QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N GA
Rating
1512
peak 1535
Contests
23
in the data
First seen
2019-02-01
latest 2021-10-15
Best ToY finish
#8
Master 2014
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
3
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
of 23 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
674.38 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 675.39 (-1.01)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±7.93
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.20 · weakest Brisket (166.79)
Road miles
4413
mi across 23 mapped stops · furthest 713 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
BIRD DAWG BBQ has finished one call ahead of QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Angry Jack BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMOKE ON THIS has come out ahead in 9 of their 10 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of RUNWAY SMOKE in 9 of their 11 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 26% across 3 contests, versus top 43% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (2019-10-11) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 31-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Under the Radar.
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 179.4400 | 158.8228 | 171.20 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 23 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 176.5600 | 162.2400 | 169.99 | top 38% |
| Pork | 23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 174.8572 | 159.3600 | 167.40 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 151.9200 | 166.79 | top 53% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 20 | 1 | top 42% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 25% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 13 | 1 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 40% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (14 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (20 of 23 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (23 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (2019-10-11)
- Wins it all in 4% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 675.39
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 679.8856 | 674.38 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 687.8740 | 680.75 |
| 2019 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 689.6456 | 674.22 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-15 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) Roswell, GA | 25 / 34 (679.8856) | 30 (166.2516) | 6 (176.5600) | 25 (169.1084) | 24 (167.9656) |
| 2021-08-20 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 19 / 26 (663.2452) | 16 (167.9656) | 19 (164.5256) | 21 (161.0856) | 10 (169.6684) |
| 2021-05-14 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF Waynesboro, GA | 19 / 42 (677.0172) | 26 (165.0972) | 13 (171.4172) | 9 (171.9772) | 17 (168.5256) |
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 27 / 81 (678.7544) | 4 (176.5716) | 33 (167.9772) | 55 (164.5372) | 32 (169.6684) |
| 2021-02-05 | Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA | 20 / 31 (672.9940) | 19 (170.8112) | 21 (169.1200) | 16 (165.6800) | 14 (167.3828) |
| 2020-10-09 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA | 8 / 37 (687.8740) | 31 (166.2284) | 3 (175.4172) | 12 (173.1084) | 11 (173.1200) |
| 2020-06-19 | The June Contest Cumming, GA | 10 / 25 (683.3600) | 12 (170.8344) | 5 (172.0000) | 7 (173.7028) | 21 (166.8228) |
| 2020-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 17 / 61 (682.1716) | 20 (170.8228) | 16 (171.9888) | 19 (170.8344) | 31 (168.5256) |
| 2020-02-07 | Brasstown Valley Winter BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA | 15 / 32 (669.5772) | 6 (171.9772) | 1 (174.8572) | 5 (170.8228) | 30 (151.9200) |
| 2019-11-15 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown Cedartown, GA | 28 / 35 (660.9484) | 8 (173.1084) | 29 (162.2400) | 33 (159.3600) | 24 (166.2400) |
| 2019-10-18 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) Roswell, GA | 20 / 32 (675.3028) | 23 (167.9656) | 9 (171.9772) | 31 (163.3944) | 6 (171.9656) |
| 2019-10-11 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA | 1 / 27 (689.6456) | 4 (174.2628) | 7 (172.5600) | 4 (172.5600) | 9 (170.2628) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 119 / 468 (675.3828) | 365 (158.8228) | 63 (173.1200) | 91 (171.4172) | 84 (172.0228) |
| 2019-08-23 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 14 / 32 (668.4452) | 17 (167.9656) | 2 (175.4172) | 16 (165.6684) | 23 (159.3940) |
| 2019-08-02 | Hawgin On Lanier Gainesville, GA | 21 / 45 (673.5768) | 20 (171.9656) | 7 (175.4056) | 38 (163.4056) | 36 (162.8000) |
| 2019-06-14 | Poosa-Q Montgomery, AL | 37 / 48 (664.4112) | 9 (174.2856) | 35 (165.0972) | 43 (161.0972) | 39 (163.9312) |
| 2019-05-31 | Smokin' Bike Fest Peachtree City, GA | 5 / 31 (679.3256) | 1 (176.5600) | 23 (163.3944) | 2 (174.8572) | 18 (164.5140) |
| 2019-05-24 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA | 46 / 72 (667.2568) | 10 (175.4056) | 42 (166.8344) | 61 (160.5028) | 48 (164.5140) |
| 2019-05-10 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF Waynesboro, GA | 4 / 42 (684.5372) | 1 (179.4400) | 8 (170.8916) | 25 (162.7884) | 10 (171.4172) |
| 2019-04-26 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 15 / 33 (663.8168) | 15 (169.6800) | 22 (165.0856) | 6 (170.8228) | 22 (158.2284) |
| 2019-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 10 / 62 (682.8112) | 22 (170.8228) | 10 (172.0000) | 7 (171.4056) | 23 (168.5828) |
| 2019-02-08 | KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship Little Rock, AR | 46 / 92 (673.6916) | 14 (175.4400) | 56 (165.6916) | 79 (162.2972) | 38 (170.2628) |
| 2019-02-01 | Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA | 9 / 27 (679.8628) | 5 (175.4056) | 15 (166.2400) | 5 (169.6800) | 15 (168.5372) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #545 (312 pts) | #435 (452 pts) | #569 (337 pts) | #494 (377 pts) | #483 (397 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #217 (547 pts) | #209 (587 pts) | #124 (857 pts) | #200 (612 pts) | #320 (382 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #186 (1360 pts) | #114 (1670 pts) | #223 (1230 pts) | #194 (1315 pts) | #382 (860 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #106 (1863 pts) | #59 (1972 pts) | #79 (1853 pts) | #156 (1498 pts) | #179 (1478 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #77 (2090 pts) | #51 (2100 pts) | #147 (1641 pts) | #161 (1542 pts) | #54 (2093 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #39 (2400 pts) | #28 (2299 pts) | #7 (2556 pts) | #16 (2390 pts) | #102 (1868 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #32 (2417 pts) | #39 (2142 pts) | #32 (2288 pts) | #13 (2432 pts) | #21 (2392 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #8 (2762 pts) | #1 🏆 (2728 pts) | #2 (2716 pts) | #2 (2725 pts) | #59 (2118 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #14 (2693 pts) | #28 (2302 pts) | #54 (1976 pts) | #32 (2273 pts) | #7 (2663 pts) |