CARTER-QUE-ING

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1865

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1544

peak 1556 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-08-29

latest 2018-05-25

Best ToY finish

#805

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 47%

overall standings

Best overall

695.9312 / 720

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

Perfect 180s

Current form

660.30 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 664.39 (-4.10)

Walk rate

69%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

175.4056

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

Consistency

±16.90

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 167.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.07)

Road miles

1,198

mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 135 mi

Schedule strength

59%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

664.39 / 720

13 Master contests · 1 GC

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Storylines (11 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.

Against the odds

11-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 89 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) (2016-05-27) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 11-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, CLARK CREW BBQ.

Giant slayer

66 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 66-team field at Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier).

2016-05-27

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.

High-water mark

695.9312 career-best overall

96.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 695.9312 at Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) — 96.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-05-27

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.

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

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.

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

Cool Beans BBQ

#1860 of the rated field

1544 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1561

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2025-05-23

⚔ Head-to-head

A PIGS WORST NIGHTMARE

#1856 of the rated field

1544 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1554

No shared contest yet.

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 23% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2017-04-21

⚔ Head-to-head

THE SMOKES ON U

#1861 of the rated field

1544 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1555

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2018-10-05

⚔ Head-to-head

HOLY MOHLER'S BBQ

#1859 of the rated field

1544 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1550

No shared contest yet.

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 12 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

ONE PIT WONDER

#1870 of the rated field

1544 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1549

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 9 years after CARTER-QUE-ING did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2026-04-24

⚔ Head-to-head

CYGNETURE BARBEQUE

#1866 of the rated field

1544 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1546

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2014-09-12

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win 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

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	5	0	175.4056	144.4800	165.50	top 49%
Pork Ribs	13	5	0	172.0000	147.9316	165.07	top 47%
Pork	13	6	1	174.2628	146.1944	166.55	top 39%
Brisket	13	5	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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
GA	8	1	top 49%
SC	5	0	top 44%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	0	top 59%
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 42%
Large (40+)	6	1	top 49%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
*Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival	3	1	1	top 52%	2018-05-25
*Low Country Hog Fest	3	4	0	top 35%	2016-09-02
Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier)	2	7	0	top 39%	2017-05-12

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.7 yrs 2014-08-29 → 2018-05-25

Busiest season 2016 4 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 2.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in GA 8 of 13 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 8 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 13 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 167.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.07)

Walk rate 69% a top-10 call in 9 of 13 contests

Overall top-10 rate 46% 6 of 13 contests

Wins it all 8% 1 Grand Championship · 0 reserve

First title 2016-05-27 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 664.39 out of 720 · 13 contests · 1 GC

Opponents faced 237 272–243 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,198 13 mapped stops · furthest 135 mi

Schedule strength 1575 average field rating faced — tougher than 59% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Power rating 1544 peak 1556 · #1865 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Aug 29 First tracked contest Low Country Hog Fest
Aug 29 First call Low Country Hog Fest
Aug 29 First overall top-10 Low Country Hog Fest
2015
May 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.8628 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)
2016
May 27 First overall podium Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)
May 27 First Grand Championship Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)
May 27 Biggest field won (66 teams) Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)
May 27 Career-best overall score695.9312 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)
May 27 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4056 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Sep 2 Peak power rating (1556) *Low Country Hog Fest
2017
May 12 10th tracked contest Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier)
2018
May 25 Most recent contest *Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+18.8	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2016-05-27
+13.3	Low Country Hog Fest	2015-09-04
+13.1	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)	2016-05-13
+7.6	The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier)	2015-10-09
+6.7	*Low Country Hog Fest	2016-09-02

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.4	*Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival	2018-05-25
-3.8	*Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2017-05-26
-2.8	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier)	2017-05-12
-1.8	Low Country Hog Fest	2014-08-29
-1.2	Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluesgrass Festival	2016-07-29

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0	0%	top 82%	89.7%	89.7%
2017	3	0	0	33%	top 64%	92.9%	92%
2016	4	1	3	100%	top 27%	96.7%	93.8%
2015	4	0	2	75%	top 41%	95.1%	92.8%
2014	1	0	1	100%	top 59%	87.4%	87.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-05-25	*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)
2017-10-13	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)
2017-05-26	*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)
2017-05-12	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)
2016-09-02	*Low Country Hog Fest Charleston, SC	8 / 26 (667.8168)	12 (165.0740)	10 (163.9428)	9 (167.9772)	5 (170.8228)
2016-07-29	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)
2016-05-27	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	1 / 66 (695.9312)	10 (175.4056)	14 (172.0000)	7 (174.2628)	9 (174.2628)
2016-05-13	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)
2015-11-13	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)
2015-10-09	The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	10 / 27 (679.3028)	16 (170.8112)	13 (168.5372)	11 (168.5372)	11 (171.4172)
2015-09-04	Low Country Hog Fest Charleston, SC	4 / 26 (685.0744)	8 (172.0000)	6 (171.9772)	6 (169.6800)	7 (171.4172)
2015-05-22	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)
2014-08-29	Low Country Hog Fest Charleston, SC	10 / 17 (629.6116)	9 (153.7144)	7 (161.7028)	2 (170.8228)	15 (143.3716)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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
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)