A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
TRANQUIL CARNIVORES ahead in 100% of their meetings
TRANQUIL CARNIVORES has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
NO CLUE 'QUE
NO CLUE 'QUE is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 38th of 47 at the Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que (2015). They finished #1954 in the 2018 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “NO CLUE QUE”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1466
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 19, 2015
latest Sep 22, 2018 · 3.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.69
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 155.03 · weakest Brisket (133.09)
Road miles
52
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)
Master avg
576.32 / 720
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #1988 (100 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to NO CLUE 'QUE, each with one reason worth a look.
NO CLUE 'QUE has 3 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 131 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,835 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,855 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1466
Level with NO CLUE 'QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,862 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,852 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,829 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,858 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4056 | 148.5716 | 155.03 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.1888 | 144.0228 | 147.63 | top 78% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.2856 | 133.7144 | 140.56 | top 89% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 130.2628 | 133.09 | top 95% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oinktoberfest | 2 | 49 | 0 | top 96% | Sep 22, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NY
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
96
finished ahead 13 times, behind 135
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 19, 2015 → Sep 22, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Oinktoberfest
20153 milestones
- Career-best overall score595.3828 Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
- Career-best single call (Chicken)163.4056 Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
- Peak power rating (1491) Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Oinktoberfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | Oinktoberfest | Sep 22, 2017 |
| -12.1 | Oinktoberfest | Sep 22, 2018 |
| -9 | Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que | Jun 19, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 79.1% | 79.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 78.3% | 78.3% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 82.7% | 82.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2018 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 49 / 51 (569.7148) | 39 (148.5716) | 29 (153.1888) | 48 (137.6916) | 50 (130.2628) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 51 / 53 (563.8744) | 46 (153.1200) | 49 (144.0228) | 53 (133.7144) | 50 (133.0172) |
| Sep 19, 2015 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 19, 2015 | Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY | 38 / 47 (595.3828) | 17 (163.4056) | 40 (145.6916) | 34 (150.2856) | 44 (136) |
| Sep 20, 2014 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | — | — | — | — | — |