TAILGATES AND TONGS
TAILGATES AND TONGS is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2014. Their best overall finish is 19th of 54 at the Racing for the BBQ (2014). They finished #1545 in the 2014 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1495
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jul 25, 2014
latest Aug 8, 2014
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.25)
Road miles
19
across 2 mapped stops
Master avg
639.90 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1545 (158 pts) | #1854 (133 pts) | #1862 (128 pts) | #1250 (253 pts) | #1643 (158 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2628 | 159.3712 | 160.82 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8456 | 149.6572 | 156.25 | top 72% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7256 | 162.8228 | 166.27 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 146.8228 | 156.55 | top 62% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20146 milestones
- First tracked contest Racing for the BBQ
- First call Racing for the BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.1196 Racing for the BBQ
- Career-best overall score661.1196 Racing for the BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.7256 Racing for the BBQ
- Most recent contest Smokin' with Woods
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2014 | Smokin' with Woods Odessa, MO | 26 / 28 (618.6740) | 24 (159.3712) | 25 (149.6572) | 15 (162.8228) | 25 (146.8228) |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 19 / 54 (661.1196) | 38 (162.2628) | 30 (162.8456) | 10 (169.7256) | 19 (166.2856) |