High-water mark
681.6916
career-best overall
94.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 681.6916 at Kings of BBQ 2013 — 94.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-09-20
T. A. QUE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1534
peak 1534 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-05-10
latest 2014-06-20
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
666.79 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 662.61 (+4.18)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±13.70
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.61 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.37)
Road miles
376
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 121 mi
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)
Master avg
662.61 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Pig Skin BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Pig Skin BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−7.2
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.24 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 33% of the time against 67%.
- Pork Ribs avg 162.37
- Chicken avg 169.61
- 2 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of GAME ON BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared 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.
68 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2097 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1539
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2088 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1535
No shared contest yet.
Level with T. A. QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2095 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1547
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 22% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#2098 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1534
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after T. A. QUE did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#2094 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1541
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2089 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1535
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG T'Z Q CRU | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Pig Skin BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 176.0344 | 159.3828 | 169.61 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8688 | 147.9996 | 162.37 | top 47% |
| Pork | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 173.7028 | 161.1428 | 168.18 | top 29% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2516 | 159.4284 | 162.45 | top 48% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 29% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 36% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 47% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 40% | 2014-06-20 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.1 yrs
2013-05-10 → 2014-06-20
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IA
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 169.61 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.37)
Walk rate
83%
a top-10 call in 5 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
50%
3 of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
662.61
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
147
125–72 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
376
6 mapped stops · furthest 121 mi
Schedule strength
1530
average field rating faced — tougher than 21% of rated contests
Power rating
1534
peak 1534 · #2091 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest BBQ in the Bluffs
- First call BBQ in the Bluffs
- First overall top-10 State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.8570 State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score681.6916 Kings of BBQ 2013
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.0344 Kings of BBQ 2013
- 2014
- Peak power rating (1534) State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.8 | Kings of BBQ 2013 | 2013-09-20 |
| +9 | State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship | 2013-06-14 |
| +8.5 | Nevada Kiwanis BBQ Contest | 2013-08-23 |
| +1.7 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | 2013-07-26 |
| +1.1 | State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship | 2014-06-20 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 52% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 80% | top 34% | 94.7% | 92.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-20 | State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship State Center, IA | 13 / 25 (650.7544) | 17 (160.5256) | 9 (164.5372) | 10 (165.1544) | 15 (160.5372) |
| 2013-09-20 | Kings of BBQ 2013 Des Moines, IA | 5 / 35 (681.6916) | 4 (176.0344) | 7 (170.8688) | 7 (171.4056) | 17 (163.3828) |
| 2013-08-23 | Nevada Kiwanis BBQ Contest Nevada, IA | 5 / 17 (672.4916) | 3 (176.0000) | 14 (156.5372) | 3 (173.7028) | 6 (166.2516) |
| 2013-07-26 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 31 / 66 (658.1596) | 51 (159.3828) | 12 (170.8572) | 26 (166.2512) | 36 (161.6684) |
| 2013-06-14 | State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship State Center, IA | 8 / 28 (670.8570) | 6 (172.5716) | 14 (163.4284) | 4 (171.4284) | 11 (163.4286) |
| 2013-05-10 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 16 / 32 (641.7134) | 2 (173.1426) | 25 (147.9996) | 14 (161.1428) | 16 (159.4284) |