High-water mark
671.9656
career-best overall
93.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.9656 at 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska — 93.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-08-16
Tattoo Bob's
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1503
peak 1515 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-07-03
latest 2016-09-03
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
616.53
last 3 Master vs avg 616.53 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±70.11
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.60 · weakest Brisket (116.75)
Road miles
87
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 67 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Master avg
616.53 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
PORK PATROL BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
PORK PATROL BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
3.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3.1 years, then back at Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge (2016-09-03).
- last seen 2013-08-16
- back 2016-09-03
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.
Tattoo Bob's has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 108 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3084 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3071 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 11 years after Tattoo Bob's did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#3091 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Level with Tattoo Bob's on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3096 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3081 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3064 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 167.4286 | 171.60 | top 26% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 157.1316 | 160.57 | top 59% |
| Pork | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 165.1430 | 167.60 | top 34% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1430 | 20.0000 | 116.75 | top 59% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 32% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 32% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.2 yrs
2013-07-03 → 2016-09-03
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NE
2 of 3 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 171.60 · weakest Brisket (116.75)
Walk rate
100%
a top-10 call in 3 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
33%
1 of 3 contests
Master average
616.53
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
89
47–63 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
87
3 mapped stops · furthest 67 mi
Schedule strength
1555
average field rating faced — tougher than 42% of rated contests
Longest layoff
3.1 yrs
2013-08-16 → 2016-09-03
Power rating
1503
peak 1515 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Whiting 4th of July BBQ Cookoff
- First call Whiting 4th of July BBQ Cookoff
- First overall top-10 Whiting 4th of July BBQ Cookoff
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.0002 Whiting 4th of July BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best overall score671.9656 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7028 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska
- Peak power rating (1515) 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska
- 2016
- Most recent contest Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.9 | Whiting 4th of July BBQ Cookoff | 2013-07-03 |
| +7.2 | 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska | 2013-08-16 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge | 2016-09-03 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 100% | 71.9% | 71.9% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 31% | 93.3% | 92.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-03 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 45 / 45 (517.6228) | 15 (169.6684) | 32 (157.1316) | 8 (170.8228) | 45 (20.0000) |
| 2013-08-16 | 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska LaPlatte, NE | 13 / 43 (671.9656) | 2 (177.7028) | 20 (166.2972) | 24 (166.8456) | 21 (161.1200) |
| 2013-07-03 | Whiting 4th of July BBQ Cookoff Whiting, IA | 8 / 25 (660.0002) | 10 (167.4286) | 15 (158.2856) | 7 (165.1430) | 7 (169.1430) |