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CARTER-QUE-ING

CARTER-QUE-ING is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) (2016). They are ranked #1888 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,888
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1544
peak 1556 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

13
in the data

First seen

Aug 29, 2014
latest May 25, 2018 · 3.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#805
Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

1
0 reserve · wins it all 8% of the time

Category wins

0
2 podiums

Overall top-10s

6
46% of 13 contests

Best top-10 run

2
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 47%
overall standings

Best overall

695.9312 / 720
Master · Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

660.30 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 664.39 (-4.10)

Walk rate

69%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4056
Chicken · Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)

Consistency

±16.90
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket
avg 167.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.07)

Road miles

1,198
across 13 mapped stops · furthest 135 mi

Schedule strength

59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)

State championships

0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

664.39 / 720
13 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

69% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 9 of 13 contests

A top-10 category call in 69% of their 13 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

KNIFE PORK AND SPOON has finished one call ahead of CARTER-QUE-ING 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 1 Grand Championship

2016 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 27%.

  • 4 contests
  • 3 overall top-10s
  • 0 category wins
  • average top 27%

A tough matchup

9–1 behind in the head-to-head

YES, DEAR BBQ ahead in 90% of their meetings

YES, DEAR BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

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A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of E.T.'S BBQ in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

6 of 10 shared brisket entries lost

YES, DEAR BBQ ahead 60% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, YES, DEAR BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 10 shared brisket entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

REAL SOUTH BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±2.35% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.35% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 92.3% of a perfect score
  • 13 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2016 ↗ Master #805 (450 pts) #1442 (200 pts) #1120 (300 pts) #1212 (275 pts) #927 (380 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #960 (328 pts) #1243 (243 pts) #1148 (278 pts) #1141 (288 pts) #1108 (278 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to CARTER-QUE-ING, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BBQ WorX
#1,898 of the rated field
1544 power rating
Contests
17
GCs
2
Top-10s
53%
Peak
1544

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 14 contests
  • last seen Oct 9, 2026
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CYGNETURE BARBEQUE
#1,884 of the rated field
1544 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
36%
Peak
1545

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 4 years before CARTER-QUE-ING's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 11 contests
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SMOKING BAD BBQ TEAM
#1,895 of the rated field
1544 power rating
Contests
17
GCs
2
Top-10s
59%
Peak
1569

Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 16 contests
  • last seen Sep 14, 2019
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Slow & Easy BBQ
#1,893 of the rated field
1544 power rating
Contests
10
GCs
0
Top-10s
30%
Peak
1548

Level with CARTER-QUE-ING on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 10 contests
  • last seen Aug 26, 2016
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Great White Smoke
#1,891 of the rated field
1544 power rating
Contests
22
GCs
0
Top-10s
18%
Peak
1544

22 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 18% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 18 contests
  • last seen Oct 15, 2026
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Good Grief BBQ
#1,897 of the rated field
1544 power rating
Contests
19
GCs
0
Top-10s
11%
Peak
1563

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 19 contests to 13.

  • rated over 18 contests
  • last seen Sep 12, 2025
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
Backwoods BBQ 10 3 7 30% ⚔ compare
YES, DEAR BBQ 10 1 9 10% ⚔ compare
HOOTIE-Q 8 5 3 63% ⚔ compare
ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ 8 4 4 50% ⚔ compare
QMEISTERS 8 3 5 38% ⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN 8 3 5 38% ⚔ compare
Smokin Gringos BBQ 8 1 7 13% ⚔ compare
RIVERSIDE SMOKE 7 5 2 71% ⚔ compare
QUEOLOGY 7 4 3 57% ⚔ compare
Uncle Kenny's Take-Away 7 2 5 29% ⚔ compare
HOT WACHULA'S 7 2 5 29% ⚔ compare
WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q 7 2 5 29% ⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ 7 1 6 14% ⚔ compare
E.T.'S BBQ 6 6 0 100% ⚔ compare
Killer B's BBQ 6 3 3 50% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 13 5 0 0 175.4056 144.4800 165.50 top 49%
Pork Ribs 13 5 0 0 172 147.9316 165.07 top 47%
Pork 13 6 0 1 174.2628 146.1944 166.55 top 39%
Brisket 13 5 0 1 174.2628 143.3716 167.27 top 39%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)10top 59%
Medium (20–39)60top 42%
Large (40+)61top 49%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
GA81top 49%
SC50top 44%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival 3 1 1 top 52% May 25, 2018
Low Country Hog Fest 3 4 0 top 35% Sep 2, 2016
Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier) 2 7 0 top 39% May 12, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 4 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season 2.6 across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in GA 8 of 13 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited 8 3 of them more than once
First title May 27, 2016 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Opponents faced 235 finished ahead 272 times, behind 243

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

20181 milestone
  1. Most recent contest Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival
20171 milestone
  1. 10th tracked contest Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier)
20166 milestones
  1. First overall podium Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)
  2. First Grand Championship Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)
  3. Biggest field won (66 teams) Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)
  4. Career-best overall score695.9312 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)
  5. Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4056 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)
  6. Peak power rating (1556) Low Country Hog Fest
20151 milestone
  1. First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.8628 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)
20143 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Low Country Hog Fest
  2. First call Low Country Hog Fest
  3. First overall top-10 Low Country Hog Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+18.8Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)May 27, 2016
+13.2Low Country Hog FestSep 4, 2015
+13.1Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)May 13, 2016
+7.6The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier)Oct 9, 2015
+6.7Low Country Hog FestSep 2, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-5.4Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music FestivalMay 25, 2018
-3.8Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)May 26, 2017
-2.8Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier)May 12, 2017
-1.8Low Country Hog FestAug 29, 2014
-1.3Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluesgrass FestivalJul 29, 2016

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20181000 0% top 82% 89.7% 89.7%
20173000 33% top 64% 92.9% 92%
20164130 100% top 27% 96.7% 93.8%
20154020 75% top 41% 95.1% 92.8%
20141010 100% top 59% 87.4% 87.4%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
May 25, 2018 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA 59 / 72 (646.1600) 71 (144.4800) 31 (169.1428) 50 (162.8228) 26 (169.7144)
Oct 13, 2017 The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA 17 / 29 (669.0056) 4 (173.1200) 19 (165.1200) 18 (164.5372) 18 (166.2284)
May 26, 2017 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA 48 / 67 (664.9828) 52 (162.2284) 58 (162.2400) 27 (168.5372) 11 (171.9772)
May 12, 2017 Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA 26 / 42 (653.5200) 16 (168.5256) 11 (171.4172) 39 (146.1944) 14 (167.3828)
Sep 2, 2016 Low Country Hog Fest Charleston, SC 8 / 26 (667.8168) 12 (165.0740) 10 (163.9428) 9 (167.9772) 5 (170.8228)
Jul 29, 2016 Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluesgrass Festival Summerville, SC 13 / 22 (671.8856) 19 (166.2400) 7 (170.8688) 6 (171.9656) 18 (162.8112)
May 27, 2016 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA 1 / 66 (695.9312) 10 (175.4056) 14 (172) 7 (174.2628) 9 (174.2628)
May 13, 2016 Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA 7 / 41 (666.6972) 24 (161.0856) 5 (169.6916) 15 (162.8000) 3 (173.1200)
Nov 13, 2015 Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown Mount Pleasant, SC 15 / 28 (647.2460) 4 (170.2744) 21 (151.3600) 10 (167.3944) 20 (158.2172)
Oct 9, 2015 The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA 10 / 27 (679.3028) 16 (170.8112) 13 (168.5372) 11 (168.5372) 11 (171.4172)
Sep 4, 2015 Low Country Hog Fest Charleston, SC 4 / 26 (685.0744) 8 (172) 6 (171.9772) 6 (169.6800) 7 (171.4172)
May 22, 2015 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA 38 / 65 (659.8628) 30 (168.5600) 65 (147.9316) 13 (169.6684) 10 (173.7028)
Aug 29, 2014 Low Country Hog Fest Charleston, SC 10 / 17 (629.6116) 9 (153.7144) 7 (161.7028) 2 (170.8228) 15 (143.3716)

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