RT QUE KUSINE

RT QUE KUSINE is a competition barbecue team with 46 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 11th of 16 at the City of Earlington OctoberFest (2013). They are ranked #5973 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,973

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1436

peak 1510 · rated over 46 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 10, 2013

latest Sep 7, 2018 · 5.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#520

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 46 contests

Avg finish

top 67%

overall standings

Best overall

691.9656 / 720

Master · Smokin' At The Market

Perfect 180s

Current form

652.99 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 658.95 (-5.96)

Walk rate

43%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144

Chicken · Cookeville Cookoff

Consistency

±13.93

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.52 · weakest Brisket (161.98)

Road miles

5,710

across 46 mapped stops · furthest 249 mi

Schedule strength

49%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)

Master avg

658.95 / 720

46 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

691.9656 career-best overall

96.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 691.9656 at Smokin' At The Market — 96.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 3, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BIG ORANGE SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of RT QUE KUSINE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 51%.

7 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 51%

A tough matchup

27–2 behind in the head-to-head

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN ahead in 93% of their meetings

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has come out ahead in 27 of their 29 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.54 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 11%.

Brisket avg 161.98
Chicken avg 166.52
5 calls in 46 entries

A strong matchup

11–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 79% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS in 11 of their 14 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

23 of 29 shared chicken entries lost

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN ahead 79% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has out-cooked them in 23 of 29 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

CRITTER COOKER'S has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

5,710 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,710 miles across 46 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 249 miles to Piggin In The Park (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES).

46 mapped stops
furthest 249 mi

The metronome

±1.94% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.94% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.5% of a perfect score
46 contests

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
2018 ↗	Master	#714 (469 pts)	#733 (479 pts)	#619 (594 pts)	#804 (429 pts)	#711 (504 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#704 (535 pts)	#534 (745 pts)	#610 (660 pts)	#566 (705 pts)	#805 (480 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#520 (760 pts)	#546 (740 pts)	#283 (1,224 pts)	#506 (800 pts)	#336 (1,105 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#688 (528 pts)	#445 (878 pts)	#668 (573 pts)	#418 (898 pts)	#718 (513 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#637 (579 pts)	#690 (549 pts)	#610 (629 pts)	#600 (649 pts)	#562 (659 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#560 (558 pts)	#370 (833 pts)	#484 (678 pts)	#551 (598 pts)	#630 (518 pts)

Overall rank by season

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The teams rated closest to RT QUE KUSINE, each with one reason worth a look.

54 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

SMOKIN ELVISES

#5,982 of the rated field

1436 power rating

Contests: 92
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1607

They've been 1607 at their best, 172 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 91 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Wicked Pig BBQ

#5,974 of the rated field

1436 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1436

Fewer contests behind them than RT QUE KUSINE has cooked, 24 to 46, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Double D's BBQ

#5,972 of the rated field

1436 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1436

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

rated over 15 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2024

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CLIFFS SMOKIN BBQ

#5,976 of the rated field

1436 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1436

They turned up 5 years after RT QUE KUSINE did, first appearing in 2018.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Mar 20, 2026

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C&C BBQ

#5,978 of the rated field

1436 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1436

Level with RT QUE KUSINE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jun 2, 2017

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Porkganic BBQ

#5,981 of the rated field

1436 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1436

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jan 22, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	29	2	27	7%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	25	1	24	4%	⚔ compare
HIGH ON THE HAWG	24	1	23	4%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	22	0	22	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	21	0	21	0%	⚔ compare
BIG G BBQ	20	8	12	40%	⚔ compare
SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M	18	9	9	50%	⚔ compare
HOT COLE'S BBQ	18	3	15	17%	⚔ compare
Big B BBQ Company	17	4	13	24%	⚔ compare
DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
Chokin "N" tha Smoke	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
BIG BLUE QUE	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS	14	11	3	79%	⚔ compare
BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	46	5	1	2	177.7144	155.9312	166.52	top 61%
Pork Ribs	46	11	0	0	175.4628	147.9200	165.34	top 56%
Pork	46	7	0	1	176.0116	151.3940	165.10	top 62%
Brisket	46	5	0	1	177.7028	145.6228	161.98	top 65%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 69%
Medium (20–39)	26	top 71%
Large (40+)	19	top 62%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
TN	28	top 68%
KY	6	top 70%
GA	3	top 78%
IN	2	top 60%
MS	2	top 74%
OH	1	top 47%
SC	1	top 86%
MO	1	top 33%
IL	1	top 72%
AL	1	top 32%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
High on the Hog Festival	4	21	top 62%	Apr 20, 2018
Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff	3	20	top 66%	May 27, 2016
Smokin in McMinnville	2	15	top 47%	Aug 10, 2018
Smoke on the Shores	2	48	top 90%	Mar 9, 2018
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	15	top 66%	May 12, 2017
BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier)	2	23	top 80%	Apr 29, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 11 contests

Contests a season 7.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TN 28 of 46 contests · 10 states in all

Contests visited 37 6 of them more than once

Opponents faced 764 finished ahead 642 times, behind 1,142

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

20181 milestone

Sep 7 Most recent contest Smoke On The Ohio (JUDGES FULL)

20161 milestone

May 27 25th tracked contest Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff

20143 milestones

May 24 10th tracked contest Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff
Oct 3 Career-best overall score691.9656 Smokin' At The Market
Oct 3 Peak power rating (1510) Smokin' At The Market

20135 milestones

May 10 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jul 26 First call Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash
Jul 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.4684 Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash
Sep 6 First category win (Chicken) Cookeville Cookoff
Sep 6 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7144 Cookeville Cookoff

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.8	TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest	Apr 13, 2018
+7.5	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	Aug 21, 2015
+7.4	20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest	Sep 19, 2014
+7.2	High on the Hog Festival	Apr 18, 2014
+6.1	Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition	Aug 4, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 10, 2013
-11	Smoke on the Shores	Mar 11, 2016
-9.5	The Tony Stone Cookeville Cookoff	Sep 9, 2016
-9.1	Smoke in the Valley	Aug 28, 2015
-7.5	Nebo Fall Festival and BBQ Competition	Sep 16, 2016

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	6	0	33%	top 69%	93.6%	90.4%
2017	8	0	38%	top 73%	92.8%	91%
2016	11	0	55%	top 76%	93.7%	91.8%
2015	8	0	50%	top 67%	93.6%	90.9%
2014	7	0	14%	top 51%	96.1%	92.9%
2013	6	1	67%	top 58%	93.6%	92.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 7, 2018	Smoke On The Ohio (JUDGES FULL) Mt.Vernon, IN	21 / 28 (642.7428)	24 (155.9312)	14 (164.5488)	17 (164.5484)	22 (157.7144)
Aug 10, 2018	Smokin in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	15 / 28 (663.8740)	15 (169.1312)	9 (167.9772)	20 (163.3828)	16 (163.3828)
Apr 20, 2018	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	31 / 42 (660.4116)	32 (166.2400)	31 (163.9888)	20 (168.5256)	34 (161.6572)
Apr 13, 2018	TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest Savannah, TN	13 / 28 (674.1828)	9 (171.4172)	6 (173.1200)	27 (158.2056)	7 (171.4400)
Mar 16, 2018	Hog Wild BBQ Contest Corinth, MS	30 / 36 (623.7488)	30 (155.9428)	31 (147.9200)	27 (163.9544)	32 (155.9316)
Mar 9, 2018	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	72 / 87 (642.0800)	79 (159.3828)	65 (161.0856)	54 (166.2400)	72 (155.3716)
Sep 8, 2017	Tony Stone-Cookeville Cook-off Cookeville, TN	29 / 34 (644.4000)	20 (168.5372)	33 (150.7772)	31 (161.1200)	23 (163.9656)
Aug 25, 2017	Great American BBQ Festival Franklin, TN	32 / 40 (657.0284)	33 (161.1084)	30 (163.9772)	14 (170.2744)	32 (161.6684)
Aug 4, 2017	Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Cincinnati, OH	15 / 32 (663.3372)	15 (167.4172)	10 (170.8344)	10 (171.4056)	25 (153.6800)
Jun 2, 2017	Piggin In The Park (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Woodruff, SC	38 / 44 (630.1028)	32 (161.7028)	36 (158.2284)	28 (164.5488)	44 (145.6228)
May 12, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Bowling Green, KY	23 / 29 (663.9428)	9 (174.8456)	6 (175.4628)	27 (162.7884)	29 (150.8460)
Apr 21, 2017	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	34 / 41 (649.0512)	18 (170.8572)	27 (165.1200)	39 (158.8228)	37 (154.2512)
Apr 7, 2017	First Annual Operation Stand Down KY BBQ Smoke Off (TEAMS FULL) Bowling Green, KY	24 / 40 (668.5144)	22 (165.7372)	26 (167.9656)	7 (176.0116)	33 (158.8000)
Mar 10, 2017	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	41 / 62 (663.3144)	12 (174.2628)	34 (166.2516)	49 (161.0972)	44 (161.7028)
Nov 11, 2016	2nd Annual Brew B-Q Nashville, TN	20 / 25 (665.0400)	25 (161.6572)	14 (167.9772)	14 (168.5828)	17 (166.8228)
Oct 28, 2016	Dickson County Smoke Fest Dickson, TN	27 / 40 (667.8512)	36 (162.2284)	28 (165.0972)	24 (167.9656)	11 (172.5600)
Oct 14, 2016	Mid-South BBQ Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	18 / 27 (674.7428)	21 (168.5372)	8 (174.2628)	23 (165.0856)	16 (166.8572)
Sep 16, 2016	Nebo Fall Festival and BBQ Competition Nebo, KY	18 / 20 (654.7772)	16 (158.2400)	10 (169.7260)	9 (169.1084)	19 (157.7028)
Sep 9, 2016	The Tony Stone Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN	28 / 30 (655.2916)	29 (160.5144)	8 (173.1544)	29 (160.5028)	25 (161.1200)
Aug 26, 2016	Franklin BBQ Festival Presented By Franklin Noon Rotary Club Franklin, TN	24 / 31 (642.7660)	18 (163.4060)	12 (169.7372)	21 (161.6800)	29 (147.9428)
Jul 8, 2016	Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off and Cruise In Jamestown, TN	13 / 22 (673.0404)	15 (167.9772)	4 (175.4288)	18 (163.3944)	9 (166.2400)
May 27, 2016	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff Lewisburg, TN	23 / 31 (664.4340)	28 (162.8228)	25 (164.5372)	29 (159.3712)	3 (177.7028)
May 13, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Bowling Green, KY	15 / 29 (671.3716)	24 (162.2516)	6 (173.1544)	15 (166.2512)	10 (169.7144)
Apr 29, 2016	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	28 / 35 (658.1600)	17 (168.5600)	33 (158.2172)	27 (163.3828)	16 (168)
Mar 11, 2016	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	48 / 49 (643.8400)	43 (165.1200)	18 (169.1084)	46 (154.8000)	46 (154.8116)
Oct 16, 2015	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY	24 / 34 (656.4804)	12 (170.8344)	26 (161.1200)	8 (171.9772)	30 (152.5488)
Aug 28, 2015	Smoke in the Valley Pikeville, TN	23 / 26 (649.5312)	11 (173.7028)	23 (158.2400)	18 (162.8000)	23 (154.7884)
Aug 21, 2015	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	19 / 58 (650.8344)	2 (175.4400)	11 (166.8916)	43 (152)	29 (156.5028)
May 22, 2015	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff Lewisburg, TN	21 / 28 (664.5028)	13 (173.1084)	19 (166.8572)	24 (164.5600)	25 (159.9772)
Apr 24, 2015	Wabash Ribber Fest Mt. Carmel, IL	33 / 46 (634.1708)	21 (166.8456)	36 (150.7884)	42 (151.3940)	22 (165.1428)
Apr 17, 2015	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	34 / 59 (673.5884)	37 (169.1200)	51 (158.8000)	5 (175.4056)	20 (170.2628)
Mar 27, 2015	Smokin' Butts & Tires - Cookoff and Car Show (GBC Qualifier) Conyers, GA	28 / 38 (657.0284)	28 (166.2400)	36 (155.3484)	3 (174.8800)	31 (160.5600)
Mar 13, 2015	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	60 / 94 (647.2112)	45 (166.2628)	59 (160.5028)	80 (155.9200)	43 (164.5256)
Oct 17, 2014	Mid-South Barbecue Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	26 / 35 (659.3028)	30 (161.1200)	21 (166.8344)	18 (169.1084)	25 (162.2400)
Oct 3, 2014	Smokin' At The Market Gallatin, TN	13 / 29 (691.9656)	17 (171.4172)	15 (172.5600)	16 (172.5484)	6 (175.4400)
Sep 19, 2014	20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest Decatur, AL	24 / 75 (669.7028)	35 (165.1544)	25 (168.6172)	29 (167.4056)	27 (168.5256)
May 24, 2014	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff Lewisburg, TN	20 / 41 (673.6456)	15 (171.4172)	19 (169.7144)	26 (167.3940)	24 (165.1200)
Apr 25, 2014	BBQ Boogie & Blues (SBBQA) Calhoun, GA	23 / 29 (656.4916)	27 (163.3944)	17 (167.3828)	14 (166.8800)	23 (158.8344)
Apr 18, 2014	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	21 / 62 (677.0396)	39 (166.8112)	19 (169.6800)	18 (169.7372)	22 (170.8112)
Apr 3, 2014	2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN	29 / 64 (653.1084)	43 (160.5600)	47 (158.2628)	21 (167.4400)	14 (166.8456)
Oct 4, 2013	City of Earlington OctoberFest Earlington, KY	11 / 16 (673.6340)	6 (172.5484)	11 (165.1200)	9 (169.7028)	11 (166.2628)
Sep 27, 2013	Piggin' Around Woodbury, TN	15 / 24 (667.8628)	19 (162.7884)	13 (167.9772)	17 (168.5372)	11 (168.5600)
Sep 6, 2013	Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN	17 / 42 (671.9312)	1 (177.7144)	25 (165.6800)	13 (172.5828)	34 (155.9540)
Aug 9, 2013	Smokin' in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	15 / 37 (669.6456)	21 (166.8228)	9 (168.5716)	14 (169.1084)	21 (165.1428)
Jul 26, 2013	Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN	26 / 54 (664.4684)	12 (170.8228)	8 (173.7372)	50 (156.4912)	33 (163.4172)
May 10, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Knoxville, TN	26 / 29 (631.4276)	19 (164)	21 (155.4284)	23 (157.7138)	23 (154.2854)

RT QUE KUSINE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

The metronome

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)