Parruthead's Tact-i-Que

Parruthead's Tact-i-Que is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 12th of 17 at the Birdies Barnyard BBQ (2016).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1484

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 2, 2014

latest Sep 8, 2017 · 3.4 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 4 contests

Avg finish

top 70%

overall standings

Best overall

631.3832 / 720

Master · Birdies Barnyard BBQ

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

168.0344

Pork · Puckaway Pigfest

Consistency

±4.84

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 160.15 · weakest Brisket (147.67)

Road miles

166

across 4 mapped stops · furthest 42 mi

Schedule strength

34%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)

Master avg

623.25 / 720

4 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS has finished one call ahead of Parruthead's Tact-i-Que 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

T-MAC SMOKIN ahead in 100% of their meetings

T-MAC SMOKIN has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

2.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at Birdies Barnyard BBQ (Jul 29, 2016).

last seen Jul 11, 2014
back Jul 29, 2016

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	4	0	161.7144	150.8460	156.42	top 68%
Pork Ribs	4	1	168.0344	152.0116	159.01	top 57%
Pork	4	2	168.0344	149.1544	160.15	top 46%
Brisket	4	0	150.2744	143.3600	147.67	top 84%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 71%
Medium (20–39)	1	top 77%
Large (40+)	2	top 66%

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WI 4 of 4 contests

Contests visited 4 a different one every time

Opponents faced 111 finished ahead 46 times, behind 102

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs Jul 11, 2014 → Jul 29, 2016

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20172 milestones

Sep 8 Career-best single call (Pork)168.0344 Puckaway Pigfest
Sep 8 Most recent contest Puckaway Pigfest

20161 milestone

Jul 29 Career-best overall score631.3832 Birdies Barnyard BBQ

20143 milestones

May 2 First tracked contest The Masters in May
May 2 Peak power rating (1495) The Masters in May
Jul 11 First call Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.1	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 8, 2017
-5.2	The Masters in May	May 2, 2014
-2.3	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay	Jul 11, 2014
-2.2	Birdies Barnyard BBQ	Jul 29, 2016

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	100%	top 77%	86.2%	86.2%
2016	1	100%	top 71%	87.7%	87.7%
2014	2	50%	top 66%	86.4%	86.2%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 8, 2017	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	24 / 31 (620.5720)	28 (150.8460)	24 (152.0116)	6 (168.0344)	27 (149.6800)
Jul 29, 2016	Birdies Barnyard BBQ Kohler, WI	12 / 17 (631.3832)	14 (158.8344)	13 (158.8572)	7 (163.4172)	13 (150.2744)
Jul 11, 2014	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	26 / 42 (618.8460)	24 (154.2972)	6 (168.0344)	33 (149.1544)	32 (147.3600)
May 2, 2014	The Masters in May Fremont, WI	44 / 62 (622.2060)	25 (161.7144)	38 (157.1316)	27 (160)	59 (143.3600)