Little E's Que WV
Rating
1525
peak 1525
Contests
19
in the data
First seen
2021-05-14
latest 2025-07-25
Best ToY finish
#148
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
11
of 19 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
325.99 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 334.58 (-8.58)
Walk rate
79%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±36.53
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.38 · weakest Pork (159.68)
Road miles
2484
mi across 19 mapped stops · furthest 482 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Off The Rack BBQ has finished one call ahead of Little E's Que 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Mad Hatter BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Bowmans Butt & BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 16 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Slayton's Barbeque Company in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 25% across 3 contests, versus top 53% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, WV first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 176.0000 | 150.2628 | 161.63 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 18 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 173.1200 | 149.0632 | 164.38 | top 43% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 154.2628 | 159.68 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WV | 8 | 1 | top 56% |
| VA | 7 | 0 | top 42% |
| MD | 2 | 0 | top 69% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 7 | 0 | top 71% |
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 1 | top 38% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WV (8 of 19 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (18 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (2022-06-17)
- Wins it all in 5% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 334.58
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 311.3256 | 311.33 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 340.0232 | 331.77 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 327.3256 | 323.65 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 343.3828 | 333.31 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 479.3828 | 369.10 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain Galax, VA | 13 / 37 (311.3256) | 13 (150.8000) | 11 (160.5256) | — | — |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Mountain Galax, VA | 8 / 32 (334.2056) | 11 (163.3828) | 3 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2024-06-14 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV | 10 / 30 (321.0744) | 10 (161.1200) | 11 (159.9544) | — | — |
| 2024-04-19 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) Williamsburg, VA | 8 / 25 (340.0232) | 13 (169.1888) | 5 (170.8344) | 13 (165.0972) | — |
| 2023-10-28 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) Galax, VA | 10 / 17 (323.3372) | 6 (163.9428) | 13 (159.3944) | — | — |
| 2023-10-27 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) Galax, VA | 13 / 19 (313.6572) | 14 (150.2628) | 6 (163.3944) | — | — |
| 2023-09-09 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) Mannington, WV | 10 / 11 (325.6916) | 12 (155.4172) | 5 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) Mannington, WV | 10 / 12 (325.0744) | 6 (168.0000) | 10 (157.0744) | — | — |
| 2023-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain Galax, VA | 9 / 38 (327.3256) | 13 (157.6456) | 4 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2023-06-16 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV | 10 / 28 (326.8116) | 10 (164.0000) | 9 (162.8116) | — | — |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Gadsden, AL | 41 / 49 (323.9088) | 38 (164.5372) | 45 (159.3716) | — | — |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Gadsden, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 Galax, VA | 12 / 25 (326.7772) | 18 (157.0972) | 7 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2022-06-17 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Roanoke, WV | 1 / 20 (343.3828) | 1 (176.0000) | 5 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2022-05-21 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 Mannington, WV | 7 / 13 (341.6800) | 9 (168.5600) | 2 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2022-05-20 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 Mannington, WV | 10 / 14 (330.8116) | 10 (159.3828) | 7 (171.4288) | — | — |
| 2021-08-28 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 Boonsboro, MD | 11 / 20 (325.7604) | 14 (160.5944) | 7 (165.1660) | — | — |
| 2021-08-27 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 Boonsboro, MD | 20 / 24 (302.1488) | 20 (153.0856) | 19 (149.0632) | — | — |
| 2021-05-14 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1 Mannington, WV | 13 / 18 (479.3828) | 9 (166.2856) | 13 (158.8344) | 14 (154.2628) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #148 (393 pts) | #168 (333 pts) | #121 (498 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #103 (621 pts) | #86 (742 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #85 (573 pts) | #75 (688 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #141 (195 pts) | #139 (175 pts) | — | — |