A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
QUALITY QUE
QUALITY QUE is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 61st of 76 at the South Carolina Festival of Discovery (2023). They are ranked #5651 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1447
peak 1447 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jul 7, 2016
latest Jul 6, 2023 · 7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
619.31 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 601.20 (+18.11)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±33.93
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 155.62 · weakest Brisket (142.60)
Road miles
1
across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
58%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)
Purse competed for
$90K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
601.20 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to QUALITY QUE, each with one reason worth a look.
101 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,652 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,635 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1448
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 23% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#5,656 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Level with QUALITY QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,639 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,667 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before QUALITY QUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,642 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before QUALITY QUE'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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PALMETTO MOONLIGHT SMOKERS | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG ON FIRE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Central BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CDS BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKIN' GRILL | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE SUEDE QUE | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| OFF THE GRILL BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Backwoods BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SWIG-N-PIG | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Wiggle Butts BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6912 | 112.8800 | 151.36 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 150.2060 | 155.62 | top 77% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 135.8628 | 151.62 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6456 | 125.0744 | 142.60 | top 85% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Festival of Discovery | 5 | 64 | 0 | top 87% | Jul 9, 2021 |
| South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 2 | 61 | 0 | top 82% | Jul 6, 2023 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
SC
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
248
finished ahead 83 times, behind 511
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jul 12, 2019 → Jul 9, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20232 milestones
- Career-best overall score639.7716 South Carolina Festival of Discovery
- Most recent contest South Carolina Festival of Discovery
20211 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.1200 SC Festival of Discovery
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest SC Festival of Discovery
- Peak power rating (1488) SC Festival of Discovery
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.9 | SC Festival of Discovery | Jul 7, 2016 |
| -11.4 | SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) | Jul 6, 2017 |
| -8.1 | SC Festival Of Discovery | Jul 12, 2018 |
| -6.6 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | Jul 7, 2022 |
| -6.4 | SC Festival of Discovery | Jul 9, 2021 |
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 80% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 84.8% | 84.8% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 82.2% | 82.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 80.2% | 80.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 74.2% | 74.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2023 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 61 / 76 (639.7716) | 53 (163.9428) | 42 (167.3944) | 61 (159.3944) | 68 (149.0400) |
| Jul 7, 2022 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 77 / 92 (610.6056) | 53 (165.6684) | 71 (156.5144) | 71 (161.6800) | 86 (126.7428) |
| Jul 9, 2021 | SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 65 / 81 (624.3436) | 52 (163.9544) | 73 (150.2060) | 30 (169.1200) | 75 (141.0632) |
| Jul 12, 2019 | SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 64 / 83 (630.0912) | 35 (165.6912) | 64 (156.5144) | 74 (150.2400) | 55 (157.6456) |
| Jul 12, 2018 | SC Festival Of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 77 / 89 (591.7144) | 81 (148.5028) | 62 (155.9316) | 87 (139.3828) | 73 (147.8972) |
| Jul 6, 2017 | SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Greenwood, SC | 86 / 89 (577.4400) | 88 (138.8572) | 77 (151.9544) | 88 (135.8628) | 70 (150.7656) |
| Jul 7, 2016 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 79 / 82 (534.4344) | 82 (112.8800) | 70 (150.8000) | 78 (145.6800) | 76 (125.0744) |