The comeback
1.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Silicon Valley BBQ Championship (Jun 23, 2017).
- last seen Jul 24, 2015
- back Jun 23, 2017
T & A BBQ
T & A BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 2nd at the Silicon Valley BBQ Championship (2019), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1489
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 11 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 24, 2015
latest Jun 21, 2019 · 3.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 93%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.39 · weakest Pork Ribs (146.79)
Road miles
1,561
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 1,561 mi
Purse competed for
$25K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171.9656 | 162.8112 | 167.39 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146.7888 | 146.7888 | 146.79 | top 94% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8228 | 158.8228 | 158.82 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.3372 | 151.3372 | 151.34 | top 83% |
“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
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Chicken
2 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
118
finished ahead 66 times, behind 51
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
Jul 24, 2015 → Jun 23, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20197 milestones
- First call Silicon Valley BBQ Championship
- First overall top-10 Silicon Valley BBQ Championship
- First overall podium Silicon Valley BBQ Championship
- First Reserve Championship Silicon Valley BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score329.6796 Silicon Valley BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.9656 Silicon Valley BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Silicon Valley BBQ Championship
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
- Career-best overall score619.7600 Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | — | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2019 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championship 🏅 unrated Santa Clara, CA | 2 (329.6796) | 3 (171.9656) | — | — | — |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 24, 2015 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 50 / 54 (619.7600) | 42 (162.8112) | 51 (146.7888) | 38 (158.8228) | 45 (151.3372) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.