A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
TAILGATE GUYS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
TAILGATE GUYS BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
LICENSED TO GRILL
LICENSED TO GRILL is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 20th of 43 at the Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival (2018). They finished #1436 in the 2018 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1489
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Apr 20, 2018
latest Apr 26, 2019 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.12
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.69 · weakest Brisket (156.91)
Road miles
11
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)
Purse competed for
$20K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
639.27 / 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)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2512 | 154.2288 | 161.66 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 154.2516 | 161.69 | top 55% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8456 | 153.6684 | 159.01 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.3084 | 147.3372 | 156.91 | top 67% |
“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
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
83
finished ahead 36 times, behind 74
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival
20186 milestones
- First tracked contest Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival
- First call Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.0736 Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score661.0736 Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1503) Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1544 Smoke EM IF You Got EM
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2019 | Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival 🏅 Springfield, MO | 30 / 40 (622.6056) | 26 (160.4912) | 31 (154.2516) | 21 (160.5256) | 36 (147.3372) |
| Nov 9, 2018 | Smoke EM IF You Got EM Springfield, MO | 27 / 30 (634.1372) | 29 (154.2288) | 5 (173.1544) | 30 (153.6684) | 27 (153.0856) |
| Apr 20, 2018 | Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO | 20 / 43 (661.0736) | 18 (170.2512) | 31 (157.6684) | 22 (162.8456) | 9 (170.3084) |