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
- 2016-08-26
QUE SCHOOL
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1486
peak 1510 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2013-09-13
latest 2018-03-02
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
651.15 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 654.07 (-2.92)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.56
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.55 · weakest Pork (160.60)
Road miles
309
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 39 mi
Schedule strength
46%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)
Master avg
654.07 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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
6–0
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 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.9
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.94 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 38%.
- Pork avg 160.60
- Chicken avg 165.55
- 0 calls in 8 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Nice Rack BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
4 of 6
shared chicken entries lost
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N ahead 67% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has out-cooked them in 4 of 6 shared chicken entries.
The metronome
±1.47%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.47% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 90.8% of a perfect score
- 8 contests
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.
#3872 of the rated field
- Contests
- 29
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1519
0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to QUE SCHOOL)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — BALDY'S BUTTS ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#3844 of the rated field
- Contests
- 34
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1506
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to QUE SCHOOL)
34 contests to 8: their number has had years to settle where QUE SCHOOL's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#3843 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1528
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1528 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#3858 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 75%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
5 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Head-to-head#3849 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Level with QUE SCHOOL on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3848 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUNWAY SMOKE | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROAST BEAST BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 142.2288 | 165.55 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 178.2972 | 157.0628 | 164.88 | top 57% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 147.3716 | 160.60 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 155.9428 | 163.04 | top 61% |
“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 71% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 60% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2 | 36 | 0 | top 77% | 2018-03-02 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.5 yrs
2013-09-13 → 2018-03-02
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
GA
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
7
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 165.55 · weakest Pork (160.60)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 4 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
13%
1 of 8 contests
Master average
654.07
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
260
137–258 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
309
8 mapped stops · furthest 39 mi
Schedule strength
1560
average field rating faced — tougher than 46% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
2013-09-13 → 2014-11-21
Power rating
1486
peak 1510 · #3867 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
- First call Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
- First overall top-10 Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3604 Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.2972 Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
- Peak power rating (1510) Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
- 2016
- Career-best overall score669.0288 Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- 2018
- Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.5 | Atlanta BarB-Q Festival | 2013-09-13 |
| +1.2 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) | 2016-08-26 |
| +0.5 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2018-03-02 |
| +0.3 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival | 2015-08-14 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.9 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2017-03-03 |
| -6.3 | Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier) | 2015-12-04 |
| -5 | Smokin up the Campground (GBC Qualifier) | 2017-12-01 |
| -4.9 | The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) | 2014-11-21 |
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 | 0% | top 61% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 90.7% | 89.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 92.9% | 92.9% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 65% | 91.6% | 90.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-02 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 36 / 59 (658.1372) | 27 (169.6800) | 29 (165.6800) | 50 (159.9656) | 36 (162.8116) |
| 2017-12-01 | Smokin up the Campground (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA | 24 / 30 (652.9484) | 26 (160.5256) | 16 (168.5372) | 24 (163.9428) | 24 (159.9428) |
| 2017-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 58 / 63 (632.9372) | 60 (157.0628) | 55 (157.0628) | 52 (158.8228) | 46 (159.9888) |
| 2016-08-26 | 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) |
| 2015-12-04 | 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) |
| 2015-08-14 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival Atlanta, GA | 24 / 48 (659.8624) | 6 (173.7256) | 37 (157.6456) | 17 (168.5256) | 32 (159.9656) |
| 2014-11-21 | The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) Cumming, GA | 65 / 86 (657.6116) | 18 (173.1544) | 61 (161.6572) | 76 (158.2628) | 61 (164.5372) |
| 2013-09-13 | Atlanta BarB-Q Festival Atlanta, GA | 9 / 41 (659.3604) | 40 (142.2288) | 1 (178.2972) | 16 (165.6800) | 4 (173.1544) |