High-water mark
666.1372
career-best overall
92.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.1372 at Big BBQ Bash — 92.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 21, 2024
Barger-Que
Barger-Que is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 25th of 33 at the Big BBQ Bash (2024). They finished #959 in the 2024 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jun 23, 2023
latest Jun 21, 2024 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.32
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 173.12 · weakest Chicken (157.82)
Road miles
45
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
87%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1619)
Purse competed for
$35K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
648.74 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #959 (114 pts) | #1042 (114 pts) | #879 (169 pts) | #706 (234 pts) | #996 (114 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8000 | 149.0168 | 157.82 | top 88% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 153.6688 | 159.95 | top 77% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 171.9772 | 173.12 | top 33% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6572 | 150.7656 | 157.84 | top 84% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big BBQ Bash | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 81% | Jun 21, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
67
finished ahead 18 times, behind 79
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20243 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.1372 Big BBQ Bash
- Career-best overall score666.1372 Big BBQ Bash
- Most recent contest Big BBQ Bash
20234 milestones
- First tracked contest Big BBQ Bash
- First call Big BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Pork)175.4172 Big BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1493) Big BBQ Bash
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2024 | Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN | 25 / 33 (666.1372) | 27 (161.6572) | 14 (171.4172) | 12 (171.9772) | 26 (161.0856) |
| May 17, 2024 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN | 26 / 31 (639.2116) | 27 (162.8000) | 29 (153.6688) | 14 (171.9772) | 30 (150.7656) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN | 31 / 36 (640.8684) | 34 (149.0168) | 34 (154.7772) | 6 (175.4172) | 28 (161.6572) |