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
- Nov 6, 2015
Urban Que
Urban Que is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 13th of 25 at the Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest (2016). They are ranked #3154 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1502
peak 1506 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Apr 24, 2015
latest May 5, 2018 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
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
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 167.89 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.08)
Road miles
1,070
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
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Urban Que, each with one reason worth a look.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,173 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1501
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,155 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1508
They turned up 9 years after Urban Que did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careers#3,169 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1517
Level with Urban Que on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,163 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1522
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,161 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1509
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,146 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1512
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.
⚔ Compare careersBy 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 71% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 52% |
Repeat visits (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% | Jun 10, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
3 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
231
finished ahead 150 times, behind 184
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
Jun 10, 2016 → May 5, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Atlanta BBQ Festival
20162 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1316 Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
- Peak power rating (1506) Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
20154 milestones
- 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'
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.5 | Hog Happnin' | Nov 6, 2015 |
| +3.6 | Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest | Apr 8, 2016 |
| +2.4 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | Jun 10, 2016 |
| +0.1 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | Jun 12, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.9 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) | Apr 24, 2015 |
| -4.8 | Atlanta BBQ Festival | May 5, 2018 |
| -3.3 | Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) | Aug 28, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2018 | Atlanta BBQ Festival Atlanta, GA | 20 / 27 (648.9600) | 20 (161.6572) | 21 (155.3944) | 23 (160.5028) | 7 (171.4056) |
| Jun 10, 2016 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 39 / 76 (666.1372) | 17 (173.1316) | 49 (162.8344) | 43 (165.0972) | 40 (165.0740) |
| Apr 8, 2016 | 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) |
| Nov 6, 2015 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 14 / 60 (675.9888) | 15 (171.4172) | 44 (160.5600) | 10 (171.9888) | 11 (172.0228) |
| Aug 28, 2015 | Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA | 30 / 41 (661.6000) | 31 (163.9428) | 22 (166.2972) | 37 (160.5256) | 9 (170.8344) |
| Jun 12, 2015 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 46 / 78 (646.6512) | 39 (167.3828) | 69 (146.2172) | 43 (163.9428) | 23 (169.1084) |
| Apr 24, 2015 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA | 30 / 35 (636.9484) | 28 (158.8000) | 27 (158.2400) | 27 (161.1200) | 25 (158.7884) |