The comeback
2.2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2016-06-10).
- last seen 2014-04-11
- back 2016-06-10
TAILGATEJOE.COM
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1499
peak 1501 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-10-05
latest 2016-06-10
Best ToY finish
#2097
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
618.84
last 3 Master vs avg 618.84 (+0.00)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.21
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.94 · weakest Brisket (146.67)
Road miles
231
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 145 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Master avg
618.84 / 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.
TAILGATEJOE.COM 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 127 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.
#3246 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3236 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Level with TAILGATEJOE.COM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3261 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1499
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#3245 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3266 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after TAILGATEJOE.COM did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#3277 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1498
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5944 | 156.0000 | 159.04 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160.5944 | 145.1088 | 152.19 | top 60% |
| Pork | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5944 | 155.3828 | 160.94 | top 31% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7144 | 134.8572 | 146.67 | top 69% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 1 | 0 | top 62% |
| NY | 1 | 0 | top 57% |
| NJ | 1 | 0 | top 52% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 59% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 52% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.7 yrs
2013-10-05 → 2016-06-10
Busiest season
2016
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
PA
1 of 3 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 160.94 · weakest Brisket (146.67)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 2 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
618.84
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
137
68–80 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
231
3 mapped stops · furthest 145 mi
Schedule strength
1532
average field rating faced — tougher than 23% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
2014-04-11 → 2016-06-10
Power rating
1499
peak 1501 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1501) DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship
- 2014
- First call New York City BBQ Cookoff
- 2016
- Career-best overall score627.9320 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.5944 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.6 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship | 2013-10-05 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -1.3 | New York City BBQ Cookoff | 2014-04-11 |
| -0.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2016-06-10 |
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 | 100% | top 62% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 57% | 84.8% | 84.8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-10 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA | 18 / 29 (627.9320) | 23 (156.5144) | 27 (145.1088) | 7 (168.5944) | 15 (157.7144) |
| 2014-04-11 | New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 21 / 37 (610.3088) | 20 (156.0000) | 9 (160.5944) | 9 (158.8572) | 33 (134.8572) |
| 2013-10-05 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ | 44 / 85 (618.2860) | 20 (164.5944) | 52 (150.8572) | 38 (155.3828) | 56 (147.4516) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2097 (89 pts) | #2333 (64 pts) | #2954 (54 pts) | #1708 (159 pts) | #2101 (104 pts) |