A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
LaTa-Que ahead in 100% of their meetings
LaTa-Que has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Guys and Grills
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1479
peak 1479 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2023-10-06
latest 2026-06-05
Best ToY finish
#927
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
650.78
last 4 Master vs avg 650.78 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.42
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.29 · weakest Chicken (158.26)
Road miles
414
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 414 mi
Schedule strength
69%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1587)
Purse competed for
$38K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
650.78 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
Guys and Grills has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 146 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4166 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4143 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2017, 6 years before Guys and Grills's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#4169 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Guys and Grills's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4151 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Level with Guys and Grills on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4144 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Guys and Grills's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4159 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Guys and Grills's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.3084 | 142.2172 | 158.26 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 154.8344 | 162.55 | top 75% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7488 | 160.0000 | 166.29 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7256 | 160.5028 | 163.11 | top 65% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD | 3 | 0 | top 79% |
| WY | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original SD BBQ Championships | 3 | 27 | 0 | top 79% | 2026-06-05 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.7 yrs
2023-10-06 → 2026-06-05
Busiest season
2025
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
SD
5 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 166.29 · weakest Chicken (158.26)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
650.78
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
91
33–121 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
414
6 mapped stops · furthest 414 mi
Schedule strength
1587
average field rating faced — tougher than 69% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$37,700
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 4 state-championship entries
Power rating
1479
peak 1479 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2023
- First tracked contest Smoke & Soul Fest
- Peak power rating (1494) Smoke & Soul Fest
- 2025
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.5312 Original SD BBQ Championships
- 2026
- Career-best overall score659.9656 Original SD BBQ Championships
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.2628 Original SD BBQ Championships
- Most recent contest Original SD BBQ Championships
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.7 | Smoke & Soul Fest | 2023-10-06 |
| -5.6 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 2024-06-07 |
| -5.1 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 2026-06-05 |
| -4.3 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 2025-06-06 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD | 40 / 48 (659.9656) | 33 (166.3084) | 24 (170.2628) | 43 (160.0000) | 33 (163.3944) |
| 2025-06-06 | Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD | 36 / 48 (653.5312) | 37 (165.6684) | 41 (159.3944) | 26 (167.9656) | 36 (160.5028) |
| 2025-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD | — | — | 19 (163.4400) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD | 27 / 34 (645.6688) | 34 (142.2172) | 22 (167.9772) | 15 (169.7488) | 17 (165.7256) |
| 2024-06-07 | Original SD BBQ Championships (ONE MEAT RIBS) Huron, SD | — | — | 17 (159.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-10-06 | Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY | 22 / 28 (643.9548) | 22 (158.8344) | 26 (154.8344) | 15 (167.4516) | 18 (162.8344) |
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 ↗ | Master | #927 (60 pts) | #1010 (60 pts) | #1035 (65 pts) | #970 (60 pts) | #950 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #946 (144 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1464 (59 pts) | #1499 (59 pts) | #906 (158 pts) | #1029 (109 pts) | #1053 (99 pts) |