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 Few That Que
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1480
peak 1480 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2014-08-22
latest 2018-09-14
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
636.79
last 5 Master vs avg 636.79 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.68
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.03 · weakest Brisket (156.64)
Road miles
103
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)
Master avg
636.79 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
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 calls 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 (2018-09-14).
- last seen 2016-06-03
- back 2018-09-14
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.
149 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4116 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4113 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after The Few That Que did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#4143 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Level with The Few That Que on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4144 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4146 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4147 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 149.1200 | 157.33 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 151.9428 | 162.03 | top 59% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 156.0000 | 160.78 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 63% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Smoke BBQ Contest | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 79% | 2015-08-21 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.1 yrs
2014-08-22 → 2018-09-14
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 162.03 · weakest Brisket (156.64)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
636.79
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
172
79–153 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
103
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1539
average field rating faced — tougher than 29% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.3 yrs
2016-06-03 → 2018-09-14
Power rating
1480
peak 1480 · #4126 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Holy Smoke BBQ Contest
- First call Holy Smoke BBQ Contest
- Peak power rating (1499) Holy Smoke BBQ Contest
- 2018
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.3032 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- Career-best overall score655.3032 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.8344 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- Most recent contest Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.1 | Holy Smoke BBQ Contest | 2015-08-21 |
| -2.9 | Smokin' on the Summit | 2015-06-05 |
| -2.3 | Smokin' on the Summit BBQ | 2016-06-03 |
| -1 | Holy Smoke BBQ Contest | 2014-08-22 |
| -1 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 2018-09-14 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 63% | 91% | 91% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-14 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 22 / 35 (655.3032) | 29 (159.9772) | 12 (170.8344) | 8 (170.8344) | 30 (153.6572) |
| 2016-06-03 | 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) |
| 2015-08-21 | Holy Smoke BBQ Contest Liberty, MO | 28 / 28 (626.7888) | 28 (155.3828) | 23 (162.8344) | 28 (157.1772) | 28 (151.3944) |
| 2015-06-05 | Smokin' on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 49 / 78 (627.2228) | 16 (170.2628) | 53 (151.9428) | 50 (159.3600) | 71 (145.6572) |
| 2014-08-22 | Holy Smoke BBQ Contest Liberty, MO | 17 / 29 (633.0972) | 25 (149.1200) | 12 (164.5716) | 18 (156.0000) | 9 (163.4056) |