A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
NORALA BBQ TEAM ahead in 100% of their meetings
NORALA BBQ TEAM has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Tus-Que-Loosa
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1451
peak 1451 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2024-04-05
latest 2024-10-04
Best ToY finish
#170
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 94%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
309.25
last 5 Backyard vs avg 309.25 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.74
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 156.06 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.19)
Road miles
342
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 106 mi
Schedule strength
63%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)
Purse competed for
$57K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
309.25 / 360
5 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Storylines (2 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.
Going the wrong way
-37
rating points in a year
The rating has slipped 37 points across 5 contests since 2024-04-05 — from 1488 down to 1451.
- 5 contests since 2024-04-05
- now 1451
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.
129 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5493 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
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#5500 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
Level with Tus-Que-Loosa on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5471 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1451
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#5468 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2015, 9 years before Tus-Que-Loosa's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#5497 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before Tus-Que-Loosa's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5489 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 7 years before Tus-Que-Loosa's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Real Squeal BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| NORALA BBQ TEAM | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Mad Rocket Barbecue | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 2 Swine Crew | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9888 | 144.4912 | 156.06 | top 89% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6456 | 149.0628 | 153.19 | top 93% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9084 | 155.9084 | 155.91 | top 88% |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 4 | 0 | top 93% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 98% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.5 yrs
2024-04-05 → 2024-10-04
Busiest season
2024
5 contests
Cooks most in
AL
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 156.06 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.19)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Backyard average
309.25
out of 360 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
164
27–207 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
342
5 mapped stops · furthest 106 mi
Schedule strength
1579
average field rating faced — tougher than 63% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$57,400
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Power rating
1451
peak 1451 · #5484 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2024
- First tracked contest Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1488) Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score325.6344 Poosa Q
- Career-best overall score325.6344 Poosa Q
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.9888 Poosa Q
- Most recent contest Poosa Q
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.7 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-05-17 |
| -12 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-04-05 |
| -11.1 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-06-07 |
| -10.1 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-09-13 |
| -3.6 | Poosa Q | 2024-10-04 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 90.5% | 85.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 46 / 59 (325.6344) | 33 (167.9888) | 51 (157.6456) | — | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 32 / 33 (309.5656) | 31 (158.8000) | 32 (150.7656) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 34 / 35 (307.2916) | 33 (158.2288) | 32 (149.0628) | — | — |
| 2024-05-17 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 39 / 39 (301.5884) | 39 (144.4912) | 35 (157.0972) | — | — |
| 2024-04-05 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 16 / 16 (302.1484) | 16 (150.7884) | 16 (151.3600) | 14 (155.9084) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #170 (324 pts) | #171 (324 pts) | #170 (324 pts) | — | — |