A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
RJ's Bob-E-Que
RJ's Bob-E-Que is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 21st of 33 at the Battle of the Brisket (2016). They are ranked #3721 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1489
peak 1489 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Oct 2, 2014
latest Sep 27, 2023 · 9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.94
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.77 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.57)
Road miles
27
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
Purse competed for
$137K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
625.71 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2160 (78 pts) | #1536 (183 pts) | #2157 (98 pts) | #2885 (58 pts) | #2883 (58 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to RJ's Bob-E-Que, each with one reason worth a look.
152 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,722 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1489
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to RJ's Bob-E-Que)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team RJ's Bob-E-Que has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,704 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1551
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to RJ's Bob-E-Que)
They've been 1551 at their best, 61 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,740 of the rated field
- Contests
- 43
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 12%
- Peak
- 1489
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to RJ's Bob-E-Que)
43 contests to 5: their number has had years to settle where RJ's Bob-E-Que's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,731 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
They turned up 9 years after RJ's Bob-E-Que did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#3,717 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
Level with RJ's Bob-E-Que on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,741 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1489
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 150.7884 | 160.77 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1428 | 146.8344 | 153.57 | top 80% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1316 | 141.6800 | 157.23 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9660 | 146.2400 | 154.13 | top 73% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 64% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 61% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 67 | 0 | top 55% | Sep 27, 2023 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
1,215
finished ahead 550 times, behind 1,093
Longest layoff
5 yrs
Sep 16, 2016 → Sep 16, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20212 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score494.8112 American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
- Peak power rating (1500) American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
20162 milestones
- First call Battle of the Brisket
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8800 Battle of the Brisket
20151 milestone
- Career-best overall score639.3024 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.5 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Sep 27, 2023 |
| -6.7 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
| -3 | Battle of the Brisket | Sep 16, 2016 |
| -1.8 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 25, 2015 |
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 | 0% | top 96% | 85% | 85% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 14% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 64% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
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 | 466 / 487 (611.8280) | 461 (150.7884) | 474 (147.9540) | 363 (161.1312) | 442 (151.9544) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 67 / 467 (494.8112) | 400 (154.2284) | 332 (161.1428) | 449 (141.6800) | 303 (159.9660) |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS | 21 / 33 (630.7656) | 5 (170.8800) | 17 (159.9772) | 30 (153.6684) | 28 (146.2400) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 65 / 112 (639.3024) | 49 (163.9772) | 97 (151.9656) | 46 (164.5484) | 55 (158.8112) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 424 / 552 (629.6460) | 304 (164) | 521 (146.8344) | 247 (165.1316) | 414 (153.6800) |