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
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1447
peak 1447 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2016-07-07
latest 2023-07-06
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
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
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 155.62 · weakest Brisket (142.60)
Road miles
1
mi 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 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
601.20 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The weak link
−13.0
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 13.01 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 142.60
- Pork Ribs avg 155.62
- 0 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
5–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 83% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of CDS BBQ in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at SC Festival of Discovery (2021-07-09).
- last seen 2019-07-12
- back 2021-07-09
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked SC Festival of Discovery every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.
- 5 visits in all
- best finish 64th
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
103 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5610 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5599 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1448
No shared contest yet.
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 23% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#5615 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
No shared contest yet.
Level with QUALITY QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5602 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5612 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
No shared contest yet.
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#5616 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 6 years before QUALITY QUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| PALMETTO MOONLIGHT SMOKERS | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ 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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Festival of Discovery | 5 | 64 | 0 | top 87% | 2021-07-09 |
| South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 2 | 61 | 0 | top 82% | 2023-07-06 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
7 yrs
2016-07-07 → 2023-07-06
Busiest season
2023
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 7 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
SC
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 155.62 · weakest Brisket (142.60)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
601.20
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
251
83–511 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1
7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1573
average field rating faced — tougher than 58% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$89,700
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 4 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2019-07-12 → 2021-07-09
Power rating
1447
peak 1447 · #5608 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest SC Festival of Discovery
- Peak power rating (1488) SC Festival of Discovery
- 2021
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.1200 SC Festival of Discovery
- 2023
- Career-best overall score639.7716 South Carolina Festival of Discovery
- Most recent contest South Carolina Festival of Discovery
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.9 | SC Festival of Discovery | 2016-07-07 |
| -11.4 | SC Festival of Discovery(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) | 2017-07-06 |
| -8.1 | SC Festival Of Discovery | 2018-07-12 |
| -6.6 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 2022-07-07 |
| -6.4 | SC Festival of Discovery | 2021-07-09 |
Category scores over time
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 61 / 76 (639.7716) | 53 (163.9428) | 42 (167.3944) | 61 (159.3944) | 68 (149.0400) |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 77 / 92 (610.6056) | 53 (165.6684) | 71 (156.5144) | 71 (161.6800) | 86 (126.7428) |
| 2021-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 65 / 81 (624.3436) | 52 (163.9544) | 73 (150.2060) | 30 (169.1200) | 75 (141.0632) |
| 2019-07-12 | SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 64 / 83 (630.0912) | 35 (165.6912) | 64 (156.5144) | 74 (150.2400) | 55 (157.6456) |
| 2018-07-12 | SC Festival Of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 77 / 89 (591.7144) | 81 (148.5028) | 62 (155.9316) | 87 (139.3828) | 73 (147.8972) |
| 2017-07-06 | 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) |
| 2016-07-07 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 79 / 82 (534.4344) | 82 (112.8800) | 70 (150.8000) | 78 (145.6800) | 76 (125.0744) |