QUE SCHOOL

QUE SCHOOL is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 9th of 41 at the Atlanta BarB-Q Festival (2013). They are ranked #4137 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,137

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1480

peak 1510 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 13, 2013

latest Mar 4, 2022 · 8.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1309

Master 2022 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

10% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

669.0288 / 720

Master · Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)

Perfect 180s

Current form

652.99 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 655.35 (-2.36)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Pork Ribs · Atlanta BarB-Q Festival

Consistency

±10.18

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.09 · weakest Pork (160.99)

Road miles

421

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 46 mi

Schedule strength

46%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)

Purse competed for

$20K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

655.35 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

669.0288 career-best overall

92.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 669.0288 at Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) — 92.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 26, 2016

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N ahead in 100% of their meetings

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.1 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.10 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 40%.

Pork avg 160.99
Chicken avg 166.09
0 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKE SLINGERS - GA in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

2.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.8 years, then back at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (Mar 4, 2022).

last seen May 31, 2019
back Mar 4, 2022

Chicken nemesis

5 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.41% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.41% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.0% of a perfect score
10 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022 ↗	Master	#1309 (60 pts)	#1341 (60 pts)	#1404 (60 pts)	#1348 (60 pts)	#1333 (60 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to QUE SCHOOL, 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.

CHARACTER'S FAMOUS BBQ

#4,129 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1480

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to QUE SCHOOL)

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen May 8, 2015

⚔ Head-to-head

Mid Valley BBQ

#4,125 of the rated field

1480 power rating

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

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jul 19, 2025

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Twiki G BBQ

#4,143 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1480

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jan 30, 2026

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TRI-Q DUTCH BBQ TEAM

#4,141 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1504

Level with QUE SCHOOL on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 3, 2022

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GEM CITY BBQ

#4,133 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1480

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before QUE SCHOOL's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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The Wilent Brothers BBQ

#4,130 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1480

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
RUNWAY SMOKE	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW GA	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Willingham's	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
ATLANTA BBQ STORE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
ROAST BEAST BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	4	0	0	174.8572	142.2288	166.09	top 48%
Pork Ribs	10	1	1	1	178.2972	157.0628	164.36	top 62%
Pork	10	0	0	0	168.5256	147.3716	160.99	top 71%
Brisket	10	1	0	0	173.1544	155.9428	163.91	top 57%

“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)	4	0	top 64%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 62%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	2	36	0	top 77%	Mar 2, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 10 of 10 contests

Contests visited 9 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 362 finished ahead 176 times, behind 370

Longest layoff 2.8 yrs May 31, 2019 → Mar 4, 2022

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

20222 milestones

Mar 4 10th tracked contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
Mar 4 Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival

20161 milestone

Aug 26 Career-best overall score669.0288 Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)

20137 milestones

Sep 13 First tracked contest Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
Sep 13 First call Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
Sep 13 First category win (Pork Ribs) Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
Sep 13 First overall top-10 Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
Sep 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3604 Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
Sep 13 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.2972 Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
Sep 13 Peak power rating (1510) Atlanta BarB-Q Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.5	Atlanta BarB-Q Festival	Sep 13, 2013
+1.2	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 26, 2016
+1	Smokin' Bike Fest	May 31, 2019
+0.5	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	Mar 2, 2018
+0.3	Atlanta BarB-Que Festival	Aug 14, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.9	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	Mar 3, 2017
-6.3	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	Mar 4, 2022
-6.3	Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier)	Dec 4, 2015
-5	Smokin up the Campground (GBC Qualifier)	Dec 1, 2017
-4.7	The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA)	Nov 21, 2014

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	0	0%	top 71%	90.9%	90.9%
2019	1	0	0	100%	top 42%	92.6%	92.6%
2018	1	0	0	0%	top 61%	91.4%	91.4%
2017	2	0	0	0%	top 86%	90.7%	89.3%
2016	1	0	0	100%	top 53%	92.9%	92.9%
2015	2	0	0	100%	top 65%	91.6%	90.5%
2014	1	0	0	0%	top 76%	91.3%	91.3%
2013	1	1	1	100%	top 22%	91.6%	91.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Mar 4, 2022	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	52 / 73 (654.1260)	54 (162.8344)	54 (163.9544)	64 (158.8000)	35 (168.5372)
May 31, 2019	Smokin' Bike Fest 🏅 Peachtree City, GA	13 / 31 (666.7772)	4 (173.7028)	28 (160.5260)	15 (166.2628)	11 (166.2856)
Mar 2, 2018	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	36 / 59 (658.1372)	27 (169.6800)	29 (165.6800)	50 (159.9656)	36 (162.8116)
Dec 1, 2017	Smokin up the Campground (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	24 / 30 (652.9484)	26 (160.5256)	16 (168.5372)	24 (163.9428)	24 (159.9428)
Mar 3, 2017	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	58 / 63 (632.9372)	60 (157.0628)	55 (157.0628)	52 (158.8228)	46 (159.9888)
Aug 26, 2016	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	20 / 38 (669.0288)	6 (174.8572)	26 (163.9544)	26 (162.2400)	17 (167.9772)
Dec 4, 2015	Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	31 / 39 (642.6860)	7 (173.1316)	18 (166.2400)	39 (147.3716)	33 (155.9428)
Aug 14, 2015	Atlanta BarB-Que Festival Atlanta, GA	24 / 48 (659.8624)	6 (173.7256)	37 (157.6456)	17 (168.5256)	32 (159.9656)
Nov 21, 2014	The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) Cumming, GA	65 / 86 (657.6116)	18 (173.1544)	61 (161.6572)	76 (158.2628)	61 (164.5372)
Sep 13, 2013	Atlanta BarB-Q Festival Atlanta, GA	9 / 41 (659.3604)	40 (142.2288)	1 (178.2972)	16 (165.6800)	4 (173.1544)

QUE SCHOOL

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

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)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 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)