High-water mark
682.8116
career-best overall
94.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 682.8116 at Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival — 94.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 27, 2019
DOWNHOMEQUE
DOWNHOMEQUE is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 6th of 43 at the Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival (2019). They are ranked #2242 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “DOWN HOME QUE”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1530
peak 1536 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Sep 27, 2013
latest Sep 29, 2023 · 10 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
33% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
658.43 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 657.07 (+1.36)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.32
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.23 · weakest Brisket (163.88)
Road miles
18
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)
Purse competed for
$26K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
657.07 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to DOWNHOMEQUE, each with one reason worth a look.
72 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,238 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1530
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before DOWNHOMEQUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,229 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1532
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,240 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1530
They turned up 6 years after DOWNHOMEQUE did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#2,236 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1530
Level with DOWNHOMEQUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,239 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1540
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,248 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1530
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before DOWNHOMEQUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACE BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| TOTALLY SMOKIN | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| C & J BACKYARD SMOKERS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Through The Night | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 151.9772 | 163.98 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 161.1428 | 165.23 | top 42% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 157.7256 | 163.98 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 158.3084 | 163.88 | top 36% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 51% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 31% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 43% | Sep 29, 2023 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AR
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
152
finished ahead 157 times, behind 79
Longest layoff
4 yrs
Sep 27, 2019 → Sep 29, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
20193 milestones
- Career-best overall score682.8116 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.7028 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1536) Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
20171 milestone
- First overall top-10 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
20141 milestone
- First call Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2744 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.2 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Sep 27, 2019 |
| +7.6 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Sep 29, 2017 |
| +6.8 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Sep 26, 2014 |
| +6.3 | Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival | Sep 28, 2018 |
| +2.8 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Fest | Sep 27, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Sep 29, 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 72% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 14% | 94.8% | 94.8% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 30% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 31% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 44% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2023 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR | 18 / 25 (639.9200) | 23 (151.9772) | 18 (161.1428) | 21 (158.8344) | 9 (167.9656) |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR | 6 / 43 (682.8116) | 5 (173.1544) | 16 (166.2516) | 7 (173.7028) | 7 (169.7028) |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 15 / 45 (650.1600) | 26 (156.5028) | 7 (172.5600) | 18 (161.6800) | 18 (159.4172) |
| Sep 29, 2017 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 10 / 33 (659.8400) | 7 (169.1200) | 13 (164.5372) | 21 (159.9544) | 10 (166.2284) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 15 / 48 (659.4172) | 11 (167.9772) | 24 (161.1544) | 7 (171.9772) | 27 (158.3084) |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Fest Jonesboro, AR | 21 / 48 (650.2744) | 22 (165.1544) | 19 (165.7144) | 31 (157.7256) | 18 (161.6800) |