They almost always walk
67%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 8 of 12 contests
A top-10 category call in 67% of their 12 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
GETTA QUE
GETTA QUE is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 27 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2013). They are ranked #1700 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1552
peak 1555 · rated over 12 contests
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
May 17, 2013
latest May 4, 2019 · 6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
33% of 12 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
665.60 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 663.57 (+2.03)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.86
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.27 · weakest Brisket (164.02)
Road miles
3,202
across 12 mapped stops · furthest 579 mi
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
663.57 / 720
12 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to GETTA QUE, each with one reason worth a look.
57 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,711 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1552
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to GETTA QUE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team GETTA QUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,697 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 47%
- Peak
- 1585
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to GETTA QUE)
They've been 1585 at their best, 33 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,695 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1564
Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,703 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1552
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 50% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#1,702 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1555
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#1,713 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1553
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before GETTA QUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YELLOW RIVER BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Bluedog BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| HUG HOGS | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| WeQ4U | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| ACME BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 176 | 162.2284 | 169.27 | top 32% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 157.7142 | 164.12 | top 48% |
| Pork | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 171.4286 | 155.9196 | 166.16 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 171.4284 | 153.6456 | 164.02 | top 45% |
“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) | 6 | 0 | top 29% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 48% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Beam BBQ Classic | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 52% | Oct 3, 2014 |
| Buckeye State BBQ Championship | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 20% | May 16, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
9 contests
Contests a season
4
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
3 of 12 contests · 6 states in all
Contests visited
10
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
327
finished ahead 306 times, behind 180
Longest layoff
4.6 yrs
Oct 3, 2014 → May 4, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20192 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176 Smoke on the Water
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Water
20143 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Buckeye State BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score682.1828 Jim Beam BBQ Classic
- Peak power rating (1555) Jim Beam BBQ Classic
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Buckeye State BBQ Championship
- First call Buckeye State BBQ Championship
- First overall top-10 Buckeye State BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score676.5708 Buckeye State BBQ Championship
- First category win (Chicken) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.3 | Buckeye State BBQ Championship | May 17, 2013 |
| +12.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jun 14, 2013 |
| +10.1 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Sep 6, 2013 |
| +9.5 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off | Sep 19, 2013 |
| +6.3 | Buckeye State BBQ Championship | May 16, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.9 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | Oct 4, 2013 |
| -3.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship | Oct 18, 2013 |
| -3.3 | Smoke on the Water | May 4, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 65% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 32% | 94.7% | 93.4% |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 56% | top 37% | 94% | 91.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2019 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Liberty, IN | 17 / 26 (660.3996) | 4 (176) | 19 (163.9544) | 20 (155.9196) | 18 (164.5256) |
| Oct 3, 2014 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY | 15 / 44 (682.1828) | 6 (175.4056) | 16 (171.4172) | 15 (170.2744) | 21 (165.0856) |
| May 16, 2014 | Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH | 11 / 38 (662.2172) | 17 (162.2628) | 14 (163.4288) | 6 (170.2628) | 12 (166.2628) |
| Oct 18, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR | 36 / 50 (673.6344) | 21 (173.1428) | 32 (168.5372) | 18 (170.8344) | 46 (161.1200) |
| Oct 4, 2013 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY | 29 / 41 (649.5656) | 22 (166.2512) | 31 (162.8000) | 28 (159.9544) | 30 (160.5600) |
| Sep 19, 2013 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL | 15 / 76 (673.5652) | 22 (169.6684) | 20 (167.3828) | 22 (167.9656) | 20 (168.5484) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Chesapeake, VA | 7 / 30 (661.0284) | 14 (167.9772) | 22 (159.9428) | 13 (164.5484) | 6 (168.5600) |
| Aug 16, 2013 | Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues Madison, IN | 26 / 60 (648.9252) | 30 (162.2284) | 29 (160.5256) | 24 (163.3828) | 26 (162.7884) |
| Jul 12, 2013 | Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off Kettering, OH | 19 / 41 (647.8512) | 7 (170.2628) | 14 (161.7028) | 24 (162.2400) | 35 (153.6456) |
| Jun 28, 2013 | Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN | 10 / 32 (659.9992) | 9 (169.7140) | 18 (157.7142) | 12 (167.9998) | 8 (164.5712) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Lexington, KY | 3 / 27 (666.8568) | 1 (172.5714) | 7 (164) | 4 (169.1428) | 7 (161.1426) |
| May 17, 2013 | Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH | 4 / 35 (676.5708) | 14 (165.7138) | 8 (168) | 3 (171.4286) | 2 (171.4284) |