Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.
- Brisket ×1
Que-N-Da 662
Que-N-Da 662 is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 16th of 34 at the Southaven Springfest (2023). They are ranked #4742 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1468
peak 1468 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Sep 16, 2022
latest Nov 11, 2023 · 1.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±125.72
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 168.26 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.66)
Road miles
1,100
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 529 mi
Schedule strength
87%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1618)
Purse competed for
$50K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
589.92 / 720
5 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 | #1100 (79 pts) | #1179 (79 pts) | #1268 (74 pts) | #1029 (109 pts) | #1111 (84 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #690 (224 pts) | #671 (259 pts) | #863 (199 pts) | #816 (179 pts) | #478 (414 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1691 (52 pts) | #1636 (57 pts) | #1731 (52 pts) | #1687 (52 pts) | #1685 (52 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Que-N-Da 662, 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.
#4,723 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1468
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,746 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1468
Level with Que-N-Da 662 on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,755 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1468
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,729 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#4,737 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,761 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5716 | 149.0972 | 162.94 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 155.3716 | 161.66 | top 82% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5716 | 155.3944 | 162.36 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 180 🔥 | 153.0744 | 168.26 | top 49% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 95% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 72% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 95% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
5 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MS
2 of 6 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
213
finished ahead 27 times, behind 239
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20235 milestones
- First call Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) Southaven Springfest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score679.8628 Southaven Springfest
- Career-best overall score679.8628 Southaven Springfest
- Most recent contest Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival
20222 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' For Garrett
- Peak power rating (1489) Smokin' For Garrett
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.2 | Southaven Springfest | Apr 21, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.5 | Smokin' For Garrett | Sep 16, 2022 |
| -10.5 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | Sep 21, 2023 |
| -9.7 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 17, 2023 |
| -6.5 | Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival | Nov 11, 2023 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | top 83% | 94.4% | 80.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2023 | Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Biloxi, MS | 18 / 19 (659.8516) | 18 (165.0972) | 19 (162.8000) | 12 (167.4056) | 17 (164.5488) |
| Sep 21, 2023 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 49 / 50 (341.1432) | 15 (172.5716) | — | 29 (168.5716) | — |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 16 / 34 (679.8628) | 19 (169.6800) | 21 (167.3828) | 26 (162.8000) | 2 (180) |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 74 / 80 (644.4344) | 80 (149.0972) | 55 (164.5372) | 75 (155.3944) | 8 (175.4056) |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 52 (158.2284) | — | — |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Smokin' For Garrett 🏅 Mt. Carmel, IL | 26 / 27 (624.3316) | 24 (158.2400) | 25 (155.3716) | 26 (157.6456) | 25 (153.0744) |