Que'd Up

Que'd Up is a competition barbecue team with 44 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 11th of 29 at the Smokin in Steele (2023). They are ranked #4598 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “QUED UP”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,598

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1471

peak 1471 · rated over 44 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 25, 2013

latest Jul 28, 2023 · 10.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#580

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 44 contests

Avg finish

top 64%

overall standings

Best overall

677.6568 / 720

Master · Del Mar BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

659.01 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 649.94 (+9.06)

Walk rate

34%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Chicken · West Coast BBQ Classic

Consistency

±17.36

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.01 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.39)

Road miles

15,668

across 44 mapped stops · furthest 2,175 mi

Schedule strength

45%

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

Purse competed for

$30K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

649.94 / 720

44 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

677.6568 career-best overall

94.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.6568 at Del Mar BBQ Championship — 94.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 18, 2017

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

TWISTED BRISKET BBQ has finished one call ahead of Que'd Up 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 8 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 51%.

8 contests
0 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 51%

A tough matchup

26–0 behind in the head-to-head

LADY OF Q ahead in 100% of their meetings

LADY OF Q has come out ahead in 26 of their 26 shared contests.

A strong matchup

11–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MOSSY ROCK BBQ in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The comeback

2.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.5 years, then back at Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition (Jun 18, 2021).

last seen Dec 14, 2018
back Jun 18, 2021

Chicken nemesis

23 of 26 shared chicken entries lost

Burnin and Lootin ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Burnin and Lootin has out-cooked them in 23 of 26 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

FU MAN QUE CREW has landed one call behind them 3 times.

An October team

Top 55% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 55% across 5 contests, versus top 64% the rest of the year.

5 October contests
top 64% the rest of the year

The long haul

15,668 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 15,668 miles across 44 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 2,175 miles to Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES REGISTRATION WILL BEGIN ON 6/15/2014).

44 mapped stops
furthest 2,175 mi

The metronome

±2.41% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.41% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.3% of a perfect score
44 contests

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
2018 ↗	Master	#927 (317 pts)	#1171 (237 pts)	#893 (377 pts)	#997 (312 pts)	#884 (367 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#580 (680 pts)	#451 (860 pts)	#610 (660 pts)	#585 (685 pts)	#501 (785 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1041 (308 pts)	#979 (368 pts)	#1129 (298 pts)	#906 (428 pts)	#973 (358 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#924 (344 pts)	#804 (454 pts)	#931 (379 pts)	#960 (369 pts)	#995 (334 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1381 (198 pts)	#1301 (233 pts)	#1167 (273 pts)	#1467 (198 pts)	#968 (343 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1003 (287 pts)	#981 (322 pts)	#1083 (282 pts)	#1045 (297 pts)	#537 (587 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Que'd Up, each with one reason worth a look.

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

OL' FELLA'S BAR-B-Q

#4,591 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1471

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Que'd Up)

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jul 10, 2015

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CARNIVORE'S PARADISE

#4,596 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1524

They've been 1524 at their best, 53 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 45 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2021

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SMOKY LINCS

#4,609 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1471

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

rated over 34 contests

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TOPPGATOR BBQ

#4,595 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 60
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1536

Careers of much the same size, 60 contests to 44, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 59 contests
last seen Oct 22, 2021

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SHO DAWG BBQ

#4,602 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1471

28 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 4% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Aug 5, 2022

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Onkel Felix BBQ

#4,604 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1471

They turned up 6 years after Que'd Up did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2026
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Burnin and Lootin	26	1	25	4%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	26	0	26	0%	⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	23	2	21	9%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	23	0	23	0%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	23	0	23	0%	⚔ compare
COOL GRILLING	21	9	12	43%	⚔ compare
LEFT COAST Q	21	0	21	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin it Up BBQ	20	5	15	25%	⚔ compare
Sharpe's Woodshed	20	4	16	20%	⚔ compare
Porterhouse BBQ	20	4	16	20%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
Rooftop BBQ	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	44	3	2	3	179.4400	146.2284	164.01	top 58%
Pork Ribs	44	5	0	0	174.2972	145.1088	161.39	top 63%
Pork	44	6	0	2	173.1544	135.3372	163.13	top 58%
Brisket	44	4	0	1	174.8800	139.4282	161.41	top 55%

“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)	18	0	top 70%
Large (40+)	26	0	top 59%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CA	29	top 60%
AZ	5	top 65%
IA	4	top 77%
NV	3	top 89%
MN	2	top 52%
SC	1	top 50%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
West Coast BBQ Classic	3	18	top 65%	May 12, 2017
Dana Point State BBQ Championship	3	44	top 56%	Oct 7, 2016
Smokin in Steele	2	11	top 52%	Jun 2, 2023
Del Mar BBQ Championship	2	11	top 47%	Aug 18, 2017
Northern Arizona BBQ Festival	2	24	top 78%	Jun 13, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 8 contests

Contests a season 4.9 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 29 of 44 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 37 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 743 finished ahead 828 times, behind 1,339

Longest layoff 2.5 yrs Dec 14, 2018 → Jun 18, 2021

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

20231 milestone

Jul 28 Most recent contest 7th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest

20173 milestones

May 12 First category win (Chicken) West Coast BBQ Classic
May 12 Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 West Coast BBQ Classic
Aug 18 Career-best overall score677.6568 Del Mar BBQ Championship

20161 milestone

Jul 29 25th tracked contest 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic

20142 milestones

Jul 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.3484 6th Annual Vista Q Classic
Jul 25 10th tracked contest 6th Annual Vista Q Classic

20133 milestones

Jan 25 First tracked contest 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Jan 25 Peak power rating (1498) 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Sep 27 First call Avi Resort & Casino Music Brews & BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.7	Del Mar BBQ Championship	Aug 18, 2017
+9.1	Rim County BBQ Classic and Testicle Festival	Sep 29, 2017
+8.5	Turf & Surf BBQ Championship	Aug 17, 2018
+8	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival	Jun 3, 2016
+6.7	West Coast BBQ Classic	May 12, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.2	5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic	Aug 2, 2013
-9.2	5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship	Apr 1, 2016
-8.9	Down Town Barbecue Throwdown	Dec 14, 2018
-8.6	7th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest	Jul 28, 2023
-7.9	Avi Resort & Casino Music Brews & BBQ Championship	Sep 27, 2013

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	2	0	50%	top 67%	93%	92.1%
2022	2	1	50%	top 69%	92.4%	91.9%
2021	1	0	0%	top 75%	89.5%	89.5%
2018	5	0	60%	top 63%	93%	89.5%
2017	8	1	25%	top 51%	94.1%	92.5%
2016	7	0	0%	top 71%	93.3%	90.3%
2015	5	0	20%	top 59%	92.8%	90.9%
2014	7	0	71%	top 67%	92.7%	89.8%
2013	7	0	29%	top 67%	89%	87.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 28, 2023	7th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	31 / 32 (657.0512)	26 (167.4288)	28 (163.3940)	29 (163.9884)	30 (162.2400)
Jun 2, 2023	Smokin in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN	11 / 29 (669.6344)	14 (167.9884)	17 (165.6916)	9 (169.6684)	12 (166.2860)
Jul 29, 2022	6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	23 / 32 (658.7888)	1 (178.2972)	15 (166.8572)	26 (160.5600)	29 (153.0744)
Jun 3, 2022	Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) 🏅 Owatonna, MN	22 / 33 (665.0860)	13 (169.6800)	23 (165.1772)	23 (166.2400)	18 (163.9888)
Jun 18, 2021	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA	24 / 32 (644.4688)	17 (166.2860)	24 (160.5944)	20 (165.6684)	26 (151.9200)
Dec 14, 2018	Down Town Barbecue Throwdown Las Vegas, NV	31 / 32 (617.5084)	29 (158.7884)	30 (157.6800)	32 (135.3372)	19 (165.7028)
Sep 28, 2018	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	19 / 29 (628.9600)	26 (149.6572)	7 (162.2400)	12 (162.8000)	24 (154.2628)
Aug 17, 2018	Turf & Surf BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA	18 / 51 (660.4688)	26 (162.2744)	22 (165.6800)	27 (163.9428)	10 (168.5716)
Jul 13, 2018	9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) Vista, CA	16 / 37 (669.6456)	29 (157.6800)	5 (174.2972)	10 (171.9656)	20 (165.7028)
Mar 23, 2018	7th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	59 / 78 (643.7600)	66 (157.0628)	65 (157.6572)	48 (163.9428)	36 (165.0972)
Dec 15, 2017	Down Town Barbecue Throw down (JUDGES FULL) Las Vegas, NV	27 / 30 (655.2572)	25 (161.6572)	21 (162.8344)	22 (161.6456)	11 (169.1200)
Oct 13, 2017	OC BBQ Competition Costa Messa, CA	30 / 56 (661.5772)	11 (173.7028)	43 (159.9312)	21 (166.2744)	40 (161.6688)
Sep 29, 2017	Rim County BBQ Classic and Testicle Festival Payson, AZ	13 / 36 (671.3256)	16 (165.0856)	26 (162.8228)	7 (173.1544)	8 (170.2628)
Aug 18, 2017	Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA	11 / 52 (677.6568)	27 (165.1084)	13 (170.8456)	11 (172)	11 (169.7028)
Jul 28, 2017	8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) Vista, CA	17 / 40 (670.2056)	21 (167.9656)	14 (170.8456)	31 (162.8000)	12 (168.5944)
Jun 2, 2017	Horse Town Brew B Que Festival ( Judges Full) Norco, CA	34 / 57 (670.7772)	20 (173.1428)	37 (165.1200)	34 (166.2516)	30 (166.2628)
May 12, 2017	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	18 / 40 (658.7428)	1 (179.4400)	19 (167.9772)	30 (155.3828)	26 (155.9428)
Jan 27, 2017	Newport Beach Winter Q Newport, CA	32 / 56 (659.8396)	40 (163.3828)	21 (168.5484)	40 (162.8228)	23 (165.0856)
Oct 7, 2016	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	44 / 75 (654.1824)	54 (159.9312)	45 (161.7028)	14 (172.0228)	44 (160.5256)
Jul 29, 2016	8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA	31 / 42 (648.4340)	18 (168)	32 (158.8116)	33 (159.3712)	25 (162.2512)
Jul 15, 2016	Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA	34 / 47 (657.0176)	37 (163.3944)	26 (169.1316)	19 (170.2628)	42 (154.2288)
Jun 24, 2016	Newport Beach Barbecue Competition Newport, CA	29 / 33 (633.5084)	28 (158.2400)	31 (155.3600)	30 (154.2284)	20 (165.6800)
Jun 3, 2016	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA	23 / 58 (671.4056)	18 (171.4284)	38 (159.9772)	16 (170.2972)	18 (169.7028)
May 13, 2016	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	34 / 44 (651.8860)	32 (165.0972)	41 (151.3716)	27 (165.1200)	17 (170.2972)
Apr 1, 2016	5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arciadia, CA	64 / 72 (634.1372)	54 (161.6916)	49 (160.5372)	60 (154.2400)	54 (157.6684)
Oct 2, 2015	City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	40 / 75 (660.4572)	29 (170.8228)	55 (161.6800)	35 (167.4172)	46 (160.5372)
Jul 24, 2015	7th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA	30 / 54 (667.8512)	16 (173.7028)	26 (167.9656)	35 (166.2284)	37 (159.9544)
Jun 26, 2015	Newport Beach Barbecue Contest Newport Beach, CA	15 / 29 (668.4344)	13 (170.8228)	9 (169.6800)	10 (166.8344)	20 (161.0972)
May 15, 2015	Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	30 / 53 (644.5600)	24 (165.7028)	42 (153.1200)	29 (162.2972)	22 (163.4400)
Feb 27, 2015	6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	63 / 82 (632.4228)	15 (170.8228)	77 (146.8572)	65 (156.5028)	51 (158.2400)
Nov 14, 2014	Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES REGISTRATION WILL BEGIN ON 6/15/2014) Charleston, SC	15 / 30 (644.9828)	24 (151.3600)	5 (170.2628)	15 (161.6800)	12 (161.6800)
Oct 2, 2014	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	53 / 97 (653.6004)	62 (165.0972)	76 (158.2744)	79 (157.6688)	11 (172.5600)
Aug 9, 2014	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2 Huntington Beach, CA	28 / 38 (662.8232)	18 (169.7144)	10 (172.0344)	25 (165.1200)	33 (155.9544)
Aug 8, 2014	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 1 Huntington Beach, CA	33 / 39 (652.4228)	36 (161.6572)	27 (164.5256)	33 (159.3828)	22 (166.8572)
Jul 25, 2014	6th Annual Vista Q Classic Vista, CA	25 / 60 (667.3484)	2 (177.7028)	35 (164)	25 (167.4056)	42 (158.2400)
Jun 13, 2014	Northern Arizona BBQ Festival Williams, AZ	28 / 35 (625.5772)	34 (151.9772)	31 (147.3944)	26 (159.3828)	10 (166.8228)
Feb 21, 2014	The Guinea Pig (Competitor's Series) Indio, CA	39 / 48 (621.0516)	47 (146.2284)	46 (145.1088)	2 (173.1544)	28 (156.5600)
Oct 4, 2013	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	53 / 99 (640.4568)	66 (158.7884)	72 (155.9772)	83 (150.8112)	2 (174.8800)
Sep 27, 2013	Avi Resort & Casino Music Brews & BBQ Championship Laughlin, NV	25 / 31 (622.2056)	24 (157.1200)	31 (145.6572)	3 (173.1428)	27 (146.2856)
Aug 16, 2013	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington State Beach, CA	29 / 63 (640.9944)	27 (165.0856)	11 (169.1316)	31 (159.4172)	46 (147.3600)
Aug 2, 2013	5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic Vista, CA	39 / 46 (610.6972)	39 (151.9428)	24 (160.5944)	30 (158.2400)	42 (139.9200)
Jun 14, 2013	Northern Arizona BBQ Festival Williams, AZ	24 / 32 (637.1420)	21 (161.7142)	25 (155.9998)	27 (158.8566)	14 (160.5714)
May 10, 2013	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	39 / 54 (616.5712)	21 (162.2860)	47 (150.2856)	22 (164.5714)	49 (139.4282)
Jan 25, 2013	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	50 / 86 (636.5708)	73 (151.4286)	53 (157.7140)	59 (159.4284)	15 (167.9998)

Que'd Up

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 (11 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

The long haul

The metronome

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)