TATER BUGS
TATER BUGS is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 25th of 30 at the Pigs in the Pit (2018). They finished #2212 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1482
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Apr 14, 2017
latest Oct 12, 2018 · 1.5 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 155.41 · weakest Chicken (148.52)
Road miles
150
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 150 mi
Master avg
606.05 / 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)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6800 | 139.3600 | 148.52 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3828 | 144.9828 | 152.18 | top 82% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9884 | 150.8344 | 155.41 | top 91% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.3600 | 148.5028 | 149.93 | top 93% |
“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
Opponents faced
72
finished ahead 6 times, behind 71
Longest layoff
1.5 yrs
Apr 14, 2017 → Oct 12, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20182 milestones
- Career-best overall score619.2572 Pigs in the Pit
- Most recent contest Pigs in the Pit
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Pork)159.9884 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2018 | Pigs in the Pit Alton, VA | 25 / 30 (619.2572) | 20 (157.6800) | 21 (159.3828) | 29 (150.8344) | 27 (151.3600) |
| Apr 14, 2017 | 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC | 48 / 49 (592.8340) | 48 (139.3600) | 46 (144.9828) | 42 (159.9884) | 47 (148.5028) |