Chester's Twisted Que IA
Rating
1581
peak 1588
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
2024-03-29
latest 2026-06-26
Best ToY finish
#34
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
3
0 reserve
Category wins
1
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
9
of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
410.36 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 384.19 (+26.17)
Walk rate
87%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±112.17
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.11 · weakest Brisket (163.97)
Road miles
2426
mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 208 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Rudes BBQ has finished one call ahead of Chester's Twisted Que 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SmoQued On Main St has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
DAWGS BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 8 shared contests.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) (2025-07-11) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 25-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Rudes BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 178.8572 | 164.5256 | 171.11 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 178.8572 | 156.5372 | 169.02 | top 42% |
| Pork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 175.4056 | 159.3944 | 166.97 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 151.3828 | 163.97 | top 56% |
“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 | 11 | 3 | top 41% |
| MO | 3 | 0 | top 35% |
| MN | 1 | 0 | top 36% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 6 | 2 | top 42% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 1 | top 34% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 42% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IA (11 of 15 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (15 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) (2025-07-11)
- Wins it all in 20% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 384.19
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 689.6228 | 428.09 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 350.8572 | 343.62 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 647.8740 | 433.83 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 12 / 19 (327.9312) | 9 (165.6800) | 13 (162.2512) | — | — |
| 2026-05-01 | SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) Cambridge, IA | 1 / 17 (689.6228) | 18 (170.8228) | 13 (170.2628) | 13 (171.9772) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 3 / 42 (351.9772) | 9 (173.1200) | 2 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 11 / 33 (342.8456) | 17 (170.2628) | 8 (172.5828) | — | — |
| 2025-09-19 | Tri-City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 1 / 26 (339.4400) | 1 (175.4400) | 7 (164.0000) | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Buds Blues and BBQ Columbia, MO | 5 / 9 (341.6916) | 5 (171.4172) | 3 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2025-07-12 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) Miles, IA | 8 / 16 (342.8000) | 8 (171.9656) | 4 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2025-07-11 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) Miles, IA | 1 / 18 (349.7028) | 3 (176.5828) | 4 (173.1200) | 3 (175.4056) | — |
| 2025-06-20 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 4 / 20 (346.2856) | 4 (173.7256) | 4 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 21 / 58 (335.4172) | 28 (164.5256) | 10 (170.8916) | — | — |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 13 / 49 (342.8000) | 10 (173.1200) | 17 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 5 / 33 (350.8572) | 3 (178.8572) | 10 (172.0000) | — | — |
| 2024-07-12 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Miles, IA | 8 / 11 (332.4800) | 9 (165.0856) | 8 (167.3944) | 9 (159.3944) | — |
| 2024-05-17 | King of the Corn Ottumwa, IA | 36 / 36 (647.8740) | 19 (171.4056) | 29 (164.0000) | 30 (161.0856) | 36 (151.3828) |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 41 / 42 (321.1316) | 33 (164.5944) | 40 (156.5372) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #48 (653 pts) | #75 (463 pts) | #55 (633 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #34 (1064 pts) | #39 (1064 pts) | #50 (927 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #227 (191 pts) | #240 (181 pts) | #239 (191 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1135 (90 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |