High-water mark
675.9888
career-best overall
93.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 675.9888 at * Hog Happnin' — 93.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-11-06
Urban Que
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1502
peak 1506 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2015-04-24
latest 2018-05-05
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
665.15 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 658.48 (+6.67)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.54
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 167.89 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.08)
Road miles
1,070
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 177 mi
Schedule strength
55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)
Master avg
658.48 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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.
A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
CONTAGIOUS Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
CONTAGIOUS Q has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−8.8
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.81 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 29%.
- Pork Ribs avg 159.08
- Brisket avg 167.89
- 0 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of King's Cooking in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
1.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Atlanta BBQ Festival (2018-05-05).
- last seen 2016-06-10
- back 2018-05-05
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.
103 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3135 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3136 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Level with Urban Que on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3130 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1512
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 4 years before Urban Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3151 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3148 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3140 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, 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 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1316 | 158.8000 | 166.57 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 146.2172 | 159.08 | top 71% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9888 | 160.5028 | 164.95 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.0228 | 158.7884 | 167.89 | top 40% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 3 | 0 | top 78% |
| NC | 3 | 0 | top 45% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 52% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 71% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 52% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | 2 | 39 | 0 | top 55% | 2016-06-10 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2015-04-24 → 2018-05-05
Busiest season
2015
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
GA
3 of 7 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 167.89 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.08)
Walk rate
57%
a top-10 call in 4 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
658.48
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
231
150–184 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,070
7 mapped stops · furthest 177 mi
Schedule strength
1571
average field rating faced — tougher than 55% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
2016-06-10 → 2018-05-05
Power rating
1502
peak 1506 · #3137 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier)
- First call Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.6000 Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best overall score675.9888 * Hog Happnin'
- 2016
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1316 Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
- Peak power rating (1506) Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
- 2018
- Most recent contest Atlanta BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.4 | * Hog Happnin' | 2015-11-06 |
| +3.6 | Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest | 2016-04-08 |
| +2.4 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | 2016-06-10 |
| +0.2 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | 2015-06-12 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.8 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) | 2015-04-24 |
| -4.9 | Atlanta BBQ Festival | 2018-05-05 |
| -3.3 | Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) | 2015-08-28 |
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 74% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 52% | 93.5% | 93% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 60% | 93.9% | 91% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-05 | Atlanta BBQ Festival Atlanta, GA | 20 / 27 (648.9600) | 20 (161.6572) | 21 (155.3944) | 23 (160.5028) | 7 (171.4056) |
| 2016-06-10 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 39 / 76 (666.1372) | 17 (173.1316) | 49 (162.8344) | 43 (165.0972) | 40 (165.0740) |
| 2016-04-08 | Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest Gadsden, AL | 13 / 25 (673.0860) | 11 (169.6800) | 15 (163.9888) | 4 (171.4400) | 15 (167.9772) |
| 2015-11-06 | * Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 14 / 60 (675.9888) | 15 (171.4172) | 44 (160.5600) | 10 (171.9888) | 11 (172.0228) |
| 2015-08-28 | Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA | 30 / 41 (661.6000) | 31 (163.9428) | 22 (166.2972) | 37 (160.5256) | 9 (170.8344) |
| 2015-06-12 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 46 / 78 (646.6512) | 39 (167.3828) | 69 (146.2172) | 43 (163.9428) | 23 (169.1084) |
| 2015-04-24 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA | 30 / 35 (636.9484) | 28 (158.8000) | 27 (158.2400) | 27 (161.1200) | 25 (158.7884) |