The Art of Que MO
Rating
1555
peak 1555
Contests
21
in the data
First seen
2019-08-09
latest 2024-09-13
Best ToY finish
#404
Master 2021
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
5
13 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
of 21 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
680.04 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 677.13 (+2.91)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±14.51
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.84 · weakest Brisket (167.38)
Road miles
853
mi across 21 mapped stops · furthest 128 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Ambition Que in 7 of their 10 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 24% across 6 contests, versus top 46% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 19 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 179.4400 | 159.3828 | 170.63 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 22 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 178.2972 | 157.6800 | 168.79 | top 49% |
| Pork | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.0744 | 170.84 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 177.7028 | 154.8000 | 167.38 | top 51% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 15 | 1 | top 40% |
| KS | 4 | 0 | top 68% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 1 | top 6% |
| Medium (20–39) | 11 | 0 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 52% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (17 of 21 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (22 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out (2021-09-17)
- Wins it all in 5% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 677.13
- 2 perfect 180s 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 681.0976 | 681.10 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 694.8116 | 679.92 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 680.4800 | 672.94 |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 705.1200 | 675.62 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 692.5028 | 682.38 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 688.5600 | 673.97 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-13 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Weston, MO | 9 / 38 (681.0976) | 23 (169.6916) | 4 (174.2972) | 23 (168.5600) | 13 (168.5488) |
| 2023-09-15 | 35th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 6 / 26 (694.8116) | 5 (173.7028) | 9 (172.5716) | 1 (180.0000) | 16 (168.5372) |
| 2023-08-18 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 31 / 57 (670.1600) | 38 (165.0972) | 25 (171.9656) | 2 (178.2972) | 44 (154.8000) |
| 2023-06-09 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Kansas City, MO | 25 / 44 (674.7888) | 38 (162.8688) | 36 (165.6800) | 5 (176.5600) | 10 (169.6800) |
| 2022-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Oak Grove, MO | — | — | 27 (166.8112) | — | — |
| 2022-09-16 | 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 17 / 33 (679.3372) | 23 (163.9428) | 10 (172.5600) | 2 (173.7260) | 12 (174.2744) |
| 2022-08-19 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 33 / 54 (675.3484) | 40 (165.6684) | 32 (168.0000) | 20 (173.7028) | 33 (167.9772) |
| 2022-06-17 | Clay County Juneteenth BBQ Contest (One Meat Ribs) Liberty, MO | — | — | 3 (173.1544) | — | — |
| 2022-06-10 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Kansas City, MO | 20 / 36 (680.4800) | 35 (159.3828) | 19 (170.2744) | 1 (180.0000) | 21 (170.8228) |
| 2022-05-13 | Bernard BBQ Battle (Formerly Brew,Blues & Bar-B-Q) Lansing, KS | 20 / 28 (652.4340) | 16 (169.1428) | 24 (160.5256) | 20 (162.2284) | 18 (160.5372) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 43 / 94 (677.1088) | 17 (174.8800) | 59 (166.8344) | 70 (164.5372) | 32 (170.8572) |
| 2021-09-17 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 1 / 16 (705.1200) | 1 (177.1428) | 2 (178.2972) | 5 (171.9772) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2021-08-21 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 2 Excelsior Springs, MO | 25 / 30 (660.9596) | 20 (171.9884) | 28 (160.5144) | 11 (171.9656) | 27 (156.4912) |
| 2021-08-20 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1 Excelsior Springs, MO | 22 / 40 (681.6456) | 3 (178.8572) | 34 (157.6800) | 6 (176.5600) | 19 (168.5484) |
| 2021-06-04 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 22 / 28 (654.7544) | 6 (173.7144) | 27 (157.6916) | 24 (159.3828) | 20 (163.9656) |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 72 / 93 (657.0288) | 74 (164.5600) | 51 (167.3944) | 83 (157.0744) | 45 (168.0000) |
| 2020-09-26 | West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest Cameron, MO | 9 / 36 (691.3832) | 4 (178.8572) | 8 (174.8572) | 7 (175.4172) | 29 (162.2516) |
| 2020-08-14 | BBQ & Fly in on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 8 / 55 (692.5028) | 33 (169.6684) | 2 (178.2972) | 5 (178.8572) | 33 (165.6800) |
| 2020-06-26 | Grillin and Chillin Chillicothe, MO | 7 / 34 (688.5944) | 1 (179.4400) | 17 (168.5600) | 12 (172.5600) | 16 (168.0344) |
| 2019-09-20 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 5 / 31 (688.5600) | 3 (174.2856) | 9 (169.1544) | 15 (167.9772) | 4 (177.1428) |
| 2019-08-09 | Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash Winston, MO | 17 / 30 (659.3828) | 11 (169.1428) | 17 (165.1200) | 24 (158.8228) | 15 (166.2972) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #682 (226 pts) | #717 (236 pts) | #875 (196 pts) | #398 (536 pts) | #894 (156 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #624 (296 pts) | #615 (326 pts) | #432 (584 pts) | #634 (311 pts) | #606 (331 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #404 (464 pts) | #276 (749 pts) | #492 (409 pts) | #381 (524 pts) | #411 (489 pts) |