A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
TRANQUIL CARNIVORES ahead in 100% of their meetings
TRANQUIL CARNIVORES has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
J & J Backyard BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1475
peak 1475 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-09-20
latest 2016-09-23
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
609.70
last 5 Master vs avg 609.70 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.13
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 157.38 · weakest Pork (146.15)
Road miles
52
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
8%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1511)
Master avg
609.70 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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
−11.2
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.23 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork avg 146.15
- Brisket avg 157.38
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Too Sauced to Pork in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
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.
148 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4386 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4379 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after J & J Backyard BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4394 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Level with J & J Backyard BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4387 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4388 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4357 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, 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 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| JUST 4 FUN BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Sweet Heat BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BEHIND BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| KISS MY BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| THE GOOD CUE CREW | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' AIN'T EASY | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD SMOKE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4284 | 141.1200 | 151.65 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.0572 | 140.5028 | 154.51 | top 50% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8112 | 127.4172 | 146.15 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1772 | 145.6684 | 157.38 | top 45% |
“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 | 3 | 9 | 0 | top 57% | 2015-09-19 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2013-09-20 → 2016-09-23
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NY
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 157.38 · weakest Pork (146.15)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
609.70
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
132
86–199 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
52
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1511
average field rating faced — tougher than 8% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2015-09-19 → 2016-09-23
Power rating
1475
peak 1475 · #4375 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Oinktoberfest
- Peak power rating (1493) Oinktoberfest
- 2015
- First call Oinktoberfest
- First overall top-10 Oinktoberfest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.4512 Oinktoberfest
- Career-best overall score651.4512 Oinktoberfest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)168.0572 Oinktoberfest
- 2016
- Most recent contest Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.6 | Oinktoberfest | 2015-09-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.1 | Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff | 2016-09-23 |
| -9.4 | Oinktoberfest | 2014-09-20 |
| -9 | Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que | 2015-06-19 |
| -7.1 | Oinktoberfest | 2013-09-20 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 82.8% | 82.8% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 50% | 90.5% | 86.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 83.7% | 83.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 83.8% | 83.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-23 | Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff Clarence, NY | 50 / 54 (595.9200) | 46 (149.1200) | 44 (148.5832) | 41 (152.5484) | 50 (145.6684) |
| 2015-09-19 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 9 / 52 (651.4512) | 15 (163.4284) | 5 (168.0572) | 17 (162.8112) | 22 (157.1544) |
| 2015-06-19 | Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY | 39 / 47 (595.3600) | 38 (151.3712) | 11 (161.7144) | 46 (127.4172) | 22 (154.8572) |
| 2014-09-20 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 54 / 66 (602.3316) | 51 (153.2000) | 36 (153.7144) | 65 (130.2400) | 12 (165.1772) |
| 2013-09-20 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 52 / 71 (603.4172) | 67 (141.1200) | 56 (140.5028) | 32 (157.7372) | 18 (164.0572) |