The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0228 points of the Grand Championship at The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (May 17, 2024).
Electro-Que-ted is a competition barbecue team with 67 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. They have won 12 Grand Championships, most recently at the BBQ for Bravery (2026), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 6 times. They are ranked #139 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
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.
Where this team sits in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on.
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #181 (210 pts) | #241 (135 pts) | #179 (235 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #45 (1,783 pts) | #31 (1,893 pts) | #25 (1,978 pts) | #83 (1,393 pts) | #69 (1,483 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #1 🏆 (1,414 pts) | #1 🏆 (1,378 pts) | #1 🏆 (1,397 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #701 (193 pts) | #378 (610 pts) | #693 (266 pts) | #487 (410 pts) | #825 (158 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #3 (1,308 pts) | #7 (1,289 pts) | #5 (1,325 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #619 (301 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
The teams rated closest to Electro-Que-ted, each with one reason worth a look.
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — BIGG SMOAK BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-headThey've been 1821 at their best, 41 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head193 contests to 67: their number has had years to settle where Electro-Que-ted's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-headTheir rating is built on 14 Grand Championships in 57 contests, alongside a 67% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersThey were already cooking in 2019, 5 years before Electro-Que-ted's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-headTheir last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Electro-Que-ted's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollin Smoke BBQ | 35 | 19 | 16 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| LEE LA Q | 31 | 23 | 7 | 74% | ⚔ compare |
| NORALA BBQ TEAM | 30 | 14 | 16 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | 29 | 11 | 18 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Deviant Smoke | 26 | 17 | 9 | 65% | ⚔ compare |
| Say My Name BBQ | 25 | 19 | 6 | 76% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 23 | 11 | 11 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| Bentley Que | 22 | 13 | 9 | 59% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD ROOSTER BBQ | 21 | 11 | 9 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| Big James Kitchen | 20 | 12 | 7 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | 20 | 11 | 9 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| Wee Daddy's BBQ | 19 | 13 | 6 | 68% | ⚔ compare |
| Glamping Grillers | 19 | 10 | 9 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| Blue Smoke Q | 18 | 11 | 7 | 61% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 17 | 15 | 2 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 62 | 44 | 8 | 19 | 180 🔥 | 158.8000 | 174.29 | top 29% |
| Pork Ribs | 60 | 37 | 11 | 25 | 180 🔥 | 163.9312 | 173.94 | top 25% |
| Pork | 33 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 180 🔥 | 163.3828 | 172.71 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 175.4288 | 161.6572 | 171.08 | top 41% |
“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.
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 7 | 2 | top 29% |
| Medium (20–39) | 29 | 4 | top 22% |
| Large (40+) | 21 | 6 | top 24% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 3 | 7 | 0 | top 15% | Mar 20, 2026 |
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2 | 1 | 2 | top 2% | Mar 6, 2026 |
| Honeybee BBQ Competition | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 15% | May 29, 2026 |
| Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 17% | Nov 14, 2025 |
| 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 28% | May 25, 2025 |
| Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 6% | Oct 26, 2024 |
| Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship (OPEN FORMAT) | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 58% | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 20% | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 42% | Sep 12, 2025 |
| Poosa Q | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 21% | Jun 20, 2025 |
| Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 23% | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 13% | Mar 21, 2025 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.4 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | Mar 22, 2024 |
| +16.3 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | May 17, 2024 |
| +16 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | Oct 25, 2024 |
| +15.6 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 7, 2024 |
| +15.1 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 15, 2024 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.8 | 44th Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off | May 8, 2026 |
| -9.5 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 12, 2025 |
| -8.3 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship (OPEN FORMAT) | Dec 5, 2025 |
| -5.2 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | May 16, 2025 |
| -3.5 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | Nov 14, 2025 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 71% | top 29% | 98.3% | 96.6% |
| 2025 | 34 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 76% | top 23% | 99.7% | 96.8% |
| 2024 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 84% | top 20% | 99.4% | 96.7% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 117 / 158 (676.4228) | 137 (165.0972) | 115 (168.5256) | 110 (168.5372) | 49 (174.2628) |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Fire on the Mountain BBQ 🏅 Leburn, KY | 7 / 22 (692.4916) | 7 (173.1316) | 13 (169.6916) | 1 (180) | 13 (169.6684) |
| Jun 19, 2026 | BBQ for Bravery 🏅 Alcoa, TN | 1 / 19 (707.3944) | 8 (174.2628) | 1 (178.8572) | 3 (178.8572) | 2 (175.4172) |
| May 29, 2026 | Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA | 5 / 19 (695.3716) | 4 (175.4172) | 1 (177.7144) | 18 (167.9772) | 5 (174.2628) |
| May 24, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | 4 / 82 (353.7144) | 10 (176.5600) | 3 (177.1544) | — | — |
| May 23, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | 79 / 117 (681.0172) | 86 (169.6800) | 50 (173.1200) | 23 (176.5600) | 110 (161.6572) |
| May 15, 2026 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN | 7 / 33 (690.7772) | 3 (176.5600) | 8 (173.7144) | 20 (166.2400) | 6 (174.2628) |
| May 8, 2026 | 44th Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO | 18 / 25 (690.1712) | 18 (169.6684) | 2 (177.7144) | 13 (173.1200) | 19 (169.6684) |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 2 / 33 (706.2748) | 3 (178.8572) | 4 (177.7144) | 9 (175.4288) | 6 (174.2744) |
| Apr 17, 2026 | GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Coldwater, MI | 5 / 48 (701.1204) | 1 (177.7028) | 13 (174.8688) | 9 (173.1200) | 9 (175.4288) |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 33 / 125 (691.3600) | 63 (171.9656) | 44 (172.5716) | 35 (174.8456) | 44 (171.9772) |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN | — | 50 (167.3828) | — | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 2 (178.8572) | — | — |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 1 / 44 (705.6916) | 2 (178.8572) | 3 (177.7144) | 10 (174.8572) | 8 (174.2628) |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 11 / 21 (690.1828) | 2 (177.7028) | 14 (169.6916) | 9 (173.1084) | 14 (169.6800) |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 18 / 56 (692.4684) | 25 (171.9772) | 25 (174.2628) | 38 (170.8228) | 11 (175.4056) |
| Oct 31, 2025 | "Spooky Q" 1792 Monticello, KY | 9 / 23 (681.0400) | 13 (170.2744) | 10 (170.8228) | 9 (173.7028) | 15 (166.2400) |
| Oct 25, 2025 | Last Chance Points Dance (BACKYARD) Cleveland, AL | 7 / 16 (346.2284) | 4 (177.7028) | 13 (168.5256) | — | — |
| Oct 24, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cleveland, AL | — | 20 (167.3944) | — | — | — |
| Oct 24, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT PORK) Cleveland, AL | — | — | — | 12 (169.6800) | — |
| Oct 24, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cleveland, AL | — | — | 19 (163.9312) | — | — |
| Oct 17, 2025 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 3 / 39 (351.9888) | 1 (178.8572) | 11 (173.1316) | — | — |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 9 / 30 (342.7884) | 9 (170.8228) | 7 (171.9656) | — | — |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Pleasant Hill, MO | 1 / 23 (358.8572) | 3 (178.8572) | 1 (180) | — | — |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Clanton, AL | 6 / 15 (347.3712) | 9 (171.9656) | 2 (175.4056) | — | — |
| Sep 26, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Friday Night Chicken Fight" (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Clanton, AL | — | 10 (165.0856) | — | — | — |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 2 / 30 (351.4288) | 7 (174.8572) | 2 (176.5716) | 16 (171.9656) | — |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 17 / 28 (338.8000) | 26 (158.8000) | 2 (180) | — | — |
| Sep 12, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Lakeside Pork Fest" (ONE MEAT PORK) Guntersville, AL | — | — | — | 12 (163.3828) | — |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 11 / 29 (343.9428) | 14 (174.2628) | 13 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cullman, AL | — | 2 (179.4400) | — | — | — |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, IL | 1 / 31 (357.7144) | 1 (178.8572) | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 7 / 32 (339.3484) | 4 (174.2628) | 13 (165.0856) | — | — |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 1 / 23 (353.1200) | 5 (175.4056) | 1 (177.7144) | 1 (178.8572) | — |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 14 / 42 (342.8116) | 14 (174.2628) | 20 (168.5488) | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 14 / 35 (341.6916) | 5 (177.1428) | 24 (164.5488) | — | — |
| May 30, 2025 | Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA | 1 / 26 (353.1200) | 1 (180) | 3 (173.1200) | 3 (174.8572) | — |
| May 25, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 1 / 70 (357.7144) | 3 (178.8572) | 2 (178.8572) | — | — |
| May 24, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 57 / 106 (685.0516) | 23 (176.5600) | 54 (171.9772) | 72 (169.1316) | 76 (167.3828) |
| May 16, 2025 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 15 / 32 (342.7884) | 25 (167.3712) | 4 (175.4172) | 8 (173.1200) | — |
| May 3, 2025 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Oneonta, AL | 3 / 23 (357.7028) | 1 (180) | 6 (177.7028) | 16 (167.3828) | — |
| May 2, 2025 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 7 / 28 (345.0740) | 6 (173.1084) | 10 (171.9656) | 4 (175.4056) | — |
| Apr 25, 2025 | BBQ & Boogie 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 2 / 32 (355.4172) | 5 (176.5600) | 3 (178.8572) | 3 (172.5600) | 2 (169.7032) |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 4 / 31 (351.9772) | 10 (174.2628) | 1 (177.7144) | — | — |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 9 / 43 (345.0972) | 13 (171.9656) | 7 (173.1316) | — | — |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 7 / 100 (349.6800) | 10 (176.5600) | 14 (173.1200) | 33 (166.2400) | — |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 1 / 45 (356.5600) | 1 (180) | 3 (176.5600) | 3 (175.4172) | — |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 1 / 40 (353.1084) | 5 (175.4056) | 1 (177.7028) | 16 (170.8344) | 5 (174.2628) |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 7 / 11 (346.2400) | 6 (176.5600) | 9 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cuming, GA | 1 / 58 (353.7260) | 4 (177.1544) | 2 (176.5716) | 2 (178.8572) | — |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 6 / 56 (345.0972) | 5 (173.1200) | 5 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 1 / 53 (357.7028) | 1 (180) | 1 (177.7028) | — | — |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 1 / 15 (350.2628) | 1 (177.1428) | 1 (173.1200) | 1 (180) | — |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Scottsboro, AL | 4 / 38 (353.1200) | 4 (176.5600) | 4 (176.5600) | — | — |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 5 / 59 (354.2628) | 2 (180) | 13 (174.2628) | — | — |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 8 / 33 (343.9312) | 9 (173.1084) | 12 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 6 / 27 (347.9656) | 10 (171.9656) | 3 (176) | — | — |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cullman, AL | — | 2 (174.2628) | — | — | — |
| Jul 12, 2024 | The Art of the 'Cue (BACKYARD ONLY) Shelbyville, TN | 3 / 17 (349.6800) | 9 (173.1200) | 3 (176.5600) | 3 (173.1200) | — |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 2 / 35 (349.6800) | 14 (170.8228) | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| May 24, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN | 99 / 118 (667.8516) | 94 (168.5256) | 53 (171.4288) | 97 (166.2400) | 101 (161.6572) |
| May 17, 2024 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 2 / 39 (351.9772) | 7 (176.5600) | 1 (175.4172) | 9 (169.6800) | — |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 17 / 40 (342.2284) | 19 (170.2628) | 16 (171.9656) | — | — |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN | 4 / 37 (522.8228) | 2 (176.5600) | 16 (170.2628) | — | — |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 2 / 38 (350.8228) | 2 (177.7028) | 9 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 12 / 93 (338.2400) | 16 (168.5600) | 12 (169.6800) | 3 (175.4172) | — |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 34 (169.1200) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.