Happy hunting ground
Top 13%
average finish here
Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 13% across 3 visits.
- 3 visits
- best finish 2nd
- average top 13%
C4-Que
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1637
peak 1637 · rated over 17 contests ⓘ
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
17
in the data
First seen
2015-03-27
latest 2024-10-25
Grand champs
0
2 reserve
Category wins
3
8 podiums
Overall top-10s
10
of 17 contests
Avg finish
top 28%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
680.82 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 682.07 (-1.25)
Walk rate
94%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±7.49
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.92 · weakest Brisket (168.01)
Road miles
2,514
mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 423 mi
Schedule strength
64%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
682.07 / 720
17 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (11 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.
They almost always walk
94%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 16 of 17 contests
A top-10 category call in 94% of their 17 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
691.9428
career-best overall
96.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 691.9428 at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour — 96.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-06-24
Their season
2015
their best year
2015 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 18%.
- 4 contests
- 3 overall top-10s
- 1 category wins
- average top 18%
A tough matchup
6–2
behind in the head-to-head
CAJUN BLAZE ahead in 75% of their meetings
CAJUN BLAZE has come out ahead in 6 of their 8 shared contests.
A strong matchup
9–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 90% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES in 9 of their 10 shared contests.
The comeback
6.2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 6.2 years, then back at VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition (2024-10-25).
- last seen 2018-08-17
- back 2024-10-25
Pork nemesis
6 of 9
shared pork entries lost
PLUMB CRAZY Q ahead 67% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, PLUMB CRAZY Q has out-cooked them in 6 of 9 shared pork entries.
Looking over their shoulder
3×
one call behind them
KOKOMO Q has landed one call behind them 3 times.
A May team
Top 19%
average finish in May
Something about May: average finish in the top 19% across 3 contests, versus top 28% the rest of the year.
- 3 May contests
- top 28% the rest of the year
The metronome
±1.04%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.04% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 94.7% of a perfect score
- 17 contests
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.
#728 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 59%
- Peak
- 1637
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 22 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#723 of the rated field
- Contests
- 29
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1642
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 29 contests to 17.
⚔ Head-to-head#724 of the rated field
- Contests
- 33
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 45%
- Peak
- 1637
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 33 contests, alongside a 45% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#726 of the rated field
- Contests
- 57
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 32%
- Peak
- 1637
No shared contest yet.
Level with C4-Que on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#722 of the rated field
- Contests
- 57
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 26%
- Peak
- 1662
No shared contest yet.
57 contests to 17: their number has had years to settle where C4-Que's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#725 of the rated field
- Contests
- 81
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 42%
- Peak
- 1672
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1672 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES | 10 | 9 | 1 | 90% | ⚔ compare |
| COCHON 225 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| KOKOMO Q | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| PLUMB CRAZY Q | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
| BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| LIBERTY BBQ | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| GIVE IT TO GOD | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BLUE BLOODS | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| CAJUN BLAZE | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' Good Times | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BOOTYQUE | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK CHOPITOULAS BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Sweet Bayou BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILL DOCTOR'S | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 177.7028 | 162.8000 | 171.24 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 17 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 160.5372 | 170.90 | top 32% |
| Pork | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 178.2972 | 163.9312 | 171.92 | top 30% |
| Brisket | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 177.1428 | 159.3828 | 168.01 | top 46% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LA | 6 | 0 | top 31% |
| MS | 6 | 0 | top 16% |
| AL | 3 | 0 | top 38% |
| GA | 2 | 0 | top 37% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 0 | top 26% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 32% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 13% | 2017-04-28 |
| *Downtown BBQ Showdown | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 21% | 2018-08-17 |
| Hammond BBQ | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 37% | 2018-03-23 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 25% | 2017-06-23 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 37% | 2017-05-19 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
9.6 yrs
2015-03-27 → 2024-10-25
Busiest season
2017
5 contests
Contests a season
3.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
LA
6 of 17 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
11
5 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
17 entries · 0 wins · 7 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 171.92 · weakest Brisket (168.01)
Walk rate
94%
a top-10 call in 16 of 17 contests
Overall top-10 rate
59%
10 of 17 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight contests
Master average
682.07
out of 720 · 17 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
317
425–156 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2,514
17 mapped stops · furthest 423 mi
Schedule strength
1580
average field rating faced — tougher than 64% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$10,400
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
6.2 yrs
2018-08-17 → 2024-10-25
Power rating
1637
peak 1637 · #727 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Smokin Blues & BBQ
- First call Smokin Blues & BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.2800 Smokin Blues & BBQ
- First category win (Pork) Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
- First overall top-10 Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
- First overall podium Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
- First Reserve Championship Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
- 2016
- Career-best overall score691.9428 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.2972 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 2017
- 10th tracked contest *Bud & BBQ (JUDGING IS FULL)
- 2024
- Peak power rating (1637) VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.8 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival | 2015-05-29 |
| +15.2 | Downtown BBQ Showdown | 2015-10-09 |
| +14.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2016-06-24 |
| +12.5 | Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown | 2015-09-25 |
| +10.5 | Hamond BBQ | 2016-03-25 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2016-02-26 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 26% | 95.9% | 95.9% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 34% | 93.7% | 93.4% |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 80% | top 28% | 95.4% | 94.9% |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 33% | 96.1% | 94.8% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100% | top 18% | 95.6% | 94.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-25 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Vidalia, LA | 8 / 31 (690.1940) | 3 (177.1428) | 13 (173.1200) | 12 (171.9656) | 16 (167.9656) |
| 2018-08-17 | *Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS | 10 / 30 (669.6344) | 16 (165.1200) | 14 (165.0856) | 1 (176.0344) | 18 (163.3944) |
| 2018-03-23 | Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA | 17 / 48 (674.7772) | 17 (169.7028) | 7 (173.7144) | 36 (163.9428) | 22 (167.4172) |
| 2017-06-23 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Birmingham, AL | 11 / 28 (682.7424) | 19 (170.8112) | 22 (165.6800) | 2 (175.4056) | 10 (170.8456) |
| 2017-05-19 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA | 8 / 26 (686.7540) | 2 (177.7028) | 10 (171.9656) | 2 (176.0000) | 21 (161.0856) |
| 2017-04-28 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS | 3 / 27 (685.0396) | 11 (169.6684) | 5 (173.1428) | 11 (169.6800) | 5 (172.5484) |
| 2017-03-24 | Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA | 21 / 55 (674.7316) | 13 (174.2628) | 30 (165.6916) | 20 (169.6800) | 30 (165.0972) |
| 2017-02-24 | *Bud & BBQ (JUDGING IS FULL) Meridian, MS | 4 / 22 (686.7540) | 7 (173.1084) | 7 (170.8228) | 9 (170.2744) | 5 (172.5484) |
| 2016-07-01 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Marietta, GA | 13 / 30 (687.3600) | 10 (173.1200) | 4 (176.5600) | 13 (170.8456) | 23 (166.8344) |
| 2016-06-24 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Birmingham, AL | 3 / 30 (691.9428) | 12 (173.7028) | 7 (171.9772) | 1 (178.2972) | 20 (167.9656) |
| 2016-05-27 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS | 5 / 25 (683.9656) | 4 (171.9884) | 3 (174.2628) | 13 (166.2972) | 5 (171.4172) |
| 2016-03-25 | Hamond BBQ Hammond, LA | 15 / 58 (680.4800) | 15 (172.0000) | 15 (170.8344) | 9 (172.5600) | 40 (165.0856) |
| 2016-02-26 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL | 19 / 30 (670.7196) | 4 (174.8456) | 6 (172.5600) | 24 (163.9312) | 25 (159.3828) |
| 2015-10-09 | Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS | 2 / 26 (686.8344) | 4 (172.0344) | 8 (170.8228) | 8 (171.9772) | 4 (172.0000) |
| 2015-09-25 | Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown Vidalia, LA | 6 / 45 (687.9312) | 27 (165.6912) | 5 (173.1200) | 11 (171.9772) | 4 (177.1428) |
| 2015-05-29 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS | 2 / 31 (688.0456) | 15 (167.4400) | 4 (175.4400) | 1 (177.1428) | 12 (168.0228) |
| 2015-03-27 | Smokin Blues & BBQ Hammond, LA | 26 / 56 (667.2800) | 43 (162.8000) | 37 (160.5372) | 5 (176.5600) | 22 (167.3828) |