Giant slayer
32
teams beaten in one weekend
Took the Grand Championship over a 32-team field at Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off.
- Jul 24, 2026
Que's Your Daddy?
Que's Your Daddy? is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off (2026). They are ranked #2464 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Que's Your Daddy”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1521
peak 1527 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Oct 5, 2018
latest Sep 19, 2026 · 8 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
0 reserve · wins it all 9% of the time
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
27% of 11 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
324.77 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 324.22 (+0.55)
Walk rate
36%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.34
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.69 · weakest Brisket (153.70)
Road miles
4,093
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 916 mi
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)
Purse competed for
$25K
listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
637.34 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
324.22 / 360
9 Backyard contests · 1 GC
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1104 (71 pts) | #1192 (66 pts) | #1523 (56 pts) | #892 (136 pts) | #1437 (56 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Que's Your Daddy?, each with one reason worth a look.
80 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,476 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1521
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,468 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1521
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Que's Your Daddy?'s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,461 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1542
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,458 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1522
Level with Que's Your Daddy? on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,455 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1531
They turned up 6 years after Que's Your Daddy? did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careers#2,466 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1521
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Que's Your Daddy?'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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De La 'Que | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| I'd Smoke That | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Mouth 2 Mouth | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork Dorks | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKLANDIA | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| P-Ridge Smoke | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BAD WOLVES | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Pig Floyd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Brass Monkey BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BoriBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Stone Cold Grillers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 167.3712 | 151.9540 | 160.55 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177.7028 | 150.8688 | 162.90 | top 48% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1316 | 154.2400 | 163.69 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.0344 | 151.3600 | 153.70 | top 88% |
“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 72% |
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 1 | top 43% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 39% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 | 7 | 0 | top 38% | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 42% | Jul 24, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
3 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
1.6
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
8 of 11 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
First title
Jul 24, 2026
Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off
Opponents faced
210
finished ahead 215 times, behind 140
Longest layoff
3.9 yrs
Oct 5, 2018 → Aug 20, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20269 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off
- First overall podium Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off
- First Grand Championship Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off
- First state championship Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off
- Biggest field won (32 teams) Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7028 Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off
- 10th tracked contest Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1527) Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Paxton Swine n Dine (BACKYARD ONLY)
20251 milestone
- Career-best overall score644.9948 Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off
20231 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score326.2628 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
—3 milestones
- First tracked contest Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.8 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off | Jul 24, 2026 |
| +9.9 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 5, 2025 |
| +4.7 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 16, 2023 |
| +4 | Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 20, 2022 |
| +3.9 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 15, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.1 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off | Jul 25, 2025 |
| -5.6 | Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash | Oct 5, 2018 |
| -5.4 | Paxton Swine n Dine (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 19, 2026 |
| -1.8 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 24, 2024 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 32% | 89.9% | 87% |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33% | top 38% | 95.9% | 92.4% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 52% | 93.2% | 91.4% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 37% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 39% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2026 | Paxton Swine n Dine (BACKYARD ONLY) Paxton, IL | 13 / 18 (326.8004) | 13 (161.1088) | 12 (165.6916) | — | — |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 12 / 30 (325.6684) | 14 (165.1084) | 16 (160.5600) | — | — |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Laramie, WY | 1 / 32 (345.0740) | 2 (167.3712) | 1 (177.7028) | — | — |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 9 / 38 (335.3828) | 14 (162.8228) | 7 (172.5600) | — | — |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Laramie, WY | 21 / 26 (644.9948) | 22 (161.1432) | 24 (159.3600) | 9 (173.1316) | 24 (151.3600) |
| Aug 24, 2024 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 21 / 36 (316.5032) | 24 (154.2516) | 15 (162.2516) | — | — |
| Sep 16, 2023 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 13 / 35 (326.2628) | 13 (165.1428) | 21 (161.1200) | — | — |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 16 / 41 (315.9772) | 21 (153.0856) | 12 (162.8916) | — | — |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash Turtle Lake, WI | 20 / 26 (629.6916) | 22 (158.2628) | 18 (161.1544) | 22 (154.2400) | 22 (156.0344) |
| — | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 18 / 39 (302.8228) | 18 (151.9540) | 20 (150.8688) | — | — |
| — | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 7 / 38 (323.5088) | 4 (165.7716) | 15 (157.7372) | — | — |