High-water mark
681.0856
career-best overall
94.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 681.0856 at Septemberfest BBQ & Ribeye Steak Cookoff Challenge — 94.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-08-31
TATTOO BOBS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1533
peak 1533 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-04-26
latest 2015-09-05
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 31%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
667.96
last 4 Master vs avg 667.96 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.40
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 167.99 · weakest Pork (164.98)
Road miles
225
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 164 mi
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
Master avg
667.96 / 720
4 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
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
PORK PATROL BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
PORK PATROL BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of WHEN PIGS DIE in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
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 BOBS BBQ has 4 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 75 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.
#2124 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1533
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-head#2108 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1533
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 5 contests, alongside a 60% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#2116 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1533
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#2103 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1534
No shared contest yet.
Level with TATTOO BOBS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2125 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1533
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 7 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-head#2110 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1538
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 159.4284 | 167.15 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 166.2400 | 167.84 | top 30% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171.4400 | 160.5028 | 164.98 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 177.1428 | 162.2628 | 167.99 | top 30% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 33% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 26% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 36% | 2015-09-05 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.4 yrs
2013-04-26 → 2015-09-05
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NE
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 167.99 · weakest Pork (164.98)
Walk rate
100%
a top-10 call in 4 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
50%
2 of 4 contests
Master average
667.96
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
99
97–38 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
225
4 mapped stops · furthest 164 mi
Schedule strength
1550
average field rating faced — tougher than 38% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2014-08-30 → 2015-09-05
Power rating
1533
peak 1533 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Pony Express BBQ Challenge
- First call Pony Express BBQ Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.5712 Pony Express BBQ Challenge
- First overall top-10 Septemberfest BBQ & Ribeye Steak Cookoff Challenge
- Career-best overall score681.0856 Septemberfest BBQ & Ribeye Steak Cookoff Challenge
- Career-best single call (Brisket)177.1428 Septemberfest BBQ & Ribeye Steak Cookoff Challenge
- 2015
- Peak power rating (1533) Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge
- Most recent contest Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.5 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge | 2015-09-05 |
| +8.8 | Septemberfest BBQ & Ribeye Steak Cookoff Challenge | 2013-08-31 |
| +8.5 | Pony Express BBQ Challenge | 2013-04-26 |
| +2.5 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge | 2014-08-30 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 19% | 93.4% | 93.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 52% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 27% | 94.6% | 93.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-05 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 6 / 31 (672.5028) | 6 (172.5600) | 12 (166.2400) | 3 (171.4400) | 16 (162.2628) |
| 2014-08-30 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 15 / 29 (657.6800) | 17 (164.0344) | 9 (168.5828) | 22 (160.5028) | 12 (164.5600) |
| 2013-08-31 | Septemberfest BBQ & Ribeye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 9 / 32 (681.0856) | 9 (172.5600) | 10 (169.1200) | 24 (162.2628) | 3 (177.1428) |
| 2013-04-26 | Pony Express BBQ Challenge Gothenburg, NE | 12 / 47 (660.5712) | 20 (159.4284) | 9 (167.4286) | 15 (165.7142) | 8 (168.0000) |