T. A. QUE

T. A. QUE is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 5th of 35 at the Kings of BBQ 2013 (2013). They are ranked #2115 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,115

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1534

peak 1534 · rated over 6 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 10, 2013

latest Jun 20, 2014 · 1.1 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

50% of 6 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 37%

overall standings

Best overall

681.6916 / 720

Master · Kings of BBQ 2013

Perfect 180s

Current form

666.79 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 662.61 (+4.18)

Walk rate

83%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0344

Chicken · Kings of BBQ 2013

Consistency

±13.70

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.61 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.37)

Road miles

376

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 their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

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
Sep 20, 2013

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.

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Butts A Blaze

#2,121 of the rated field

1534 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1534

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jun 14, 2019

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STOKIN SMOKE BBQ

#2,111 of the rated field

1534 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1540

Level with T. A. QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Apr 12, 2019

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RWQ/SKIP HIGHFILL

#2,107 of the rated field

1535 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1535

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen May 4, 2018

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Smoking Finns

#2,110 of the rated field

1534 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1534

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen May 20, 2023

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BUBBA JOE'S SMOKETOWN BBQ

#2,112 of the rated field

1534 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1541

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 22, 2017

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GRAUERS' HOGWASH BARBEQUE

#2,117 of the rated field

1534 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1534

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jun 6, 2014

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Familiar 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	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	4	2	176.0344	159.3828	169.61	top 34%
Pork Ribs	6	2	0	170.8688	147.9996	162.37	top 47%
Pork	6	4	1	173.7028	161.1428	168.18	top 29%
Brisket	6	1	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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 29%
Medium (20–39)	4	top 36%
Large (40+)	1	top 47%

Repeat visits (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%	Jun 20, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 3 across 2 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IA 6 of 6 contests

Contests visited 5 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 146 finished ahead 125 times, behind 72

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20142 milestones

Jun 20 Peak power rating (1534) State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship
Jun 20 Most recent contest State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship

20136 milestones

May 10 First tracked contest BBQ in the Bluffs
May 10 First call BBQ in the Bluffs
Jun 14 First overall top-10 State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship
Jun 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.8570 State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship
Sep 20 Career-best overall score681.6916 Kings of BBQ 2013
Sep 20 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.0344 Kings of BBQ 2013

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.8	Kings of BBQ 2013	Sep 20, 2013
+9	State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship	Jun 14, 2013
+8.5	Nevada Kiwanis BBQ Contest	Aug 23, 2013
+1.7	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	Jul 26, 2013
+1.1	State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship	Jun 20, 2014

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)
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
Jun 20, 2014	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)
Sep 20, 2013	Kings of BBQ 2013 Des Moines, IA	5 / 35 (681.6916)	4 (176.0344)	7 (170.8688)	7 (171.4056)	17 (163.3828)
Aug 23, 2013	Nevada Kiwanis BBQ Contest Nevada, IA	5 / 17 (672.4916)	3 (176)	14 (156.5372)	3 (173.7028)	6 (166.2516)
Jul 26, 2013	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	31 / 66 (658.1596)	51 (159.3828)	12 (170.8572)	26 (166.2512)	36 (161.6684)
Jun 14, 2013	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)
May 10, 2013	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	16 / 32 (641.7134)	2 (173.1426)	25 (147.9996)	14 (161.1428)	16 (159.4284)

T. A. QUE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (4 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)