Que Magic

Que Magic is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2022. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the 3rd Annual Halfway to St.Pat's BBQ Contest (2019). They are ranked #1514 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,514

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1563

peak 1569 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 20, 2018

latest Oct 14, 2022 · 4.2 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 11% of the time

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

44% of 9 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 35%

overall standings

Best overall

684.5600 / 720

Master · BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!

Perfect 180s

Current form

668.03 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 670.01 (-1.99)

Walk rate

78%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7372

Pork · BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!

Consistency

±10.08

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 169.97 · weakest Brisket (164.34)

Road miles

917

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 173 mi

Schedule strength

68%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1587)

Purse competed for

$53K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

670.01 / 720

9 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Against the odds

26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 74 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at 3rd Annual Halfway to St.Pat's BBQ Contest (Aug 24, 2019) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 26-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, TRUE SMOKE BBQ.

Happy hunting ground

Top 17% average finish here

BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! is their spot: an average finish in the top 17% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 4th
average top 17%

They almost always walk

78% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 7 of 9 contests

A top-10 category call in 78% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

684.5600 career-best overall

95.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 684.5600 at BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! — 95.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 20, 2018

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 7 entries at contests carrying the title.

7 state-championship entries

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY ahead in 100% of their meetings

LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.63 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 67%.

Brisket avg 164.34
Pork Ribs avg 169.97
1 call in 9 entries

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A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at King of the Corn (Oct 14, 2022).

last seen Oct 2, 2020
back Oct 14, 2022

Announced themselves early

4th at their very first contest

Finished 4 of 42 at their very first tracked contest, BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! (Jul 20, 2018).

Jul 20, 2018
42-team field

The metronome

±1.40% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.40% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.1% of a perfect score
9 contests

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1563 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 75%
Peak: 1563

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026
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SMELLY BUTT'S N BBQ

#1,512 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1563

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before Que Magic's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

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#thisgirlknowsmeat

#1,505 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1563

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rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 20, 2019

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CHUCKWAGON'S TWO TWO SMOKIN CREW

#1,519 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 64%
Peak: 1563

Level with Que Magic on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 30, 2017

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CRAFT BBQ

#1,513 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1563

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2016

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88 BBQ

#1,511 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1563

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2018.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
BAMBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
Luscious Loins BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
DRY 2 DA BONE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
2 CASE BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
TEAM CRAWFORD	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	3	0	1	173.7028	163.9540	168.23	top 46%
Pork Ribs	9	6	1	2	175.4172	164.5716	169.97	top 26%
Pork	9	4	0	2	177.7372	157.7028	167.47	top 44%
Brisket	9	1	1	1	175.4172	155.9312	164.34	top 50%

“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)	1	1	top 8%
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 41%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 29%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IA	8	1	top 35%
WI	1	0	top 38%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Tri City BBQ Fest	2	6	0	top 36%	Sep 20, 2019
BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!	2	4	0	top 17%	Jul 19, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 5 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 2.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IA 8 of 9 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 7 2 of them more than once

First title Aug 24, 2019 3rd Annual Halfway to St.Pat's BBQ Contest

Opponents faced 204 finished ahead 211 times, behind 128

Longest layoff 2 yrs Oct 2, 2020 → Oct 14, 2022

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

20221 milestone

Oct 14 Most recent contest King of the Corn

20201 milestone

Oct 2 Peak power rating (1569) Ottumwa Smoketoberfest

20194 milestones

Jul 19 First category win (Pork Ribs) BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!
Aug 24 First overall podium 3rd Annual Halfway to St.Pat's BBQ Contest
Aug 24 First Grand Championship 3rd Annual Halfway to St.Pat's BBQ Contest
Aug 24 First state championship 3rd Annual Halfway to St.Pat's BBQ Contest

20186 milestones

Jul 20 First tracked contest BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!
Jul 20 First call BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!
Jul 20 First overall top-10 BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!
Jul 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score684.5600 BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!
Jul 20 Career-best overall score684.5600 BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!
Jul 20 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7372 BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.7	BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!	Jul 20, 2018
+16	3rd Annual Halfway to St.Pat's BBQ Contest	Aug 24, 2019
+12.2	Tri City BBQ Fest	Sep 21, 2018
+11.2	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!	Jul 19, 2019
+3.8	16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash	Aug 9, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6	King of the Corn	Oct 14, 2022

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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)
2022	1	0	0	0	0%	top 69%	92.1%	92.1%
2020	1	0	0	0	100%	top 48%	92.8%	92.8%
2019	5	1	2	2	80%	top 33%	94.8%	92.9%
2018	2	0	2	0	100%	top 16%	95.1%	94.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 14, 2022	King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	25 / 36 (663.3372)	21 (170.2628)	14 (168.5372)	35 (157.7028)	17 (166.8344)
Oct 2, 2020	Ottumwa Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	32 / 66 (667.9660)	45 (164.5372)	10 (170.8800)	38 (166.8344)	34 (165.7144)
Sep 20, 2019	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	17 / 34 (667.8508)	24 (163.9540)	4 (172.5600)	6 (175.4056)	26 (155.9312)
Aug 24, 2019	3rd Annual Halfway to St.Pat's BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	1 / 12 (682.8572)	3 (170.8572)	3 (170.3200)	5 (166.2628)	1 (175.4172)
Aug 9, 2019	16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash 🏅 Mason City, IA	17 / 38 (658.1144)	17 (169.1200)	17 (165.0972)	22 (164.5256)	26 (159.3716)
Jul 19, 2019	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! 🏅 Waterloo, IA	8 / 33 (680.4684)	9 (173.7028)	1 (175.4172)	16 (168.5372)	20 (162.8112)
Jun 21, 2019	Bring'n Home the Bacon 🏅 West Salem, WI	14 / 37 (654.7200)	15 (166.2284)	9 (168.6060)	23 (158.8000)	17 (161.0856)
Sep 21, 2018	Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	6 / 27 (670.2400)	10 (166.8456)	15 (164.5716)	3 (171.4172)	11 (167.4056)
Jul 20, 2018	BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! Waterloo, IA	4 / 42 (684.5600)	16 (168.5600)	5 (173.7372)	2 (177.7372)	21 (164.5256)

Que Magic

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Against the odds

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Announced themselves early

The metronome

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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

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

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