Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.
- Pork ×1
THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE
THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE is a competition barbecue team with 24 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at The Tony Stone Cookeville Cookoff (2016). They are ranked #1682 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1553
peak 1588 · rated over 23 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
24
in the data
First seen
Apr 3, 2015
latest Sep 13, 2019 · 4.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
2
0 reserve · wins it all 8% of the time
Category wins
3
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
25% of 24 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
650.68 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 669.67 (-18.99)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.23
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.30 · weakest Brisket (164.89)
Road miles
4,080
across 24 mapped stops · furthest 575 mi
Schedule strength
73%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1592)
Purse competed for
$22K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
669.67 / 720
24 Master contests · 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1124 (217 pts) | #1065 (252 pts) | #1254 (192 pts) | #826 (382 pts) | #890 (342 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1722 (120 pts) | #1945 (115 pts) | #1304 (235 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #467 (858 pts) | #539 (758 pts) | #540 (773 pts) | #341 (1,083 pts) | #578 (698 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #333 (1,115 pts) | #338 (1,075 pts) | #372 (985 pts) | #323 (1,050 pts) | #462 (810 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE, each with one reason worth a look.
56 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,675 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1553
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,685 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 28%
- Peak
- 1564
Careers of much the same size, 25 contests to 24, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,679 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1553
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,673 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 5%
- Peak
- 1553
21 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 5% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#1,687 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 47%
- Peak
- 1553
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.
⚔ Compare careers#1,676 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1558
Level with THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JIGGY PIGGY | 15 | 1 | 14 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| South Pork | 14 | 3 | 11 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 14 | 2 | 12 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| The Specialists | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE OF THE SHOALS | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| Chokin "N" tha Smoke | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN BUTT CREW | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| SWIGGIN PIG | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| BOOTYQUE | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| CAJUN BLAZE | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| BUSH LEAGUE BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Q-BONES BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| KILLER HOGS | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 151.3600 | 169.06 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 24 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 177.7028 | 143.9200 | 166.40 | top 50% |
| Pork | 24 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 180 🔥 | 159.9312 | 169.30 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 177.7144 | 153.1088 | 164.89 | top 56% |
“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) | 14 | 2 | top 47% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 54% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 86% | Aug 24, 2019 |
| Christmas on the River | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 64% | Dec 1, 2017 |
| 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2 | 173 | 0 | top 77% | Oct 29, 2016 |
| The National BBQ Cup (Day 2) | 2 | 47 | 0 | top 94% | May 28, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
8 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
6
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
10 of 24 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
20
4 of them more than once
First title
Dec 4, 2015
Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ
Opponents faced
997
finished ahead 711 times, behind 922
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
Dec 1, 2017 → Aug 23, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest RiverFest
20164 milestones
- Peak power rating (1588) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 10th tracked contest The National BBQ Cup (Day 1)
- First perfect 180 (Pork) The Tony Stone Cookeville Cookoff
- Career-best overall score703.3828 The Tony Stone Cookeville Cookoff
201510 milestones
- First tracked contest Fifth Annual Bull Moose
- First call Fifth Annual Bull Moose
- First overall top-10 Fifth Annual Bull Moose
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.7888 Fifth Annual Bull Moose
- First category win (Chicken) Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ
- First overall podium Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ
- First Grand Championship Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ
- First state championship Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ
- First multi-meat day Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ
- Biggest field won (36 teams) Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.8 | Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ | Dec 4, 2015 |
| +16.3 | The Tony Stone Cookeville Cookoff | Sep 9, 2016 |
| +14.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | May 20, 2016 |
| +12.9 | Fifth Annual Bull Moose | Apr 3, 2015 |
| +11.4 | Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest | Sep 11, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.8 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) | Aug 24, 2019 |
| -10.5 | The National BBQ Cup (Day 2) | May 28, 2016 |
| -10.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Jul 1, 2016 |
| -9.9 | The National BBQ Cup (Day 1) | May 27, 2016 |
| -8.9 | World Barbecue Championship | Nov 8, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 73% | 92.8% | 90.3% |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60% | top 51% | 95% | 92.7% |
| 2016 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50% | top 65% | 97.7% | 92.7% |
| 2015 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 100% | top 27% | 95.1% | 94.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2019 | RiverFest 🏅 Decatur, AL | 17 / 37 (668.4228) | 27 (160.5028) | 20 (165.1200) | 4 (173.1200) | 8 (169.6800) |
| Aug 24, 2019 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) 🏅 Brandon, MS | 26 / 28 (630.0344) | 26 (151.3600) | 26 (158.2172) | 21 (162.8000) | 24 (157.6572) |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) 🏅 Brandon, MS | 23 / 29 (651.2460) | 9 (169.6800) | 28 (151.9316) | 16 (162.2400) | 10 (167.3944) |
| Dec 1, 2017 | Christmas on the River Demopolis, AL | 18 / 27 (650.1716) | 17 (163.9544) | 12 (165.1428) | 12 (166.2628) | 22 (154.8116) |
| Nov 8, 2017 | World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL | 79 / 93 (653.5196) | 43 (169.1200) | 59 (165.0856) | 83 (159.9312) | 77 (159.3828) |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest Decatur, AL | 16 / 39 (675.2684) | 26 (163.9428) | 5 (175.4056) | 8 (169.6800) | 19 (166.2400) |
| Jul 14, 2017 | The Georgia Smithfield Guinea Pig Cummings, GA | 17 / 41 (675.3144) | 16 (171.4172) | 3 (176.5600) | 15 (169.6800) | 34 (157.6572) |
| May 5, 2017 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 13 / 69 (683.9088) | 14 (173.7144) | 3 (177.7028) | 41 (165.0972) | 30 (167.3944) |
| Dec 2, 2016 | Christmas on the River Demopolis, AL | 21 / 34 (671.8976) | 21 (167.3944) | 11 (169.1316) | 10 (170.8344) | 25 (164.5372) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 323 / 557 (649.0972) | 261 (165.1084) | 324 (162.3200) | 173 (168.5600) | 435 (153.1088) |
| Oct 28, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 173 / 180 (642.1372) | 11 (177.7144) | 180 (143.9200) | 121 (166.2628) | 176 (154.2400) |
| Sep 9, 2016 | The Tony Stone Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN | 1 / 30 (703.3828) | 14 (170.2628) | 3 (175.4172) | 1 (180) | 4 (177.7028) |
| Jul 1, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Marietta, GA | 30 / 30 (653.5656) | 27 (163.9428) | 30 (160.5600) | 20 (168.5600) | 30 (160.5028) |
| May 28, 2016 | The National BBQ Cup (Day 2) Nashville, TN | 48 / 50 (662.1600) | 50 (166.2284) | 44 (161.6916) | 2 (178.2972) | 48 (155.9428) |
| May 27, 2016 | The National BBQ Cup (Day 1) Nashville, TN | 47 / 51 (665.6116) | 44 (165.6800) | 42 (164.5488) | 34 (166.8228) | 33 (168.5600) |
| May 20, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Southhaven, MS | 4 / 29 (693.6228) | 4 (177.7144) | 12 (171.9772) | 8 (171.9656) | 9 (171.9656) |
| Dec 4, 2015 | Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 1 / 36 (684.4572) | 1 (176.5600) | 15 (166.2400) | 1 (175.4056) | 17 (166.2516) |
| Oct 16, 2015 | Mid-South Barbecue Festival Mount Pleasant, TN | 12 / 31 (681.6228) | 16 (168.5256) | 16 (170.2744) | 5 (174.8572) | 15 (167.9656) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Bama Brew & Que Tuscaloosa, AL | 6 / 26 (676.4456) | 8 (170.8228) | 3 (171.9772) | 8 (168.5256) | 12 (165.1200) |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL | 9 / 55 (685.0400) | 7 (175.4172) | 23 (166.8112) | 10 (173.1200) | 23 (169.6916) |
| May 22, 2015 | Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff Lewisburg, TN | 12 / 28 (681.0172) | 24 (165.0856) | 9 (171.9772) | 9 (173.1200) | 8 (170.8344) |
| May 15, 2015 | Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff Hartselle, AL | 13 / 27 (670.7428) | 5 (176.5600) | 26 (151.9544) | 11 (167.9656) | 5 (174.2628) |
| Apr 17, 2015 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | 14 / 59 (684.4916) | 40 (167.9656) | 6 (176.0116) | 46 (162.8000) | 4 (177.7144) |
| Apr 3, 2015 | Fifth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN | 7 / 41 (678.7888) | 2 (178.8572) | 7 (173.7372) | 16 (167.3712) | 31 (158.8232) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.