A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
Capt. Blue BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Capt. Blue BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
K-Town Pit Que
K-Town Pit Que is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 7 at the DMV Kosher Brisket BBQ Competition (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2025), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #3275 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “K Town Pit Que”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1499
peak 1509 · rated over 9 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
May 30, 2025
latest Aug 29, 2026 · 1.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
45% of 11 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
330.45 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 326.91 (+3.54)
Walk rate
36%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±4.90
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.96 · weakest Pork (160.54)
Road miles
1,010
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 136 mi
Schedule strength
73%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1592)
Purse competed for
$37K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
326.91 / 360
9 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to K-Town Pit Que, each with one reason worth a look.
109 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,290 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to K-Town Pit Que)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team K-Town Pit Que has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,292 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1511
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,294 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1498
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,266 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1499
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before K-Town Pit Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,293 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1498
They were already cooking in 2014, 11 years before K-Town Pit Que's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,288 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1500
Level with K-Town Pit Que on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capt. Blue BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Clean Smoke BBQ Team | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE & SHINE BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Leaning Jowler BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Pinky Out BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Better Half Barbecue | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| B'S QUE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Rough Cut Q | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| The Swine Doctor's BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Yardogs BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HotMess BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 151.9084 | 163.96 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 153.0972 | 161.93 | top 64% |
| Pork | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 161.7140 | 159.3600 | 160.54 | top 63% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 6 | 0 | top 57% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 39% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 89% | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 59% | Jul 25, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
6 contests
Contests a season
5.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
5 of 11 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
9
2 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
9 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls
Opponents faced
214
finished ahead 167 times, behind 235
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20265 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8456 Loudoun Rotary BBQ Classic (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1509) Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)
- 10th tracked contest Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best overall score488.4460 Capital Kosher BBQ Competition (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- Most recent contest Capital Kosher BBQ Competition (COMPETITOR SERIES)
20256 milestones
- First tracked contest The Loudoun Rotary BBQ Classic (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call The Loudoun Rotary BBQ Classic (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 The Loudoun Rotary BBQ Classic (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score324.4800 K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall podium DMV Kosher Brisket BBQ Competition (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First Reserve Championship DMV Kosher Brisket BBQ Competition (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.9 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | Mar 27, 2026 |
| +3.2 | MD State BBQ Bash | Oct 10, 2025 |
| +1.7 | Loudoun Rotary BBQ Classic (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 5, 2026 |
| +1.4 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | Jul 24, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.3 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff | Aug 22, 2025 |
| -5.4 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff | Aug 21, 2026 |
| -4.3 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | Jul 25, 2026 |
| -1 | The Loudoun Rotary BBQ Classic (BACKYARD ONLY) | May 30, 2025 |
| -0.5 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jul 12, 2025 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17% | top 53% | 92.8% | 91.6% |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 60% | top 62% | 91.1% | 89.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | Capital Kosher BBQ Competition (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Waynesboro, PA | 3 / 10 (488.4460) | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Edinburg, VA | 22 / 26 (326.7772) | 20 (167.9656) | 25 (158.8116) | — | — |
| Jul 25, 2026 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 26 / 39 (326.2172) | — | 29 (153.0972) | — | — |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 22 / 43 (334.2172) | 21 (166.8228) | 20 (167.3944) | — | — |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Loudoun Rotary BBQ Classic (BACKYARD ONLY) Leesburg, VA | 7 / 12 (331.9312) | 5 (170.8456) | 10 (161.0856) | 10 (159.3600) | — |
| Mar 27, 2026 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 11 / 40 (333.0976) | 13 (167.9772) | 12 (165.1204) | — | — |
| Oct 12, 2025 | DMV Kosher Brisket BBQ Competition (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Waynesboro, PA | 2 / 7 (163.9428) | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 10, 2025 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 16 / 29 (322.7312) | 32 (151.9084) | 8 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Edinburg, VA | 15 / 16 (323.9316) | 11 (165.7144) | 16 (158.2172) | — | — |
| Jul 12, 2025 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Kennett Square, PA | 8 / 12 (324.4800) | 9 (158.2056) | 6 (166.2744) | — | — |
| May 30, 2025 | The Loudoun Rotary BBQ Classic (BACKYARD ONLY) Leesburg, VA | 8 / 12 (318.7656) | 6 (162.2516) | 8 (156.5140) | 5 (161.7140) | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.