DOCTOR CUE NC

DOCTOR CUE NC is a competition barbecue team with 27 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 8th of 21 at the Stills and Grills Fest (2019). They are ranked #3012 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,012

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1505

peak 1520 · rated over 22 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 5, 2015

latest Oct 13, 2023 · 8.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#360

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

7% of 27 contests

Avg finish

top 61%

overall standings

Best overall

681.6228 / 720

Master · Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

671.64 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 655.13 (+16.50)

Walk rate

56%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144

Pork · Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge

Consistency

±38.63

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.60 · weakest Brisket (162.54)

Road miles

3,004

across 27 mapped stops · furthest 329 mi

Schedule strength

77%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1599)

Purse competed for

$130K

listed at 14 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 17 state-championship entries

Master avg

655.13 / 720

22 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

681.6228 career-best overall

94.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.6228 at Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest — 94.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 23, 2021

A tough matchup

15–1 behind in the head-to-head

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead in 94% of their meetings

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 15 of their 16 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.05 points below their pork, and turns into a call 18% of the time against 35%.

Brisket avg 162.54
Pork avg 167.60
4 calls in 22 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SmoKing Aces BBQ - NC in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

12 of 15 shared pork entries lost

MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ has out-cooked them in 12 of 15 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BIG DOG BBQ VA has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

3,004 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,004 miles across 27 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 329 miles to Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD).

27 mapped stops
furthest 329 mi

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
2023 ↗	Master	#1102 (100 pts)	#1319 (60 pts)	#1276 (100 pts)	#825 (175 pts)	#989 (120 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#420 (523 pts)	#527 (413 pts)	#399 (638 pts)	#295 (823 pts)	#368 (648 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#360 (526 pts)	#517 (364 pts)	#287 (731 pts)	#371 (541 pts)	#297 (691 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#660 (487 pts)	#534 (652 pts)	#497 (697 pts)	#573 (607 pts)	#866 (357 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1086 (240 pts)	#777 (440 pts)	#1239 (220 pts)	#1028 (295 pts)	#1270 (200 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2040 (79 pts)	#2190 (64 pts)	#2716 (59 pts)	#2022 (99 pts)	#1961 (109 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to DOCTOR CUE NC, each with one reason worth a look.

98 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

FatHeads bbq

#2,999 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 51
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1600

4–1 in 5 shared contests (80% to DOCTOR CUE NC)

These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — DOCTOR CUE NC ahead 4–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 51 contests
last seen Oct 13, 2023

⚔ Head-to-head

DAT'S BBQ

#2,998 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1506

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 22 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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Nice Rack BBQ

#3,009 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1522

Careers of much the same size, 24 contests to 27, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Nov 17, 2023

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Pit Bull Smokers

#3,011 of the rated field

1505 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 77%
Peak: 1527

22 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 77% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2026
on a 4-contest top-10 run

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THE FLYING BURRITOS

#3,002 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1531

Level with DOCTOR CUE NC on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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Smokin' Bones Barbecue

#3,003 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1506

They turned up 5 years after DOCTOR CUE NC did, first appearing in 2020.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Aug 25, 2023

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
JL Smokers	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
SWIG-N-PIG	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
CHUNKY BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	22	3	1	2	176.5828	158.2400	166.33	top 61%
Pork Ribs	23	6	0	0	175.4172	150.2172	166.24	top 51%
Pork	23	8	0	1	177.7144	159.9428	167.60	top 48%
Brisket	22	4	0	1	176	151.4172	162.54	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
Medium (20–39)	20	0	top 60%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 75%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest	3	11	top 47%	Jul 22, 2022
Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off	2	10	top 49%	Oct 13, 2023
Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2)	2	29	top 87%	Oct 29, 2022
Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge	2	18	top 78%	Sep 23, 2022
Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge	2	22	top 63%	Sep 27, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2022 6 contests

Contests a season 3 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 26 of 27 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 16 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 318 finished ahead 284 times, behind 450

Longest layoff 1.3 yrs Jun 5, 2015 → Sep 23, 2016

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20231 milestone

Oct 13 Most recent contest Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off

20223 milestones

Sep 23 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7144 Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge
Sep 23 Peak power rating (1520) Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge
Oct 28 25th tracked contest Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1)

20211 milestone

Jul 23 Career-best overall score681.6228 Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest

20193 milestones

May 17 First category win (Chicken) Stills and Grills Fest
May 17 First overall top-10 Stills and Grills Fest
May 17 10th tracked contest Stills and Grills Fest

20182 milestones

Sep 21 First call Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge
Oct 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4572 Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down

20151 milestone

Jun 5 First tracked contest Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest	Jul 23, 2021
+8.7	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	Oct 12, 2018
+7.9	Stills and Grills Fest	May 17, 2019
+6.2	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest	Jul 22, 2022
+6.2	Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-off	Oct 8, 2021

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.2	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge	Sep 24, 2021
-7.9	Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2)	Oct 29, 2022
-7.2	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	Aug 10, 2018
-6.6	Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1)	Oct 28, 2022
-3.9	Currituck Bulls & BBQ	Nov 6, 2020

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0	0	100%	top 60%	93.9%	93.9%
2022	6	0	0	83%	top 63%	94.4%	93.1%
2021	5	1	0	60%	top 63%	94.7%	88.4%
2020	1	0	0	0%	top 75%	91%	91%
2019	5	1	1	80%	top 55%	92.8%	91.4%
2018	3	0	0	67%	top 61%	91.2%	90%
2017	3	0	0	0%	—	—	—
2016	2	0	0	0%	—	—	—
2015	1	0	0	0%	top 62%	90%	90%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 13, 2023	Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC	15 / 25 (675.8628)	23 (159.3600)	15 (169.6916)	5 (175.4056)	11 (171.4056)
Oct 29, 2022	Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) 🏅 Shelby, NC	31 / 34 (662.0796)	32 (164.5256)	31 (162.8000)	13 (171.9656)	29 (162.7884)
Oct 28, 2022	Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) 🏅 Shelby, NC	29 / 35 (662.1256)	25 (166.2400)	34 (157.6456)	28 (165.1200)	8 (173.1200)
Sep 23, 2022	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Connelly Springs, NC	18 / 32 (679.9544)	26 (163.9656)	14 (169.1544)	3 (177.7144)	15 (169.1200)
Jul 22, 2022	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC	15 / 35 (678.1600)	25 (166.8344)	11 (170.8228)	6 (173.1200)	16 (167.3828)
May 20, 2022	Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC	22 / 32 (658.7312)	30 (158.2400)	23 (162.2628)	20 (166.8228)	7 (171.4056)
Apr 8, 2022	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC	12 / 36 (678.7200)	13 (170.8228)	4 (175.4172)	8 (173.1084)	28 (159.3716)
Oct 30, 2021	Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 2 🏅 Shelby, NC	17 / 27 (681.6112)	20 (170.8228)	9 (174.8572)	17 (169.6684)	22 (166.2628)
Oct 29, 2021	Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1 🏅 Shelby, NC	25 / 33 (666.6972)	25 (166.2400)	18 (167.9772)	11 (171.9772)	28 (160.5028)
Oct 8, 2021	Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC	10 / 26 (664.9940)	20 (163.3828)	13 (167.3828)	20 (159.9428)	2 (174.2856)
Sep 24, 2021	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC	27 / 27 (486.7204)	—	11 (168.5372)	21 (165.0856)	25 (153.0976)
Jul 23, 2021	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC	11 / 30 (681.6228)	18 (169.1200)	8 (171.4172)	18 (165.0856)	4 (176)
Nov 6, 2020	Currituck Bulls & BBQ 🏅 Powells Point, NC	21 / 28 (655.3600)	23 (161.6800)	12 (168.5600)	19 (165.1200)	24 (160)
Oct 11, 2019	Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC	15 / 27 (655.2800)	16 (163.9428)	8 (168.5600)	5 (170.2744)	24 (152.5028)
Sep 27, 2019	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge 🏅 Newton, NC	22 / 37 (661.5996)	29 (163.9884)	6 (174.2744)	28 (160.4912)	28 (162.8456)
Aug 30, 2019	Blue Ridge BBQ & Brew Festival 🏅 West Jefferson, NC	15 / 24 (656.4344)	15 (163.9772)	11 (167.3828)	9 (167.3944)	18 (157.6800)
Jun 14, 2019	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC	23 / 38 (647.9088)	12 (170.2628)	30 (155.9772)	14 (166.8460)	28 (154.8228)
May 17, 2019	Stills and Grills Fest North Wilkesboro, NC	8 / 21 (667.9884)	1 (175.4400)	4 (173.7372)	10 (162.8456)	15 (155.9656)
Oct 12, 2018	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	13 / 39 (656.4572)	9 (166.8228)	20 (160.5372)	6 (171.9772)	21 (157.1200)
Sep 21, 2018	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	30 / 45 (642.8116)	3 (176.5828)	40 (150.2172)	30 (162.8572)	40 (153.1544)
Aug 10, 2018	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	43 / 51 (643.8516)	38 (163.9428)	22 (168.5372)	47 (159.9544)	49 (151.4172)
Oct 27, 2017	Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) Lynchburg, TN	—	13 (168.5600)	23 (163.9656)	13 (167.9884)	—
Sep 22, 2017	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	—	—	—	—	—
Aug 11, 2017	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 11, 2016	Town of Mt. Pleasant Fall Festival & First Annual Polar Pig Cook-Off Mt. Pleasant, NC	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 23, 2016	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 5, 2015	Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest Lincolnton, NC	21 / 34 (647.9432)	24 (164.5372)	28 (153.7260)	17 (163.9772)	15 (165.7028)

DOCTOR CUE NC

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)