A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Carvers Que
Carvers Que is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 28th of 61 at the New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2022). Also listed in KCBS results as “Carver's Que”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1490
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 9, 2021
latest Jul 11, 2026 · 5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±60.42
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164 · weakest Brisket (160.25)
Road miles
0
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
Purse competed for
$37K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
607.01 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 157.6456 | 160.80 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 159.9772 | 162.97 | top 46% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 158.8572 | 164 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 150.2172 | 160.25 | top 47% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 3 | 28 | 0 | top 65% | Jul 11, 2026 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NJ
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
122
finished ahead 95 times, behind 146
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Jul 9, 2022 → Jul 12, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.7028 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
20251 milestone
- Peak power rating (1504) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
20222 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6000 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Career-best overall score649.6000 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
20211 milestone
- First tracked contest New Jersey State BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.5 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 9, 2022 |
| +1.6 | New Jersey State BBQ Championship | Jul 9, 2021 |
| +0.3 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 12, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.1 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 11, 2026 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 69.8% | 69.8% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 89% | 89% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 46% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2026 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 60 / 62 (502.7540) | 29 (167.3828) | 20 (169.7028) | — | 29 (165.6684) |
| Jul 12, 2025 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 33 / 63 (640.9372) | 42 (160.5028) | 35 (161.6572) | 14 (168.5600) | 43 (150.2172) |
| Jul 9, 2022 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 28 / 61 (649.6000) | 46 (157.6456) | 35 (160.5372) | 27 (164.5828) | 19 (166.8344) |
| Jul 9, 2021 | New Jersey State BBQ Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 29 / 59 (634.7544) | 30 (157.6572) | 23 (159.9772) | 31 (158.8572) | 24 (158.2628) |