A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
LEE LA Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
LEE LA Q has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
CARLEE QUE'S
CARLEE QUE'S is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 11th of 20 at the Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022). They are ranked #3695 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Carlee Ques”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1489
peak 1489 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jun 14, 2019
latest Sep 18, 2026 · 7.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±4.90
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.77 · weakest Brisket (152.48)
Road miles
703
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 221 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Purse competed for
$151K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
624.94 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
326.20 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
486.59 / 540
3 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to CARLEE QUE'S, each with one reason worth a look.
158 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,702 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1489
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,703 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before CARLEE QUE'S's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,714 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before CARLEE QUE'S's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,689 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1489
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,668 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1502
Level with CARLEE QUE'S on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,676 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 63%
- Peak
- 1515
4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEE LA Q | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Groundhog Smokers | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| RIBLIFE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 147.3828 | 162.32 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 151.3948 | 161.53 | top 61% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 162.2628 | 164.77 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.4800 | 152.4800 | 152.48 | top 88% |
“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
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 60% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poosa Q | 3 | 25 | 0 | top 60% | Oct 4, 2024 |
| Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 67% | Mar 12, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.1
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
7 of 8 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
293
finished ahead 150 times, behind 277
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Mar 13, 2020 → Mar 12, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best overall score624.9372 Mike Gannon BBQ Cookoff
- Most recent contest Mike Gannon BBQ Cookoff
20222 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score507.8972 Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1200 Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY)
20191 milestone
- Peak power rating (1500) Poosa-Q
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD)
- First call Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) | Apr 2, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | Mar 13, 2020 |
| -3.8 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | Mar 12, 2022 |
| -1.7 | Poosa Q | Oct 5, 2023 |
| -1.5 | Mike Gannon BBQ Cookoff | Sep 18, 2026 |
| -1.2 | Poosa Q | Oct 4, 2024 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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
| 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 81% | 86.8% | 86.8% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 62% | 94.1% | 91.3% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 65% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 89% | 89% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | Mike Gannon BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Columbiana, AL | 13 / 16 (624.9372) | 15 (148.5028) | 14 (159.9772) | 12 (163.9772) | 14 (152.4800) |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 39 / 59 (332.4800) | 46 (161.6688) | 24 (170.8112) | — | — |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 45 / 73 (325.6000) | 18 (170.8228) | 56 (154.7772) | — | — |
| Apr 2, 2022 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 11 / 20 (507.8972) | 8 (173.1200) | 9 (170.8344) | 16 (163.9428) | — |
| Mar 12, 2022 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 18 / 26 (477.6344) | 22 (154.8572) | 17 (160.5144) | 16 (162.2628) | — |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 15 / 23 (474.2284) | 20 (147.3828) | 12 (160.5600) | 8 (166.2856) | — |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Poosa-Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 25 / 48 (320.5148) | 13 (169.1200) | 28 (151.3948) | — | — |
| Oct 27, 2017 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) Lynchburg, TN | — | 5 (173.1200) | 27 (163.4056) | 16 (167.3944) | — |