Perfect scores on the board
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.
- Brisket ×2
BEER-B-QUE BOYS
BEER-B-QUE BOYS is a competition barbecue team with 36 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2025. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Roast N Boast (2022), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1022 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Beer-B- Que Boys” and “BEER B QUE BOYS”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1603
peak 1612 · rated over 35 contests
Contests
36
in the data
First seen
Oct 17, 2014
latest Oct 17, 2025 · 11 years on the trail
Grand champs
2
1 reserve · wins it all 6% of the time
Category wins
7
19 podiums
Overall top-10s
14
39% of 36 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
688.83 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 672.55 (+16.28)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.59
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.69 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.09)
Road miles
3,869
across 36 mapped stops · furthest 206 mi
Schedule strength
54%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)
Purse competed for
$114K
listed at 14 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
2 🏅
won from 17 state-championship entries
Master avg
672.55 / 720
35 Master contests · 2 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #810 (143 pts) | #1046 (108 pts) | #1011 (123 pts) | #676 (238 pts) | #843 (153 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #825 (145 pts) | #934 (135 pts) | #1126 (110 pts) | #656 (265 pts) | #861 (145 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1177 (78 pts) | #1291 (68 pts) | #1310 (93 pts) | #1111 (108 pts) | #1237 (73 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #575 (338 pts) | #595 (343 pts) | #659 (328 pts) | #593 (338 pts) | #626 (313 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #984 (119 pts) | #890 (149 pts) | #1076 (119 pts) | #1158 (89 pts) | #874 (149 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #335 (335 pts) | #304 (410 pts) | #472 (245 pts) | #319 (390 pts) | #380 (315 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #255 (1,113 pts) | #344 (913 pts) | #367 (888 pts) | #362 (913 pts) | #307 (1,018 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BEER-B-QUE BOYS, each with one reason worth a look.
#1,023 of the rated field
- Contests
- 48
- GCs
- 4
- Top-10s
- 46%
- Peak
- 1651
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to BEER-B-QUE BOYS)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — The Real Squeal BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,021 of the rated field
- Contests
- 50
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1638
They've been 1638 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#1,020 of the rated field
- Contests
- 65
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1627
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 65 contests to 36.
⚔ Compare careers#1,019 of the rated field
- Contests
- 92
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 26%
- Peak
- 1683
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before BEER-B-QUE BOYS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,027 of the rated field
- Contests
- 31
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 32%
- Peak
- 1602
5–6 in 11 shared contests (45% to BEER-B-QUE BOYS)
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 31 contests, alongside a 32% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,013 of the rated field
- Contests
- 33
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1604
Level with BEER-B-QUE BOYS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | 17 | 5 | 12 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 16 | 4 | 12 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Misfits of Smoke | 15 | 13 | 2 | 87% | ⚔ compare |
| UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | 13 | 5 | 8 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING | 12 | 7 | 5 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| South Pork | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| RAZORRACKS | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SOUTHSIDE BBQ | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| HOGG UGLY | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| MAGNOLIA | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| KILLER HOGS | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| 180 PROOF BBQ | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70% | ⚔ compare |
| Sloppy Hog BBQ | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70% | ⚔ compare |
| JordyQ | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BOARS NIGHT OUT | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 35 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 177.7028 | 160.5716 | 169.69 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 35 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 177.7144 | 149.0516 | 167.09 | top 50% |
| Pork | 33 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 177.7144 | 149.6228 | 167.12 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 35 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 180 🔥 | 149.0400 | 168.11 | top 45% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 6 | 1 | top 35% |
| Medium (20–39) | 21 | 0 | top 47% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 1 | top 45% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roast N Boast | 9 | 1 | 1 | top 40% | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) | 4 | 3 | 0 | top 38% | Aug 24, 2019 |
| Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 25% | Jun 14, 2019 |
| Roast N Boast BBQ | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 32% | Oct 6, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
7 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
2.8
across 13 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MS
35 of 36 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
21
4 of them more than once
First title
Jun 14, 2019
Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off
Opponents faced
514
finished ahead 632 times, behind 544
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
Aug 23, 2013 → Oct 17, 2014
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Roast N Boast
20201 milestone
- Peak power rating (1612) Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off
20195 milestones
- First Grand Championship Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off
- First state championship Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off
- Biggest field won (49 teams) Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off
- Career-best overall score704.5944 Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off
- 25th tracked contest Roast N Boast
20181 milestone
- First multi-meat day Roast N Boast
20175 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Jack Town Throw Down
- First category win (Brisket) Roast N Boast BBQ
- First overall podium Roast N Boast BBQ
- First Reserve Championship Roast N Boast BBQ
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) Roast N Boast BBQ
20143 milestones
- First call Roast N' Boast
- First overall top-10 Roast N' Boast
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.6344 Roast N' Boast
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Roast n' Boast
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16 | Roast N Boast BBQ | Oct 6, 2017 |
| +15.9 | Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off | Jun 14, 2019 |
| +14.5 | Downtown BBQ Showdown | Jul 19, 2019 |
| +14.3 | Roast N Boast | Oct 28, 2022 |
| +13.5 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) | Aug 23, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.9 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel | Mar 13, 2015 |
| -10.6 | Roast-N-Boast | Oct 9, 2020 |
| -8.7 | Stand by Your Grill | Aug 19, 2016 |
| -7.9 | Bud & BBQ (JUDGING IS FULL) | Feb 24, 2017 |
| -7.6 | Swinging Bridge BBQ Festival | Jun 26, 2020 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 54% | 94.6% | 94.6% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 47% | 95% | 95% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 48% | 97.5% | 95.7% |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 50% | top 35% | 97.5% | 95.2% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 94.2% | 94.2% |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 57% | 95.7% | 92.5% |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 86% | top 27% | 97.9% | 94.4% |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 67% | top 41% | 95.3% | 93.4% |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 80% | top 45% | 96.3% | 92.7% |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 55% | 95% | 93.1% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 75% | 90.8% | 88.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 36% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2025 | Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 7 / 13 (681.0172) | 11 (167.3828) | 9 (166.2516) | 2 (176.5600) | 6 (170.8228) |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 7 / 15 (683.9544) | 8 (170.2972) | 11 (168.5372) | 1 (176) | 7 (169.1200) |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 3 / 12 (701.6572) | 5 (175.4172) | 2 (175.4172) | 7 (173.1200) | 2 (177.7028) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Brandon, MS | 20 / 28 (675.8512) | 22 (167.9656) | 17 (170.8344) | 14 (170.8112) | 21 (166.2400) |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 1 / 8 (701.6688) | 1 (175.4172) | 1 (177.7144) | 1 (177.7144) | 3 (170.8228) |
| Apr 22, 2022 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 21 / 36 (669.5540) | 20 (171.4056) | 23 (164.5372) | 21 (166.2400) | 16 (167.3712) |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Roast-N-Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 10 / 19 (678.1480) | 7 (171.9656) | 10 (170.2628) | 16 (162.8112) | 7 (173.1084) |
| Oct 9, 2020 | Roast-N-Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 25 / 36 (665.6572) | 10 (173.7372) | 21 (167.4172) | 31 (161.1088) | 26 (163.3940) |
| Jun 26, 2020 | Swinging Bridge BBQ Festival 🏅 Byram, MS | 22 / 31 (643.2568) | 20 (162.2400) | 21 (161.0972) | 23 (161.7028) | 25 (158.2168) |
| Jun 19, 2020 | Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hernando, MS | 15 / 47 (689.0856) | 13 (173.7144) | 38 (165.6800) | — | 9 (174.2856) |
| Dec 6, 2019 | COTR BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 6 / 25 (677.0632) | 7 (169.1544) | 14 (166.2516) | 4 (173.1200) | 13 (168.5372) |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 11 / 25 (678.1828) | 2 (176) | 15 (167.3828) | 11 (168.5600) | 13 (166.2400) |
| Aug 24, 2019 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) 🏅 Brandon, MS | 14 / 28 (663.8856) | 12 (167.9772) | 16 (164.5600) | 11 (166.8228) | 16 (164.5256) |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) 🏅 Brandon, MS | 3 / 29 (677.6000) | 5 (173.1200) | 2 (172) | 14 (165.0972) | 11 (167.3828) |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Hattiesburg, MS | 4 / 28 (683.8972) | 16 (167.3828) | 4 (173.1316) | 6 (170.8228) | 7 (172.5600) |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off 🏅 Hernado, MS | 1 / 49 (704.5944) | 16 (173.7028) | 9 (174.3088) | — | 2 (178.8800) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 14 / 31 (673.6000) | 11 (169.1200) | 20 (164.5372) | 20 (163.3828) | 2 (176.5600) |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Roast N Boast Columbus, MS | 3 / 17 (686.1944) | 1 (177.7028) | 14 (161.6572) | 11 (166.8344) | 1 (180) |
| Aug 25, 2018 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) Brandon, MS | 8 / 28 (674.1368) | 14 (169.6800) | 8 (170.2628) | 18 (164.5256) | 8 (169.6684) |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) Brandon, MS | 18 / 28 (658.6512) | 13 (170.8228) | 20 (161.0856) | 21 (160.5028) | 13 (166.2400) |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Hernado, MS | 18 / 45 (677.5772) | 21 (170.8228) | 23 (168.5372) | 26 (167.3944) | 19 (170.8228) |
| Mar 16, 2018 | Hog Wild BBQ Contest Corinth, MS | 16 / 36 (668.4000) | 15 (169.6800) | 23 (160.5144) | 7 (171.9656) | 20 (166.2400) |
| Mar 2, 2018 | Jack Town Throw Down Ridgeland, MS | 16 / 31 (667.8284) | 13 (170.8228) | 15 (165.0856) | 21 (161.0972) | 6 (170.8228) |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Roast N Boast BBQ Columbus, MS | 2 / 25 (693.6456) | 6 (169.7144) | 7 (169.6684) | 6 (174.2628) | 1 (180) |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) (JUDGES LIST FULL) Ridgeland, MS | 8 / 22 (672.4456) | 12 (164.5256) | 10 (165.0972) | 7 (171.4056) | 3 (171.4172) |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Nesbit, MS | 13 / 41 (679.8856) | 33 (163.9428) | 8 (174.2628) | 31 (162.8228) | 2 (178.8572) |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Jack Town Throw Down Jackson, MS | 22 / 34 (653.5200) | 21 (163.9428) | 25 (162.2400) | 20 (164.5372) | 20 (162.8000) |
| Feb 24, 2017 | Bud & BBQ (JUDGING IS FULL) Meridian, MS | 18 / 22 (639.1888) | 11 (167.9772) | 9 (166.2516) | 17 (155.9200) | 20 (149.0400) |
| Sep 30, 2016 | Roast N Boast BBQ Columbus, MS | 15 / 27 (678.1716) | 13 (170.2628) | 17 (167.4060) | 11 (171.9772) | 15 (168.5256) |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Stand by Your Grill Fulton, MS | 35 / 40 (647.8516) | 24 (169.1772) | 31 (160.5144) | 37 (154.7772) | 29 (163.3828) |
| Jun 17, 2016 | The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS | 15 / 41 (683.9088) | 9 (173.7144) | 4 (176.5600) | 27 (165.0972) | 25 (168.5372) |
| Apr 8, 2016 | 'Que at the View Gulfport, MS | 17 / 43 (670.1368) | 20 (166.8456) | 16 (169.6800) | 12 (169.6684) | 24 (163.9428) |
| Oct 2, 2015 | Roast N' Boast Columbus, MS | 15 / 26 (653.6464) | 18 (160.5716) | 13 (163.4060) | 2 (173.1316) | 22 (156.5372) |
| Mar 13, 2015 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS | 86 / 94 (619.7260) | 40 (167.3828) | 89 (149.0516) | 91 (149.6228) | 77 (153.6688) |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Roast N' Boast Columbus, MS | 9 / 25 (665.6344) | 10 (165.6800) | 9 (166.8572) | 2 (175.4172) | 17 (157.6800) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Roast n' Boast Columbus, MS | — | — | — | — | — |