Among the elite
#238
of 6,476 rated teams
In the top 4% of every rated team in the data
A power rating of 1744 puts them #238 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 4% of the field.
- rating 1744
- peak 1749
- 38 rated contests
T-N-T Que Crew
T-N-T Que Crew is a competition barbecue team with 42 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2020. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Sand Creek Summer Daze Festival Saucy and Glazed BBQ (2019). They are ranked #238 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1744
peak 1749 · rated over 38 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
42
in the data
First seen
Sep 29, 2017
latest Nov 13, 2020 · 3.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
2
0 reserve · wins it all 5% of the time
Category wins
9
22 podiums
Overall top-10s
24
57% of 42 contests
Best top-10 run
7
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 28%
overall standings
Best overall
701.6916 / 720
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
686.44 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 681.22 (+5.22)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.93
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.42 · weakest Brisket (169.12)
Road miles
6,581
across 42 mapped stops · furthest 648 mi
Schedule strength
82%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1608)
Purse competed for
$259K
listed at 16 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
2 🏅
won from 20 state-championship entries
Master avg
681.22 / 720
40 Master contests · 2 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #282 (402 pts) | #329 (382 pts) | #186 (619 pts) | #322 (387 pts) | #201 (577 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #58 (2,118 pts) | #137 (1,536 pts) | #67 (1,888 pts) | #148 (1,488 pts) | #42 (2,143 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #134 (1,700 pts) | #76 (1,874 pts) | #116 (1,650 pts) | #34 (2,235 pts) | #280 (1,130 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #1768 (125 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to T-N-T Que Crew, each with one reason worth a look.
#239 of the rated field
- Contests
- 105
- GCs
- 8
- Top-10s
- 52%
- Peak
- 1789
They've been 1789 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#237 of the rated field
- Contests
- 77
- GCs
- 7
- Top-10s
- 61%
- Peak
- 1767
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to T-N-T Que Crew)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team T-N-T Que Crew has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#241 of the rated field
- Contests
- 87
- GCs
- 7
- Top-10s
- 75%
- Peak
- 1787
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to T-N-T Que Crew)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 87 contests to 42.
⚔ Head-to-head#234 of the rated field
- Contests
- 199
- GCs
- 6
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1802
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to T-N-T Que Crew)
Their rating is built on 6 Grand Championships in 199 contests, alongside a 38% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#244 of the rated field
- Contests
- 349
- GCs
- 37
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1985
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to T-N-T Que Crew)
Level with T-N-T Que Crew on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#233 of the rated field
- Contests
- 46
- GCs
- 7
- Top-10s
- 63%
- Peak
- 1755
Careers of much the same size, 46 contests to 42, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLAPS BBQ | 26 | 6 | 20 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 21 | 8 | 13 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | 20 | 10 | 10 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 19 | 9 | 10 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| BOOMERANG BBQ | 18 | 4 | 14 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| Fat&Dumb BBQ | 17 | 15 | 2 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| LA PASADITA | 15 | 10 | 5 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | 15 | 9 | 6 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 15 | 4 | 11 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Hog Night Smokers | 14 | 8 | 6 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 14 | 5 | 9 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 14 | 5 | 9 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 14 | 5 | 9 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 13 | 7 | 6 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 41 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 179.4400 | 162.8228 | 171.42 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 42 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 178.8572 | 153.1428 | 169.33 | top 36% |
| Pork | 39 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 179.4400 | 156.5028 | 171.39 | top 29% |
| Brisket | 41 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 180 🔥 | 154.8572 | 169.12 | top 36% |
“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) | 3 | 1 | top 37% |
| Medium (20–39) | 11 | 0 | top 37% |
| Large (40+) | 27 | 1 | top 24% |
Repeat visits (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% | Jul 18, 2020 |
| The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 43% | Apr 12, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
18 contests
Contests a season
10.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
17 of 42 contests · 7 states in all
Contests visited
39
2 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
42 entries · 3 wins · 17 calls
First title
May 3, 2019
Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival
Opponents faced
1,291
finished ahead 2,049 times, behind 564
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20201 milestone
- Most recent contest Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition
20197 milestones
- 25th tracked contest Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest
- First Grand Championship Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival
- First state championship Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival
- Biggest field won (56 teams) Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST
- Career-best overall score701.6916 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST
- Peak power rating (1749) Rock-N-Q on the planes
20185 milestones
- First call Kansas BBQ Shoot Out Day 1
- First overall top-10 Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest -Re-Boot (JUDGES FULL)
- First category win (Pork) Kelley Wilson BBQ
- First overall podium The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle
- 10th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin-in-Sapulpa 4th Annual BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.1428 Harper County Bullseye BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.7 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest -Re-Boot (JUDGES FULL) | Apr 27, 2018 |
| +14.4 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | May 4, 2018 |
| +14 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 | Mar 22, 2019 |
| +13.8 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle | Jun 22, 2018 |
| +13.6 | Kelley Wilson BBQ | Jun 1, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ | Jun 12, 2020 |
| -5.5 | Smokin-in-Sapulpa 4th Annual BBQ | Sep 29, 2017 |
| -5.3 | Smoke EM IF You Got EM | Nov 9, 2018 |
| -2.6 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | Jul 17, 2020 |
| -1.5 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | Apr 13, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50% | top 34% | 97.2% | 95.3% |
| 2019 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 88% | top 16% | 97.5% | 95.9% |
| 2018 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 100% | top 33% | 95.9% | 94% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 91.8% | 90% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2020 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 unrated Mayetta, KS | 6 / 94 (699.9888) | 32 (173.1200) | 31 (173.1316) | — | 21 (174.8572) |
| Aug 28, 2020 | 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) |
| Jul 18, 2020 | 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) |
| Jul 18, 2020 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Single Meat - Rib Contest Cameron, MO | — | — | 18 (162.8456) | — | — |
| Jul 17, 2020 | 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) |
| Jun 12, 2020 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK | 27 / 55 (673.6108) | 45 (162.8340) | 32 (165.6800) | — | 14 (171.9884) |
| Oct 19, 2019 | 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) |
| Oct 18, 2019 | National Head 2 Head Invitational Top 50 (Competitors Series) unrated Great Bend, KS | 6 / 7 (698.8000) | 4 (175.4172) | 5 (174.2744) | 2 (177.7028) | 7 (171.4056) |
| Oct 11, 2019 | 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) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 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) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS | 3 / 135 (701.6916) | 66 (171.9656) | 43 (171.9888) | 9 (177.7372) | 2 (180) |
| Aug 30, 2019 | 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) |
| Aug 16, 2019 | 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) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | 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) |
| Jun 14, 2019 | 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO | 10 / 55 (677.6916) | 12 (172.5716) | 9 (170.8916) | 24 (166.8456) | 19 (167.3828) |
| May 31, 2019 | Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 7 / 56 (691.3712) | 5 (174.8456) | 11 (170.2628) | 12 (171.4172) | 7 (174.8456) |
| May 3, 2019 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival 🏅 | 1 / 56 (700.5484) | 6 (176) | 3 (176.0228) | 14 (173.1200) | 4 (175.4056) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | 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) |
| Apr 12, 2019 | 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) |
| Mar 23, 2019 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 17 / 62 (686.7768) | 13 (174.8456) | 14 (173.1084) | 20 (170.8572) | 37 (167.9656) |
| Mar 22, 2019 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 6 / 74 (690.2740) | 9 (173.1428) | 4 (176) | 37 (166.8456) | 10 (174.2856) |
| Mar 8, 2019 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Nashville, TN | 11 / 67 (687.9084) | 45 (166.2284) | 12 (173.1200) | 18 (172) | 4 (176.5600) |
| Nov 9, 2018 | Smoke EM IF You Got EM Springfield, MO | 20 / 30 (654.7884) | 10 (170.8344) | 27 (153.1428) | 10 (170.2628) | 23 (160.5484) |
| Oct 26, 2018 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 7 / 56 (689.7028) | 15 (170.8228) | 7 (174.8800) | 1 (178.8572) | 34 (165.1428) |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown Lebanon, MO | 9 / 21 (677.1088) | 12 (170.8572) | 9 (169.6800) | 8 (170.2972) | 12 (166.2744) |
| Oct 13, 2018 | Bedouin Brew & Bar-B-Que Muskogee, OK | 9 / 26 (673.6684) | 14 (167.9884) | 17 (162.2400) | 4 (171.4400) | 7 (172) |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Bikes, Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR | 7 / 49 (690.2400) | 16 (171.4056) | 1 (176.5600) | 3 (177.1428) | 24 (165.1316) |
| Sep 7, 2018 | Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days Butler, MO | 4 / 19 (685.6684) | 4 (173.7372) | 7 (170.2628) | 1 (177.1428) | 11 (164.5256) |
| Sep 1, 2018 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 14 / 34 (664.4800) | 1 (179.4400) | 24 (158.8344) | 23 (162.2284) | 21 (163.9772) |
| Aug 4, 2018 | Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO | 10 / 37 (675.3028) | 3 (174.2628) | 11 (170.2744) | 26 (163.3828) | 13 (167.3828) |
| Aug 3, 2018 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 6 / 35 (683.9316) | 4 (174.2628) | 12 (169.1200) | 6 (173.1200) | 9 (167.4288) |
| Jul 6, 2018 | Johnson County BBQ Challenge (JUDGES FULL) Warrensburg, MO | 20 / 47 (666.7656) | 5 (176.0116) | 33 (162.8000) | 7 (172.5484) | 33 (155.4056) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 3 / 185 (686.2172) | 2 (176.5600) | 37 (167.9772) | 6 (175.4056) | 34 (166.2744) |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO | 6 / 48 (683.9660) | 10 (169.1428) | 3 (173.7144) | 1 (179.4400) | 25 (161.6688) |
| May 11, 2018 | The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10) (JUDGES FULL) De Soto, KS | 23 / 56 (675.9428) | 43 (162.8228) | 8 (173.7028) | 21 (170.2744) | 19 (169.1428) |
| May 4, 2018 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 6 / 68 (689.1312) | 17 (171.4400) | 7 (173.7028) | 11 (174.8456) | 14 (169.1428) |
| Apr 27, 2018 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest -Re-Boot (JUDGES FULL) Sugar Creek, MO | 9 / 53 (690.7768) | 11 (172.5600) | 15 (171.4056) | 2 (178.8572) | 24 (167.9540) |
| Apr 13, 2018 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO | 33 / 51 (651.3024) | 24 (167.3828) | 44 (154.2628) | 9 (173.1656) | 38 (156.4912) |
| Mar 3, 2018 | Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2 Cheney, KS | 29 / 42 (669.0972) | 19 (171.4400) | 19 (169.1316) | 38 (156.5028) | 10 (172.0228) |
| Mar 2, 2018 | Kansas BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 Cheney, KS | 25 / 47 (669.7032) | 38 (164.0116) | 33 (164.5488) | 5 (174.8800) | 30 (166.2628) |
| Oct 20, 2017 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS | 32 / 47 (661.1428) | 12 (174.8456) | 34 (164.0228) | 38 (157.1316) | 25 (165.1428) |
| Sep 29, 2017 | Smokin-in-Sapulpa 4th Annual BBQ Sapulpa, OK | 24 / 30 (634.2172) | 19 (165.6800) | 25 (155.3828) | 22 (158.2972) | 24 (154.8572) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.