East Bow Que IA
Rating
1567
peak 1567 · rated over 15 contests
Best runs
4
straight top-10s
Contests
16
in the data
First seen
2024-06-21
latest 2026-07-31
Best ToY finish
#66
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
1
2 reserve
Category wins
3
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
8
of 16 contests
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Best overall
674.7428 / 720
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
339.82 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 361.82 (-22.00)
Walk rate
69%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
and counting
Consistency
±85.64
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 172.30 · weakest Pork (167.10)
Road miles
2604
mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 637 mi
Schedule strength
85%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1587)
Purse competed for
$49K
listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
674.74 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
361.82 / 360
14 Backyard contests · 1 GC
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
BBQ Pit Bros has finished one call ahead of East Bow Que 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.2000 points of the Grand Championship at Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025-06-20).
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 25% across 4 contests, versus top 40% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-06-21) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 30-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Curly Bird BBQ.
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 4-contest overall top-10 run.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 17 at their very first tracked contest, Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-06-21).
Teams like this (closest power rating, IA first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Pit Bros | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM CRAWFORD | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Chester's Twisted Que | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEY GQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| DAWGS BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Too Sauced BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Low Eye Que | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| SmoQued On Main St | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke N Poke BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Who's Cookin' | 5 | 4 | 0 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| HOME FARM BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| E SQUARED BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 15 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 176.0000 | 163.9656 | 169.88 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 16 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.0972 | 167.75 | top 48% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 166.8228 | 167.10 | top 99% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7372 | 170.8572 | 172.30 | 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.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA | 8 | 1 | top 43% |
| MO | 4 | 0 | top 31% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 61% |
| NE | 1 | 0 | top 8% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 6 | 1 | top 51% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 15% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 45% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 8% | 2025-06-20 |
| Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD 2) | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 37% | 2026-07-10 |
| Art of the Que (Backyard 2) | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 77% | 2025-06-27 |
| Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 26% | 2024-10-26 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IA (8 of 16 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (16 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-06-21)
- Wins it all in 6% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 674.74 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 361.82 / 360
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2024-06-21 — First tracked contest · Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📣 2024-06-21 — First call · Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 🏆 2024-06-21 — First Grand Championship · Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 🔥 2025-07-11 — First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) · Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown
- ⭐ 2026-05-23 — Career-best overall score (674.7428) · 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026)
- 📈 2026-07-31 — Peak power rating (1567) · Cruisin' and BBQin'
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.9 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-06-21 |
| +14.3 | Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown | 2025-07-11 |
| +13.3 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-06-20 |
| +9.5 | Cruisin' and BBQin' | 2026-07-31 |
| +8.9 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 2024-10-26 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9 | Art of the Que (Backyard 2) | 2025-06-27 |
| -6.4 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) | 2026-05-23 |
| -4.6 | SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) | 2026-05-01 |
| -1.8 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) | 2025-06-27 |
| -1.1 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 2026-04-03 |
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 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 44% | top 46% | 185.8% | 105.6% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 100% | top 43% | 98.3% | 94.3% |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 19% | 96.7% | 93% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | Cruisin' and BBQin' 🏅 Hampton, IA | 5 / 26 (340.5028) | 6 (170.8228) | 8 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD 2) Cameron, MO | 8 / 16 (339.3600) | 11 (167.3944) | 7 (171.9656) | — | — |
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 9 / 37 (337.6456) | 8 (171.4056) | 10 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2026-06-26 | Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 6 / 19 (340.5256) | 11 (163.9656) | 1 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 30 / 82 (341.0856) | 16 (174.2628) | 37 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 99 / 117 (674.7428) | 90 (168.5372) | 105 (165.0856) | 88 (167.3828) | 34 (173.7372) |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 55 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2026-05-01 | SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) 🏅 Cambridge, IA | 11 / 17 (669.0288) | 25 (165.1088) | 23 (166.2400) | 21 (166.8228) | 11 (170.8572) |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 23 / 42 (335.3484) | 24 (168.5256) | 25 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2025-07-11 | Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown 🏅 Papillion, NE | 2 / 24 (351.4172) | 4 (171.4172) | 1 (180.0000) | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Backyard 2) Spencer, IA | 15 / 17 (323.9544) | 9 (166.8572) | 16 (157.0972) | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) 🏅 Spencer, IA | 10 / 15 (329.0628) | 10 (166.8344) | 13 (162.2284) | — | — |
| 2025-06-20 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 2 / 20 (353.7144) | 3 (176.0000) | 1 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 13 / 56 (327.8972) | 10 (169.6800) | 13 (158.2172) | — | — |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 15 / 53 (327.9428) | 3 (174.8456) | 16 (153.0972) | — | — |
| 2024-06-21 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 1 / 17 (348.0228) | 2 (172.5828) | 2 (175.4400) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #66 (655 pts) | #74 (620 pts) | #58 (731 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #894 (60 pts) | #974 (60 pts) | #841 (120 pts) | #929 (60 pts) | #917 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #78 (685 pts) | #88 (645 pts) | #82 (715 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #125 (456 pts) | #108 (571 pts) | #132 (426 pts) | — | — |