The comeback
5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 5 years, then back at Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Comp (OPEN FORMAT) (Jul 24, 2026).
- last seen Jul 30, 2021
- back Jul 24, 2026
TASSET BBQ
TASSET BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 17th of 13 at the Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Comp (OPEN FORMAT) (2026).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1492
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jul 24, 2026
latest Jul 24, 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 131%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.39 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.39)
Road miles
0
across 5 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$9,250
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
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TASSET BBQ has 1 rated contest, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 149 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#3,576 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before TASSET BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,569 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
They were already cooking in 2019, 7 years before TASSET BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,578 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1492
Level with TASSET BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,582 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 11 years before TASSET BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,588 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1491
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3944 | 163.3944 | 163.39 | top 115% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9544 | 150.8344 | 157.39 | top 102% |
“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 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
1
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
2 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
18
finished ahead 2 times, behind 16
Longest layoff
5 yrs
Jul 30, 2021 → Jul 24, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best overall score327.3488 Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Comp (OPEN FORMAT)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)163.9544 Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Comp (OPEN FORMAT)
- Most recent contest Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Comp (OPEN FORMAT)
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 131% | 45.5% | 45.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2026 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Comp (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 17 / 13 (327.3488) | 15 (163.3944) | 15 (163.9544) | — | — |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition - One Meat Rib Contest Dodge City, KS | — | — | 16 (150.8344) | — | — |
| Jul 28, 2017 | Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 29, 2016 | The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off Dodge City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |