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Survivor-Que

Survivor-Que is a competition barbecue team with 44 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2025. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the 10th Annual Gillett Heritage Days Festival BBQ cook off (2018), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #1035 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,035
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1602
peak 1619 · rated over 40 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

44
in the data

First seen

Sep 11, 2015
latest Jun 27, 2025 · 9.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#131
Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

1
2 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time

Category wins

3
15 podiums

Overall top-10s

12
27% of 44 contests

Best top-10 run

3
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 47%
overall standings

Best overall

702.8000 / 720

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

669.25 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 667.66 (+1.59)

Walk rate

75%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Consistency

±18.49
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork
avg 169.56 · weakest Brisket (164.40)

Road miles

6,611
across 44 mapped stops · furthest 464 mi

Schedule strength

74%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1594)

Purse competed for

$59K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

667.66 / 720
42 Master contests · 1 GC

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (17 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

0.0112 points from the title

Came within 0.0112 points of the Grand Championship at Smokin on the White (Sep 15, 2017).

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.

  • Pork ×1

Happy hunting ground

Top 18% average finish here

Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship is their spot: an average finish in the top 18% across 2 visits.

  • 2 visits
  • best finish 4th
  • average top 18%

They almost always walk

75% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 33 of 44 contests

A top-10 category call in 75% of their 44 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

702.8000 career-best overall

97.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 702.8000 at Delta Smoke BBQ Contest — 97.6% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Jun 8, 2018

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE has finished one call ahead of Survivor-Que 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

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A tough matchup

18–1 behind in the head-to-head

BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 95% of their meetings

BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 18 of their 19 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.16 points below their pork, and turns into a call 36% of the time against 56%.

  • Brisket avg 164.40
  • Pork avg 169.56
  • 15 calls in 42 entries

A strong matchup

12–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BBQR'S DELIGHT in 12 of their 16 shared contests.

The comeback

2.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.8 years, then back at Old Town Smokeout (ONE MEAT RIBS) (Jun 27, 2025).

  • last seen Sep 9, 2022
  • back Jun 27, 2025

Pork nemesis

15 of 22 shared pork entries lost

FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead 68% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, FIRE DANCER BBQ has out-cooked them in 15 of 22 shared pork entries.

A big fish in small ponds

Top 32% average finish in small fields

Field size changes the story: they average a top 32% finish in small fields against top 49% in large ones.

  • Small (<20 teams): top 32% (5)
  • Large (40+): top 49% (16)

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SPICY SPITFIRE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An October team

Top 28% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 28% across 3 contests, versus top 47% the rest of the year.

  • 3 October contests
  • top 47% the rest of the year

The long haul

6,611 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,611 miles across 44 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 464 miles to World Barbecue Championship.

  • 44 mapped stops
  • furthest 464 mi

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2019 ↗ Master #1170 (200 pts) #1195 (210 pts) #1285 (180 pts) #753 (430 pts) #1322 (175 pts)
2018 ↗ Master #131 (1,704 pts) #224 (1,267 pts) #97 (1,749 pts) #149 (1,515 pts) #90 (1,839 pts)
2017 ↗ Master #186 (1,561 pts) #191 (1,431 pts) #198 (1,438 pts) #90 (1,836 pts) #244 (1,336 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #1067 (298 pts) #1255 (258 pts) #952 (388 pts) #1080 (328 pts) #1111 (298 pts)

Overall rank by season

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The teams rated closest to Survivor-Que, each with one reason worth a look.

PLASTERED PORK BBQ
#1,032 of the rated field
1602 power rating
Contests
44
GCs
1
Top-10s
27%
Peak
1615
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Survivor-Que)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Survivor-Que has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

  • rated over 43 contests
  • last seen Aug 26, 2022
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SMOKEY'S Q
#1,031 of the rated field
1602 power rating
Contests
43
GCs
0
Top-10s
16%
Peak
1617

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before Survivor-Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 42 contests
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Smokin' Ain't EZ
#1,034 of the rated field
1602 power rating
Contests
37
GCs
1
Top-10s
32%
Peak
1604

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 34 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 34 contests
  • last seen Apr 25, 2026
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3 WOODYS BBQ
#1,033 of the rated field
1602 power rating
Contests
16
GCs
0
Top-10s
31%
Peak
1605

Fewer contests behind them than Survivor-Que has cooked, 16 to 44, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

  • rated over 15 contests
  • last seen Sep 23, 2016
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PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE
#1,036 of the rated field
1601 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
2
Top-10s
73%
Peak
1601

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 11 contests, alongside a 73% overall top-10 rate.

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen Nov 14, 2014
  • on a 4-contest top-10 run
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Sweet Swine O'Mine
#1,040 of the rated field
1601 ▼ 1 power rating
Contests
50
GCs
2
Top-10s
26%
Peak
1649
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to Survivor-Que)

Level with Survivor-Que on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 43 contests
  • last seen Sep 30, 2026
⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
RAZORRACKS 24 7 17 29% ⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ 22 10 12 45% ⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO 20 3 17 15% ⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ 19 1 18 5% ⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ 19 1 18 5% ⚔ compare
501 BBQ 18 8 10 44% ⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers 18 4 14 22% ⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED 18 1 17 6% ⚔ compare
DAD'S GRILLIN CREW 17 9 8 53% ⚔ compare
BBQR'S DELIGHT 16 12 4 75% ⚔ compare
Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ 16 3 13 19% ⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ 15 2 13 13% ⚔ compare
DIVINE SWINE 14 0 14 0% ⚔ compare
ROYAL SMOKERS 13 11 2 85% ⚔ compare
HOT AND FAST BBQ 13 9 4 69% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 42 15 0 1 177.1772 152.5372 167.16 top 50%
Pork Ribs 43 13 2 5 177.7028 151.3828 166.82 top 50%
Pork 43 24 1 7 180 🔥 153.0972 169.56 top 39%
Brisket 42 15 0 2 178.8572 141.6344 164.40 top 51%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)51top 32%
Medium (20–39)210top 50%
Large (40+)160top 49%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
AR231top 38%
OK120top 67%
MS40top 30%
KS20top 54%
AL10top 96%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 4 3 0 top 33% Jun 11, 2021
Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship 2 4 0 top 18% Oct 5, 2018
Bikes, Blues and BBQ 2 11 0 top 27% Sep 28, 2018
39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) 2 56 0 top 54% Sep 15, 2018
Smokin on the White 2 2 0 top 44% Sep 7, 2018
Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) 2 7 0 top 34% Aug 25, 2018
Grand Lake BBQ & Festival 2 21 0 top 76% May 18, 2018
Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 2 54 0 top 74% Mar 25, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 17 contests
Contests a season 5.5 across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in AR 25 of 44 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited 32 8 of them more than once
First title May 25, 2018 10th Annual Gillett Heritage Days Festival BBQ cook off
Opponents faced 1,067 finished ahead 1,009 times, behind 1,213
Longest layoff 2.8 yrs Sep 9, 2022 → Jun 27, 2025

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20251 milestone
  1. Most recent contest Old Town Smokeout
20192 milestones
  1. First perfect 180 (Pork) Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
  2. Peak power rating (1619) Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
20183 milestones
  1. 25th tracked contest Southaven Springfest
  2. First Grand Championship 10th Annual Gillett Heritage Days Festival BBQ cook off
  3. Career-best overall score702.8000 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
20175 milestones
  1. First overall top-10 Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off
  2. 10th tracked contest Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL)
  3. First category win (Pork Ribs) Smokin on the White
  4. First overall podium Smokin on the White
  5. First Reserve Championship Smokin on the White
20161 milestone
  1. First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.7544 Bikes Blues and BBQ
20152 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Biggest Buck and Best Rack
  2. First call Biggest Buck and Best Rack

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+14.910th Annual Gillett Heritage Days Festival BBQ cook offMay 25, 2018
+14.6Smokin on the WhiteSep 15, 2017
+14.4Delta Smoke BBQ ContestJun 8, 2018
+13.8Smoke on the BorderApr 7, 2018
+13.8Bryant's Buzzin BBQ BashSep 29, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-12.4World Barbecue ChampionshipNov 8, 2017
-11.5Old Town SmokeoutJun 27, 2025
-10.8Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2Mar 24, 2018
-10.1Smokin on the WhiteSep 7, 2018
-8.939th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)Sep 15, 2018

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20252000 50% top 89% 91.2% 91.2%
20221001 100% — — —
20211000 0% top 66% 90.9% 90.9%
20193000 67% top 42% 94.9% 94.2%
201816161 75% top 43% 97.6% 93.4%
201717061 82% top 46% 96% 92.5%
20163000 67% top 54% 92.8% 90.8%
20151000 100% top 84% 90% 90%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Jun 27, 2025 Old Town Smokeout 🏅 Van Buren, AR 24 / 27 (656.4460) 24 (166.8572) 25 (163.3944) 17 (170.2628) 26 (155.9316)
Jun 27, 2025 Old Town Smokeout (ONE MEAT RIBS) Van Buren, AR — — 3 (175.4172) — —
Sep 9, 2022 Annual Crawford County Fair BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT PORK) Mulberry, AR — — — 1 (173.1200) —
Jun 11, 2021 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR 25 / 38 (654.1484) 26 (164.5716) 25 (167.3828) 22 (166.2284) 32 (155.9656)
Jun 7, 2019 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR 21 / 51 (677.0056) 15 (171.4172) 30 (165.0856) 2 (180) 35 (160.5028)
May 10, 2019 Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz 🏅 Marion, AR 12 / 30 (683.2912) 16 (169.6684) 12 (173.1200) 6 (173.1200) 13 (167.3828)
Feb 8, 2019 KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship 🏅 unrated Little Rock, AR 41 / 92 (675.3372) 16 (175.4056) 36 (168.5716) 63 (165.1200) 60 (166.2400)
Oct 5, 2018 Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship Sheridan, AR 4 / 26 (679.3712) 10 (167.4056) 6 (170.8344) 8 (167.4056) 3 (173.7256)
Sep 28, 2018 Bikes, Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR 12 / 49 (681.1084) 8 (173.7256) 17 (168.5372) 31 (163.3828) 4 (175.4628)
Sep 15, 2018 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS 347 / 467 (639.9316) 190 (168) 325 (161.1544) 405 (153.0972) 337 (157.6800)
Sep 14, 2018 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS 56 / 164 (686.8000) 47 (173.7144) 128 (165.0972) 34 (174.2856) 54 (173.7028)
Sep 7, 2018 Smokin on the White Batesville, AR 13 / 17 (648.4000) 5 (168.5600) 12 (161.1088) 16 (154.8000) 10 (163.9312)
Aug 25, 2018 Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) Brandon, MS 12 / 28 (670.7200) 11 (170.2628) 24 (161.6572) 15 (166.8228) 4 (171.9772)
Aug 24, 2018 Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) Brandon, MS 7 / 28 (678.7772) 17 (167.9772) 5 (170.8572) 8 (167.9656) 4 (171.9772)
Jul 13, 2018 17th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR 17 / 32 (674.7540) 24 (162.8228) 1 (177.7028) 21 (166.2628) 16 (167.9656)
Jun 15, 2018 Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Hernado, MS 7 / 45 (693.0628) 18 (171.9656) 11 (173.1316) 14 (170.8228) 4 (177.1428)
Jun 8, 2018 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR 3 / 44 (702.8000) 14 (174.2628) 13 (171.9772) 3 (177.7028) 4 (178.8572)
May 25, 2018 10th Annual Gillett Heritage Days Festival BBQ cook off Gillett, AR 1 / 18 (680.5372) 7 (170.2856) 6 (168.5716) 9 (167.9772) 3 (173.7028)
May 18, 2018 Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK 21 / 26 (674.7884) 25 (158.2284) 12 (171.4172) 3 (177.7028) 20 (167.4400)
Apr 27, 2018 Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS 12 / 34 (678.7312) 27 (159.9428) 2 (177.1428) 7 (173.1084) 15 (168.5372)
Apr 7, 2018 Smoke on the Border Gravette, AR 4 / 33 (697.1200) 5 (174.8456) 3 (177.1544) 7 (173.1200) 10 (172)
Mar 24, 2018 Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2 Shawnee, OK 76 / 79 (630.1716) 75 (159.9656) 72 (161.1200) 68 (163.4172) 78 (145.6688)
Mar 23, 2018 Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1 Shawnee, OK 72 / 84 (643.9200) 76 (156.5372) 40 (167.4400) 46 (168) 77 (151.9428)
Nov 8, 2017 World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL 89 / 93 (631.2348) 33 (170.2744) 84 (157.6572) 75 (161.6688) 93 (141.6344)
Oct 6, 2017 Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship Sheridan, AR 5 / 25 (672.5372) 7 (168.5600) 5 (172.5716) 9 (165.1428) 9 (166.2628)
Sep 29, 2017 Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash Bryant, AR 2 / 19 (687.3716) 4 (172) 5 (170.2744) 2 (173.1200) 4 (171.9772)
Sep 22, 2017 Bikes, Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR 11 / 38 (670.8004) 33 (155.9660) 4 (173.7028) 7 (174.2744) 13 (166.8572)
Sep 15, 2017 Smokin on the White Batesville, AR 2 / 17 (689.0628) 9 (166.8228) 1 (175.4172) 4 (172.5600) 5 (174.2628)
Jul 7, 2017 16th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR 14 / 31 (671.8628) 15 (169.1200) 16 (168.5372) 15 (168.5256) 15 (165.6800)
Jun 23, 2017 Hog Wild BBQ Festival Chandler, OK 8 / 14 (657.0172) 8 (161.6684) 8 (162.8116) 7 (169.1200) 8 (163.4172)
Jun 16, 2017 Carlton Landing's 2nd Annual Smoke on the Water BBQ Comptition Carlton Landing, OK 16 / 26 (652.4572) 10 (166.8228) 24 (151.3828) 8 (170.2744) 15 (163.9772)
Jun 9, 2017 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR 9 / 45 (691.3484) 7 (176.5600) 15 (170.8344) 7 (173.7028) 15 (170.2512)
Jun 2, 2017 Boots and BBQ Festival Claremore, OK 20 / 28 (644.9940) 22 (158.8228) 19 (158.8228) 9 (171.9656) 22 (155.3828)
May 19, 2017 Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK 26 / 36 (664.4684) 16 (171.4056) 28 (163.9772) 7 (174.2628) 35 (154.8228)
May 5, 2017 Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL) Bixby, OK 24 / 68 (663.3484) 30 (164.5828) 23 (165.1200) 9 (173.7028) 31 (159.9428)
Apr 28, 2017 Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off Stuttgart, AR 5 / 29 (685.0744) 7 (173.1428) 15 (167.3944) 9 (171.9772) 6 (172.5600)
Apr 21, 2017 Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK 20 / 47 (669.6920) 13 (169.7372) 28 (158.8344) 3 (178.2972) 27 (162.8232)
Apr 1, 2017 Smoke on the Border Gravette Chambers of Commerce Gravette, AR 16 / 37 (666.7544) 9 (174.2856) 20 (163.9772) 20 (165.6916) 17 (162.8000)
Mar 25, 2017 Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Shawnee, OK 54 / 77 (660.4684) 70 (158.8228) 74 (157.6684) 3 (177.7144) 35 (166.2628)
Mar 24, 2017 Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK 67 / 87 (647.8288) 70 (160.5372) 66 (160.5260) 17 (173.1200) 81 (153.6456)
Oct 21, 2016 Smokin' The Fort-BBQ & Bluegrass Festival FortGibson, OK 14 / 28 (667.9088) 9 (170.8572) 12 (166.8344) 6 (174.2972) 22 (155.9200)
Sep 23, 2016 Bikes Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR 11 / 43 (666.7544) 42 (154.8000) 4 (173.1428) 17 (167.9888) 7 (170.8228)
Jul 8, 2016 15th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR 34 / 39 (625.5428) 38 (152.5372) 34 (157.0972) 31 (157.1084) 24 (158.8000)
Sep 11, 2015 Biggest Buck and Best Rack Alma, AR 21 / 25 (647.9200) 2 (177.1772) 23 (158.8228) 16 (162.8572) 23 (149.0628)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

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