A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
TRANQUIL CARNIVORES ahead in 100% of their meetings
TRANQUIL CARNIVORES has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
ROUTE 5 SMOKEHAUS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1479
peak 1479 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2014-09-20
latest 2018-09-22
Best ToY finish
#1954
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
609.22 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 610.94 (-1.72)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.38
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.28 · weakest Pork Ribs (148.55)
Road miles
53
mi across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1519)
Master avg
610.94 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The weak link
−9.7
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.73 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.
- Pork Ribs avg 148.55
- Chicken avg 158.28
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of JUST WINGIN' IT in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
BUTTS & LINKS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
145 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4146 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to ROUTE 5 SMOKEHAUS)
These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4141 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4182 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after ROUTE 5 SMOKEHAUS did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#4158 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Level with ROUTE 5 SMOKEHAUS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4171 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4153 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTTS & LINKS BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| CARNIVORE'S HEAVEN | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Sweet Heat BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BEHIND BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD SMOKE BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KISS MY BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE GOOD CUE CREW | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RED VALLEY BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| CHOPLICKERS BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Holy Smokes NY | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' AIN'T EASY | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4288 | 144.5600 | 158.28 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0000 | 133.6228 | 148.55 | top 72% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 150.8228 | 153.88 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 141.0740 | 150.22 | top 66% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oinktoberfest | 4 | 24 | 0 | top 63% | 2018-09-22 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2014-09-20 → 2018-09-22
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NY
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 158.28 · weakest Pork Ribs (148.55)
Walk rate
17%
a top-10 call in 1 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
610.94
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
134
116–201 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
53
6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1519
average field rating faced — tougher than 13% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2015-09-19 → 2016-09-23
Power rating
1479
peak 1479 · #4160 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Oinktoberfest
- Peak power rating (1499) Oinktoberfest
- 2015
- Career-best overall score633.0284 Oinktoberfest
- 2016
- First call Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.4288 Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff
- 2018
- Most recent contest Oinktoberfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.4 | Oinktoberfest | 2015-09-19 |
| +0.2 | Oinktoberfest | 2017-09-22 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.3 | Oinktoberfest | 2018-09-22 |
| -7.7 | Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que | 2015-06-19 |
| -2.1 | Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff | 2016-09-23 |
| -1.3 | Oinktoberfest | 2014-09-20 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
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 94% | 79.2% | 79.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 61% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 87.9% | 85.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 56% | 86% | 86% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-22 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 48 / 51 (570.0796) | 46 (144.5600) | 50 (133.6228) | 33 (150.8228) | 44 (141.0740) |
| 2017-09-22 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 29 / 53 (622.6972) | 27 (163.3944) | 32 (156.5484) | 39 (151.9772) | 36 (150.7772) |
| 2016-09-23 | Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff Clarence, NY | 33 / 54 (623.7940) | 10 (167.4288) | 47 (145.6684) | 16 (163.9656) | 46 (146.7312) |
| 2015-09-19 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 24 / 52 (633.0284) | 13 (164.0000) | 17 (164.0000) | 34 (153.6684) | 32 (151.3600) |
| 2015-06-19 | Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY | 36 / 47 (596.5028) | 41 (148.5600) | 34 (149.1316) | 32 (150.8340) | 32 (147.9772) |
| 2014-09-20 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 37 / 66 (619.5204) | 21 (161.7488) | 54 (142.3316) | 43 (152.0228) | 17 (163.4172) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — 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) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #1791 (135 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2090 (105 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |