HIGH i QUE KS
Rating
1776
peak 1783
Contests
83
in the data
First seen
2019-02-08
latest 2023-09-27
Best ToY finish
#14
Master 2020
Grand champs
6
10 reserve
Category wins
22
50 podiums
Overall top-10s
47
of 83 contests
Avg finish
top 21%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
12 🔥
Current form
691.33 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 690.36 (+0.97)
Walk rate
87%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
9
best run (overall)
Consistency
±8.99
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 173.47 · weakest Brisket (171.36)
Road miles
6959
mi across 83 mapped stops · furthest 546 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
MAN MEAT BBQ has finished one call ahead of HIGH i QUE 5 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
DIRT ROAD BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 44 of their 60 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of LOVE 2 Q in 36 of their 46 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Smoke on the Trails is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0456 points of the Grand Championship at Smoke in the Spring (2022-04-08).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 53-team field at Smoke on the Trails.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Smokin in the Creek BBQ (2023-04-21) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 30-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, GETTIN' BASTED.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 80 | 32 | 7 | 12 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.0972 | 173.13 | top 30% |
| Pork Ribs | 83 | 49 | 8 | 18 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.7884 | 173.47 | top 24% |
| Pork | 80 | 35 | 4 | 10 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.1940 | 172.46 | top 31% |
| Brisket | 80 | 35 | 3 | 10 | 180.0000 🔥 | 159.3484 | 171.36 | top 32% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 58 | 4 | top 18% |
| MO | 13 | 1 | top 22% |
| OK | 6 | 0 | top 39% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 43% |
| NE | 1 | 1 | top 2% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 37% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 13% |
| Medium (20–39) | 22 | 3 | top 21% |
| Large (40+) | 57 | 3 | top 21% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (21 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (58 of 83 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (83 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smoke on the Trails (2019-09-27)
- Wins it all in 7% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 690.36
- 12 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 703.9544 | 689.84 |
| 2022 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 705.6800 | 690.38 |
| 2021 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 705.6684 | 689.85 |
| 2020 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 706.8572 | 694.09 |
| 2019 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 704.5484 | 688.83 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 104 / 487 (686.1824) | 69 (175.4056) | 69 (174.8456) | 251 (167.9656) | 220 (167.9656) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 42 / 211 (691.3484) | 136 (169.1200) | 38 (175.4056) | 147 (167.9656) | 8 (178.8572) |
| 2023-09-15 | 35th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 4 / 26 (695.9200) | 1 (178.8572) | 4 (175.4172) | 15 (168.5372) | 8 (173.1084) |
| 2023-08-25 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 7 / 44 (696.4912) | 6 (175.4056) | 14 (171.9772) | 13 (174.2628) | 5 (174.8456) |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL Mayetta, KS | 49 / 62 (686.7312) | 41 (174.2628) | 60 (168.5256) | 16 (175.4056) | 51 (168.5372) |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Mayetta, KS | 8 / 90 (698.8116) | 25 (174.2744) | 33 (174.2628) | 36 (173.1200) | 7 (177.1544) |
| 2023-07-28 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ Iola, KS | 9 / 25 (686.1944) | 5 (174.2744) | 7 (173.1316) | 8 (170.8228) | 13 (167.9656) |
| 2023-07-14 | Smokin in the Electric City (Day 1) Butler, MO | 6 / 27 (691.3256) | 4 (176.5600) | 8 (169.6800) | 19 (169.6800) | 5 (175.4056) |
| 2023-07-14 | Smokin in the Electric City (ONE MEAT RIBS) Butler, MO | — | — | 4 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2023-06-23 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 26 / 167 (678.7196) | 10 (174.2628) | 14 (174.2628) | 96 (163.3712) | 49 (166.8228) |
| 2023-06-16 | Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" Kansas City, KS | 5 / 29 (699.3828) | 3 (178.8572) | 16 (169.6800) | 3 (179.4400) | 12 (171.4056) |
| 2023-04-21 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ Sugar Creek, MO | 1 / 51 (703.9544) | 4 (175.4172) | 6 (175.4172) | 2 (178.8572) | 8 (174.2628) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 65 / 103 (671.8400) | 1 (180.0000) | 43 (170.8344) | 78 (161.6572) | 88 (159.3484) |
| 2023-03-17 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 29 / 68 (681.0400) | 20 (173.7144) | 48 (165.6800) | 31 (170.8228) | 24 (170.8228) |
| 2022-10-21 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 1 / 30 (705.6800) | 1 (180.0000) | 4 (175.4172) | 5 (174.2628) | 4 (176.0000) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 168 / 249 (675.8396) | 40 (175.4288) | 240 (158.7884) | 76 (173.1084) | 141 (168.5140) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 54 / 505 (689.6800) | 45 (176.5600) | 146 (171.4172) | 68 (174.8572) | 217 (166.8456) |
| 2022-09-09 | 6th Annual Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS | 4 / 37 (696.5028) | 19 (170.8228) | 1 (180.0000) | 16 (170.2628) | 2 (175.4172) |
| 2022-08-26 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 2 / 45 (704.5600) | 22 (167.9656) | 2 (178.2972) | 1 (178.2972) | 2 (180.0000) |
| 2022-08-19 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 7 / 54 (695.8968) | 34 (168.5256) | 9 (175.4056) | 7 (176.5600) | 9 (175.4056) |
| 2022-07-29 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ Iola, KS | 2 / 16 (696.5256) | 2 (180.0000) | 3 (176.0116) | 6 (172.5484) | 10 (167.9656) |
| 2022-07-16 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Ribs Cameron, MO | — | — | 9 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2022-07-15 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Cameron, MO | 13 / 27 (683.2912) | 22 (167.3712) | 6 (173.1200) | 14 (171.9772) | 9 (170.8228) |
| 2022-06-24 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 28 / 164 (673.1656) | 86 (162.2856) | 2 (177.7372) | 30 (171.4516) | 81 (161.6912) |
| 2022-06-10 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Kansas City, MO | 19 / 36 (683.2912) | 14 (173.1200) | 23 (169.6800) | 3 (178.8572) | 32 (161.6340) |
| 2022-05-13 | Bernard BBQ Battle (Formerly Brew,Blues & Bar-B-Q) Lansing, KS | 4 / 28 (687.9316) | 8 (173.1428) | 1 (176.5716) | 10 (168.5372) | 6 (169.6800) |
| 2022-04-29 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition Topeka, KS | 17 / 77 (689.6340) | 30 (170.8112) | 9 (175.4172) | 23 (172.5600) | 19 (170.8456) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 2 / 94 (699.9772) | 43 (170.2744) | 5 (177.1428) | 4 (177.7144) | 15 (174.8456) |
| 2022-03-18 | Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 15 / 71 (683.3368) | 8 (174.2628) | 33 (167.3828) | 26 (169.7028) | 14 (171.9884) |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational Shawnee, OK | 60 / 92 (683.8856) | 58 (171.4172) | 37 (174.2628) | 15 (176.5600) | 87 (161.6456) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK | 52 / 111 (679.9200) | 99 (161.0972) | 56 (168.5600) | 7 (177.7028) | 28 (172.5600) |
| 2021-10-22 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 12 / 30 (683.8856) | 16 (169.6800) | 14 (169.1200) | 8 (173.1200) | 10 (171.9656) |
| 2021-10-08 | 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 30 / 70 (681.0400) | 38 (168.5600) | 56 (167.3944) | 36 (169.6800) | 9 (175.4056) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 41 / 185 (689.6228) | 112 (169.6800) | 95 (170.8228) | 21 (176.0000) | 55 (173.1200) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 9 / 467 (696.5372) | 58 (173.7144) | 127 (170.8228) | 29 (175.4172) | 14 (176.5828) |
| 2021-09-10 | Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS | 3 / 53 (705.6684) | 13 (175.4172) | 3 (177.1428) | 21 (173.1084) | 3 (180.0000) |
| 2021-08-20 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 4 / 46 (690.7884) | 11 (173.1084) | 12 (169.1200) | 21 (170.2628) | 2 (178.2972) |
| 2021-08-13 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash Winston, MO | 5 / 25 (694.8344) | 12 (171.4172) | 10 (173.1316) | 10 (172.5828) | 5 (177.7028) |
| 2021-07-23 | Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS | 3 / 28 (691.3368) | 9 (170.8228) | 6 (172.5600) | 9 (170.2512) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2021-07-09 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 10 / 43 (691.3140) | 18 (173.1084) | 9 (173.1200) | 17 (171.9656) | 12 (173.1200) |
| 2021-06-25 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 7 / 145 (687.9772) | 19 (169.6800) | 20 (171.4400) | 32 (168.5600) | 1 (178.2972) |
| 2021-06-18 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life Kansas City, KS | 4 / 37 (701.6572) | 17 (171.9656) | 2 (177.7028) | 6 (176.5716) | 3 (175.4172) |
| 2021-06-04 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 5 / 28 (690.8000) | 5 (175.4172) | 7 (171.9772) | 8 (170.8228) | 7 (172.5828) |
| 2021-05-28 | 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 1 / 46 (698.8456) | 14 (171.4056) | 1 (178.8800) | 5 (174.8572) | 13 (173.7028) |
| 2021-05-07 | Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 18 / 53 (684.5028) | 2 (180.0000) | 6 (177.7028) | 28 (165.6800) | 27 (161.1200) |
| 2021-04-23 | 16th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 24 / 41 (666.1256) | 5 (176.0000) | 25 (165.0972) | 25 (165.0856) | 34 (159.9428) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 16 / 105 (693.0512) | 16 (176.5600) | 57 (167.9656) | 6 (178.8572) | 49 (169.6684) |
| 2021-03-19 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 4 / 70 (695.3712) | 7 (174.8456) | 8 (176.0000) | 22 (173.1084) | 18 (171.4172) |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition Mayetta, KS | 51 / 94 (684.4568) | 43 (171.4056) | 37 (172.5600) | 53 (170.8228) | 59 (169.6684) |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 4 / 93 (695.3712) | 7 (177.7028) | 14 (174.2628) | 24 (173.1200) | 36 (170.2856) |
| 2020-10-24 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 2 / 58 (701.6572) | 9 (176.5716) | 27 (170.8228) | 4 (178.8572) | 14 (175.4056) |
| 2020-10-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 15 / 64 (691.9428) | 24 (173.1428) | 7 (174.8572) | 34 (171.9772) | 27 (171.9656) |
| 2020-09-11 | Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS | 5 / 48 (695.9544) | 12 (174.2744) | 12 (173.1544) | 14 (171.9656) | 7 (176.5600) |
| 2020-08-28 | Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off Nevada, MO | 2 / 37 (701.1088) | 10 (175.4288) | 1 (178.8572) | 21 (171.4056) | 3 (175.4172) |
| 2020-08-21 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 11 / 43 (688.4916) | 32 (167.3944) | 3 (177.7144) | 13 (173.1200) | 16 (170.2628) |
| 2020-08-07 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash Winston, MO | 2 / 30 (703.9656) | 4 (176.5600) | 4 (177.7028) | 2 (176.5944) | 13 (173.1084) |
| 2020-07-24 | Farm Stock Smoke Off Lane, KS | 1 / 21 (706.8572) | 6 (175.4172) | 4 (174.8572) | 4 (177.1428) | 2 (179.4400) |
| 2020-07-18 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Single Meat - Rib Contest Cameron, MO | — | — | 1 (174.8800) | — | — |
| 2020-07-17 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Cameron, MO | 10 / 42 (687.9200) | 34 (163.9544) | 8 (176.5600) | 18 (172.5600) | 7 (174.8456) |
| 2020-07-10 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 16 / 61 (686.7428) | 41 (165.0972) | 1 (180.0000) | 29 (169.6800) | 17 (171.9656) |
| 2020-06-19 | Black Silo Winery Trenton, MO | 8 / 31 (684.5256) | 16 (170.2628) | 2 (178.2972) | 10 (173.1544) | 27 (162.8112) |
| 2020-03-13 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 6 / 68 (694.2288) | 26 (169.1316) | 30 (169.6800) | 8 (176.5600) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2019-10-25 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 12 / 44 (683.8740) | 1 (176.5600) | 14 (170.8228) | 34 (162.7884) | 10 (173.7028) |
| 2019-10-18 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS | 1 / 25 (703.4172) | 1 (177.7144) | 1 (177.1544) | 1 (180.0000) | 12 (168.5484) |
| 2019-10-11 | Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest(JUDGES FULL) DeSoto, KS | 2 / 51 (704.0000) | 4 (175.4172) | 2 (177.1428) | 6 (176.5600) | 6 (174.8800) |
| 2019-09-27 | Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS | 1 / 53 (691.3484) | 9 (171.9772) | 13 (168.5484) | 1 (178.8572) | 7 (171.9656) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 62 / 135 (684.5028) | 36 (174.2744) | 8 (176.5944) | 128 (160.5256) | 46 (173.1084) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 71 / 468 (681.6344) | 66 (173.1200) | 123 (169.7144) | 112 (170.8228) | 161 (167.9772) |
| 2019-08-23 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 13 / 66 (681.6112) | 31 (167.3828) | 21 (169.6800) | 8 (173.1428) | 18 (171.4056) |
| 2019-08-16 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 3 / 68 (700.0000) | 16 (172.5600) | 8 (174.8572) | 5 (177.1428) | 5 (175.4400) |
| 2019-08-09 | Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash Winston, MO | 12 / 30 (676.4800) | 9 (169.7028) | 9 (169.6916) | 3 (177.1428) | 23 (159.9428) |
| 2019-07-26 | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS | 7 / 41 (683.9428) | 1 (180.0000) | 6 (173.7028) | 19 (166.2628) | 27 (163.9772) |
| 2019-07-12 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 2 / 59 (704.5484) | 1 (180.0000) | 4 (176.5600) | 6 (175.4056) | 9 (172.5828) |
| 2019-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 3 / 183 (689.1428) | 7 (175.4172) | 4 (174.3200) | 1 (178.8800) | 90 (160.5256) |
| 2019-06-14 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life Kansas City, KS | 13 / 38 (673.5768) | 16 (169.1200) | 8 (170.8456) | 26 (163.9428) | 11 (169.6684) |
| 2019-06-07 | Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS | 3 / 46 (694.7768) | 11 (172.5600) | 8 (174.8456) | 4 (175.4056) | 7 (171.9656) |
| 2019-05-31 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 2 / 49 (689.6572) | 2 (177.7028) | 3 (175.4172) | 7 (173.1316) | 23 (163.4056) |
| 2019-05-10 | Grasshopper '19 DeSoto, KS | 16 / 53 (687.3256) | 17 (174.2628) | 14 (173.1200) | 27 (170.8228) | 28 (169.1200) |
| 2019-04-26 | Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS | 9 / 38 (675.2796) | 11 (169.6800) | 6 (173.1428) | 31 (158.1940) | 4 (174.2628) |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke In the Springs Osage City, KS | 9 / 104 (693.6456) | 29 (171.9772) | 6 (176.5600) | 47 (167.4056) | 4 (177.7028) |
| 2019-04-05 | VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits Overland Park, KS | 4 / 53 (693.1544) | 16 (171.4172) | 1 (180.0000) | 4 (175.4972) | 22 (166.2400) |
| 2019-03-15 | Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 2 / 64 (695.3484) | 2 (177.7144) | 17 (169.1084) | 2 (177.7028) | 17 (170.8228) |
| 2019-02-08 | KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship Little Rock, AR | 34 / 92 (678.2056) | 50 (170.2856) | 2 (177.7144) | 50 (167.3828) | 78 (162.8228) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #104 (1467 pts) | #49 (1832 pts) | #148 (1325 pts) | #144 (1222 pts) | #119 (1337 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #47 (1941 pts) | #163 (1236 pts) | #26 (2146 pts) | #101 (1466 pts) | #84 (1606 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #39 (2041 pts) | #86 (1511 pts) | #56 (1831 pts) | #126 (1286 pts) | #29 (1986 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #14 (2032 pts) | #62 (1222 pts) | #5 (2179 pts) | #43 (1422 pts) | #36 (1591 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #24 (2515 pts) | #16 (2310 pts) | #26 (2155 pts) | #19 (2290 pts) | #117 (1635 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #68 (2094 pts) | #145 (1574 pts) | #17 (2304 pts) | #37 (2204 pts) | #134 (1629 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #58 (2243 pts) | #129 (1640 pts) | #101 (1822 pts) | #7 (2540 pts) | #72 (1979 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #119 (1888 pts) | #107 (1750 pts) | #62 (1981 pts) | #58 (2013 pts) | #156 (1646 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #221 (1411 pts) | #228 (1346 pts) | #356 (1021 pts) | #181 (1471 pts) | #188 (1541 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |