High-water mark
665.6576
career-best overall
92.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 665.6576 at Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out — 92.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-09-19
RACK ATTACK
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1492
peak 1507 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2014-07-03
latest 2017-09-15
Best ToY finish
#1951
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
631.61 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 635.47 (-3.86)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±31.20
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.22 · weakest Brisket (148.42)
Road miles
57
mi across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)
Master avg
635.47 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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.
A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SLAPS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−16.8
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 16.80 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.
- Brisket avg 148.42
- Pork avg 165.22
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out every year from 2014 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.
- 4 visits in all
- best finish 16th
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.
128 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3538 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1492
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3506 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1493
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after RACK ATTACK did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#3537 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Level with RACK ATTACK on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3527 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1492
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3542 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3528 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9884 | 154.8456 | 162.75 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 173.1316 | 117.4860 | 159.09 | top 43% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 158.2628 | 165.22 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2744 | 125.6344 | 148.42 | top 76% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 59% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 56% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 4 | 16 | 0 | top 64% | 2017-09-15 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.2 yrs
2014-07-03 → 2017-09-15
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 165.22 · weakest Brisket (148.42)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 4 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
635.47
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
154
91–120 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
57
6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1537
average field rating faced — tougher than 27% of rated contests
Power rating
1492
peak 1507 · #3522 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest
- First call Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.7772 Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest
- Career-best overall score665.6576 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1316 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- Peak power rating (1507) Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- 2017
- Most recent contest Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.4 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 2017-09-15 |
| +4.1 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 2014-09-19 |
| +2.6 | Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest | 2014-07-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.2 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 2016-09-16 |
| -5.6 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 2015-09-18 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 43% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 73% | 85% | 82.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 45% | 92.5% | 91.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-15 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 16 / 37 (662.7772) | 26 (162.8572) | 8 (171.4056) | 12 (170.2628) | 25 (158.2516) |
| 2016-09-16 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 35 / 35 (578.5376) | 30 (154.8456) | 35 (117.4860) | 28 (158.2628) | 29 (147.9432) |
| 2016-05-06 | UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series) unrated Kansas City, MO | 11 / 24 (611.8632) | 10 (158.8344) | 7 (159.4172) | 4 (167.9772) | 23 (125.6344) |
| 2015-09-18 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 29 / 41 (639.2344) | 25 (164.5488) | 29 (161.0856) | 13 (166.8228) | 36 (146.7772) |
| 2014-09-19 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 20 / 49 (665.6576) | 32 (163.4172) | 7 (173.1316) | 21 (166.8344) | 25 (162.2744) |
| 2014-07-03 | Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest Liberty, MO | 15 / 31 (654.7772) | 7 (171.9884) | 6 (172.0000) | 21 (161.1428) | 22 (149.6460) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1951 (105 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #1641 (155 pts) | #1773 (125 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |