A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD ahead in 100% of their meetings
SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
NO CLUE BARBQ OLATHE KS
NO CLUE BARBQ OLATHE KS is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 15th of 26 at the Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off (2014). They are ranked #5718 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1446
peak 1446 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Apr 25, 2014
latest May 19, 2017 · 3.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
624.29
last 5 Master vs avg 623.87 (+0.42)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.74
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 157.71 · weakest Pork (154.63)
Road miles
138
across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
623.87 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1775 (120 pts) | #1632 (170 pts) | #1884 (120 pts) | #1872 (120 pts) | #1839 (120 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2737 (58 pts) | #2735 (58 pts) | #2737 (58 pts) | #2754 (58 pts) | #2202 (63 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1467 (176 pts) | #1657 (151 pts) | #1578 (166 pts) | #1741 (146 pts) | #1214 (251 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to NO CLUE BARBQ OLATHE KS, each with one reason worth a look.
96 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,717 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to NO CLUE BARBQ OLATHE KS)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team NO CLUE BARBQ OLATHE KS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,708 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to NO CLUE BARBQ OLATHE KS)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,702 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,707 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1446
They turned up 8 years after NO CLUE BARBQ OLATHE KS did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#5,711 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
Level with NO CLUE BARBQ OLATHE KS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,705 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Four Men and A Pig | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0344 | 147.9428 | 157.71 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1084 | 149.6800 | 156.70 | top 74% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5484 | 144.5712 | 154.63 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 142.8228 | 154.83 | top 69% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 80% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 80% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
6 of 8 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
8
a different one every time
Opponents faced
382
finished ahead 117 times, behind 382
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest 22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort
20161 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)168.0344 21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort
20144 milestones
- First tracked contest VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)
- Peak power rating (1490) VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)
- First call Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
- Career-best overall score636.4680 Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff | May 1, 2015 |
| -10.5 | VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) | Apr 25, 2014 |
| -7.8 | 22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort | May 19, 2017 |
| -7.3 | 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge | Apr 22, 2016 |
| -7.3 | Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q | May 5, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 87.5% | 86.9% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 87.3% | 86.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 85.6% | 85.6% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 72% | 88.4% | 87% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2017 | 22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort Platte City, MO | 52 / 59 (630.1828) | 55 (154.2400) | 43 (161.0972) | 48 (159.4400) | 48 (155.4056) |
| May 5, 2017 | Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS | 26 / 30 (621.6000) | 24 (158.2856) | 19 (160.5828) | 26 (153.6800) | 25 (149.0516) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 119 / 183 (622.3200) | 58 (163.4744) | 113 (157.1428) | 101 (158.8800) | 156 (142.8228) |
| May 13, 2016 | 21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort Platte City, MO | 39 / 51 (628.6288) | 15 (168.0344) | 46 (149.6800) | 46 (152) | 30 (158.9144) |
| Apr 22, 2016 | 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS | 51 / 60 (618.7080) | 55 (149.7028) | 45 (161.1084) | 43 (160.5484) | 55 (147.3484) |
| May 1, 2015 | Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff Lansing, KS | 32 / 33 (616.4684) | 32 (147.9428) | 25 (159.9884) | 30 (150.8228) | 24 (157.7144) |
| May 2, 2014 | Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Lansing, KS | 15 / 26 (636.4680) | 20 (157.1084) | 17 (154.2856) | 21 (157.1084) | 5 (167.9656) |
| Apr 25, 2014 | VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Overland Park, KS | 56 / 65 (616.5596) | 37 (162.9144) | 55 (149.6800) | 64 (144.5712) | 38 (159.3940) |