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
- Sep 19, 2014
RACK ATTACK
RACK ATTACK is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 11th of 24 at the UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series) (2016). They are ranked #3530 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1492
peak 1507 · rated over 5 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Jul 3, 2014
latest Sep 15, 2017 · 3.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
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
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.22 · weakest Brisket (148.42)
Road miles
57
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
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to RACK ATTACK, each with one reason worth a look.
137 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,550 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1492
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,513 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1493
They turned up 9 years after RACK ATTACK did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#3,527 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1493
Level with RACK ATTACK on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,548 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,534 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1492
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,552 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1510
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 59% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 56% |
Repeat visits (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% | Sep 15, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
154
finished ahead 91 times, behind 120
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
20146 milestones
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.4 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 15, 2017 |
| +4.1 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 19, 2014 |
| +2.6 | Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest | Jul 3, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.1 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 16, 2016 |
| -5.6 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 18, 2015 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2017 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 16 / 37 (662.7772) | 26 (162.8572) | 8 (171.4056) | 12 (170.2628) | 25 (158.2516) |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 35 / 35 (578.5376) | 30 (154.8456) | 35 (117.4860) | 28 (158.2628) | 29 (147.9432) |
| May 6, 2016 | 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) |
| Sep 18, 2015 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 29 / 41 (639.2344) | 25 (164.5488) | 29 (161.0856) | 13 (166.8228) | 36 (146.7772) |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 20 / 49 (665.6576) | 32 (163.4172) | 7 (173.1316) | 21 (166.8344) | 25 (162.2744) |
| Jul 3, 2014 | Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest Liberty, MO | 15 / 31 (654.7772) | 7 (171.9884) | 6 (172) | 21 (161.1428) | 22 (149.6460) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.