May 19, 2017
+15.6	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off	Jul 11, 2025
+13.4	Smoke on the Trails	Sep 27, 2019
+7.9	East Central State BBQ Cookoff	Aug 22, 2025
+7.7	Meat Inferno	Oct 4, 2024

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.7	Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship	May 6, 2016
-11.9	Smokin on the Osage (Day 1)	Jul 21, 2023
-10.5	Smokin on the Osage (Day 1)	Jul 19, 2024
-9.9	Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL)	Apr 22, 2022
-8.9	Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge	Mar 27, 2026

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	2	0	0%	top 59%	95.5%	94.2%
2025	5	2	60%	top 46%	96.7%	95.2%
2024	9	1	44%	top 61%	95.8%	94%
2023	5	0	0%	top 90%	92.4%	91.1%
2022	4	0	75%	top 59%	94.9%	92.9%
2020	1	0	0%	top 36%	92.1%	92.1%
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
Aug 21, 2026	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)
Mar 27, 2026	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)
Aug 22, 2025	East Central State BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Paola, KS	10 / 27 (685.6228)	4 (178.2972)	12 (169.1200)	6 (173.1200)	15 (165.0856)
Jul 11, 2025	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cameron, MO	4 / 36 (695.9316)	11 (175.4288)	17 (173.1200)	8 (173.1200)	7 (174.2628)
Jul 11, 2025	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO	—	—	24 (159.3600)	—	—
Mar 29, 2025	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)
Mar 28, 2025	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)
Oct 4, 2024	Meat Inferno 🏅 Edgerton, KS	16 / 38 (689.6456)	3 (178.8572)	32 (165.6800)	7 (177.7028)	18 (167.4056)
Oct 4, 2024	Meat Inferno (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Edgerton, KS	—	—	9 (165.1088)	—	—
Sep 13, 2024	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)
Jul 20, 2024	Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO	28 / 33 (678.1484)	24 (171.4172)	28 (168.5256)	19 (173.1200)	30 (165.0856)
Jul 19, 2024	Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO	32 / 37 (659.3600)	36 (156.5372)	24 (169.6800)	34 (163.4400)	20 (169.7028)
Jul 19, 2024	Smokin on the Osage (ONE MEAT RIBS) Osceola, MO	—	—	13 (165.7144)	—	—
Mar 23, 2024	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)
Mar 23, 2024	Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Robert, MO	—	—	14 (166.2516)	—	—
Mar 22, 2024	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)
Aug 11, 2023	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)
Jul 22, 2023	Smokin on the Osage (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Osceola, MO	—	—	16 (169.1544)	—	—
Jul 21, 2023	Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO	31 / 31 (649.5656)	25 (167.9656)	23 (166.2400)	31 (157.6456)	29 (157.7144)
Jun 16, 2023	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)
Jun 9, 2023	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)
Oct 28, 2022	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	20 / 40 (679.3260)	3 (178.8572)	30 (166.2400)	24 (169.1316)	32 (165.0972)
Oct 7, 2022	Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) 🏅 Edgerton, KS	14 / 29 (682.7312)	2 (178.2972)	8 (174.2628)	23 (165.0856)	21 (165.0856)
Jun 10, 2022	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)
Apr 22, 2022	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)
Apr 6, 2020	Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League unrated washington, MO	39 / 109 (165.7372)	—	—	—	—
Sep 27, 2019	Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	7 / 53 (679.3600)	5 (174.2628)	16 (165.7256)	2 (174.2744)	18 (165.0972)
Aug 16, 2019	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)
Aug 2, 2019	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ 🏅 Laurie, MO	19 / 30 (674.1828)	6 (174.2628)	18 (166.2628)	2 (174.2744)	26 (159.3828)
Jul 19, 2019	Smokin on the Summit 🏅 Unity Village, MO	17 / 35 (663.2800)	15 (168.5372)	14 (169.6800)	25 (161.1200)	20 (163.9428)
Oct 12, 2018	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)
Sep 28, 2018	Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	25 / 68 (675.9084)	25 (170.8228)	12 (174.3088)	28 (167.9656)	40 (162.8112)
Aug 3, 2018	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	23 / 35 (653.5316)	32 (157.0744)	16 (166.2400)	18 (165.0972)	18 (165.1200)
Jun 8, 2018	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	14 / 40 (666.7196)	4 (173.7144)	12 (168)	37 (156.4796)	12 (168.5256)
May 11, 2018	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	31 / 39 (643.8056)	19 (167.3828)	28 (161.6684)	35 (154.7656)	28 (159.9888)
Apr 27, 2018	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)
Apr 13, 2018	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)
Oct 13, 2017	14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw Desoto, KS	42 / 55 (659.3948)	50 (159.9660)	37 (164.5944)	35 (167.9772)	33 (166.8572)
Sep 29, 2017	Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	25 / 64 (665.6344)	41 (159.9544)	4 (176)	6 (173.1428)	48 (156.5372)
Jun 9, 2017	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	26 / 42 (647.8056)	29 (160.5144)	32 (157.6572)	7 (173.1428)	26 (156.4912)
May 19, 2017	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)
Apr 28, 2017	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)
Sep 9, 2016	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	54 / 76 (641.5540)	34 (166.2400)	60 (155.3716)	61 (159.3940)	49 (160.5484)
May 6, 2016	Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship Grandview, MO	25 / 25 (587.1540)	25 (145.0512)	25 (137.0400)	17 (157.6800)	21 (147.3828)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

Summa Dat Que

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (12 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

They cook the hard rooms

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The long haul

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

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