A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
MOTLEY QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
MOTLEY QUE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Flaming Seahorses
Flaming Seahorses is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 26 at the Didsbury Lions BBQ (2021).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1451
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 14, 2014
latest Sep 4, 2021 · 7.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 93%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.84
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 152.15 · weakest Pork Ribs (136.66)
Road miles
2,625
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 1,251 mi
Schedule strength
5%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1506)
Master avg
585.64 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1772 | 148.5716 | 152.15 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.7144 | 126.1944 | 136.66 | top 94% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7600 | 134.8572 | 146.87 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 159.9772 | 134.7772 | 149.97 | top 67% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AB
2 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
78
finished ahead 8 times, behind 98
Longest layoff
7.1 yrs
Aug 16, 2014 → Sep 3, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20212 milestones
- Career-best overall score605.7376 BBQ on the Bow
- Most recent contest BBQ on the Bow
20144 milestones
- First tracked contest Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1485) Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
- First call Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)165.7600 Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.6 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | Jun 14, 2014 |
| -14.1 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival | Aug 16, 2014 |
| -11.6 | BBQ on the Bow | Sep 4, 2021 |
| -9 | Didsbury Lions BBQ | Sep 3, 2021 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 89% | 84.1% | 82.6% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 96% | 83.9% | 80.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2021 | BBQ on the Bow Didsbury, AB | 27 / 29 (605.7376) | 16 (161.1772) | 22 (153.7144) | 29 (138.8688) | 25 (151.9772) |
| Sep 3, 2021 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 22 / 26 (583.8404) | 24 (149.6916) | 26 (126.1944) | 22 (147.9772) | 5 (159.9772) |
| Aug 16, 2014 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival Winnipeg Manitoba Canada | 25 / 26 (603.9888) | 24 (149.1428) | 26 (135.9432) | 8 (165.7600) | 18 (153.1428) |
| Jun 14, 2014 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton Alberta Canada | 28 / 29 (548.9832) | 25 (148.5716) | 29 (130.7772) | 28 (134.8572) | 27 (134.7772) |