The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0228 points of the Grand Championship at KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off (Sep 15, 2017).
YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG is a competition barbecue team with 45 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2020. They have won 4 Grand Championships, most recently at the Smoke & Soul Fest (2019), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 5 times. They are ranked #276 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #201 (599 pts) | #135 (839 pts) | #249 (494 pts) | #172 (689 pts) | #199 (579 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #239 (1,178 pts) | #309 (988 pts) | #265 (1,078 pts) | #307 (1,003 pts) | #237 (1,193 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #261 (1,198 pts) | #347 (988 pts) | #303 (1,053 pts) | #324 (1,028 pts) | #410 (863 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #53 (2,261 pts) | #42 (2,174 pts) | #36 (2,154 pts) | #76 (1,889 pts) | #164 (1,547 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #252 (1,314 pts) | #291 (1,184 pts) | #117 (1,714 pts) | #399 (984 pts) | #262 (1,269 pts) |
The teams rated closest to YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG, each with one reason worth a look.
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-headThis is the highest they've ever been rated, 52 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersA longer road to the same neighbourhood — 69 contests to 45.
⚔ Compare careersTheir rating is built on 7 Grand Championships in 47 contests, alongside a 45% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-headLevel with YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headA longer road to the same neighbourhood — 97 contests to 45.
⚔ Compare careers| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | 32 | 14 | 18 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 25 | 7 | 18 | 28% | ⚔ compare |
| Backdraft BBQ | 24 | 13 | 11 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | 22 | 12 | 10 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | 18 | 3 | 15 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| HONEYMAN BBQ | 17 | 15 | 2 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| Grate Expectations | 17 | 12 | 5 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Lost Weekend Grill | 16 | 15 | 1 | 94% | ⚔ compare |
| PAPA'S PIT CREW | 16 | 13 | 3 | 81% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ | 16 | 12 | 4 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | 15 | 13 | 2 | 87% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLIN' BEAVERS | 15 | 11 | 4 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | 14 | 14 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SCRUM DOWN SMOKERS | 14 | 13 | 1 | 93% | ⚔ compare |
| WILD HOGS BBQ | 14 | 12 | 2 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 45 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 180 🔥 | 153.0628 | 171.09 | top 32% |
| Pork Ribs | 45 | 29 | 7 | 11 | 180 🔥 | 161.6684 | 171.04 | top 30% |
| Pork | 45 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 177.7028 | 157.7028 | 168.76 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 45 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 178.2972 | 149.0744 | 168.01 | top 35% |
“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.
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 1 | top 40% |
| Medium (20–39) | 29 | 3 | top 25% |
| Large (40+) | 13 | 0 | top 31% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ | 4 | 11 | 0 | top 45% | Aug 23, 2019 |
| Montana BBQ Cook-Off | 4 | 2 | 0 | top 19% | Jun 22, 2019 |
| Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | 3 | 5 | 0 | top 26% | Aug 16, 2019 |
| Smoke & Soul Fest | 2 | 1 | 2 | top 5% | Sep 13, 2019 |
| BBQ In The Badlands | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 27% | Sep 27, 2019 |
| National Western BBQ Throwdown | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 8% | Jan 5, 2018 |
| Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 15% | Jul 21, 2017 |
| Original SD BBQ Championships | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 27% | Jun 2, 2017 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16 | National Western BBQ Throwdown | Jan 6, 2017 |
| +13.9 | Boats, Bands, & BBQ | May 19, 2017 |
| +12.4 | KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off | Sep 15, 2017 |
| +12.3 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge | Sep 9, 2016 |
| +12 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | Aug 19, 2016 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.7 | S.T.A.R Brews & Q | Sep 5, 2020 |
| -9.2 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2 | Oct 3, 2020 |
| -5.3 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 | Jun 27, 2020 |
| -3.9 | Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ | Aug 24, 2018 |
| -2.4 | Griller's Cup | Jul 15, 2016 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 83% | top 47% | 94.6% | 93.3% |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 86% | top 22% | 97.1% | 94.7% |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 100% | top 20% | 95.9% | 94.4% |
| 2017 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 100% | top 24% | 96.9% | 94.8% |
| 2016 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 100% | top 30% | 95% | 93.6% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2020 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2 🏅 Casper, WY | 28 / 41 (667.8856) | 3 (175.4056) | 33 (162.8228) | 34 (161.6916) | 23 (167.9656) |
| Oct 2, 2020 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 1 🏅 Casper, WY | 15 / 41 (677.0628) | 15 (171.9772) | 21 (167.4400) | 30 (166.2400) | 13 (171.4056) |
| Sep 5, 2020 | S.T.A.R Brews & Q 🏅 Lake City, CO | 13 / 19 (664.5484) | 5 (172.6056) | 16 (162.2516) | 15 (160.5484) | 9 (169.1428) |
| Aug 21, 2020 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 9 / 43 (681.1544) | 15 (172.5944) | 18 (168) | 8 (172.5944) | 17 (167.9656) |
| Jun 27, 2020 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 🏅 Rodney, IA | 29 / 47 (664.5484) | 42 (160.5600) | 22 (166.2856) | 2 (177.1428) | 38 (160.5600) |
| Jun 26, 2020 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 🏅 Rodney, IA | 13 / 53 (674.7196) | 9 (174.2628) | 18 (168.5256) | 37 (163.4056) | 17 (168.5256) |
| Oct 25, 2019 | 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 43 / 97 (675.9656) | 65 (166.8456) | 49 (170.2628) | 45 (169.1544) | 34 (169.7028) |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition 🏅 Westminster, CO | 2 / 46 (690.8684) | 11 (170.8684) | 7 (171.9772) | 3 (173.7256) | 3 (174.2972) |
| Sep 27, 2019 | BBQ In The Badlands 🏅 Glendive, MT | 4 / 25 (669.0512) | 11 (163.9428) | 7 (167.4056) | 9 (166.8572) | 4 (170.8456) |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY | 1 / 28 (698.8344) | 1 (180) | 3 (173.1428) | 1 (174.8688) | 2 (170.8228) |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ 🏅 Hill City, SD | 12 / 31 (675.3256) | 4 (176.5600) | 22 (166.2856) | 9 (169.6800) | 19 (162.8000) |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 9 / 30 (675.8972) | 11 (165.6800) | 1 (178.8800) | 16 (162.8000) | 9 (168.5372) |
| Jun 22, 2019 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 5 / 29 (688.5484) | 10 (170.8112) | 5 (174.2628) | 13 (165.1772) | 1 (178.2972) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY | 1 / 28 (677.6684) | 6 (172.5600) | 4 (171.4056) | 2 (173.7144) | 15 (159.9884) |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 14 / 27 (667.9428) | 27 (153.0628) | 7 (170.8572) | 6 (173.7600) | 8 (170.2628) |
| Jun 23, 2018 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT | 7 / 26 (677.0628) | 3 (174.8456) | 6 (172) | 19 (161.0972) | 5 (169.1200) |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Miles City Cowtown Cook Off Miles City, MT | 2 / 27 (684.5372) | 1 (177.1772) | 10 (167.9772) | 5 (173.1200) | 10 (166.2628) |
| May 26, 2018 | CSU BBQ Showdown Estes Park, CO | 4 / 20 (682.2056) | 14 (167.3828) | 1 (178.8800) | 11 (165.1200) | 4 (170.8228) |
| Jan 5, 2018 | National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO | 4 / 39 (690.7884) | 7 (173.1428) | 11 (170.2628) | 3 (177.7028) | 14 (169.6800) |
| Oct 27, 2017 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 41 / 95 (681.1200) | 71 (165.1316) | 49 (169.1428) | 50 (168.5484) | 6 (178.2972) |
| Oct 14, 2017 | Nile Beer-B-Q Billings, MT | 8 / 17 (686.7884) | 6 (174.8456) | 4 (176.5600) | 12 (170.2628) | 11 (165.1200) |
| Sep 29, 2017 | BBQ in the Badlands Glendive, MT | 10 / 26 (681.0972) | 20 (164.5372) | 6 (175.4400) | 13 (167.4172) | 5 (173.7028) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY | 1 / 18 (687.4404) | 1 (176.0344) | 6 (170.2744) | 1 (177.1544) | 8 (163.9772) |
| Sep 15, 2017 | KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN | 2 / 27 (690.2400) | 5 (175.4056) | 1 (176.5944) | 2 (177.7028) | 19 (160.5372) |
| Sep 2, 2017 | Big Muddy Brew N Que Winona, MN | 8 / 21 (661.1428) | 10 (165.7256) | 6 (169.1544) | 16 (160.5256) | 8 (165.7372) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 11 / 26 (671.3712) | 1 (179.4400) | 18 (163.4284) | 22 (158.8228) | 9 (169.6800) |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 8 / 28 (672.3880) | 1 (175.4056) | 7 (167.3712) | 12 (163.9428) | 9 (165.6684) |
| Jul 28, 2017 | Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS | 4 / 43 (697.6800) | 9 (174.2628) | 1 (176.5600) | 5 (176.5944) | 17 (170.2628) |
| Jul 21, 2017 | Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO | 3 / 46 (689.5996) | 10 (171.9656) | 5 (174.2628) | 5 (174.2628) | 7 (169.1084) |
| Jul 14, 2017 | Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD | 22 / 48 (673.5884) | 16 (170.8228) | 28 (165.6800) | 9 (171.4056) | 27 (165.6800) |
| Jun 24, 2017 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT | 2 / 35 (697.1200) | 1 (177.1428) | 2 (178.8572) | 3 (174.2972) | 15 (166.8228) |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff Miles City, MT | 4 / 26 (682.7656) | 5 (171.4172) | 7 (170.8572) | 5 (171.9656) | 6 (168.5256) |
| Jun 9, 2017 | Buskers, Brews & BBQ Aurora, CO | 12 / 26 (658.7196) | 7 (173.1084) | 16 (161.6684) | 9 (164.5716) | 13 (159.3712) |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 9 / 32 (682.2512) | 7 (170.8456) | 9 (169.7028) | 6 (173.7028) | 11 (168) |
| May 19, 2017 | Boats, Bands, & BBQ Pueblo, CO | 1 / 36 (695.4400) | 5 (174.8572) | 1 (177.1772) | 12 (168) | 5 (175.4056) |
| Jan 6, 2017 | National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO | 2 / 38 (690.7540) | 4 (177.7028) | 5 (172.5600) | 10 (169.6684) | 6 (170.8228) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Carnivores Classic Missoula, MT | 4 / 25 (673.1428) | 12 (162.2400) | 1 (174.8800) | 12 (161.7372) | 1 (174.2856) |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO | 7 / 49 (680.4912) | 12 (171.4172) | 16 (169.1200) | 19 (167.9656) | 5 (171.9884) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 15 / 31 (673.0056) | 18 (166.2400) | 4 (173.1200) | 13 (169.1200) | 21 (164.5256) |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 5 / 26 (683.9200) | 10 (170.8228) | 3 (176.5716) | 9 (169.1428) | 6 (167.3828) |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Best of the West Sheridan, WY | 9 / 26 (672.5140) | 3 (175.4056) | 11 (170.2628) | 22 (157.7028) | 10 (169.1428) |
| Jul 22, 2016 | Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO | 8 / 35 (675.3828) | 20 (165.6800) | 3 (172.5944) | 12 (167.9656) | 8 (169.1428) |
| Jul 15, 2016 | Griller's Cup Laramie, WY | 18 / 27 (656.9716) | 19 (162.8116) | 1 (180) | 15 (165.0856) | 24 (149.0744) |
| Jun 25, 2016 | Montana BBQ cook-off Absarokee, MT | 7 / 29 (679.9428) | 5 (175.4288) | 19 (162.8456) | 9 (171.4056) | 7 (170.2628) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 11 / 44 (671.3712) | 8 (170.2856) | 5 (173.1772) | 18 (166.8228) | 23 (161.0856) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.