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 (Jun 10, 2016).
- last seen Apr 11, 2014
- back Jun 10, 2016
TAILGATEJOE.COM
TAILGATEJOE.COM is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 18th of 29 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2016). They finished #2097 in the 2016 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1499
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Oct 5, 2013
latest Jun 10, 2016 · 2.7 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.21
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.94 · weakest Brisket (146.67)
Road miles
231
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 145 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)
Master avg
618.84 / 720
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2097 (89 pts) | #2333 (64 pts) | #2954 (54 pts) | #1708 (159 pts) | #2101 (104 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5944 | 156 | 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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
1 of 3 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
136
finished ahead 68 times, behind 80
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
Apr 11, 2014 → Jun 10, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20163 milestones
- 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
20141 milestone
- First call New York City BBQ Cookoff
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1501) DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA | 18 / 29 (627.9320) | 23 (156.5144) | 27 (145.1088) | 7 (168.5944) | 15 (157.7144) |
| Apr 11, 2014 | New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 21 / 37 (610.3088) | 20 (156) | 9 (160.5944) | 9 (158.8572) | 33 (134.8572) |
| Oct 5, 2013 | 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) |