The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Party Q has finished one call ahead of Fitt'n Ta Que 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Fitt'n Ta Que
Fitt'n Ta Que is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 21st of 26 at the Kennett Jaycees Show-Me State BBQ Cook Off (2024). They are ranked #5167 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Fittn Ta Que”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1459
peak 1459 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Sep 20, 2019
latest Sep 19, 2025 · 6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
635.15 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 632.68 (+2.47)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.23
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.30 · weakest Brisket (151.57)
Road miles
292
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 112 mi
Schedule strength
80%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1605)
Purse competed for
$60K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
632.68 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Fitt'n Ta Que, each with one reason worth a look.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,184 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1459
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,179 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
They've been 1508 at their best, 49 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#5,166 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
They turned up 5 years after Fitt'n Ta Que did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careers#5,158 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before Fitt'n Ta Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,160 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1501
Level with Fitt'n Ta Que on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,153 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Fitt'n Ta Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 146.7884 | 161.11 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 146.2400 | 158.71 | top 79% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 149.0628 | 161.30 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 135.3028 | 151.57 | top 85% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 86% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 87% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 2 | 42 | 0 | top 88% | Sep 19, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
4 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
170
finished ahead 32 times, behind 214
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 24, 2021 → Sep 21, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20253 milestones
- Career-best overall score658.1024 Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.7028 Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
- Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
20241 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6000 Kennett Jaycees Show-Me State BBQ Cook Off
20211 milestone
- First call Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
20192 milestones
- First tracked contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off
- Peak power rating (1492) Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.5 | Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off | Sep 24, 2021 |
| -8.5 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off | Sep 20, 2019 |
| -7.3 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | Aug 20, 2021 |
| -6.6 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | Sep 19, 2025 |
| -5.6 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | Sep 21, 2023 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 88% | 88% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 88% | 87.2% | 85.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2025 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 51 / 56 (658.1024) | 54 (150.1940) | 45 (166.8228) | 46 (167.3828) | 19 (173.7028) |
| May 10, 2024 | Kennett Jaycees Show-Me State BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO | 21 / 26 (649.6000) | 20 (164.5600) | 19 (167.9772) | 24 (163.9656) | 25 (153.0972) |
| Sep 21, 2023 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 42 / 50 (633.4740) | 27 (169.1200) | 48 (149.0400) | 42 (161.6684) | 42 (153.6456) |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 37 / 39 (606.7540) | 39 (146.7884) | 38 (146.2400) | 23 (166.2856) | 38 (147.4400) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest 🏅 Cape Girardeau, MO | 22 / 27 (627.8056) | 11 (165.7144) | 9 (167.3828) | 21 (159.4056) | 27 (135.3028) |
| Sep 20, 2019 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 47 / 54 (620.3316) | 13 (170.2744) | 50 (154.7772) | 51 (149.0628) | 52 (146.2172) |