THAT'S OUR QUE

THAT'S OUR QUE is a competition barbecue team with 29 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2016). They are ranked #935 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Thats Our Que!”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#935

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1612

peak 1614 · rated over 27 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 14, 2013

latest Jun 1, 2019 · 6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#501

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 3% of the time

Category wins

15 podiums

Overall top-10s

41% of 29 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 39%

overall standings

Best overall

685.6456 / 720

Master · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Perfect 180s

Current form

657.15 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 651.57 (+5.58)

Walk rate

83%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4516

Pork Ribs · Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off & State BBQ Championships

Consistency

±20.25

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.99 · weakest Brisket (161.77)

Road miles

2,339

across 29 mapped stops · furthest 126 mi

Schedule strength

42%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)

Purse competed for

$34K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

651.57 / 720

27 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

Against the odds

20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Aug 19, 2016) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 20-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, INSANE SWINE BBQ.

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 15%

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Aug 4, 2017).

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 1st

They almost always walk

83% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 24 of 29 contests

A top-10 category call in 83% of their 29 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

685.6456 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.6456 at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 19, 2016

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has finished one call ahead of THAT'S OUR QUE 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

The drought

8 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on Aug 19, 2016 — 8 contests and 10.1 years ago.

last GC Aug 19, 2016
10.1 years ago

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A strong matchup

8–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

13 of 20 shared pork entries lost

INSANE SWINE BBQ ahead 65% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, INSANE SWINE BBQ has out-cooked them in 13 of 20 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

ACK-QUE has landed one call behind them 4 times.

An October team

Top 18% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 18% across 3 contests, versus top 39% the rest of the year.

3 October contests
top 39% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival every year from 2015 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 6th

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	#1156 (204 pts)	#1401 (159 pts)	#1206 (209 pts)	#1046 (264 pts)	#1209 (204 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1124 (235 pts)	#1152 (240 pts)	#1150 (245 pts)	#1412 (170 pts)	#1139 (245 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1027 (320 pts)	#946 (405 pts)	#952 (400 pts)	#1082 (325 pts)	#1002 (350 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#527 (748 pts)	#627 (648 pts)	#532 (788 pts)	#501 (808 pts)	#537 (753 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#589 (627 pts)	#580 (672 pts)	#606 (642 pts)	#633 (607 pts)	#491 (767 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#501 (763 pts)	#704 (538 pts)	#683 (553 pts)	#523 (738 pts)	#461 (823 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#818 (374 pts)	#680 (484 pts)	#989 (314 pts)	#690 (484 pts)	#889 (349 pts)

Overall rank by season

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The teams rated closest to THAT'S OUR QUE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

County Line Que

#934 of the rated field

1612 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1620

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before THAT'S OUR QUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 30 contests

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BLACK CAT BBQ

#936 of the rated field

1612 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1612

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Aug 5, 2016

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TWO CRACKERS Q-ING

#930 of the rated field

1612 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1623

Fewer contests behind them than THAT'S OUR QUE has cooked, 20 to 29, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Sep 24, 2021

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PIGGY D'S BBQ

#932 of the rated field

1612 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 46%
Peak: 1627

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 41 contests, alongside a 46% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 41 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2019

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PAPA'S PIT CREW

#933 of the rated field

1612 power rating

Contests: 53
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1612

Level with THAT'S OUR QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 51 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2026

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All About the Wood

#937 of the rated field

1611 power rating

Contests: 61
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1645

They turned up 6 years after THAT'S OUR QUE did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 59 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	22	3	19	14%	⚔ compare
Smokin Aces	20	6	14	30%	⚔ compare
INSANE SWINE BBQ	20	2	18	10%	⚔ compare
FOUR SMOKING GUYS	19	11	8	58%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	19	6	13	32%	⚔ compare
ACK-QUE	18	10	8	56%	⚔ compare
FIRE DOWN BELOW	18	7	11	39%	⚔ compare
Q HAVEN BBQ	16	7	9	44%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
Pork Butt Paradise	14	7	7	50%	⚔ compare
JOHN'S TWISTED Q	14	7	7	50%	⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S	13	7	6	54%	⚔ compare
STUBBORN BULL BBQ	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
BIG ROCK BBQ	12	7	5	58%	⚔ compare
THE BASIC BBQ TEAM	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	29	11	1	5	174.2856	145.6456	162.86	top 45%
Pork Ribs	29	13	2	4	175.4516	144.5028	162.47	top 42%
Pork	27	12	1	2	172.5828	150.7884	163.99	top 40%
Brisket	27	12	2	4	173.7028	139.9656	161.77	top 40%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	2	0	top 28%
Medium (20–39)	18	1	top 41%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 36%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CT	16	1	top 40%
RI	4	0	top 46%
MA	3	0	top 18%
NH	3	0	top 37%
NY	1	0	top 63%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	5	6	0	top 47%	May 4, 2019
Sun BBQ Fest	3	26	0	top 45%	Jun 2, 2018
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	1	1	top 15%	Aug 4, 2017
Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival	2	6	0	top 21%	Oct 7, 2016
The Best BBQ Chef Competition	2	3	0	top 28%	Aug 29, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 6 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 4.1 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CT 18 of 29 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 18 5 of them more than once

First title Aug 19, 2016 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Opponents faced 313 finished ahead 588 times, behind 351

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

20191 milestone

Jun 1 Most recent contest Sun BBQFest

20181 milestone

May 5 Peak power rating (1614) Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival

20172 milestones

Aug 4 First multi-meat day Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Aug 4 25th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20162 milestones

Aug 19 First Grand Championship Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Aug 19 Career-best overall score685.6456 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20146 milestones

Jun 13 First overall top-10 Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship
Jun 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.7032 Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship
Jul 18 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4516 Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off & State BBQ Championships
Sep 27 First category win (Brisket) The Best BBQ Chef Competition
Sep 27 First overall podium The Best BBQ Chef Competition
Sep 27 10th tracked contest The Best BBQ Chef Competition

20132 milestones

Jun 14 First tracked contest Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition
Jul 13 First call Pork In The Park BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Aug 19, 2016
+13.8	Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival	Oct 10, 2014
+11.5	Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off & State BBQ Championships	Jul 18, 2014
+11.3	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	May 5, 2018
+10.6	Sun BBQFest	Jun 1, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.6	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	May 4, 2019
-8.9	New London's Best BBQ Chef Competiton	Aug 13, 2016
-2.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Aug 9, 2013
-2.4	Sun BBQ Fest	Jun 2, 2018
-1.7	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	Apr 30, 2016

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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	2	0	1	0	100%	top 49%	94.4%	90.1%
2018	2	0	1	0	100%	top 34%	92.9%	91.9%
2017	3	0	1	2	67%	top 37%	92.5%	90.4%
2016	6	1	2	1	67%	top 42%	95.2%	90.6%
2015	5	0	2	1	100%	top 38%	92.4%	91.5%
2014	6	0	5	2	100%	top 21%	93.2%	92.1%
2013	5	0	0	0	60%	top 56%	89.5%	86.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 1, 2019	Sun BBQFest 🏅 Uncasville, CT	9 / 61 (679.3488)	16 (168.5716)	8 (170.8344)	12 (171.4172)	16 (168.5256)
May 4, 2019	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival 🏅 Ridgefield, CT	24 / 29 (617.5544)	28 (145.6456)	27 (144.5028)	9 (166.8344)	16 (160.5716)
Jun 2, 2018	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	31 / 59 (654.1484)	10 (170.2972)	13 (169.1200)	50 (150.7884)	21 (163.9428)
May 5, 2018	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	6 / 40 (669.0172)	16 (165.6684)	12 (165.1316)	15 (166.2400)	7 (171.9772)
Aug 4, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour South Windsor, CT	8 / 30 (665.6800)	1 (174.2744)	1 (174.8800)	28 (153.1084)	8 (163.4172)
Jun 3, 2017	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	33 / 73 (655.8628)	49 (157.6800)	36 (163.9772)	38 (163.3828)	18 (170.8228)
May 6, 2017	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	15 / 38 (631.2344)	24 (154.7772)	29 (150.2400)	4 (169.6800)	16 (156.5372)
Oct 7, 2016	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	6 / 33 (665.0628)	23 (159.9428)	17 (162.2972)	2 (172.5600)	3 (170.2628)
Aug 19, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour South Windsor, CT	1 / 26 (685.6456)	4 (171.9772)	1 (175.4400)	6 (167.9656)	6 (170.2628)
Aug 13, 2016	New London's Best BBQ Chef Competiton New London, CT	20 / 25 (624.3884)	18 (158.2628)	18 (157.6684)	13 (165.1200)	25 (143.3372)
Jul 22, 2016	Rotary Club of Wakefield Rhode Island Kingston, RI	19 / 34 (646.1600)	33 (149.1316)	16 (163.3944)	9 (164.5140)	5 (169.1200)
Jun 11, 2016	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	26 / 69 (655.3712)	49 (159.3828)	16 (166.8572)	23 (165.7028)	30 (163.4284)
Apr 30, 2016	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	22 / 39 (637.5544)	6 (169.1200)	13 (163.3944)	26 (153.1200)	26 (151.9200)
Oct 9, 2015	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	6 / 25 (664.9940)	13 (165.6800)	7 (167.9656)	8 (168.5600)	9 (162.7884)
Aug 29, 2015	The Best BBQ Chef Competition New London, CT	6 / 17 (658.6856)	6 (165.1200)	5 (165.6800)	5 (166.2284)	10 (161.6572)
Jul 17, 2015	Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off Kingston, RI	20 / 37 (653.5996)	2 (174.2856)	13 (167.9884)	32 (154.8000)	29 (156.5256)
May 29, 2015	Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH	17 / 49 (657.0516)	40 (155.4060)	29 (160.5372)	14 (167.4056)	1 (173.7028)
May 2, 2015	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	12 / 30 (659.9660)	19 (161.7144)	9 (165.1316)	12 (165.7144)	6 (167.4056)
Oct 10, 2014	Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	3 / 27 (670.8916)	14 (162.9144)	10 (165.1316)	1 (172.5828)	5 (170.2628)
Sep 27, 2014	The Best BBQ Chef Competition New London, CT	3 / 15 (663.8400)	3 (168.5372)	8 (163.9544)	8 (163.3712)	1 (167.9772)
Aug 29, 2014	Blues, Views and BBQ (Competitor's Series) Westport, CT	—	3 (162.8456)	9 (148.5260)	—	—
Jul 18, 2014	Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off & State BBQ Championships Kingston, RI	7 / 33 (670.8344)	16 (165.1428)	4 (175.4516)	12 (164.5600)	11 (165.6800)
Jul 12, 2014	Pork in the Park Stamford, CT	6 / 20 (647.9544)	9 (162.8688)	2 (168)	6 (167.4284)	14 (149.6572)
Jun 13, 2014	Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship Merrimack, NH	7 / 28 (661.7032)	13 (162.8228)	19 (160.5944)	4 (168.0116)	2 (170.2744)
Aug 31, 2013	Blues, Views and BBQ (Competitor's Series) Westport, CT	—	3 (162.2744)	3 (164)	—	—
Aug 9, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Medford, NY	17 / 27 (593.5884)	18 (150.2628)	23 (144.5256)	6 (157.6800)	18 (141.1200)
Jul 20, 2013	Wakefield Rotary Campus CookOff & State BBQ Championships Kingston, RI	24 / 46 (635.3716)	18 (164.5600)	37 (152.5716)	18 (162.8228)	27 (155.4172)
Jul 13, 2013	Pork In The Park BBQ Stamford, CT	12 / 21 (622.2168)	4 (170.2856)	10 (158.8800)	17 (153.0856)	19 (139.9656)
Jun 14, 2013	Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition Merrimack, NH	18 / 35 (644.5710)	18 (163.4284)	27 (154.8570)	12 (165.1428)	14 (161.1428)

THAT'S OUR QUE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (12 found in their record)

Against the odds

Happy hunting ground

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

The drought

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

A standing appointment

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)