High-water mark
670.1256
career-best overall
93.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.1256 at Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard — 93.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 20, 2024
Fittin Ta Que
Fittin Ta Que is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 31st of 45 at the Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest (2019). Also listed in KCBS results as “Fittin' Ta Que”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1479
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 16, 2019
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 7.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.96
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.55 · weakest Brisket (158.53)
Road miles
33
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 33 mi
Schedule strength
82%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1609)
Purse competed for
$48K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
648.45 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 154.2628 | 163.25 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6916 | 151.3944 | 163.11 | top 75% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 151.4056 | 163.55 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 147.3600 | 158.53 | top 75% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 3 | 41 | 0 | top 84% | Sep 25, 2026 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
163
finished ahead 41 times, behind 175
Longest layoff
3.1 yrs
Aug 16, 2019 → Sep 23, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
20242 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.1256 Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
- Career-best overall score670.1256 Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
20193 milestones
- First tracked contest Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.8800 Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
- Peak power rating (1497) Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.7 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | Sep 25, 2026 |
| -7.1 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | Sep 23, 2022 |
| -3.4 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | Aug 16, 2019 |
| -1.7 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | Sep 20, 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 93% | 92.2% | 92.2% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 93.1% | 93.1% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 66 / 71 (663.8400) | 66 (163.3828) | 46 (169.6916) | 66 (163.3828) | 56 (167.3828) |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 41 / 58 (670.1256) | 45 (165.0856) | 40 (167.9772) | 42 (168.5256) | 27 (168.5372) |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 41 / 46 (619.9084) | 42 (154.2628) | 34 (163.3828) | 45 (151.4056) | 42 (150.8572) |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest 🏅 Cape Girardeau, MO | 31 / 45 (639.9200) | 14 (170.2856) | 41 (151.3944) | 11 (170.8800) | 38 (147.3600) |