T-N-T Que Crew KS
Rating
1653
peak 1653
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
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
686.44 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 689.26 (-2.82)
Walk rate
82%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
8
best run (overall)
Consistency
±7.69
std dev of 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
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q 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 tough matchup
BOOMERANG BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 12 shared contests.
⚔️ 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)
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% |
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
- All-time average overall score: 689.26
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 699.9888 | 686.44 |
| 2019 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 701.6916 | 690.14 |
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) |
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) |