ACK-QUE ME
Rating
1566
peak 1584 · rated over 21 contests
Best runs
5
straight top-10s
Contests
21
in the data
First seen
2019-05-04
latest 2026-07-18
Best ToY finish
#162
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
2 reserve
Category wins
1
12 podiums
Overall top-10s
11
of 21 contests
Avg finish
top 36%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
667.69 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 670.92 (-3.23)
Walk rate
86%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±13.43
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.33 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.26)
Road miles
2927
mi across 21 mapped stops · furthest 431 mi
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
Purse competed for
$155K
listed at 20 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 21 state-championship entries
Master avg
670.92 / 720
21 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
BIG RAZ BBQ has finished one call ahead of ACK-QUE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
ELJEFE SMOKE has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 14 of their 16 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SUWHEE Q in 10 of their 10 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5944 points of the Grand Championship at Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition (2021-08-20).
😤 Pork nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has out-cooked them in 10 of 16 shared pork entries.
📅 A October team
Something about October: average finish in the top 15% across 3 contests, versus top 36% the rest of the year.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Connecticut Barbecue Challenge (2026-07-18).
Teams like this (closest power rating, ME first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PADDY MCQ'S | 16 | 4 | 12 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 16 | 2 | 14 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | 15 | 2 | 13 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| A MAZIE Q | 14 | 8 | 6 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| INSANE SWINE BBQ | 14 | 3 | 11 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| FOUR SMOKING GUYS | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| ELJEFE SMOKE | 13 | 5 | 8 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Up-2 BBQ | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| CIDER BOYS BBQ | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| SUWHEE Q | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Pikes Pits BBQ | 10 | 9 | 1 | 90% | ⚔ compare |
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| smokin good times ME | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| Matt's Backyard BBQ | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| Q Shanty | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 21 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 175.5200 | 156.0228 | 167.20 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 21 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 151.9544 | 165.26 | top 48% |
| Pork | 21 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 176.0228 | 161.6916 | 170.33 | top 30% |
| Brisket | 21 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 176.5600 | 153.1200 | 168.12 | top 35% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ME | 5 | 0 | top 43% |
| CT | 4 | 0 | top 47% |
| NH | 4 | 0 | top 35% |
| NJ | 2 | 0 | top 58% |
| VT | 1 | 0 | top 31% |
| MA | 1 | 0 | top 18% |
| MD | 1 | 0 | top 20% |
| DE | 1 | 0 | top 8% |
| RI | 1 | 0 | top 11% |
| NY | 1 | 0 | top 19% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 15 | 0 | top 36% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 39% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Barbecue Challenge | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 55% | 2026-07-18 |
| Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 42% | 2023-06-03 |
| Granite State BBQ Championship | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 27% | 2021-06-12 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in ME (5 of 21 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (21 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 670.92 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-05-04 — First tracked contest · Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
- 📣 2019-05-04 — First call · Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
- ⭐ 2021-08-20 — Career-best overall score (690.8228) · Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition
- 📈 2021-10-15 — Peak power rating (1584) · Maryland State BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.3 | Granite State BBQ Championship | 2021-06-12 |
| +13.4 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2019-09-28 |
| +13.3 | Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition | 2021-08-20 |
| +12.8 | Sun BBQFest | 2019-06-01 |
| +11.7 | Boo-B-Que | 2019-10-18 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.2 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge | 2026-07-18 |
| -11 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition | 2023-08-19 |
| -8.5 | Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition | 2022-08-27 |
| -8.1 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2022-04-22 |
| -7 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2022-04-23 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
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% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 30% | 95.2% | 95.2% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 54% | 94.1% | 92.3% |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 83% | top 43% | 95% | 92.7% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100% | top 11% | 95.9% | 95.5% |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100% | top 29% | 95.6% | 93% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-18 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT | 29 / 36 (659.8516) | 29 (162.8116) | 25 (165.6800) | 23 (168.5372) | 26 (162.8228) |
| 2024-07-12 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT | 9 / 30 (685.6796) | 8 (175.4400) | 19 (166.8456) | 15 (170.2856) | 4 (173.1084) |
| 2023-09-08 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Braintree, VT | 8 / 26 (677.6228) | 10 (172.0000) | 2 (177.7144) | 16 (165.6800) | 17 (162.2284) |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME | 35 / 46 (652.5372) | 41 (158.2744) | 26 (166.2628) | 28 (165.1544) | 30 (162.8456) |
| 2023-06-03 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH | 21 / 39 (662.7428) | 34 (156.5028) | 31 (162.8116) | 3 (176.0000) | 13 (167.4284) |
| 2022-10-01 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Southwick, MA | 6 / 33 (676.5028) | 18 (167.4400) | 15 (166.2628) | 13 (166.2400) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2022-08-27 | Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME | 22 / 31 (645.6800) | 30 (156.0228) | 29 (151.9544) | 10 (166.2628) | 7 (171.4400) |
| 2022-06-25 | Second Annual Central Maine BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Skowhegan, ME | 6 / 25 (683.9544) | 9 (171.4400) | 9 (169.1200) | 9 (171.4172) | 5 (171.9772) |
| 2022-06-04 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH | 11 / 37 (673.0628) | 14 (167.9884) | 6 (172.0000) | 11 (169.1316) | 17 (163.9428) |
| 2022-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 24 / 41 (665.0968) | 37 (161.1428) | 12 (170.2628) | 8 (173.1428) | 30 (160.5484) |
| 2022-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 28 / 48 (658.2172) | 35 (162.8456) | 36 (161.0972) | 15 (170.8572) | 26 (163.4172) |
| 2021-10-15 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 5 / 25 (687.9548) | 13 (167.3828) | 8 (170.8804) | 2 (174.2744) | 2 (175.4172) |
| 2021-08-20 | Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME | 2 / 26 (690.8228) | 12 (166.8228) | 3 (174.8572) | 7 (174.2628) | 3 (174.8800) |
| 2021-06-12 | Granite State BBQ Championship 🏅 Hancock, NH | 2 / 32 (683.4168) | 7 (172.5828) | 7 (168.5828) | 1 (173.7028) | 12 (168.5484) |
| 2019-10-18 | Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE | 5 / 63 (675.3828) | 6 (172.0000) | 16 (164.5372) | 4 (173.1656) | 19 (165.6800) |
| 2019-09-28 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Hope Valley, RI | 4 / 36 (687.9884) | 5 (173.1200) | 6 (169.7372) | 5 (173.1428) | 3 (171.9884) |
| 2019-08-24 | Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME | 13 / 36 (659.3940) | 19 (160.5600) | 31 (152.5484) | 2 (176.0228) | 9 (170.2628) |
| 2019-08-16 | Hudson Valley Ribfest 🏅 New Paltz, NY | 10 / 53 (666.2972) | 6 (172.0000) | 40 (153.1200) | 3 (170.8572) | 5 (170.3200) |
| 2019-06-08 | Granite State BBQ Championship 🏅 Hancock, NH | 14 / 29 (670.7656) | 8 (172.5484) | 18 (161.1200) | 13 (167.3828) | 9 (169.7144) |
| 2019-06-01 | Sun BBQFest 🏅 Uncasville, CT | 8 / 61 (679.3828) | 23 (166.8456) | 16 (168.5716) | 19 (169.6800) | 4 (174.2856) |
| 2019-05-04 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival 🏅 Ridgefield, CT | 19 / 29 (646.8916) | 2 (175.5200) | 20 (156.5600) | 17 (161.6916) | 24 (153.1200) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #894 (60 pts) | #974 (60 pts) | #1013 (60 pts) | #902 (70 pts) | #917 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #834 (140 pts) | #892 (150 pts) | #1213 (85 pts) | #1041 (105 pts) | #757 (205 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #583 (286 pts) | #698 (246 pts) | #587 (371 pts) | #515 (391 pts) | #641 (271 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #347 (664 pts) | #440 (519 pts) | #388 (659 pts) | #310 (779 pts) | #292 (789 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #284 (683 pts) | #491 (388 pts) | #387 (533 pts) | #295 (688 pts) | #340 (598 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #310 (998 pts) | #269 (1098 pts) | #520 (673 pts) | #235 (1188 pts) | #292 (1063 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #162 (1553 pts) | #247 (1223 pts) | #263 (1153 pts) | #261 (1168 pts) | #66 (1963 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #177 (1605 pts) | #291 (1175 pts) | #184 (1478 pts) | #145 (1620 pts) | #82 (1930 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #220 (1446 pts) | #186 (1451 pts) | #350 (1061 pts) | #188 (1479 pts) | #294 (1186 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #309 (1160 pts) | #335 (1090 pts) | #222 (1345 pts) | #315 (1070 pts) | #143 (1720 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #262 (1281 pts) | #374 (1001 pts) | #189 (1506 pts) | #256 (1256 pts) | #255 (1336 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #609 (513 pts) | #580 (563 pts) | #373 (828 pts) | #691 (483 pts) | #685 (473 pts) |