MSqUe AL
Rating
1517
peak 1517
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2025-10-17
latest 2025-12-05
Best ToY finish
#234
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 31%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.40 · weakest Pork (166.23)
Road miles
76
mi across 2 mapped stops · furthest 76 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Smokey Bees BBQ - MS has finished one call ahead of MSqUe 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 13 at their very first tracked contest, Roast N Boast (2025-10-17).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 161.0740 | 166.25 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 172.5600 | 166.2400 | 169.40 | top 53% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 165.0856 | 166.23 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 169.1200 | 169.12 | top 76% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 38% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 38% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (1 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 502.75
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 671.8628 | 502.75 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-05 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship (OPEN FORMAT) Demopolis, AL | 5 / 21 (671.8628) | 12 (171.4172) | 19 (166.2400) | 18 (165.0856) | 16 (169.1200) |
| 2025-10-17 | Roast N Boast Columbus, MS | 5 / 13 (333.6340) | 10 (161.0740) | 2 (172.5600) | 7 (167.3828) | — |
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 ↗ | Backyard | #234 (92 pts) | #205 (117 pts) | #251 (82 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #246 (162 pts) | #316 (112 pts) | #205 (237 pts) | — | — |