High-water mark
678.7772
career-best overall
94.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 678.7772 at *BBQ and Fly In on the River(JUDGES FULL) — 94.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2018-08-17
Y-We-Q
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1489
peak 1513 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2014-08-15
latest 2026-08-14
Best ToY finish
#1701
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.93 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 655.17 (+2.76)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.34
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.84 · weakest Brisket (158.03)
Road miles
2
mi across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
80%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1604)
Purse competed for
$28K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
655.17 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (9 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.
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Ambition Que has finished one call ahead of Y-We-Q 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
SLAPS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
The weak link
−10.8
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.81 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 158.03
- Chicken avg 168.84
- 0 calls in 8 entries
A strong matchup
5–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of LOCOMOTIVE #1 in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The comeback
4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4 years, then back at BBQ & Fly-In on the River (2025-08-15).
- last seen 2021-08-20
- back 2025-08-15
Chicken nemesis
7 of 8
shared chicken entries lost
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO ahead 88% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, SMOKE THIS BBQ MO has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared chicken entries.
They cook the hard rooms
1604
average field rating faced
A tougher draw than 80% of rated fields
The fields they enter average a 1604 power rating — a tougher draw than 80% of every rated contest in the data.
- 8 rated contests
The metronome
±1.99%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.99% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 91.0% of a perfect score
- 8 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.
146 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3718 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1489
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Y-We-Q)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Y-We-Q has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3707 of the rated field
- Contests
- 47
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 2%
- Peak
- 1510
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Y-We-Q)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Y-We-Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3722 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3687 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1489
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3700 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Level with Y-We-Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3689 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLAPS BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| T'S SMOKIN PIT | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG NEWTON | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| LOCOMOTIVE #1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' The Rite Way | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| S&S BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' SAUCED | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 163.4172 | 168.84 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5716 | 158.2288 | 165.84 | top 58% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 152.5256 | 162.47 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5716 | 151.9200 | 158.03 | top 71% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *BBQ and Fly In on the River(JUDGES FULL) | 4 | 14 | 0 | top 52% | 2018-08-17 |
| BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 3 | 46 | 0 | top 86% | 2026-08-14 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
12 yrs
2014-08-15 → 2026-08-14
Busiest season
2026
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 8 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 168.84 · weakest Brisket (158.03)
Walk rate
13%
a top-10 call in 1 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
655.17
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
259
150–310 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2
8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1604
average field rating faced — tougher than 80% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$28,050
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 4 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
4 yrs
2021-08-20 → 2025-08-15
Power rating
1489
peak 1513 · #3716 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest BBQ and Fly In on the River
- 2016
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.3484 BBQ and Fly In on the River
- 2018
- Career-best overall score678.7772 *BBQ and Fly In on the River(JUDGES FULL)
- Peak power rating (1513) *BBQ and Fly In on the River(JUDGES FULL)
- 2021
- First call BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5716 BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1
- 2026
- Most recent contest BBQ & Fly-In on the River
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.4 | *BBQ and Fly In on the River(JUDGES FULL) | 2018-08-17 |
| +5.5 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | 2017-08-18 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.3 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 2025-08-15 |
| -6 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 2026-08-14 |
| -5.9 | BBQ & Fly in on the River | 2020-08-14 |
| -3.9 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | 2014-08-15 |
| -2.7 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1 | 2021-08-20 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 73% | 92.6% | 92.6% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 25% | 94.3% | 94.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 48% | 92.3% | 92.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 70 / 83 (659.3260) | 25 (175.4056) | 62 (167.4744) | 80 (155.9432) | 72 (160.5028) |
| 2025-08-15 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 56 / 62 (634.0688) | 50 (166.2400) | 57 (159.9772) | 59 (155.9316) | 56 (151.9200) |
| 2021-08-20 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 29 / 40 (666.7084) | 28 (168.5256) | 5 (176.5716) | 24 (166.8456) | 34 (154.7656) |
| 2020-08-14 | BBQ & Fly in on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 46 / 55 (650.7544) | 46 (163.4172) | 28 (169.6916) | 42 (165.1200) | 49 (152.5256) |
| 2018-08-17 | *BBQ and Fly In on the River(JUDGES FULL) Excelsior Springs, MO | 14 / 57 (678.7772) | 28 (167.3828) | 20 (167.9772) | 15 (170.8456) | 11 (172.5716) |
| 2017-08-18 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 31 / 65 (664.4688) | 18 (170.8572) | 50 (158.2288) | 21 (170.8344) | 31 (164.5484) |
| 2016-08-19 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 37 / 56 (651.3484) | 14 (172.0000) | 37 (165.1200) | 43 (161.6912) | 46 (152.5372) |
| 2014-08-15 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 35 / 51 (635.9200) | 26 (166.8800) | 29 (161.6800) | 47 (152.5256) | 36 (154.8344) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1701 (115 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1891 (85 pts) | #1781 (110 pts) | #1539 (130 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2064 (95 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2150 (80 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2029 (115 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |