The Boys in Que

The Boys in Que is a competition barbecue team with 52 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2023. They have won 4 Grand Championships, most recently at the Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition (2022). They are ranked #345 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#345

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1713

peak 1730 · rated over 48 contests4 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 11, 2015

latest Jun 9, 2023 · 7.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#125

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 8% of the time

Category wins

23 podiums

Overall top-10s

42% of 52 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 33%

overall standings

Best overall

708.5372 / 720

Master · Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

4 🔥

Current form

682.77 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 678.61 (+4.16)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST

Consistency

±15.81

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 170.46 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.48)

Road miles

3,239

across 52 mapped stops · furthest 176 mi

Schedule strength

71%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1590)

Purse competed for

$273K

listed at 22 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

4 🏅

won from 30 state-championship entries

Master avg

678.61 / 720

51 Master contests · 4 GCs

Storylines (18 found in their record)

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

Among the elite

#345 of 6,477 rated teams

In the top 5% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1713 puts them #345 of 6,477 rated teams — the top 5% of the field.

rating 1713
peak 1730
48 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

4 perfect 180s

4 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Brisket ×3
Pork ×1

Against the odds

17-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 83 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out (Sep 20, 2019) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 17-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SLAPS BBQ.

Giant slayer

70 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 70-team field at 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship.

Mar 19, 2021

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 12%

Multi-meat days

2 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 2 times — the best of them 2 category wins at Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) (Apr 22, 2022).

Chicken 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 35 of 52 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 52 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

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High-water mark

708.5372 career-best overall

98.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 708.5372 at Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition — 98.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 3, 2022

State champions

4 state championships won

They've taken 4 state championships from 30 entries at contests carrying the title.

30 state-championship entries

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

SLAPS BBQ has finished one call ahead of The Boys in Que 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2021 2 Grand Championships

2021 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 20%.

7 contests
5 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 20%

A strong matchup

13–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 76% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of S&S BBQ in 13 of their 17 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

26 of 36 shared brisket entries lost

SLAPS BBQ ahead 72% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SLAPS BBQ has out-cooked them in 26 of 36 shared brisket entries.

Looking over their shoulder

5× one call behind them

ALL FORKED UP FOR Q has landed one call behind them 5 times.

A May team

Top 18% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 18% across 3 contests, versus top 33% the rest of the year.

3 May contests
top 33% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,239 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,239 miles across 52 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 176 miles to BBQ in the Bluffs.

52 mapped stops
furthest 176 mi

The metronome

±2.19% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.19% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.2% of a perfect score
52 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash every year from 2019 to 2022 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 4th

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
2023 ↗	Master	#742 (195 pts)	#925 (150 pts)	#1063 (135 pts)	#802 (180 pts)	#537 (350 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#221 (985 pts)	#248 (915 pts)	#289 (870 pts)	#303 (810 pts)	#177 (1,145 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#125 (1,305 pts)	#279 (740 pts)	#271 (780 pts)	#162 (1,100 pts)	#174 (1,035 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#329 (346 pts)	#440 (261 pts)	#316 (396 pts)	#384 (301 pts)	#238 (491 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#133 (1,638 pts)	#32 (2,138 pts)	#147 (1,473 pts)	#187 (1,333 pts)	#176 (1,333 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1645 (135 pts)	#1768 (125 pts)	#2059 (100 pts)	#2038 (100 pts)	#1715 (135 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to The Boys in Que, each with one reason worth a look.

KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON

#344 of the rated field

1713 power rating

Contests: 92
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1714

8–8 in 16 shared contests (50% to The Boys in Que)

These two have cooked 16 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 77 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

ATLANTA BBQ STORE

#343 of the rated field

1713 power rating

Contests: 127
GCs: 6
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1739

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to The Boys in Que)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 127 contests to 52.

rated over 122 contests
last seen Jul 10, 2025

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Big Ten Bones

#342 of the rated field

1713 power rating

Contests: 54
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 61%
Peak: 1713

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 51 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 51 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ

#346 of the rated field

1712 power rating

Contests: 68
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 51%
Peak: 1726

68 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 51% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 68 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2024

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ABLE ACRES BBQ

#341 of the rated field

1713 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 68%
Peak: 1713

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 6 years before The Boys in Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 28 contests

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SPITFIRE

#347 of the rated field

1712 power rating

Contests: 246
GCs: 14
Top-10s: 55%
Peak: 1853

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

rated over 239 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Sons of a Brisket	38	16	22	42%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	37	24	13	65%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	36	9	27	25%	⚔ compare
UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	28	19	9	68%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	28	10	18	36%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	28	6	22	21%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	27	15	12	56%	⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	24	12	12	50%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	22	10	12	45%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	21	6	15	29%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	21	3	18	14%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	20	8	12	40%	⚔ compare
Wabash BBQ	19	12	7	63%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	18	5	13	28%	⚔ compare
S&S BBQ	17	13	4	76%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	52	18	4	7	178.8572	147.9772	169.82	top 38%
Pork Ribs	52	18	1	4	178.8572	157.6456	168.48	top 42%
Pork	51	11	2	5	180 🔥	157.6572	169.40	top 41%
Brisket	52	24	1	7	180 🔥	154.8344	170.46	top 32%

“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
Medium (20–39)	19	1	top 33%
Large (40+)	33	3	top 33%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	36	3	top 35%
KS	15	1	top 29%
IA	1	0	top 36%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash	4	4	0	top 33%	Aug 12, 2022
Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)	2	1	1	top 13%	Jun 4, 2021
Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	2	1	1	top 12%	Sep 20, 2019
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST	2	138	0	top 36%	Sep 29, 2022
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST	2	16	0	top 27%	Sep 29, 2022
Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL)	2	6	0	top 31%	Apr 22, 2022
Anchor City Cook off	2	8	0	top 37%	Oct 11, 2019
Smokin on the Summit	2	7	0	top 29%	Jul 19, 2019
Racing for the BBQ	2	13	0	top 39%	Jul 27, 2018
Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	2	23	0	top 56%	Mar 31, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 11 contests

Contests a season 5.8 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 36 of 52 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 40 10 of them more than once

First title Sep 20, 2019 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

Opponents faced 1,464 finished ahead 2,411 times, behind 1,352

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

20232 milestones

Mar 17 50th tracked contest 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
Jun 9 Most recent contest Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES)

20222 milestones

Jun 3 Career-best overall score708.5372 Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition
Jun 3 Peak power rating (1730) Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition

20212 milestones

Mar 19 First perfect 180 (Pork) 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
Mar 19 Biggest field won (70 teams) 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship

20196 milestones

Mar 15 First category win (Chicken) Qlathe BBQ Championship
Jun 7 25th tracked contest Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge
Sep 20 First overall podium Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Sep 20 First Grand Championship Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Sep 20 First state championship Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Sep 20 First multi-meat day Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

20181 milestone

Feb 23 10th tracked contest Polar Bear BBQ Challenge

20172 milestones

Jul 28 First call Racing for the BBQ
Sep 15 First overall top-10 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

20152 milestones

Sep 11 First tracked contest Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
Sep 11 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.1828 Independence Fire & Ice BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.3	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ	Oct 6, 2017
+13.1	3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship	Mar 19, 2021
+12.2	Boo-B-Que - Day 1	Oct 29, 2021
+12.1	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	Sep 20, 2019
+11.4	Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff	May 1, 2021

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.9	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship	Oct 28, 2022
-10.3	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	Sep 16, 2021
-8.5	Black Silo Winery	Jun 19, 2020
-7.1	Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off	Aug 28, 2020
-6.8	Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash	Aug 12, 2022

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)
2023	3	0	1	0	33%	top 52%	95.5%	94%
2022	7	1	3	2	71%	top 28%	98.4%	96%
2021	7	2	5	2	71%	top 20%	97.6%	96%
2020	5	0	1	0	40%	top 51%	96.1%	94.3%
2019	10	1	7	4	100%	top 21%	97.9%	95.2%
2018	11	0	3	0	82%	top 34%	94.4%	93.1%
2017	6	0	2	0	50%	top 36%	95%	92.8%
2016	2	0	0	0	0%	top 66%	89.3%	88.9%
2015	1	0	0	0	0%	top 46%	90.3%	90.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 9, 2023	Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Kansas City, MO	38 / 44 (664.4344)	27 (168.5372)	41 (162.8344)	25 (169.1084)	31 (163.9544)
Apr 21, 2023	Smokin in the Creek BBQ 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	10 / 51 (687.8972)	19 (169.6800)	22 (168.5372)	13 (171.9772)	2 (177.7028)
Mar 17, 2023	5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	34 / 68 (678.1484)	41 (167.3712)	32 (170.2628)	41 (168.5372)	19 (171.9772)
Oct 28, 2022	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	30 / 40 (669.6348)	23 (168.5372)	28 (166.2860)	19 (170.2744)	33 (164.5372)
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	138 / 505 (680.4800)	46 (176.5600)	67 (174.2972)	254 (167.3828)	319 (162.2400)
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS	16 / 249 (697.6800)	20 (177.7028)	155 (169.1428)	120 (170.8344)	4 (180)
Aug 12, 2022	Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO	16 / 25 (684.4688)	7 (176.5600)	13 (169.6916)	18 (169.6800)	18 (168.5372)
Jun 3, 2022	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition 🏅 Kansas City, MO	1 / 41 (708.5372)	5 (174.2744)	3 (176.5600)	2 (177.7028)	2 (180)
Apr 22, 2022	Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	6 / 35 (699.3484)	1 (177.7144)	4 (174.2628)	19 (167.3712)	1 (180)
Mar 18, 2022	Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	4 / 71 (697.0512)	22 (171.9656)	10 (174.2628)	7 (174.2628)	5 (176.5600)
Oct 29, 2021	Boo-B-Que - Day 1 🏅 Unity Village, MO	3 / 41 (697.6688)	9 (175.4172)	29 (169.1316)	7 (176.5600)	7 (176.5600)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	211 / 467 (665.5540)	350 (159.3944)	155 (169.1200)	237 (165.0740)	80 (171.9656)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	87 / 185 (682.1828)	81 (171.9656)	159 (162.2516)	88 (170.8228)	17 (177.1428)
Aug 13, 2021	Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO	8 / 25 (693.6688)	8 (174.2744)	6 (176.5716)	12 (169.6800)	12 (173.1428)
Jun 4, 2021	Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO	1 / 55 (702.8800)	9 (174.3200)	9 (173.1200)	1 (178.8572)	3 (176.5828)
May 1, 2021	Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Columbia, MO	3 / 39 (696.4912)	12 (173.1200)	9 (172.5484)	11 (174.2628)	6 (176.5600)
Mar 19, 2021	3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	1 / 70 (702.2628)	27 (170.2628)	9 (175.4400)	1 (180)	5 (176.5600)
Nov 13, 2020	Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 unrated Mayetta, KS	33 / 94 (689.6340)	57 (170.2628)	48 (170.8228)	—	61 (169.6684)
Aug 28, 2020	Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off 🏅 Nevada, MO	27 / 37 (676.4684)	27 (168.5256)	18 (170.2744)	30 (167.9656)	18 (169.7028)
Aug 7, 2020	Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO	7 / 30 (691.9428)	19 (170.8112)	6 (176.0116)	23 (169.1200)	8 (176)
Jun 19, 2020	Black Silo Winery 🏅 Trenton, MO	23 / 31 (669.6456)	26 (165.1084)	22 (165.7144)	13 (171.4172)	18 (167.4056)
Mar 13, 2020	2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	33 / 68 (667.8624)	51 (161.6456)	43 (165.0740)	33 (168)	8 (173.1428)
Oct 11, 2019	Anchor City Cook off 🏅 Centralia, MO	8 / 25 (682.1712)	7 (171.9656)	8 (171.4056)	7 (172.5600)	14 (166.2400)
Sep 20, 2019	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	1 / 31 (704.5372)	1 (178.8572)	1 (178.8572)	3 (176)	10 (170.8228)
Aug 30, 2019	Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off 🏅 Nevada, MO	5 / 22 (693.0628)	4 (174.2628)	3 (173.7028)	12 (169.6800)	5 (175.4172)
Aug 9, 2019	Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO	4 / 30 (686.2056)	6 (172.5600)	16 (165.6800)	2 (177.7028)	11 (170.2628)
Jul 19, 2019	Smokin on the Summit 🏅 Unity Village, MO	7 / 35 (687.9428)	12 (170.2628)	8 (172.5600)	11 (171.4056)	7 (173.7144)
Jun 7, 2019	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge 🏅 Kansas City, KS	5 / 46 (688.5144)	2 (177.1428)	4 (175.4288)	24 (166.8228)	14 (169.1200)
May 31, 2019	Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO	5 / 56 (694.2284)	13 (170.8456)	8 (171.9772)	7 (175.4056)	2 (176)
Apr 26, 2019	Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	19 / 42 (664.3880)	2 (177.1428)	20 (166.2284)	28 (161.0856)	26 (159.9312)
Apr 5, 2019	VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits 🏅 Overland Park, KS	14 / 53 (677.0400)	1 (177.7028)	31 (163.9544)	17 (168.5600)	18 (166.8228)
Mar 15, 2019	Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	18 / 64 (678.1828)	1 (178.8572)	37 (160.5372)	25 (167.9656)	16 (170.8228)
Oct 12, 2018	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	14 / 33 (669.5996)	23 (161.1084)	14 (168.5372)	16 (167.9884)	6 (171.9656)
Sep 28, 2018	Smoking in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO	4 / 25 (669.6004)	2 (171.4288)	4 (167.3944)	19 (157.6572)	3 (173.1200)
Aug 17, 2018	BBQ and Fly In on the River (JUDGES FULL) Excelsior Springs, MO	25 / 57 (665.5772)	12 (172)	32 (162.8116)	31 (165.0856)	28 (165.6800)
Jul 27, 2018	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	13 / 66 (674.1256)	31 (163.9544)	3 (175.4056)	31 (163.9544)	8 (170.8112)
Jul 13, 2018	1st Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) Cameron, MO	11 / 24 (661.5428)	14 (166.8344)	12 (167.3828)	9 (166.8228)	16 (160.5028)
Jun 1, 2018	Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO	12 / 48 (675.8856)	7 (172)	27 (163.9428)	16 (169.1200)	8 (170.8228)
May 11, 2018	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	14 / 39 (670.2288)	13 (170.2972)	33 (157.6688)	13 (168.5600)	4 (173.7028)
Apr 20, 2018	10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	9 / 46 (679.3372)	8 (173.1428)	11 (171.4172)	7 (170.8344)	25 (163.9428)
Apr 6, 2018	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	43 / 103 (667.2336)	54 (166.8112)	64 (163.9312)	27 (170.8228)	47 (165.6684)
Mar 23, 2018	Smokin On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO	19 / 39 (662.7428)	25 (163.9772)	21 (167.3828)	28 (160.5600)	8 (170.8228)
Feb 23, 2018	Polar Bear BBQ Challenge Kingdom City, MO	9 / 29 (677.6112)	5 (176.0344)	9 (170.8228)	13 (170.2628)	22 (160.4912)
Oct 6, 2017	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	10 / 76 (683.9084)	12 (172)	17 (169.6684)	17 (170.8344)	10 (171.4056)
Sep 15, 2017	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	8 / 37 (681.0628)	22 (165.0972)	6 (173.1200)	18 (165.1428)	2 (177.7028)
Jul 28, 2017	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	31 / 54 (659.2912)	36 (164.5484)	41 (159.3600)	37 (162.8344)	9 (172.5484)
Jun 2, 2017	Smokin' On The Summit Lee's Summit, MO	25 / 65 (661.6112)	41 (162.8228)	20 (166.8228)	25 (168)	26 (163.9656)
Apr 21, 2017	9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	31 / 64 (661.5996)	47 (159.9884)	44 (157.6456)	11 (172.5600)	13 (171.4056)
Mar 31, 2017	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Pleasant Hill, MO	23 / 59 (662.2288)	32 (165.1544)	46 (158.8000)	16 (170.2744)	13 (168)
Jun 3, 2016	Smokin' on the Summit BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	39 / 67 (642.6972)	46 (156.5028)	32 (163.9772)	25 (167.3828)	51 (154.8344)
Apr 1, 2016	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO	53 / 72 (637.0400)	69 (147.9772)	36 (162.8112)	43 (164.5488)	34 (161.7028)
Sep 11, 2015	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	35 / 76 (650.1828)	28 (165.1428)	47 (159.3600)	42 (159.9772)	24 (165.7028)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

The Boys in Que

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

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 (18 found in their record)

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

Multi-meat days

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

Their season

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

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, 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

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)