TACKLE THE TABLE BBQ

TACKLE THE TABLE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 34 at the Harper County Bullseye BBQ (2015). They are ranked #2092 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,092

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1535

peak 1550 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 2, 2013

latest Oct 14, 2016 · 3.2 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

45% of 11 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 46%

overall standings

Best overall

686.8344 / 720

Master · Harper County Bullseye BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

637.18 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 651.98 (-14.80)

Walk rate

64%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Chicken · Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off

Consistency

±46.11

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.02 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.13)

Road miles

1,160

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 136 mi

Schedule strength

46%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)

Master avg

651.98 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

64% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 7 of 11 contests

A top-10 category call in 64% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

686.8344 career-best overall

95.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.8344 at Harper County Bullseye BBQ — 95.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 16, 2015

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS has finished one call ahead of TACKLE THE TABLE BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

6–2 behind in the head-to-head

Smoke-A-Holics ahead in 75% of their meetings

Smoke-A-Holics has come out ahead in 6 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.9 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.89 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 36% of the time against 36%.

Pork Ribs avg 164.13
Chicken avg 169.02
4 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMELL WHATS COOKIN in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BUTCHER BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A July team

Top 27% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 27% across 3 contests, versus top 46% the rest of the year.

3 July contests
top 46% the rest of the year

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to TACKLE THE TABLE BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

70 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Moe Cason Barbeque

#2,090 of the rated field

1535 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1535

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to TACKLE THE TABLE BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team TACKLE THE TABLE BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Oct 25, 2019

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Stew's Que

#2,080 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1547

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2019

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Drunkin Brothers BBQ

#2,088 of the rated field

1535 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1535

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jan 22, 2026

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302SMOKE

#2,086 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1539

Level with TACKLE THE TABLE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2019

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Smokin Q BBQ

#2,094 of the rated field

1535 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1535

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2019

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IOWA BONEHEAD BBQ

#2,093 of the rated field

1535 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1538

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 1, 2018

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GREAT PLAINS BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
WICHITA SWINEMEN	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
LONGBONE BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
Smoke-A-Holics	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
JP CUSTOM SMOKE	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
TRAVELIN' SMOKE BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
BARRY & ERICA	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Rise N Swine	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Lucky D's BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	4	0	1	177.7028	162.2512	169.02	top 39%
Pork Ribs	11	4	0	1	173.1428	154.8228	164.13	top 52%
Pork	11	5	1	1	176.5944	153.0856	167.83	top 38%
Brisket	10	4	0	1	173.7372	157.7028	166.10	top 43%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	10	0	top 46%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 47%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	10	0	top 46%
OK	1	0	top 47%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Harper County Bullseye BBQ	3	3	top 43%	Oct 14, 2016
Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off	2	3	top 29%	Jul 1, 2016
Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic	2	17	top 75%	Jun 10, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 6 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 10 of 11 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 7 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 231 finished ahead 214 times, behind 180

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs Aug 2, 2013 → Oct 17, 2014

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

20163 milestones

Jul 1 10th tracked contest Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off
Jul 1 Peak power rating (1550) Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off
Oct 14 Most recent contest Harper County Bullseye BBQ

20153 milestones

Jul 3 First overall podium HutchFest BBQ Cook-Off
Jul 24 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7028 Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off
Oct 16 Career-best overall score686.8344 Harper County Bullseye BBQ

20135 milestones

Aug 2 First tracked contest United Wireless / Five State Fair BBQ
Aug 2 First call United Wireless / Five State Fair BBQ
Aug 2 First category win (Pork) United Wireless / Five State Fair BBQ
Aug 2 First overall top-10 United Wireless / Five State Fair BBQ
Aug 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.6684 United Wireless / Five State Fair BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.7	HutchFest BBQ Cook-Off	Jul 3, 2015
+14.9	Harper County Bullseye BBQ	Oct 16, 2015
+11.3	Harper County Bullseye BBQ	Oct 17, 2014
+9.8	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off	Jul 24, 2015
+8.4	United Wireless / Five State Fair BBQ	Aug 2, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.8	Harper County Bullseye BBQ	Oct 14, 2016
-12.2	Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic	Jun 12, 2015
-4.2	Smokin on the Smoky	Aug 7, 2015
-0.9	Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic	Jun 10, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	3	0	0	33%	top 67%	92.3%	85.2%
2015	6	3	0	67%	top 41%	95.4%	92.7%
2014	1	1	0	100%	top 20%	91.4%	91.4%
2013	1	1	1	100%	top 32%	93%	93%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 14, 2016	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	38 / 38 (512.5028)	9 (173.1428)	25 (166.2400)	5 (173.1200)	—
Jul 1, 2016	Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off Hutchinson, KS	18 / 38 (664.5372)	15 (169.6916)	15 (166.8800)	15 (168.5372)	29 (159.4284)
Jun 10, 2016	Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic Hays, KS	17 / 31 (663.2572)	21 (163.3944)	17 (163.9428)	13 (168.5256)	13 (167.3944)
Oct 16, 2015	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	3 / 34 (686.8344)	4 (174.8572)	6 (173.1428)	11 (168.0116)	10 (170.8228)
Aug 7, 2015	Smokin on the Smoky Salina, KS	22 / 33 (658.7888)	11 (171.4056)	29 (156.5488)	10 (170.8572)	25 (159.9772)
Jul 24, 2015	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off Dodge City, KS	8 / 35 (679.3372)	2 (177.7028)	28 (155.3600)	8 (172.5716)	3 (173.7028)
Jul 3, 2015	HutchFest BBQ Cook-Off Hutchinson, KS	3 / 31 (682.2744)	14 (168.5828)	9 (169.1200)	5 (170.8344)	4 (173.7372)
Jun 12, 2015	Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic Hays, KS	33 / 35 (635.2684)	22 (165.7028)	32 (154.8228)	35 (153.0856)	24 (161.6572)
Apr 17, 2015	10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	35 / 75 (661.5768)	44 (164.5368)	45 (161.6800)	44 (166.2400)	21 (169.1200)
Oct 17, 2014	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	6 / 30 (657.7600)	6 (168)	10 (164.5828)	17 (157.7372)	6 (167.4400)
Aug 2, 2013	United Wireless / Five State Fair BBQ Liberal, KS	8 / 25 (669.6684)	16 (162.2512)	3 (173.1200)	1 (176.5944)	17 (157.7028)

TACKLE THE TABLE BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

A July team

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)