They almost always walk
67%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 6 of 9 contests
A top-10 category call in 67% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
Givey's Que
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1520
peak 1524 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2024-03-29
latest 2025-11-05
Best ToY finish
#395
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
681.29 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 675.40 (+5.90)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.36
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.35 · weakest Brisket (166.37)
Road miles
1,570
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 346 mi
Schedule strength
81%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1605)
Purse competed for
$196K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 9 state-championship entries
Master avg
675.40 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (9 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.
High-water mark
692.5256
career-best overall
96.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 692.5256 at King of the Corn — 96.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2025-05-16
Their season
2025
their best year
2025 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 46%.
- 5 contests
- 2 overall top-10s
- 1 category wins
- average top 46%
A tough matchup
8–1
behind in the head-to-head
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 89% of their meetings
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 9 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.0
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.97 points below their pork, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 44%.
- Brisket avg 166.37
- Pork avg 171.35
- 1 calls in 9 entries
A strong matchup
5–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BootsBBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Pork nemesis
5 of 8
shared pork entries lost
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ ahead 63% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 8 shared pork entries.
They cook the hard rooms
1605
average field rating faced
A tougher draw than 81% of rated fields
The fields they enter average a 1605 power rating — a tougher draw than 81% of every rated contest in the data.
- 9 rated contests
The metronome
±1.44%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.44% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 93.8% of a perfect score
- 9 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.
79 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2491 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1528
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Givey's Que)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Givey's Que has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2490 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1520
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2487 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1520
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2492 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1531
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 8 years before Givey's Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2486 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1530
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2018, 6 years before Givey's Que's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#2481 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1523
No shared contest yet.
Level with Givey's Que on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| T-Rex BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Bucknutz BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Son of a Boar BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM CRAWFORD | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| HOME FARM BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Suckers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Low Eye Que | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| NEVER EASY BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Matty Macks | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| UGLY BABY BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176.0000 | 159.9544 | 167.53 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 178.2972 | 159.9544 | 170.14 | top 44% |
| Pork | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 177.7372 | 158.2288 | 171.35 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5484 | 160.4912 | 166.37 | top 59% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA | 6 | 0 | top 57% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 55% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 62% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 53% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 219 | 0 | top 55% | 2025-11-05 |
| Iowa State BBQ Championship | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 47% | 2025-04-04 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.6 yrs
2024-03-29 → 2025-11-05
Busiest season
2025
5 contests
Contests a season
4.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IA
6 of 9 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
9 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 171.35 · weakest Brisket (166.37)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 6 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
22%
2 of 9 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
675.40
out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
680
550–639 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,570
9 mapped stops · furthest 346 mi
Schedule strength
1605
average field rating faced — tougher than 81% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$196,035
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 9 state-championship entries
Power rating
1520
peak 1524 · #2485 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2024
- First tracked contest Iowa State BBQ Championship
- First call Iowa State BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.4112 Iowa State BBQ Championship
- 2025
- First overall top-10 Iowa State BBQ Championship
- First category win (Pork Ribs) King of the Corn
- Career-best overall score692.5256 King of the Corn
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.2972 King of the Corn
- Peak power rating (1524) King of the Corn
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.5 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 2025-04-04 |
| +15.7 | King of the Corn | 2025-05-16 |
| +4.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2024-10-30 |
| +0.6 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 2025-09-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 2024-03-29 |
| -4.6 | 23rd Annual Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition | 2024-06-14 |
| -4 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | 2025-07-25 |
| -2.8 | King of the Corn | 2024-05-17 |
| -0.6 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2025-11-05 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 60% | top 46% | 96.2% | 94.6% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 71% | 94% | 92.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 240 / 401 (672.5256) | 180 (170.8456) | 347 (159.9544) | 91 (174.8456) | 220 (166.8800) |
| 2025-09-19 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 35 / 56 (686.1712) | 15 (176.0000) | 43 (167.3828) | 33 (170.8228) | 28 (171.9656) |
| 2025-07-25 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 25 / 31 (667.8516) | 30 (159.9544) | 8 (173.1200) | 8 (171.9772) | 26 (162.8000) |
| 2025-05-16 | King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 5 / 33 (692.5256) | 27 (165.1200) | 1 (178.2972) | 5 (176.5600) | 5 (172.5484) |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 6 / 49 (687.3944) | 27 (167.9772) | 4 (174.2972) | 5 (177.1544) | 21 (167.9656) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 219 / 444 (676.4684) | 260 (167.9656) | 315 (165.1084) | 55 (175.4288) | 208 (167.9656) |
| 2024-06-14 | 23rd Annual Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA | 20 / 25 (661.5432) | 20 (163.9544) | 6 (174.2744) | 25 (158.2288) | 18 (165.0856) |
| 2024-05-17 | King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 26 / 36 (669.6688) | 32 (166.8456) | 31 (163.4172) | 2 (177.7372) | 29 (161.6688) |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 34 / 42 (664.4112) | 27 (169.1200) | 5 (175.4172) | 39 (159.3828) | 37 (160.4912) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #395 (534 pts) | #570 (344 pts) | #343 (764 pts) | #353 (639 pts) | #469 (439 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #636 (255 pts) | #682 (255 pts) | #503 (470 pts) | #477 (430 pts) | #650 (265 pts) |