Go Blue Que
Go Blue Que is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 153rd of 158 at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1496
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 11 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Nov 5, 2025
latest Nov 5, 2025
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.97 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.97)
Road miles
0
across 3 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$106K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
654.73 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
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By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 160.5260 | 163.38 | top 86% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5484 | 151.3944 | 161.97 | top 65% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 161.0856 | 165.97 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 156.5256 | 163.40 | top 69% |
“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.
More numbers
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
400
finished ahead 110 times, behind 447
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20255 milestones
- First tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.9944 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
- Career-best overall score660.4572 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.5484 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 296 / 401 (660.4572) | 343 (160.5260) | 122 (172.5484) | 172 (170.8572) | 358 (156.5256) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 153 / 158 (648.9944) | 136 (166.2400) | 158 (151.3944) | 151 (161.0856) | 76 (170.2744) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.