TACKLE THE TABLE BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2072

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1535

peak 1550 · rated over 11 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-08-02

latest 2016-10-14

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 11 contests

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

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

177.7028

Chicken · Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off

Consistency

±46.11

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.02 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.13)

Road miles

1,160

mi 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

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Storylines (8 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

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
2015-10-16

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.

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 nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

61 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

#2073 of the rated field

1535 ▼ 0 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 2019-10-25

⚔ Head-to-head

Drunkin Brothers BBQ

#2068 of the rated field

1536 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1536

No shared contest yet.

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 2026-01-22

⚔ Head-to-head

IOWA BONEHEAD BBQ

#2076 of the rated field

1535 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2018-06-01

⚔ Head-to-head

KC AND THE SMOKESHACK BAND

#2078 of the rated field

1535 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1542

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2016-08-12

⚔ Head-to-head

Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville

#2083 of the rated field

1535 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1535

No shared contest yet.

21 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 10% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2026-06-12

⚔ Head-to-head

LUSCIOUS LOINS

#2075 of the rated field

1535 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1539

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2025-07-11

⚔ Head-to-head

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 state / province

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

By contest size

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

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
*Harper County Bullseye BBQ	3	3	top 43%	2016-10-14
Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off	2	3	top 29%	2016-07-01
Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic	2	17	top 75%	2016-06-10

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.2 yrs 2013-08-02 → 2016-10-14

Busiest season 2015 6 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 10 of 11 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 7 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 11 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 169.02 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.13)

Walk rate 64% a top-10 call in 7 of 11 contests

Overall top-10 rate 45% 5 of 11 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 651.98 out of 720 · 11 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 232 214–180 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,160 11 mapped stops · furthest 136 mi

Schedule strength 1560 average field rating faced — tougher than 46% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs 2013-08-02 → 2014-10-17

Power rating 1535 peak 1550 · #2072 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
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
2015
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
2016
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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.7	HutchFest BBQ Cook-Off	2015-07-03
+14.9	Harper County Bullseye BBQ	2015-10-16
+11.3	Harper County Bullseye BBQ	2014-10-17
+9.8	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off	2015-07-24
+8.4	United Wireless / Five State Fair BBQ	2013-08-02

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.7	*Harper County Bullseye BBQ	2016-10-14
-12.2	Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic	2015-06-12
-4.2	Smokin on the Smoky	2015-08-07
-0.9	Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic	2016-06-10

Category scores over time

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
2016-10-14	*Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	38 / 38 (512.5028)	9 (173.1428)	25 (166.2400)	5 (173.1200)	—
2016-07-01	Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off Hutchinson, KS	18 / 38 (664.5372)	15 (169.6916)	15 (166.8800)	15 (168.5372)	29 (159.4284)
2016-06-10	Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic Hays, KS	17 / 31 (663.2572)	21 (163.3944)	17 (163.9428)	13 (168.5256)	13 (167.3944)
2015-10-16	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	3 / 34 (686.8344)	4 (174.8572)	6 (173.1428)	11 (168.0116)	10 (170.8228)
2015-08-07	Smokin on the Smoky Salina, KS	22 / 33 (658.7888)	11 (171.4056)	29 (156.5488)	10 (170.8572)	25 (159.9772)
2015-07-24	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)
2015-07-03	HutchFest BBQ Cook-Off Hutchinson, KS	3 / 31 (682.2744)	14 (168.5828)	9 (169.1200)	5 (170.8344)	4 (173.7372)
2015-06-12	Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic Hays, KS	33 / 35 (635.2684)	22 (165.7028)	32 (154.8228)	35 (153.0856)	24 (161.6572)
2015-04-17	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)
2014-10-17	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	6 / 30 (657.7600)	6 (168.0000)	10 (164.5828)	17 (157.7372)	6 (167.4400)
2013-08-02	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 (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Top-10 streak

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in this team's 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 state / province

By contest size

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Category scores over time

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)