The comeback
3.3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3.3 years, then back at *Harper County Bullseye BBQ (2018-10-19).
- last seen 2015-07-17
- back 2018-10-19
Troublesome Creek Brew N' Que
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1486
peak 1486 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2014-07-18
latest 2018-10-19
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
633.98
last 3 Master vs avg 633.98 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.32
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.69 · weakest Brisket (151.18)
Road miles
140
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 93 mi
Schedule strength
73%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1593)
Master avg
633.98 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
Troublesome Creek Brew N' Que has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 139 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3821 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3806 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1487
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#3809 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1487
No shared contest yet.
Level with Troublesome Creek Brew N' Que on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3820 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3841 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3828 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6916 | 151.4284 | 159.41 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 151.9884 | 161.69 | top 61% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8344 | 159.9544 | 161.69 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 144.4572 | 151.18 | top 85% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 64% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 83% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.3 yrs
2014-07-18 → 2018-10-19
Busiest season
2018
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 161.69 · weakest Brisket (151.18)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
633.98
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
92
26–93 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
140
3 mapped stops · furthest 93 mi
Schedule strength
1593
average field rating faced — tougher than 73% of rated contests
Longest layoff
3.3 yrs
2015-07-17 → 2018-10-19
Power rating
1486
peak 1486 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest 10th Annual WildBlue BBQ
- Peak power rating (1495) 10th Annual WildBlue BBQ
- 2018
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2172 *Harper County Bullseye BBQ
- Career-best overall score654.2172 *Harper County Bullseye BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.7028 *Harper County Bullseye BBQ
- Most recent contest *Harper County Bullseye BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.9 | *Harper County Bullseye BBQ | 2018-10-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.8 | 11th Annual WildBlue BBQ | 2015-07-17 |
| -4.7 | 10th Annual WildBlue BBQ | 2014-07-18 |
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)
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 64% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 85% | 85% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-19 | *Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS | 21 / 33 (654.2172) | 27 (161.1200) | 12 (169.7028) | 29 (159.9544) | 23 (163.4400) |
| 2015-07-17 | 11th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS | 45 / 48 (611.9084) | 44 (151.4284) | 42 (151.9884) | 34 (162.8344) | 43 (145.6572) |
| 2014-07-18 | 10th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS | 30 / 41 (635.8172) | 14 (165.6916) | 24 (163.3828) | 28 (162.2856) | 39 (144.4572) |