T-N-T Que Crew KS
Rating
1653
peak 1653 · rated over 21 contests
Best runs
7
straight top-10s
Contests
22
in the data
First seen
2019-03-08
latest 2020-11-13
Best ToY finish
#58
Master 2019
Grand champs
2
0 reserve
Category wins
4
12 podiums
Overall top-10s
13
of 22 contests
Avg finish
top 20%
overall standings
Best overall
701.6916 / 720
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
686.44 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 688.78 (-2.34)
Walk rate
82%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
8
best run (overall)
Consistency
±7.57
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 173.21 · weakest Chicken (171.55)
Road miles
4002
mi across 22 mapped stops · furthest 627 mi
Schedule strength
45%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)
Purse competed for
$259K
listed at 16 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
2 🏅
GCs in 20 state-championship entries
Master avg
688.78 / 720
20 Master contests · 2 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
MAN MEAT BBQ has finished one call ahead of T-N-T Que Crew 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SLAPS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Fat&Dumb BBQ in 10 of their 11 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 56-team field at Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLAPS BBQ | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Fat&Dumb BBQ | 11 | 10 | 1 | 91% | ⚔ compare |
| AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | 10 | 6 | 4 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BOOMERANG BBQ | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| LA PASADITA | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| UNCLE J'S | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN ELVISES | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Backdraft BBQ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 176.5716 | 162.8340 | 171.55 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 22 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 178.8572 | 162.8456 | 171.65 | top 29% |
| Pork | 21 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 178.8800 | 166.8456 | 172.43 | top 27% |
| Brisket | 21 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 165.1200 | 173.21 | top 24% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 8 | 1 | top 18% |
| MO | 7 | 0 | top 24% |
| OK | 3 | 0 | top 28% |
| CO | 1 | 0 | top 18% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 16% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 1 | top 46% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 24% |
| Large (40+) | 15 | 1 | top 16% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 39% | 2020-07-18 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (16 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (8 of 22 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (22 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (2019-05-03)
- Wins it all in 9% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 688.78 / 720
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-03-08 — First tracked contest · Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- 📣 2019-03-08 — First call · Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- 🏆 2019-05-03 — First Grand Championship · Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival
- 🔥 2019-09-12 — First perfect 180 (Brisket) · 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST
- ⭐ 2019-09-12 — Career-best overall score (701.6916) · 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST
- 📈 2020-11-13 — Peak power rating (1653) · Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.8 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | 2019-05-03 |
| +13.5 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 | 2019-03-22 |
| +13.2 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 2019-09-12 |
| +12.5 | Sand Creek Summer Daze Festival Saucy and Glazed BBQ | 2019-08-16 |
| +12 | Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest | 2019-04-26 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.5 | National Head 2 Head Invitational Top 50 (Competitors Series) | 2019-10-18 |
| -5.4 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ | 2020-06-12 |
| -1 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | 2020-07-17 |
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 | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 67% | top 34% | 97.2% | 95.3% |
| 2019 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 88% | top 16% | 97.5% | 95.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 Mayetta, KS | 6 / 94 (699.9888) | 32 (173.1200) | 31 (173.1316) | 7 (178.8800) | 21 (174.8572) |
| 2020-08-28 | Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off 🏅 Nevada, MO | 13 / 37 (689.0628) | 35 (164.5372) | 14 (171.9656) | 17 (172.5600) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2020-07-18 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 11 / 32 (685.6232) | 6 (176.5716) | 21 (166.2400) | 10 (173.1200) | 13 (169.6916) |
| 2020-07-18 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Single Meat - Rib Contest Cameron, MO | — | — | 18 (162.8456) | — | — |
| 2020-07-17 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 18 / 42 (683.9200) | 19 (169.6800) | 1 (178.8572) | 25 (170.2628) | 26 (165.1200) |
| 2020-06-12 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK | 27 / 55 (673.6108) | 45 (162.8340) | 32 (165.6800) | 18 (173.1084) | 14 (171.9884) |
| 2019-10-19 | Rock-N-Q on the planes 🏅 Great Bend, KS | 4 / 28 (688.5484) | 8 (169.7028) | 3 (170.8572) | 5 (172.5828) | 2 (175.4056) |
| 2019-10-18 | National Head 2 Head Invitational Top 50 (Competitors Series) Great Bend, KS | 6 / 7 (698.8000) | 4 (175.4172) | 5 (174.2744) | 2 (177.7028) | 7 (171.4056) |
| 2019-10-11 | Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest(JUDGES FULL) 🏅 DeSoto, KS | 4 / 51 (697.0856) | 14 (172.5484) | 14 (171.9772) | 9 (173.1200) | 2 (179.4400) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 3 / 135 (701.6916) | 66 (171.9656) | 43 (171.9888) | 9 (177.7372) | 2 (180.0000) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 65 / 468 (682.2512) | 28 (175.4400) | 104 (170.3088) | 117 (170.2856) | 199 (166.2168) |
| 2019-08-30 | Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off 🏅 Nevada, MO | 3 / 22 (696.5260) | 12 (169.1200) | 2 (177.7144) | 7 (171.9772) | 1 (177.7144) |
| 2019-08-16 | Sand Creek Summer Daze Festival Saucy and Glazed BBQ 🏅 Newton, KS | 1 / 18 (692.5256) | 3 (171.4172) | 1 (174.8572) | 4 (173.1428) | 4 (173.1084) |
| 2019-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 9 / 183 (681.6912) | 44 (166.8228) | 8 (173.7256) | 40 (168.5828) | 12 (172.5600) |
| 2019-06-14 | 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO | 10 / 55 (677.6916) | 12 (172.5716) | 9 (170.8916) | 24 (166.8456) | 19 (167.3828) |
| 2019-05-31 | Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 7 / 56 (691.3712) | 5 (174.8456) | 11 (170.2628) | 12 (171.4172) | 7 (174.8456) |
| 2019-05-03 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival 🏅 | 1 / 56 (700.5484) | 6 (176.0000) | 3 (176.0228) | 14 (173.1200) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2019-04-26 | Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 4 / 42 (688.5372) | 5 (175.4400) | 9 (169.1200) | 5 (172.5716) | 7 (171.4056) |
| 2019-04-12 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake 🏅 Smithville, MO | 11 / 54 (679.9544) | 13 (170.2972) | 32 (163.4056) | 8 (174.2744) | 8 (171.9772) |
| 2019-03-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 17 / 62 (686.7768) | 13 (174.8456) | 14 (173.1084) | 20 (170.8572) | 37 (167.9656) |
| 2019-03-22 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 6 / 74 (690.2740) | 9 (173.1428) | 4 (176.0000) | 37 (166.8456) | 10 (174.2856) |
| 2019-03-08 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Nashville, TN | 11 / 67 (687.9084) | 45 (166.2284) | 12 (173.1200) | 18 (172.0000) | 4 (176.5600) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #282 (402 pts) | #329 (382 pts) | #186 (619 pts) | #322 (387 pts) | #201 (577 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #58 (2118 pts) | #137 (1536 pts) | #67 (1888 pts) | #148 (1488 pts) | #42 (2143 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #134 (1700 pts) | #76 (1874 pts) | #116 (1650 pts) | #34 (2235 pts) | #280 (1130 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #1768 (125 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |