The Boys in Que MO
Rating
1641
peak 1667 · rated over 32 contests
Best runs
7
straight top-10s
Contests
32
in the data
First seen
2019-03-15
latest 2023-06-09
Best ToY finish
#125
Master 2021
Grand champs
4
0 reserve
Category wins
8
19 podiums
Overall top-10s
17
of 32 contests
Avg finish
top 30%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Current form
682.77 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 686.96 (-4.19)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
7
best run (overall)
Consistency
±11.91
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.30 · weakest Pork Ribs (170.39)
Road miles
1900
mi across 32 mapped stops · furthest 106 mi
Schedule strength
60%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)
Purse competed for
$273K
listed at 22 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
4 🏅
GCs in 30 state-championship entries
Master avg
686.96 / 720
31 Master contests · 4 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SLAPS BBQ has finished one call ahead of The Boys in Que 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 17 of their 21 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of MAD MUTT'S BBQ in 13 of their 17 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 70-team field at 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, SLAPS BBQ has out-cooked them in 15 of 24 shared chicken entries.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition (2022-06-03) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 24-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SLAPS BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 26 | 18 | 8 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| Sons of a Brisket | 24 | 15 | 9 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 24 | 8 | 16 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | 21 | 14 | 7 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 21 | 4 | 17 | 19% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 20 | 10 | 10 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | 20 | 9 | 11 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 19 | 12 | 7 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH i QUE | 18 | 5 | 13 | 28% | ⚔ compare |
| MAD MUTT'S BBQ | 17 | 13 | 4 | 76% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' SAUCED | 15 | 10 | 5 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | 15 | 8 | 7 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 15 | 4 | 11 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| Wabash BBQ | 14 | 8 | 6 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 13 | 7 | 6 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 32 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 178.8572 | 159.3944 | 172.30 | top 33% |
| Pork Ribs | 32 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 178.8572 | 160.5372 | 170.39 | top 39% |
| Pork | 32 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.0856 | 171.40 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 32 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 159.9312 | 172.16 | top 31% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 20 | 3 | top 31% |
| KS | 12 | 1 | top 28% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 1 | top 32% |
| Large (40+) | 20 | 3 | top 29% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash | 4 | 4 | 0 | top 33% | 2022-08-12 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 27% | 2022-09-29 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 2 | 138 | 0 | top 36% | 2022-09-29 |
| Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 31% | 2022-04-22 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (10 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (20 of 32 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (32 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out (2019-09-20)
- Wins it all in 13% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 686.96 / 720
- 4 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-03-15 — First tracked contest · Qlathe BBQ Championship
- 📣 2019-03-15 — First call · Qlathe BBQ Championship
- 🏆 2019-09-20 — First Grand Championship · Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- 🔥 2021-03-19 — First perfect 180 (Pork) · 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
- 🎖️ 2022-06-03 — 25th tracked contest · Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition
- ⭐ 2022-06-03 — Career-best overall score (708.5372) · Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition
- 📈 2022-09-29 — Peak power rating (1667) · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.5 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 2021-03-19 |
| +13.6 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 2019-09-20 |
| +13.3 | Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) | 2019-05-31 |
| +13.3 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 | 2021-10-29 |
| +12.3 | Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge | 2019-06-07 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.5 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 2023-06-09 |
| -12.9 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship | 2022-10-28 |
| -9.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 2021-09-16 |
| -8.4 | Black Silo Winery | 2020-06-19 |
| -6.8 | Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off | 2020-08-28 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
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% | 94.9% |
| 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 | 60% | top 51% | 96.1% | 94.3% |
| 2019 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 100% | top 21% | 97.9% | 95.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-09 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Kansas City, MO | 38 / 44 (664.4344) | 27 (168.5372) | 41 (162.8344) | 25 (169.1084) | 31 (163.9544) |
| 2023-04-21 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 10 / 51 (687.8972) | 19 (169.6800) | 22 (168.5372) | 13 (171.9772) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2023-03-17 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 34 / 68 (678.1484) | 41 (167.3712) | 32 (170.2628) | 41 (168.5372) | 19 (171.9772) |
| 2022-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 30 / 40 (669.6348) | 23 (168.5372) | 28 (166.2860) | 19 (170.2744) | 33 (164.5372) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 16 / 249 (697.6800) | 20 (177.7028) | 155 (169.1428) | 120 (170.8344) | 4 (180.0000) |
| 2022-09-29 | 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) |
| 2022-08-12 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO | 16 / 25 (684.4688) | 7 (176.5600) | 13 (169.6916) | 18 (169.6800) | 18 (168.5372) |
| 2022-06-03 | Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 1 / 41 (708.5372) | 5 (174.2744) | 3 (176.5600) | 2 (177.7028) | 2 (180.0000) |
| 2022-04-22 | 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 (180.0000) |
| 2022-03-18 | Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 4 / 71 (697.0512) | 22 (171.9656) | 10 (174.2628) | 7 (174.2628) | 5 (176.5600) |
| 2021-10-29 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 🏅 Unity Village, MO | 3 / 41 (697.6688) | 9 (175.4172) | 29 (169.1316) | 7 (176.5600) | 7 (176.5600) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 87 / 185 (682.1828) | 81 (171.9656) | 159 (162.2516) | 88 (170.8228) | 17 (177.1428) |
| 2021-09-16 | 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) |
| 2021-08-13 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO | 8 / 25 (693.6688) | 8 (174.2744) | 6 (176.5716) | 12 (169.6800) | 12 (173.1428) |
| 2021-06-04 | Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 1 / 55 (702.8800) | 9 (174.3200) | 9 (173.1200) | 1 (178.8572) | 3 (176.5828) |
| 2021-05-01 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Columbia, MO | 3 / 39 (696.4912) | 12 (173.1200) | 9 (172.5484) | 11 (174.2628) | 6 (176.5600) |
| 2021-03-19 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 1 / 70 (702.2628) | 27 (170.2628) | 9 (175.4400) | 1 (180.0000) | 5 (176.5600) |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 Mayetta, KS | 33 / 94 (689.6340) | 57 (170.2628) | 48 (170.8228) | 6 (178.8800) | 61 (169.6684) |
| 2020-08-28 | 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) |
| 2020-08-07 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO | 7 / 30 (691.9428) | 19 (170.8112) | 6 (176.0116) | 23 (169.1200) | 8 (176.0000) |
| 2020-06-19 | Black Silo Winery 🏅 Trenton, MO | 23 / 31 (669.6456) | 26 (165.1084) | 22 (165.7144) | 13 (171.4172) | 18 (167.4056) |
| 2020-03-13 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 33 / 68 (667.8624) | 51 (161.6456) | 43 (165.0740) | 33 (168.0000) | 8 (173.1428) |
| 2019-10-11 | Anchor City Cook off 🏅 Centralia, MO | 8 / 25 (682.1712) | 7 (171.9656) | 8 (171.4056) | 7 (172.5600) | 14 (166.2400) |
| 2019-09-20 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO | 1 / 31 (704.5372) | 1 (178.8572) | 1 (178.8572) | 3 (176.0000) | 10 (170.8228) |
| 2019-08-30 | 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) |
| 2019-08-09 | Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO | 4 / 30 (686.2056) | 6 (172.5600) | 16 (165.6800) | 2 (177.7028) | 11 (170.2628) |
| 2019-07-19 | Smokin on the Summit 🏅 Unity Village, MO | 7 / 35 (687.9428) | 12 (170.2628) | 8 (172.5600) | 11 (171.4056) | 7 (173.7144) |
| 2019-06-07 | Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 5 / 46 (688.5144) | 2 (177.1428) | 4 (175.4288) | 24 (166.8228) | 14 (169.1200) |
| 2019-05-31 | Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 5 / 56 (694.2284) | 13 (170.8456) | 8 (171.9772) | 7 (175.4056) | 2 (176.0000) |
| 2019-04-26 | 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) |
| 2019-04-05 | 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) |
| 2019-03-15 | Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 18 / 64 (678.1828) | 1 (178.8572) | 37 (160.5372) | 25 (167.9656) | 16 (170.8228) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (1145 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #125 (1305 pts) | #279 (740 pts) | #271 (780 pts) | #162 (1100 pts) | #174 (1035 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #329 (346 pts) | #440 (261 pts) | #316 (396 pts) | #384 (301 pts) | #238 (491 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #133 (1638 pts) | #32 (2138 pts) | #147 (1473 pts) | #187 (1333 pts) | #177 (1333 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1645 (135 pts) | #1768 (125 pts) | #2059 (100 pts) | #2038 (100 pts) | #1715 (135 pts) |