CHOP QUEY

CHOP QUEY is a competition barbecue team with 39 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Seventh Annual Dallas Kosher BBQ Championship (KOSHER SERIES) (). They are ranked #840 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#840

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1624

peak 1631 · rated over 36 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 5, 2013

latest Sep 27, 2023 · 10.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#329

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 3% of the time

Category wins

10 podiums

Overall top-10s

26% of 39 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 39%

overall standings

Best overall

692.5144 / 720

Master · Johnson County Fair BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

663.64 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 663.05 (+0.58)

Walk rate

46%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144

Chicken · Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition (KWBBQ)

Consistency

±15.81

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.99 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.98)

Road miles

2,974

across 38 mapped stops · furthest 439 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)

Purse competed for

$206K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

663.05 / 720

36 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

692.5144 career-best overall

96.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 692.5144 at Johnson County Fair BBQ — 96.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 10, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SMOKING JOE'S BARBERQ has finished one call ahead of CHOP QUEY 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

18–5 behind in the head-to-head

DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead in 78% of their meetings

DIRT ROAD BBQ has come out ahead in 18 of their 23 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.0 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.01 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 19% of the time against 32%.

Pork Ribs avg 163.98
Chicken avg 167.99
7 calls in 36 entries

A strong matchup

15–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUSTY ROADS BBQ in 15 of their 15 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (Sep 16, 2021).

last seen Sep 12, 2019
back Sep 16, 2021

Chicken nemesis

16 of 23 shared chicken entries lost

DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead 70% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, DIRT ROAD BBQ has out-cooked them in 16 of 23 shared chicken entries.

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Announced themselves early

1st at their very first contest

Finished 1 of 13 at their very first tracked contest, Seventh Annual Dallas Kosher BBQ Championship (KOSHER SERIES) ().

13-team field

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BOURBON & BONES has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 27% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 27% across 5 contests, versus top 39% the rest of the year.

5 June contests
top 39% the rest of the year

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
2022 ↗	Master	#1309 (60 pts)	#1341 (60 pts)	#1404 (60 pts)	#1348 (60 pts)	#1333 (60 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1286 (60 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#329 (1,103 pts)	#369 (1,028 pts)	#398 (988 pts)	#413 (968 pts)	#397 (1,003 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#600 (606 pts)	#562 (691 pts)	#852 (421 pts)	#673 (561 pts)	#660 (566 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#405 (931 pts)	#342 (1,056 pts)	#429 (911 pts)	#488 (796 pts)	#366 (1,016 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#508 (613 pts)	#381 (813 pts)	#603 (553 pts)	#497 (658 pts)	#392 (803 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to CHOP QUEY, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SWEET SMOKE Q

#839 of the rated field

1624 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1628

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to CHOP QUEY)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team CHOP QUEY has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Jul 9, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Wee Daddy's BBQ

#835 of the rated field

1624 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 53%
Peak: 1624

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 33 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 33 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026
on a 5-contest top-10 run

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SMOKIN BLUE Q FL

#838 of the rated field

1624 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1632

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before CHOP QUEY's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 43 contests

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TOYS 4 BBQ'N

#837 of the rated field

1624 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1624

Fewer contests behind them than CHOP QUEY has cooked, 27 to 39, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 27 contests
last seen May 4, 2018

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Thin Blue Swine

#841 of the rated field

1624 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 58%
Peak: 1629

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 26 contests, alongside a 58% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Jun 5, 2026

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Bubba Q

#836 of the rated field

1624 power rating

Contests: 70
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1691

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 69 contests
last seen Aug 12, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DIRT ROAD BBQ	23	5	18	22%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	22	12	10	55%	⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	19	5	14	26%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	18	8	10	44%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON WHEELS	17	8	9	47%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	16	8	8	50%	⚔ compare
Three Brothers Different Mothers	16	7	9	44%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	38	12	3	5	177.7144	150.8572	167.99	top 38%
Pork Ribs	36	7	0	1	174.2744	148.5372	163.98	top 49%
Pork	36	6	0	2	176	148.5714	165.82	top 46%
Brisket	38	12	1	2	175.4286	152.5710	164.92	top 40%

“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)	2	1	top 15%
Medium (20–39)	12	0	top 37%
Large (40+)	23	0	top 42%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	18	0	top 41%
KS	15	0	top 35%
IA	2	0	top 62%
NE	1	0	top 45%
TX	1	1	top 8%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	3	130	top 45%	Sep 27, 2023
Smoke in the Spring	3	18	top 32%	Apr 8, 2016
Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 2) (Judges Full)	2	15	top 62%	Apr 23, 2016
Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief	2	23	top 44%	Apr 1, 2016
Holy Smoke BBQ Contest	2	6	top 23%	Aug 21, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 9 contests

Contests a season 3.5 across 11 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 18 of 39 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 30 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 2,459 finished ahead 3,537 times, behind 2,746

Longest layoff 2 yrs Sep 12, 2019 → Sep 16, 2021

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

20231 milestone

Sep 27 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

20221 milestone

Sep 29 Peak power rating (1631) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST

20162 milestones

Apr 8 25th tracked contest Smoke in the Spring
Jun 3 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7144 Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition (KWBBQ)

20151 milestone

Jul 10 Career-best overall score692.5144 Johnson County Fair BBQ

20141 milestone

Apr 4 10th tracked contest Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief

—7 milestones

First tracked contest Seventh Annual Dallas Kosher BBQ Championship (KOSHER SERIES)
First call Seventh Annual Dallas Kosher BBQ Championship (KOSHER SERIES)
First category win (Chicken) Seventh Annual Dallas Kosher BBQ Championship (KOSHER SERIES)
First overall top-10 Seventh Annual Dallas Kosher BBQ Championship (KOSHER SERIES)
First overall podium Seventh Annual Dallas Kosher BBQ Championship (KOSHER SERIES)
First Grand Championship Seventh Annual Dallas Kosher BBQ Championship (KOSHER SERIES)
First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3140 Seventh Annual Dallas Kosher BBQ Championship (KOSHER SERIES)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.4	Johnson County Fair BBQ	Jul 10, 2015
+12.9	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout	Jun 11, 2016
+12.7	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge	Jun 10, 2016
+11.3	Sons of the American Legion Red White & Blue II BBQ Contest	Oct 18, 2014
+11.1	Holy Smoke BBQ Contest	Aug 22, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.9	Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 2) (Judges Full)	Apr 23, 2016
-8.8	Smokin' On Big Creek	Apr 5, 2013
-7.8	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	Oct 3, 2015
-7.2	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Sep 27, 2023
-5.8	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Sep 15, 2018

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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
—	1	1	1	1	100%	top 8%	91.6%	91.6%
2023	1	0	0	0	0%	top 67%	91.6%	91.6%
2022	2	0	0	0	0%	top 39%	93.7%	93.7%
2021	1	0	0	0	0%	top 28%	64.6%	64.6%
2019	1	0	0	0	0%	top 11%	92.5%	92.5%
2018	1	0	0	0	0%	top 62%	90.7%	90.7%
2017	1	0	0	0	0%	top 22%	94.4%	94.4%
2016	9	0	4	1	44%	top 33%	95.6%	93.1%
2015	6	0	2	0	67%	top 36%	96.2%	92.8%
2014	8	0	2	1	75%	top 37%	95.1%	92.3%
2013	8	0	1	1	38%	top 54%	92.7%	89.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	326 / 487 (659.8056)	228 (169.1200)	196 (170.8228)	394 (159.3484)	357 (160.5144)
Oct 1, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	197 / 505 (674.7768)	334 (163.9884)	177 (170.2512)	76 (174.2972)	232 (166.2400)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	130 / 467 (348.5712)	156 (169.1312)	133 (170.2744)	234 (165.0972)	370 (154.7772)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	51 / 468 (499.4172)	214 (166.8228)	128 (169.6800)	270 (163.9656)	112 (170.8228)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	289 / 467 (653.0288)	87 (173.1200)	422 (150.2516)	210 (165.6800)	228 (163.9772)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	89 / 407 (679.3372)	156 (169.1200)	219 (164.5488)	42 (175.4056)	93 (170.2628)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	177 / 557 (666.2404)	60 (173.1200)	420 (156.5716)	236 (166.2400)	101 (170.3088)
Jun 18, 2016	Smoke out in the Valley Buckner, MO	9 / 30 (676.4912)	10 (173.1200)	8 (172.5828)	19 (163.3828)	11 (167.4056)
Jun 11, 2016	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS	4 / 29 (687.9772)	14 (170.2628)	7 (171.4400)	3 (176)	9 (170.2744)
Jun 10, 2016	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	3 / 34 (683.3600)	6 (174.3088)	3 (174.2744)	14 (169.1084)	9 (165.6684)
Jun 3, 2016	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition (KWBBQ) Kansas City, MO	7 / 45 (681.7028)	1 (177.7144)	10 (169.1428)	19 (165.6800)	7 (169.1656)
Apr 23, 2016	Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 2) (Judges Full) Boone, IA	32 / 36 (644.4688)	26 (165.0972)	35 (148.5372)	20 (166.2744)	23 (164.5600)
Apr 22, 2016	Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 1) (Judges Full) Boone, IA	15 / 42 (666.1600)	28 (164.5372)	30 (160.5256)	11 (171.9772)	14 (169.1200)
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	46 / 109 (657.6344)	45 (166.8228)	77 (156.5028)	14 (172.5944)	50 (161.7144)
Apr 1, 2016	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO	23 / 72 (668.4800)	19 (171.9772)	23 (165.7028)	50 (161.6684)	12 (169.1316)
Oct 22, 2015	Dallas Kosher BBQ Championship (Competitor's Series) Richardson, TX	—	2 (165.1084)	—	—	4 (156.5140)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	431 / 606 (634.1944)	542 (150.8572)	340 (162.2972)	205 (167.3828)	447 (153.6572)
Aug 21, 2015	Holy Smoke BBQ Contest Liberty, MO	7 / 28 (687.9084)	3 (176.5600)	11 (169.7144)	8 (173.1084)	10 (168.5256)
Jul 10, 2015	Johnson County Fair BBQ Warrensburg, MO	3 / 33 (692.5144)	4 (177.1544)	15 (163.9428)	3 (176)	2 (175.4172)
Apr 10, 2015	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	18 / 97 (671.3140)	10 (171.4172)	23 (167.9772)	38 (164.5484)	27 (167.3712)
Apr 3, 2015	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full) Pleasant Hill, MO	40 / 71 (656.4344)	50 (159.9544)	28 (165.7144)	29 (167.9772)	37 (162.7884)
Oct 18, 2014	Sons of the American Legion Red White & Blue II BBQ Contest Smithville, MO	4 / 18 (684.4684)	6 (172)	6 (171.9772)	8 (169.6684)	6 (170.8228)
Oct 17, 2014	The Fountain's Blaze Off & Senior Q Independence, MO	14 / 25 (653.6112)	13 (166.8572)	4 (167.9772)	20 (157.1084)	14 (161.6684)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	132 / 552 (670.1944)	287 (164.5716)	63 (173.1316)	110 (170.8456)	287 (161.6456)
Aug 30, 2014	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	13 / 29 (661.0744)	14 (165.1200)	11 (168.0116)	24 (159.3828)	7 (168.5600)
Aug 22, 2014	Holy Smoke BBQ Contest Liberty, MO	6 / 29 (669.0628)	1 (177.1544)	10 (165.1428)	6 (167.4056)	17 (159.3600)
Aug 15, 2014	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	15 / 51 (669.1088)	17 (169.7488)	32 (160.5488)	14 (169.7028)	9 (169.1084)
Aug 8, 2014	Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway Kansas City, KS	28 / 53 (655.2800)	38 (161.1088)	34 (161.6684)	41 (158.8000)	6 (173.7028)
Apr 4, 2014	Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO	34 / 75 (654.1028)	13 (172)	37 (163.3828)	57 (158.2172)	38 (160.5028)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	301 / 535 (634.1256)	329 (158.7884)	329 (157.0972)	349 (156.5600)	207 (161.6800)
Aug 2, 2013	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	31 / 51 (648.5144)	9 (169.1772)	43 (157.0972)	16 (167.4172)	37 (154.8228)
Jul 26, 2013	Racing For The BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	31 / 58 (656.4224)	23 (166.2512)	41 (159.9428)	25 (165.7028)	30 (164.5256)
Jul 19, 2013	Smokin' on the River Glasgow, MO	22 / 36 (640.9944)	31 (156.5256)	22 (159.9888)	8 (169.1200)	23 (155.3600)
Jun 14, 2013	Sunflower Barbecue Topeka, KS	22 / 34 (641.7134)	13 (167.9998)	15 (164.5714)	30 (156.5712)	27 (152.5710)
May 3, 2013	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Lansing, KS	7 / 33 (667.4286)	5 (172)	23 (158.2856)	19 (161.7144)	1 (175.4286)
Apr 12, 2013	Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS	25 / 71 (661.7142)	14 (168.5714)	45 (159.4288)	23 (166.8570)	19 (166.8570)
Apr 5, 2013	Smokin' On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO	58 / 74 (629.7142)	56 (157.7142)	56 (154.2858)	73 (148.5714)	13 (169.1428)
—	Seventh Annual Dallas Kosher BBQ Championship (KOSHER SERIES) unrated Dallas, TX	1 / 13 (659.3140)	1 (168.5600)	—	—	5 (162.8112)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

CHOP QUEY

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Announced themselves early

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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)