A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
913 BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The Barber's Que
The Barber's Que is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 64th of 167 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2023). They are ranked #4738 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “The Barbers Que'” and “The Barbers'Que”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1468
peak 1468 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Jun 22, 2018
latest Jun 21, 2024 · 6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
542.21 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 506.04 (+36.17)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±194.95
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 161.55 · weakest Pork (157.98)
Road miles
13
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1519)
Purse competed for
$77K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
506.04 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to The Barber's Que, each with one reason worth a look.
156 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,756 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,730 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1508
They've been 1508 at their best, 40 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,733 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before The Barber's Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,726 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Level with The Barber's Que on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,754 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before The Barber's Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,748 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before The Barber's Que's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUNN UP BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Jonesy's Smoke Rangers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Most Wanted BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| No Clue BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Engineers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Too Hot to Handle | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Judas Feast | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Can't Beat Our Meat | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Prime BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| SLOW EXPECTATIONS BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| The Drizzlers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| All Sauced Up | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Overland Trail BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| THE LICKS | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Five Guys and a Grill | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1544 | 153.6916 | 159.71 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 156.5600 | 159.98 | top 57% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 137.0856 | 157.98 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 152 | 161.55 | top 47% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 4 | 64 | 0 | top 57% | Jun 21, 2024 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
362
finished ahead 291 times, behind 719
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 21, 2019 → Jun 25, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20233 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.6232 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best overall score657.6232 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.8344 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20191 milestone
- Peak power rating (1487) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
20181 milestone
- First tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.8 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2023 |
| +2.5 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.3 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle | Jun 22, 2018 |
| -14.3 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2022 |
| -7.3 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2024 |
| -3.3 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 25, 2021 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 38% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 99% | 21.4% | 21.4% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 46% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 99% | 45.2% | 45.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 136 / 172 (622.2172) | 147 (153.6916) | 124 (156.5600) | 112 (159.9656) | 135 (152) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 64 / 167 (657.6232) | 80 (163.9888) | 118 (159.3944) | 43 (170.8344) | 72 (163.4056) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 163 / 164 (154.2972) | 136 (154.2972) | — | — | — |
| Jun 25, 2021 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 94 / 145 (633.0172) | 41 (165.1544) | 49 (166.2400) | 144 (137.0856) | 54 (164.5372) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 85 / 183 (643.9200) | 127 (156.5372) | 109 (157.1200) | 75 (164.0228) | 51 (166.2400) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 183 / 185 (325.1776) | 41 (164.5944) | 89 (160.5832) | — | — |