KEEP CALM AND QUE ON

KEEP CALM AND QUE ON is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 28th of 59 at the Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic (2015). They are ranked #3497 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,497

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1493

peak 1500 · rated over 6 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 9, 2014

latest May 5, 2017 · 3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1676

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 61%

overall standings

Best overall

661.5656 / 720

Master · Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic

Perfect 180s

Current form

650.71 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 647.67 (+3.04)

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Chicken · Jiggy With the Piggy

Consistency

±10.81

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.22 · weakest Pork (159.77)

Road miles

across 6 mapped stops

Schedule strength

36%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)

Master avg

647.67 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.5 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.45 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.

Pork avg 159.77
Chicken avg 165.22
0 calls in 6 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CAROLINA SMOKE in 5 of their 6 shared 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
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#1508 (185 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1676 (120 pts)	#1778 (120 pts)	#1693 (140 pts)	#1790 (120 pts)	#1763 (120 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2092 (90 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#1883 (125 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to KEEP CALM AND QUE ON, each with one reason worth a look.

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

PIG PEN ENTERPRISES

#3,507 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to KEEP CALM AND QUE ON)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — KEEP CALM AND QUE ON ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 10 contests
last seen May 13, 2022

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UP IN $MOKE BBQ TEAM

#3,510 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1505

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to KEEP CALM AND QUE ON)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 11 contests to 6.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Aug 5, 2016

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Tuff Smoke

#3,482 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to KEEP CALM AND QUE ON)

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Oct 13, 2023

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RBQ BBQ KS

#3,493 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

Level with KEEP CALM AND QUE ON on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Oct 12, 2018

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2Q OR NOT 2Q

#3,491 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1505

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Apr 6, 2018

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BUCK SMOKE

#3,506 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1493

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jul 21, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
CAROLINA SMOKE	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
WHO CARES BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
PICKIN' PORKERS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
K & D SMOKERS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
FatHeads bbq	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
EB'S BAR-B-QUE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Q & STEW BEST EVER BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
ROLLIN' SMOKE	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	1	0	175.4172	151.4056	165.22	top 51%
Pork Ribs	6	0	0	166.2744	149.6800	160.44	top 60%
Pork	6	0	0	166.2512	150.7772	159.77	top 67%
Brisket	6	1	1	174.2744	149.0628	162.24	top 51%

“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.

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Jiggy With the Piggy	2	46	0	top 67%	May 5, 2017
Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	2	51	0	top 68%	May 8, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 2 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 6 of 6 contests

Contests visited 4 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 181 finished ahead 165 times, behind 257

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

20171 milestone

May 5 Most recent contest Jiggy With the Piggy

20161 milestone

May 6 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4172 Jiggy With the Piggy

20151 milestone

Sep 18 Career-best overall score661.5656 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic

20144 milestones

May 9 First tracked contest Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
May 9 First call Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
Sep 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3944 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally
Sep 19 Peak power rating (1500) Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+3.9	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	Sep 18, 2015
+3.5	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally	Sep 19, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.1	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	May 8, 2015
-4.7	Jiggy With the Piggy	May 5, 2017
-3.4	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	May 9, 2014
-1	Jiggy With the Piggy	May 6, 2016

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0%	top 73%	88.5%	88.5%
2016	1	100%	top 61%	90.5%	90.5%
2015	2	0%	top 60%	91.9%	90.7%
2014	2	50%	top 55%	91.6%	89.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 5, 2017	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	55 / 75 (636.9140)	25 (169.6684)	43 (161.7028)	69 (150.7772)	54 (154.7656)
May 6, 2016	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	46 / 76 (651.2572)	5 (175.4172)	32 (166.2744)	52 (160.5028)	70 (149.0628)
Sep 18, 2015	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	28 / 59 (661.5656)	38 (165.1200)	21 (166.2516)	30 (166.2512)	37 (163.9428)
May 8, 2015	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	53 / 74 (644.3996)	61 (158.8228)	45 (162.7884)	56 (160.5256)	39 (162.2628)
Sep 19, 2014	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally Salisbury, NC	30 / 64 (659.3944)	22 (170.8800)	50 (155.9656)	33 (163.4172)	15 (169.1316)
May 9, 2014	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	51 / 80 (632.4800)	69 (151.4056)	70 (149.6800)	53 (157.1200)	2 (174.2744)

KEEP CALM AND QUE ON

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 (3 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

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

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 — 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)