Que Magic IA
Rating
1526
peak 1532
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2019-06-21
latest 2022-10-14
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
668.03
last 5 vs career avg 667.90 (+0.12)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.80
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.20 · weakest Brisket (163.88)
Road miles
505
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 171 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
DRY 2 DA BONE has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.7028 | 163.9540 | 168.38 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 175.4172 | 165.0972 | 170.20 | top 23% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 157.7028 | 165.44 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 175.4172 | 155.9312 | 163.88 | top 51% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA | 6 | 1 | top 41% |
| WI | 1 | 0 | top 38% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 1 | top 8% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 48% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IA (6 of 7 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (7 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: 3rd Annual Halfway to St.Pat's BBQ Contest (2019-08-24)
- Wins it all in 14% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 667.90
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 663.3372 | 663.34 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 667.9660 | 667.97 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 682.8572 | 668.80 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-14 | King of the Corn Ottumwa, IA | 25 / 36 (663.3372) | 21 (170.2628) | 14 (168.5372) | 35 (157.7028) | 17 (166.8344) |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest Ottumwa, IA | 32 / 66 (667.9660) | 45 (164.5372) | 10 (170.8800) | 38 (166.8344) | 34 (165.7144) |
| 2019-09-20 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 17 / 34 (667.8508) | 24 (163.9540) | 4 (172.5600) | 6 (175.4056) | 26 (155.9312) |
| 2019-08-24 | 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) |
| 2019-08-09 | 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) |
| 2019-07-19 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA | 8 / 33 (680.4684) | 9 (173.7028) | 1 (175.4172) | 16 (168.5372) | 20 (162.8112) |
| 2019-06-21 | Bring'n Home the Bacon West Salem, WI | 14 / 37 (654.7200) | 15 (166.2284) | 9 (168.6060) | 23 (158.8000) | 17 (161.0856) |