JT Tailgates KS
Rating
1495
peak 1507 · rated over 2 contests
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2022-06-10
latest 2024-04-05
Best ToY finish
#1182
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.69 · weakest Brisket (134.30)
Road miles
107
mi across 2 mapped stops · furthest 53 mi
Purse competed for
$38K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
587.84 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
333.66 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.0856 | 142.8000 | 153.94 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5716 | 154.8000 | 161.69 | top 61% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9428 | 155.9428 | 155.94 | top 95% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134.2972 | 134.2972 | 134.30 | top 100% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in KS (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 587.84 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 333.66 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2022-06-10 — First tracked contest · Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- 📣 2022-06-10 — First call · Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- ⭐ 2024-04-05 — Career-best overall score (587.8400) · Smoke in the Spring
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 81.6% | 81.6% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 24% | 92.7% | 92.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 97 / 97 (587.8400) | 97 (142.8000) | 94 (154.8000) | 92 (155.9428) | 97 (134.2972) |
| 2022-06-10 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 7 / 29 (333.6572) | 9 (165.0856) | 7 (168.5716) | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #250 (127 pts) | #235 (147 pts) | — | — |