They almost always walk
82%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 28 of 34 contests
A top-10 category call in 82% of their 34 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
TRANQUIL CARNIVORES
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1556
peak 1580 · rated over 34 contests ⓘ
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
34
in the data
First seen
2013-06-14
latest 2026-06-19
Best ToY finish
#550
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
4
14 podiums
Overall top-10s
14
of 34 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
665.33 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 647.11 (+18.22)
Walk rate
82%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±18.98
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.33 · weakest Brisket (157.65)
Road miles
8,085
mi across 34 mapped stops · furthest 1950 mi
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)
Purse competed for
$29K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
647.11 / 720
34 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (10 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.
High-water mark
686.2852
career-best overall
95.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 686.2852 at Blue Mountain BBQ Champion — 95.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-06-14
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
JACK9 BBQ has finished one call ahead of TRANQUIL CARNIVORES 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Their season
2016
their best year
2016 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 26%.
- 4 contests
- 3 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 26%
A tough matchup
17–7
behind in the head-to-head
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS ahead in 71% of their meetings
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS has come out ahead in 17 of their 24 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.7
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.68 points below their pork, and turns into a call 35% of the time against 44%.
- Brisket avg 157.65
- Pork avg 164.33
- 12 calls in 34 entries
A strong matchup
10–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BUTTS & LINKS BBQ in 10 of their 10 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Jack 9 Memorial (2021-09-11).
- last seen 2019-09-21
- back 2021-09-11
Announced themselves early
2nd
at their very first contest
Finished 2 of 15 at their very first tracked contest, Blue Mountain BBQ Champion (2013-06-14).
- 2013-06-14
- 15-team field
The long haul
8,085
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 8,085 miles across 34 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,950 miles to Blue Mountain BBQ Champion.
- 34 mapped stops
- furthest 1,950 mi
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.
39 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1634 of the rated field
- Contests
- 26
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 31%
- Peak
- 1574
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 26 contests to 34, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1633 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1563
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before TRANQUIL CARNIVORES's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#1635 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1562
No shared contest yet.
17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#1629 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1556
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1628 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 31%
- Peak
- 1556
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#1632 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1556
No shared contest yet.
Level with TRANQUIL CARNIVORES on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | 24 | 7 | 17 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| THE GOOD CUE CREW | 20 | 11 | 9 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| BEHIND BBQ | 20 | 7 | 13 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD SMOKE BBQ | 16 | 2 | 14 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| JACK9 BBQ | 15 | 8 | 7 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| KISS MY BBQ | 15 | 7 | 8 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| Q'N CANUCKS | 15 | 4 | 11 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | 15 | 3 | 12 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| RED VALLEY BBQ | 14 | 5 | 9 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM EATAPEDIA | 14 | 5 | 9 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' AIN'T EASY | 13 | 8 | 5 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| Sweet Heat BBQ | 13 | 7 | 6 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAN MOE'S BBQ | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Cousin's Catering and BBQ | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BELLY BBQ | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 34 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 175.4056 | 149.6572 | 164.22 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 34 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 176.0002 | 134.9032 | 160.91 | top 48% |
| Pork | 34 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 175.4284 | 149.1084 | 164.33 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 34 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 171.4172 | 142.2288 | 157.65 | top 53% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 16 | 0 | top 45% |
| ON | 7 | 0 | top 35% |
| SK | 5 | 0 | top 59% |
| CA | 1 | 0 | top 15% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 8 | 0 | top 37% |
| Medium (20–39) | 13 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 13 | 0 | top 38% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oinktoberfest | 6 | 8 | 0 | top 39% | 2019-09-21 |
| Smokey Skies BBQ Competition | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 70% | 2026-06-19 |
| Ayr Charity BBQ | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 41% | 2019-06-21 |
| BBQ in The Valley | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 59% | 2018-05-04 |
| Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 46% | 2015-06-19 |
| Roc City Rib Fest | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 59% | 2015-05-23 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
13 yrs
2013-06-14 → 2026-06-19
Busiest season
2019
5 contests
Contests a season
2.8
across 12 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NY
16 of 34 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
24
6 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
34 entries · 0 wins · 16 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 164.33 · weakest Brisket (157.65)
Walk rate
82%
a top-10 call in 28 of 34 contests
Overall top-10 rate
41%
14 of 34 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight contests
Master average
647.11
out of 720 · 34 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
398
658–508 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
8,085
34 mapped stops · furthest 1,950 mi
Schedule strength
1536
average field rating faced — tougher than 26% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$28,700
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2019-09-21 → 2021-09-11
Power rating
1556
peak 1580 · #1631 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Blue Mountain BBQ Champion
- First call Blue Mountain BBQ Champion
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Blue Mountain BBQ Champion
- First overall top-10 Blue Mountain BBQ Champion
- First overall podium Blue Mountain BBQ Champion
- First Reserve Championship Blue Mountain BBQ Champion
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score686.2852 Blue Mountain BBQ Champion
- Career-best overall score686.2852 Blue Mountain BBQ Champion
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.0002 Blue Mountain BBQ Champion
- 2015
- 10th tracked contest Fatboys Canadian Capital Classic BBQ Competition
- 2018
- Peak power rating (1580) Oinktoberfest
- 2019
- 25th tracked contest Ribs and Rhythm & Blues
- 2026
- Most recent contest Smokey Skies BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.7 | Blue Mountain BBQ Champion | 2013-06-14 |
| +13.1 | Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff | 2016-09-23 |
| +13.1 | Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festval | 2015-07-10 |
| +10.8 | Fatboys Classic-Canadian BBQ Championship | 2016-08-06 |
| +10.7 | Oinktoberfest | 2015-09-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.9 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition | 2026-06-19 |
| -10.3 | Rumble on the River | 2019-07-26 |
| -8.2 | Roc City Rib Fest | 2014-05-24 |
| -6.1 | Oinktoberfest | 2019-09-21 |
| -5.4 | Smoke 'N the Valley | 2024-09-21 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 93.9% | 93.9% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 45% | 94.8% | 94% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 38% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 80% | top 48% | 91.2% | 89.6% |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 44% | 91.7% | 89.4% |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75% | top 43% | 91% | 89.5% |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% | top 26% | 91.9% | 90.1% |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100% | top 30% | 94% | 89.9% |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 57% | 89.4% | 87.4% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 38% | 95.3% | 90.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition Kipling, SK | 22 / 24 (638.1940) | 23 (154.8340) | 19 (161.6684) | 21 (158.2972) | 17 (163.3944) |
| 2025-06-21 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition Kipling, SK | 13 / 27 (675.9200) | 6 (172.5600) | 16 (166.8572) | 17 (169.1200) | 13 (167.3828) |
| 2024-09-21 | Smoke 'N the Valley Fort Qu'Appelle, SK | 14 / 21 (658.8000) | 12 (166.8228) | 13 (168.0572) | 11 (165.1200) | 13 (158.8000) |
| 2023-09-23 | Smoke 'N the Valley Lumsden, SK | 9 / 26 (682.8456) | 3 (174.2972) | 8 (170.8572) | 10 (174.2856) | 16 (163.4056) |
| 2023-06-16 | Father's Day Smoke n' Bones BBQ Regina, SK | 9 / 16 (670.9032) | 8 (169.7028) | 4 (172.5944) | 7 (172.0116) | 12 (156.5944) |
| 2021-09-11 | Jack 9 Memorial Delhi, ON | 6 / 16 (650.1028) | 10 (162.7884) | 5 (166.2400) | 7 (164.5600) | 7 (156.5144) |
| 2019-09-21 | Oinktoberfest 🏅 Clarence, NY | 20 / 43 (644.9484) | 21 (163.3944) | 20 (162.8228) | 22 (161.6684) | 28 (157.0628) |
| 2019-08-23 | Summer Daze BBQ Classic Niagara Falls, ON | 6 / 23 (656.9944) | 12 (163.3944) | 9 (163.3828) | 3 (167.4172) | 9 (162.8000) |
| 2019-07-26 | Rumble on the River Morris MB, R0G 1K0 | 9 / 15 (629.6800) | 2 (169.2116) | 9 (157.1316) | 12 (149.1084) | 11 (154.2284) |
| 2019-07-20 | Ribs and Rhythm & Blues 🏅 Auburn, NY | 21 / 34 (639.9092) | 10 (168.5600) | 22 (163.9888) | 12 (165.1316) | 32 (142.2288) |
| 2019-06-21 | Ayr Charity BBQ Ayr Ontario, N0B 1E0 | 11 / 23 (654.1716) | 9 (169.1428) | 16 (157.6572) | 6 (169.1200) | 13 (158.2516) |
| 2018-09-22 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 19 / 51 (628.3656) | 18 (159.3828) | 32 (153.0744) | 7 (166.8228) | 30 (149.0856) |
| 2018-07-13 | *Niagara Summer Daze BBQ Classic Niagara Falls, ON | 10 / 24 (660.5144) | 12 (166.2284) | 6 (167.4516) | 18 (162.2744) | 10 (164.5600) |
| 2018-06-22 | *Ayr Charity BBQ Ayr Ontario, N0B 1E0 | 6 / 18 (646.7432) | 6 (167.4516) | 10 (158.2288) | 4 (167.9772) | 8 (153.0856) |
| 2018-05-04 | BBQ in The Valley Jamestown, NY | 16 / 25 (639.8628) | 14 (161.1200) | 1 (170.2972) | 16 (158.2400) | 22 (150.2056) |
| 2017-09-22 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 23 / 53 (637.0288) | 37 (157.6916) | 37 (154.8000) | 15 (162.2628) | 13 (162.2744) |
| 2017-06-09 | *Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festival Drayton Ontario, N4B 2W4 | 11 / 22 (637.0512) | 21 (154.7884) | 7 (164.0000) | 10 (162.8800) | 14 (155.3828) |
| 2017-06-03 | *Craze Fest Georgina, ON | 4 / 17 (655.3828) | 11 (161.1428) | 4 (167.9772) | 9 (161.1428) | 3 (165.1200) |
| 2017-05-05 | BBQ In the Valley Jamestown, NY | 14 / 26 (647.2684) | 12 (166.8112) | 20 (157.1088) | 10 (166.2400) | 16 (157.1084) |
| 2016-09-23 | Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff Clarence, NY | 3 / 54 (661.0972) | 3 (170.2856) | 4 (170.8688) | 28 (159.3940) | 21 (160.5488) |
| 2016-08-06 | Fatboys Classic-Canadian BBQ Championship Ottawa, CA | 6 / 41 (623.8856) | 28 (149.6572) | 13 (154.8456) | 7 (162.8228) | 7 (156.5600) |
| 2016-07-08 | Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sound Festival Drayton, ON | 9 / 17 (648.4912) | 10 (159.4056) | 6 (166.2744) | 12 (163.3828) | 8 (159.4284) |
| 2016-05-28 | Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY | 16 / 50 (661.6112) | 3 (175.4056) | 12 (168.5828) | 16 (165.6800) | 40 (151.9428) |
| 2015-09-19 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 8 / 52 (657.0632) | 4 (168.5828) | 19 (161.7032) | 1 (174.2744) | 28 (152.5028) |
| 2015-08-08 | Fatboys Canadian Capital Classic BBQ Competition Ottawa, ON | 11 / 22 (608.9940) | 8 (156.5484) | 16 (143.9312) | 14 (152.5144) | 3 (156.0000) |
| 2015-07-10 | Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festval Drayton, ON | 3 / 18 (676.5484) | 2 (174.8456) | 1 (172.5828) | 3 (174.2972) | 16 (154.8228) |
| 2015-06-19 | Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY | 12 / 47 (643.3832) | 34 (155.4172) | 27 (157.1544) | 23 (159.3944) | 4 (171.4172) |
| 2015-05-23 | Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY | 23 / 57 (650.1600) | 33 (163.4056) | 54 (147.9316) | 11 (169.1200) | 6 (169.7028) |
| 2014-09-20 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 18 / 66 (638.2056) | 4 (170.8456) | 41 (152.5372) | 12 (166.8456) | 50 (147.9772) |
| 2014-08-08 | Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival N. Tonawanda, NY | 22 / 39 (643.8972) | 33 (156.5372) | 16 (163.4056) | 30 (154.2172) | 5 (169.7372) |
| 2014-06-13 | Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY | 31 / 47 (620.5144) | 14 (166.8800) | 45 (143.9772) | 20 (162.8228) | 37 (146.8344) |
| 2014-05-24 | Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY | 66 / 86 (613.6800) | 48 (158.8800) | 58 (152.0000) | 53 (155.9772) | 71 (146.8228) |
| 2013-09-20 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 44 / 71 (613.1660) | 24 (162.2856) | 62 (134.9032) | 9 (167.4172) | 51 (148.5600) |
| 2013-06-14 | Blue Mountain BBQ Champion Blue Mountain , On | 2 / 15 (686.2852) | 8 (165.1426) | 1 (176.0002) | 2 (175.4284) | 4 (169.7140) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #916 (64 pts) | #1210 (59 pts) | #1006 (79 pts) | #946 (69 pts) | #893 (89 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #963 (112 pts) | #846 (167 pts) | #1178 (97 pts) | #1082 (92 pts) | #1000 (112 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1006 (101 pts) | #1061 (111 pts) | #1141 (106 pts) | #994 (116 pts) | #1029 (106 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #615 (262 pts) | #539 (362 pts) | #628 (337 pts) | #634 (272 pts) | #780 (202 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #818 (156 pts) | #1051 (116 pts) | #872 (166 pts) | #880 (146 pts) | #880 (146 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #579 (570 pts) | #484 (700 pts) | #666 (510 pts) | #500 (690 pts) | #708 (470 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #720 (467 pts) | #741 (472 pts) | #590 (617 pts) | #687 (537 pts) | #862 (387 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #778 (485 pts) | #1035 (355 pts) | #828 (480 pts) | #828 (485 pts) | #736 (535 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #607 (642 pts) | #631 (647 pts) | #665 (612 pts) | #891 (437 pts) | #845 (442 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #550 (685 pts) | #544 (715 pts) | #674 (570 pts) | #485 (805 pts) | #496 (755 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #946 (336 pts) | #759 (491 pts) | #1021 (331 pts) | #942 (376 pts) | #841 (411 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #930 (315 pts) | #1281 (215 pts) | #927 (340 pts) | #820 (400 pts) | #1098 (265 pts) |