O' Town Que OK
Rating
1551
peak 1564
Contests
19
in the data
First seen
2021-10-01
latest 2024-07-26
Best ToY finish
#333
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
2 reserve
Category wins
3
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
9
of 19 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
686.10 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 583.46 (+102.64)
Walk rate
84%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
6
best run (overall)
Consistency
±141.99
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.50 · weakest Brisket (168.97)
Road miles
2096
mi across 19 mapped stops · furthest 206 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Too Sauced BBQ has finished one call ahead of O' Town Que 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SUPER SWINE has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
WOOD HOOK BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 11 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of CEO BBQ in 11 of their 12 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5484 points of the Grand Championship at Smokin on the Route (2022-07-29).
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 29% across 3 contests, versus top 42% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, OK first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 19 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 162.2628 | 171.01 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 19 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 178.8572 | 158.8000 | 171.50 | top 37% |
| Pork | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 151.9544 | 170.03 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 174.2628 | 162.8344 | 168.97 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OK | 13 | 0 | top 42% |
| KS | 4 | 0 | top 38% |
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 54% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 31% |
| Medium (20–39) | 14 | 0 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 33% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in OK (13 of 19 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (19 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 583.46
- 1 perfect 180 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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 702.8456 | 694.80 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 689.0400 | 680.07 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 687.9200 | 492.88 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 485.0284 | 485.03 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-26 | Smokin on the Route Miami, OK | 13 / 27 (690.7772) | 11 (174.8456) | 13 (173.1316) | 8 (177.7028) | 20 (165.0972) |
| 2024-06-07 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 14 / 43 (690.7768) | 17 (173.1084) | 28 (166.2628) | 10 (177.1428) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2024-04-05 | Lake Views & BBQ Wagoner, OK | 3 / 21 (702.8456) | 1 (180.0000) | 2 (178.8572) | 3 (176.5944) | 16 (167.3940) |
| 2023-09-01 | Smoke on the River Burlington, KS | 15 / 20 (670.2056) | 18 (164.5256) | 6 (174.8572) | 18 (160.0000) | 9 (170.8228) |
| 2023-08-04 | Que' For a Cause Tahlequah, OK | 26 / 36 (675.8972) | 21 (170.2744) | 19 (169.6800) | 30 (164.5256) | 21 (171.4172) |
| 2023-07-28 | Smokin on the Route Miami, OK | 23 / 29 (676.4112) | 7 (173.1200) | 12 (171.9772) | 25 (166.2400) | 24 (165.0740) |
| 2023-06-09 | Ozarks BBQ Fest Springfield, MO | 16 / 30 (679.8624) | 15 (170.2628) | 13 (171.9656) | 14 (170.8228) | 20 (166.8112) |
| 2023-05-12 | City of Springs BBQ Championship Sulphur, OK | 4 / 16 (689.0284) | 5 (173.1200) | 3 (176.5600) | 15 (166.2284) | 3 (173.1200) |
| 2023-03-31 | Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ) Wagoner, OK | 11 / 29 (689.0400) | 25 (166.2400) | 11 (174.2744) | 6 (174.2628) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2022-10-08 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 2 Tahlequah, OK | 9 / 32 (515.3484) | 6 (176.5600) | 16 (169.1200) | 13 (169.6684) | — |
| 2022-10-07 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 1 Tahlequah, OK | 20 / 32 (499.8740) | 16 (166.8112) | 30 (158.8000) | 11 (174.2628) | — |
| 2022-09-16 | Smoke on the River (BACKYARD ONLY) Burlington, KS | 2 / 6 (342.2400) | 3 (171.4172) | 2 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2022-09-09 | Car-B-Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Belton, MO | 7 / 13 (336.5256) | 12 (162.2628) | 4 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2022-07-29 | Smokin on the Route Miami, OK | 2 / 19 (337.6688) | 1 (171.4172) | 4 (166.2516) | — | — |
| 2022-06-10 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 3 / 29 (345.1084) | 7 (169.1084) | 1 (176.0000) | — | — |
| 2022-05-20 | City of Springs BBQ Championship Sulphur, OK | 9 / 25 (686.1828) | 9 (171.9772) | 8 (170.8228) | 11 (173.1200) | 10 (170.2628) |
| 2022-05-06 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 10 / 38 (687.9200) | 16 (170.8228) | 4 (177.7028) | 5 (176.5600) | 22 (162.8344) |
| 2022-04-01 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK | 11 / 30 (685.0168) | 6 (175.4172) | 8 (171.9656) | 11 (171.4056) | 18 (166.2284) |
| 2021-10-01 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Tahlequah, OK | 13 / 20 (485.0284) | 9 (167.9656) | 9 (165.1084) | 17 (151.9544) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #446 (448 pts) | #445 (493 pts) | #546 (418 pts) | #424 (503 pts) | #571 (333 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #333 (634 pts) | #351 (644 pts) | #305 (824 pts) | #378 (564 pts) | #307 (734 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #41 (885 pts) | #34 (970 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #516 (395 pts) | #531 (410 pts) | #488 (505 pts) | #507 (430 pts) | #659 (290 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #179 (130 pts) | #182 (130 pts) | — | — |