The Few That Que

The Few That Que is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 17th of 29 at the Holy Smoke BBQ Contest (2014). They are ranked #4155 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,155

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1480

peak 1480 · rated over 5 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 22, 2014

latest Sep 14, 2018 · 4.1 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 69%

overall standings

Best overall

655.3032 / 720

Master · Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

40%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.8344

Pork · Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

Consistency

±10.68

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 162.03 · weakest Brisket (156.64)

Road miles

103

across 5 mapped stops

Schedule strength

29%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)

Master avg

636.79 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

THUMP & STRUM BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

THUMP & STRUM BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.39 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 156.64
Pork Ribs avg 162.03
1 call in 5 entries

The comeback

2.3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.3 years, then back at Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out (Sep 14, 2018).

last seen Jun 3, 2016
back Sep 14, 2018

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to The Few That Que, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Smokin Trees BBQ

#4,131 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1515

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to The Few That Que)

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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De La 'Que

#4,134 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1480

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2026

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Pink Piggy BBQ

#4,149 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1509

They turned up 8 years after The Few That Que did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jul 17, 2026

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Crackalacken

#4,153 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1480

Level with The Few That Que on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jan 22, 2026

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Oink N Doink

#4,126 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1480

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Oct 10, 2025

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Papa T's Q Crew

#4,154 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jul 21, 2017

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	0	170.2628	149.1200	157.33	top 75%
Pork Ribs	5	0	170.8344	151.9428	162.03	top 59%
Pork	5	1	170.8344	156	160.78	top 63%
Brisket	5	1	169.1084	145.6572	156.64	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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 74%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 63%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Holy Smoke BBQ Contest	2	17	0	top 79%	Aug 21, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 5 of 5 contests

Contests visited 4 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 172 finished ahead 79 times, behind 153

Longest layoff 2.3 yrs Jun 3, 2016 → Sep 14, 2018

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

20184 milestones

Sep 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.3032 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Sep 14 Career-best overall score655.3032 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Sep 14 Career-best single call (Pork)170.8344 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Sep 14 Most recent contest Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

20143 milestones

Aug 22 First tracked contest Holy Smoke BBQ Contest
Aug 22 First call Holy Smoke BBQ Contest
Aug 22 Peak power rating (1499) Holy Smoke BBQ Contest

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13	Holy Smoke BBQ Contest	Aug 21, 2015
-2.9	Smokin' on the Summit	Jun 5, 2015
-2.2	Smokin' on the Summit BBQ	Jun 3, 2016
-1	Holy Smoke BBQ Contest	Aug 22, 2014
-1	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	Sep 14, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	100%	top 63%	91%	91%
2016	1	0%	top 63%	89.1%	89.1%
2015	2	0%	top 81%	87.1%	87.1%
2014	1	100%	top 59%	87.9%	87.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 14, 2018	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	22 / 35 (655.3032)	29 (159.9772)	12 (170.8344)	8 (170.8344)	30 (153.6572)
Jun 3, 2016	Smokin' on the Summit BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	42 / 67 (641.5312)	57 (151.9316)	46 (159.9656)	44 (160.5256)	12 (169.1084)
Aug 21, 2015	Holy Smoke BBQ Contest Liberty, MO	28 / 28 (626.7888)	28 (155.3828)	23 (162.8344)	28 (157.1772)	28 (151.3944)
Jun 5, 2015	Smokin' on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO	49 / 78 (627.2228)	16 (170.2628)	53 (151.9428)	50 (159.3600)	71 (145.6572)
Aug 22, 2014	Holy Smoke BBQ Contest Liberty, MO	17 / 29 (633.0972)	25 (149.1200)	12 (164.5716)	18 (156)	9 (163.4056)

The Few That Que

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (3 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

The comeback

Teams like this (closest power rating)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

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)

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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)