High-water mark
677.0860
career-best overall
94.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 677.0860 at Lakeland Pig Festival — 94.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2024-01-26
Cousins Que
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1474
peak 1474 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2022-06-25
latest 2026-08-15
Best ToY finish
#1173
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
659.49 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 656.89 (+2.60)
Walk rate
11%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.91
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.92 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.91)
Road miles
2,849
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 1274 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Purse competed for
$62K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
656.89 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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.
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.0
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.01 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 161.91
- Chicken avg 166.92
- 0 calls in 8 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of smokin good times ME in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
1.7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Mass in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) (2026-05-16).
- last seen 2024-08-17
- back 2026-05-16
The metronome
±1.79%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.79% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 91.2% 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.
144 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4432 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than Cousins Que has cooked, 6 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#4409 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before Cousins Que's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#4411 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Cousins Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4428 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Level with Cousins Que on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4401 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Cousins Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4397 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Cousins Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ELJEFE SMOKE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Mullen It Over BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PADDY MCQ'S | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 160.0000 | 166.92 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 151.9544 | 161.91 | top 71% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 154.7656 | 164.64 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 156.5488 | 162.38 | top 66% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ME | 4 | 0 | top 69% |
| MA | 1 | 0 | top 87% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 69% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 69% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kora Kares for Kids | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 75% | 2026-08-15 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.1 yrs
2022-06-25 → 2026-08-15
Busiest season
2026
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
ME
5 of 9 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 166.92 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.91)
Walk rate
11%
a top-10 call in 1 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 9 contests
Master average
656.89
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
230
90–215 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2,849
9 mapped stops · furthest 1,274 mi
Schedule strength
1555
average field rating faced — tougher than 42% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$61,750
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 6 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
2024-08-17 → 2026-05-16
Power rating
1474
peak 1474 · #4410 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2022
- First tracked contest Second Annual Central Maine BBQ Cookoff
- First call Second Annual Central Maine BBQ Cookoff
- 2023
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.9432 Kora Shriners BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1497) Kora Shriners BBQ Competition
- 2024
- Career-best overall score677.0860 Lakeland Pig Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2628 Lakeland Pig Festival
- 2026
- Most recent contest Kora Kares for Kids
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.1 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition | 2023-08-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.1 | Mass in May (Day 2) | 2026-05-16 |
| -7.9 | Kora Kares for Kids | 2026-08-15 |
| -4.3 | Second Annual Central Maine BBQ Cookoff | 2022-06-25 |
| -3.7 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2024-01-26 |
| -2 | Kora Kares for Kids | 2024-08-17 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 90.8% | 89.8% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 94% | 92.8% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 92.8% | 92.8% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 72% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME | 44 / 51 (653.6228) | 35 (169.1200) | 44 (161.6800) | 48 (159.4056) | 40 (163.4172) |
| 2026-05-16 | Mass in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA | 27 / 31 (639.9544) | 26 (160.0000) | 28 (154.2400) | 16 (168.5944) | 26 (157.1200) |
| 2026-05-16 | Mass in May (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Wrentham, MA | — | 17 (166.8344) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-16 | Mass in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) Wrentham, MA | — | — | 21 (151.9544) | — | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME | 25 / 39 (658.8228) | 31 (161.6800) | 21 (166.8800) | 25 (162.8228) | 13 (167.4400) |
| 2024-08-17 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 21 (165.7028) | — | — |
| 2024-01-26 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 42 / 61 (677.0860) | 29 (174.2628) | 28 (172.5600) | 17 (173.7144) | 56 (156.5488) |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME | 24 / 46 (667.9432) | 18 (170.2628) | 21 (169.1200) | 22 (168.5488) | 36 (160.0116) |
| 2022-06-25 | Second Annual Central Maine BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Skowhegan, ME | 18 / 25 (643.8972) | 15 (166.2744) | 23 (153.1428) | 21 (154.7656) | 7 (169.7144) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1173 (56 pts) | #764 (146 pts) | #870 (124 pts) | #866 (101 pts) | #1175 (56 pts) |