High-water mark
689.0856
career-best overall
95.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 689.0856 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest — 95.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Nov 5, 2025
Rum And Que
Rum And Que is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 94th of 102 at the Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) (2018). Also listed in KCBS results as “*Rum And Que”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1505
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 21 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Oct 26, 2018
latest Nov 5, 2025 · 7 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Consistency
±23.23
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 172.17 · weakest Brisket (160.71)
Road miles
526
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 526 mi
Purse competed for
$99K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
665.78 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 155.3600 | 167.78 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.4288 | 169.1200 | 172.17 | top 35% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177.7144 | 158.2628 | 165.12 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6684 | 151.3256 | 160.71 | top 78% |
“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
Busiest season
2025
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
490
finished ahead 342 times, behind 316
Longest layoff
7 yrs
Oct 26, 2018 → Nov 5, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20254 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.1828 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
- Career-best overall score689.0856 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.7144 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20181 milestone
- First tracked contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL)
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 - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 99 / 401 (689.0856) | 96 (174.2628) | 141 (171.9656) | 21 (177.7144) | 250 (165.1428) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 126 / 158 (674.1828) | 66 (173.7028) | 31 (175.4288) | 155 (159.3828) | 126 (165.6684) |
| Oct 26, 2018 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN | 94 / 102 (634.0684) | 97 (155.3600) | 51 (169.1200) | 85 (158.2628) | 95 (151.3256) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.