THE REPUBLIC OF 'QUE TX
Rating
1543
peak 1543
Contests
18
in the data
First seen
2019-02-01
latest 2024-10-30
Best ToY finish
#297
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 18 contests
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
669.40 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 668.31 (+1.09)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.92
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.45 · weakest Brisket (165.26)
Road miles
3580
mi across 18 mapped stops · furthest 606 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
LA PASADITA has come out ahead in 12 of their 16 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of XTREME TEXAS COOKERS in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Humble BBQ Cook Off is their spot: an average finish in the top 11% across 2 visits.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 34% across 3 contests, versus top 45% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, TX first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.2856 | 167.12 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 155.9884 | 166.48 | top 51% |
| Pork | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176.0000 | 163.4056 | 169.45 | top 37% |
| Brisket | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 154.8000 | 165.26 | top 45% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 10 | 0 | top 36% |
| OK | 4 | 0 | top 70% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 37% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2020 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TX (10 of 18 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (16 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 668.31
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 690.8112 | 676.85 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 667.3368 | 658.22 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 675.8512 | 675.85 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 679.3028 | 671.34 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 683.9084 | 671.12 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 658.2168 | 657.28 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 72 / 444 (690.8112) | 156 (172.0000) | 70 (175.4056) | 140 (171.4400) | 104 (171.9656) |
| 2024-09-13 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff Waller, TX | 42 / 67 (661.5996) | 39 (166.8456) | 56 (161.0856) | 37 (166.8456) | 27 (166.8228) |
| 2024-04-05 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff Cedar Park, TX | 11 / 40 (678.1484) | 5 (171.9656) | 9 (174.2628) | 18 (167.3828) | 19 (164.5372) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 283 / 487 (667.3368) | 398 (159.9656) | 209 (170.2628) | 106 (173.1316) | 311 (163.9768) |
| 2023-09-08 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff Waller, TX | 67 / 99 (649.1084) | 75 (158.2856) | 56 (165.7144) | 43 (168.5600) | 69 (156.5484) |
| 2022-04-01 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX | 21 / 56 (675.8512) | 11 (173.1200) | 29 (165.0856) | 23 (166.8228) | 11 (170.8228) |
| 2021-06-04 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off Cedar Park, TX | 10 / 48 (679.3028) | 14 (169.6800) | 14 (169.6800) | 12 (170.8344) | 6 (169.1084) |
| 2021-01-29 | Humble BBQ Cook Off Humble, TX | 14 / 113 (663.3828) | 27 (163.9428) | 9 (171.4628) | 14 (169.7028) | 40 (158.2744) |
| 2020-10-24 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 43 / 58 (673.0512) | 2 (180.0000) | 50 (164.5256) | 50 (163.4056) | 43 (165.1200) |
| 2020-10-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 49 / 64 (667.9428) | 56 (165.1428) | 34 (168.5372) | 28 (173.1428) | 51 (161.1200) |
| 2020-09-19 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 22 / 56 (683.9084) | 33 (171.9772) | 40 (166.8228) | 3 (176.0000) | 31 (169.1084) |
| 2020-09-18 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 50 / 56 (661.0396) | 41 (165.7028) | 55 (157.6684) | 36 (168.5600) | 32 (169.1084) |
| 2020-01-31 | Humble BBQ Cook off Humble, TX | 12 / 117 (669.6456) | 9 (172.0000) | 14 (169.7256) | 7 (173.1200) | 55 (154.8000) |
| 2019-08-30 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 38 / 58 (656.5484) | 46 (160.0000) | 39 (164.5600) | 33 (166.8228) | 31 (165.1656) |
| 2019-04-05 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX | 22 / 61 (657.0628) | 28 (163.4284) | 31 (162.8228) | 24 (165.6800) | 21 (165.1316) |
| 2019-02-01 | Humble Rodeo and BBQ Humble, TX | 28 / 126 (658.2168) | 57 (159.9312) | 75 (155.9884) | 19 (169.7372) | 11 (172.5600) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #642 (250 pts) | #614 (305 pts) | #695 (265 pts) | #738 (215 pts) | #747 (210 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #938 (120 pts) | #1011 (120 pts) | #1118 (120 pts) | #989 (120 pts) | #989 (120 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1227 (80 pts) | #1017 (130 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1312 (70 pts) | #986 (130 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #621 (250 pts) | #824 (175 pts) | #658 (260 pts) | #666 (240 pts) | #692 (235 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #297 (380 pts) | #211 (585 pts) | #355 (355 pts) | #216 (580 pts) | #394 (300 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1187 (195 pts) | #1301 (180 pts) | #1287 (180 pts) | #1201 (215 pts) | #1051 (270 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #796 (410 pts) | #1013 (300 pts) | #807 (440 pts) | #703 (520 pts) | #583 (625 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1292 (205 pts) | #1802 (120 pts) | #1822 (120 pts) | #1296 (235 pts) | #1016 (345 pts) |