High-water mark
668.4452
career-best overall
92.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 668.4452 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest — 92.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 30, 2024
KC Que
KC Que is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2024. Their best overall finish is 41st of 73 at the Shawnee Great Grillers (2024). They finished #878 in the 2024 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1500
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 27, 2024
latest Oct 30, 2024
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.84 · weakest Chicken (160.79)
Road miles
7
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$75K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
661.30 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #878 (120 pts) | #977 (120 pts) | #979 (130 pts) | #938 (120 pts) | #922 (120 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.7884 | 158.7884 | 160.79 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 168.5600 | 168.84 | top 43% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 162.8340 | 164.85 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 159.3828 | 166.82 | top 42% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20245 milestones
- First tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.1484 Shawnee Great Grillers
- Career-best overall score668.4452 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2628 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 269 / 444 (668.4452) | 346 (162.7884) | 243 (168.5600) | 331 (162.8340) | 57 (174.2628) |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 41 / 73 (654.1484) | 63 (158.7884) | 23 (169.1200) | 36 (166.8572) | 52 (159.3828) |