A tough matchup
4–1
behind in the head-to-head
BIG G BBQ ahead in 80% of their meetings
BIG G BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
QUE'N CREW
QUE'N CREW is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 5th of 18 at The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) (2019). They finished #1954 in the 2018 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “QUE N' CREW”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1472
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 41 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Sep 22, 2017
latest Jun 7, 2019 · 1.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
9% of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
18%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±70.90
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.42 · weakest Chicken (143.89)
Road miles
551
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 74 mi
Schedule strength
80%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1604)
Purse competed for
$2,700
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
607.44 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to QUE'N CREW, each with one reason worth a look.
QUE'N CREW has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 138 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,562 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Fewer contests behind them than QUE'N CREW has cooked, 5 to 11, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#4,594 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
They turned up 8 years after QUE'N CREW did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Compare careers#4,563 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1472
Level with QUE'N CREW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,569 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Fewer contests behind them than QUE'N CREW has cooked, 5 to 11, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#4,592 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
They've been 1507 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,580 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Fewer contests behind them than QUE'N CREW has cooked, 5 to 11, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG G BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.2972 | 20 | 143.89 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171.9772 | 141.6916 | 157.87 | top 66% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 162.2744 | 165.42 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2400 | 152.4800 | 156.94 | top 88% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 76% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 74% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Valley | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 100% | Sep 21, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
11 of 11 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
137
finished ahead 54 times, behind 144
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Aug 26, 2016 → Sep 22, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20193 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- First overall top-10 The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- Most recent contest The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
20184 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.9200 Smoke on the Shores
- Career-best overall score655.9200 Smoke on the Shores
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2972 Smoke on the Shores
- First call Smoke in the Valley
20171 milestone
- Peak power rating (1487) Smoke in the Valley
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Piggin' Around
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.1 | Smoke in the Valley | Sep 22, 2017 |
| -9.8 | Smoke in the Valley | Sep 21, 2018 |
| -2.9 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 8, 2019 |
| -2.7 | Smoke on the Shores | Mar 9, 2018 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 51% | 93.5% | 92.2% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 86% | 91.1% | 89.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 67.4% | 67.4% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2019 | The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN | 5 / 18 (505.1088) | 3 (173.1200) | 3 (169.7144) | 7 (162.2744) | — |
| Mar 8, 2019 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Nashville, TN | 50 / 67 (654.1144) | 46 (165.0972) | 14 (171.9772) | 45 (164.5600) | 65 (152.4800) |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Smoke in the Valley Pikeville, TN | 12 / 12 (634.1944) | 11 (161.6800) | 12 (141.6916) | 8 (168.5828) | 12 (162.2400) |
| Mar 9, 2018 | Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN | 63 / 87 (655.9200) | 12 (174.2972) | 72 (158.8228) | 68 (163.4056) | 67 (159.3944) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Smoke in the Valley Pikeville, TN | 19 / 19 (485.5320) | 19 (20) | 19 (145.6460) | 14 (166.2400) | 15 (153.6460) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Smoke in the Valley Pikeville, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 27, 2016 | Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff Lewisburg, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 23, 2015 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD - JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN | — | 18 (169.1544) | 31 (159.3600) | 15 (167.4744) | — |
| Aug 28, 2015 | Smoke in the Valley Pikeville, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Smoke in the Valley Pikeville, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Piggin' Around Woodbury, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.