High-water mark
335.9656
career-best overall
93.3% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 335.9656 at Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) — 93.3% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Aug 28, 2026
Body by Que
Body by Que is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 10th of 16 at the Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026). They are ranked #3451 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1494
peak 1494 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Aug 23, 2024
latest Sep 19, 2026 · 2.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.18
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.05 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.74)
Road miles
286
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 48 mi
Schedule strength
62%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1578)
Purse competed for
$32K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
325.31 / 360
5 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 Body by Que, each with one reason worth a look.
125 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,455 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1494
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Body by Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,448 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1494
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,460 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1507
They were already cooking in 2013, 11 years before Body by Que's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,473 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1494
Level with Body by Que on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,474 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1502
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before Body by Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,469 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before Body by Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5484 | 152.5028 | 163.05 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 154.2628 | 162.74 | top 63% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 62% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 | 10 | 0 | top 68% | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Trekking for CDH | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 54% | Sep 19, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
113
finished ahead 58 times, behind 103
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- First overall top-10 Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score335.9656 Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Trekking for CDH
20251 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score328.5260 Trekking for CDH
20244 milestones
- First tracked contest Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)168.5828 Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1495) Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.5 | Trekking for CDH | Sep 19, 2026 |
| +0.8 | Trekking for CDH | Sep 13, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.6 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 23, 2024 |
| -3.6 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 22, 2025 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 55% | 93.3% | 91% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 91.3% | 90.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 68% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2026 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 13 / 27 (319.3600) | 8 (165.0972) | 14 (154.2628) | — | — |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Trekking for CDH (ONE MEAT RIBS) Pierron, IL | — | — | 12 (165.0972) | — | — |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, IL | 10 / 16 (335.9656) | 8 (168.5484) | 11 (167.4172) | — | — |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 16 / 27 (328.5260) | 15 (165.1432) | 18 (163.3828) | — | — |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, IL | 23 / 31 (321.6232) | 23 (163.9544) | 24 (157.6688) | — | — |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, IL | 19 / 28 (321.0856) | 25 (152.5028) | 10 (168.5828) | — | — |