High-water mark
667.4056
career-best overall
92.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 667.4056 at Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) — 92.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 22, 2014
BEER-B-QUE
BEER-B-QUE is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 19th of 41 at the Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) (2015). They are ranked #4523 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1473
peak 1507 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Aug 22, 2014
latest Aug 25, 2017 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.43
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.38 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.83)
Road miles
1,842
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 655 mi
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Master avg
636.90 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BEER-B-QUE, each with one reason worth a look.
148 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,543 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BEER-B-QUE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BEER-B-QUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,526 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1518
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BEER-B-QUE)
They've been 1518 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,533 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Fewer contests behind them than BEER-B-QUE has cooked, 5 to 8, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#4,503 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
They turned up 5 years after BEER-B-QUE did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#4,548 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1472
Level with BEER-B-QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,530 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
They've been 1504 at their best, 32 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willingham's | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 145.6112 | 161.80 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6916 | 133.0400 | 155.83 | top 70% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1084 | 156.5600 | 162.38 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.0228 | 148.5600 | 156.89 | top 73% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 95% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 60% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER) | 4 | 19 | 0 | top 69% | Aug 25, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
5 of 8 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
700
finished ahead 111 times, behind 651
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER)
20152 milestones
- First call Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- Peak power rating (1507) Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
20143 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.4056 Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best overall score667.4056 Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best single call (Brisket)172.0228 Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Aug 22, 2014 |
| +3.2 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Aug 21, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.6 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Aug 26, 2016 |
| -11.3 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER) | Aug 25, 2017 |
| -10.9 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 85.8% | 85.8% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 68% | 91.2% | 87.6% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 42% | 92.7% | 92.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2017 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER) Kennesaw, GA | 35 / 37 (637.6228) | 22 (168.0228) | 32 (158.2172) | 34 (156.5600) | 37 (154.8228) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA | 36 / 38 (618.0572) | 38 (145.6112) | 33 (154.8344) | 23 (163.9544) | 32 (153.6572) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 547 / 606 (604.4228) | 450 (157.7144) | 601 (133.0400) | 264 (165.1084) | 510 (148.5600) |
| Oct 2, 2015 | Roast N' Boast Columbus, MS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA | 19 / 41 (656.9944) | 12 (168.5372) | 8 (169.6916) | 26 (163.3828) | 29 (155.3828) |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Roast N' Boast Columbus, MS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA | 19 / 45 (667.4056) | 17 (169.1200) | 26 (163.3828) | 30 (162.8800) | 11 (172.0228) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA | — | — | — | — | — |