ACK-QUE ME
Rating
1577
peak 1584
Contests
20
in the data
First seen
2019-05-04
latest 2024-07-12
Best ToY finish
#162
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
2 reserve
Category wins
1
12 podiums
Overall top-10s
11
of 20 contests
Avg finish
top 34%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
671.02
last 5 vs career avg 671.47 (-0.45)
Walk rate
90%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±13.52
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.42 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.24)
Road miles
2927
mi across 20 mapped stops · furthest 431 mi
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
INSANE SWINE BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 13 of their 15 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).
📅 A October team
Something about October: average finish in the top 15% across 3 contests, versus top 34% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, ME first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 175.5200 | 156.0228 | 167.42 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 151.9544 | 165.24 | top 46% |
| Pork | 20 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 176.0228 | 161.6916 | 170.42 | top 29% |
| Brisket | 20 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 176.5600 | 153.1200 | 168.39 | top 33% |
“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% |
| NH | 4 | 0 | top 35% |
| CT | 3 | 0 | top 36% |
| 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) | 14 | 0 | top 32% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 39% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in ME (5 of 20 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (20 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 671.47
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 | 685.6796 | 685.68 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 677.6228 | 664.30 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 683.9544 | 667.09 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 690.8228 | 687.40 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 687.9884 | 669.44 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
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 | #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) |