PHAT JACKS BBQ NE

PHAT JACKS BBQ NE is a competition barbecue team with 23 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. They have won 4 Grand Championships, most recently at the BBQ on the Bricks (2015), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #430 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#430

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1692

peak 1701 · rated over 23 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 22, 2013

latest May 11, 2018 · 5.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#97

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve · wins it all 17% of the time

Category wins

24 podiums

Overall top-10s

83% of 23 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 18%

overall standings

Best overall

703.9428 / 720

Master · 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

680.97 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 678.29 (+2.69)

Walk rate

96%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska

Consistency

±14.73

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 170.60 · weakest Brisket (168.51)

Road miles

3,703

across 23 mapped stops · furthest 705 mi

Schedule strength

39%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)

Master avg

678.29 / 720

23 Master contests · 4 GCs

Storylines (17 found in their record)

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

Among the elite

#430 of 6,491 rated teams

In the top 7% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1692 puts them #430 of 6,491 rated teams — the top 7% of the field.

rating 1692
peak 1701
23 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×1

Against the odds

18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 82 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at RiverFest Red White and Que (Jul 17, 2015) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 18-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, DIRT ROAD BBQ.

Giant slayer

45 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 45-team field at RiverFest Red White and Que.

Jul 17, 2015

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

RiverFest Red White and Que is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.

3 visits
best finish 1st
average top 5%

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at RiverFest Red White and Que (Jul 17, 2015).

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 1st

They almost always walk

96% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 22 of 23 contests

A top-10 category call in 96% of their 23 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

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High-water mark

703.9428 career-best overall

97.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 703.9428 at 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska — 97.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 16, 2013

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

PORK PATROL BBQ has finished one call ahead of PHAT JACKS BBQ NE 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 3 Grand Championships

2015 was the year it came together: 11 contests, 3 Grand Championships and 6 category wins, at an average finish in the top 19%.

11 contests
9 overall top-10s
6 category wins
average top 19%

A tough matchup

3–1 behind in the head-to-head

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

Smoke-A-Holics has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

A strong matchup

10–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 77% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HELPING U BBQ in 10 of their 13 shared contests.

The comeback

1.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Big Blue BBQ Championship (Jun 5, 2015).

last seen Aug 16, 2013
back Jun 5, 2015

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

WOODWARD BARBEQUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An August team

Top 8% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 8% across 5 contests, versus top 18% the rest of the year.

5 August contests
top 18% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,703 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,703 miles across 23 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 705 miles to Montana BBQ cook-off.

23 mapped stops
furthest 705 mi

The metronome

±2.05% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.05% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.2% of a perfect score
23 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018 ↗	Master	#1354 (165 pts)	#1401 (170 pts)	#916 (360 pts)	#1324 (185 pts)	#1330 (180 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#603 (649 pts)	#813 (474 pts)	#755 (529 pts)	#867 (449 pts)	#511 (799 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#97 (2,015 pts)	#205 (1,425 pts)	#78 (1,940 pts)	#61 (2,000 pts)	#223 (1,400 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#224 (1,300 pts)	#200 (1,280 pts)	#262 (1,130 pts)	#319 (935 pts)	#317 (965 pts)

Overall rank by season

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GCs: 2
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#433 of the rated field

1691 power rating

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GCs: 1
Top-10s: 55%
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A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 42 contests to 23.

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#428 of the rated field

1692 power rating

Contests: 51
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 76%
Peak: 1729

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#427 of the rated field

1692 power rating

Contests: 53
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1692

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#426 of the rated field

1692 power rating

Contests: 53
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1692

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#429 of the rated field

1692 power rating

Contests: 54
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1716

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 54 contests to 23.

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WHEN PIGS DIE	16	11	5	69%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	14	9	5	64%	⚔ compare
HELPING U BBQ	13	10	3	77%	⚔ compare
PORK PATROL BBQ	12	7	5	58%	⚔ compare
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	11	10	1	91%	⚔ compare
PORKY BUTTS BBQ	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
JAESTAR BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
YOU GONNA LIKE IT	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare
HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
LEEPS BBQ	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare
OFF IN THE PITS SMOKE TEAM	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare
SMOKED	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	23	13	2	5	180 🔥	153.6688	169.25	top 31%
Pork Ribs	23	15	3	10	178.2972	158.8572	170.60	top 19%
Pork	23	14	3	4	178.2972	158.8344	169.92	top 25%
Brisket	23	13	1	5	178.3200	154.8684	168.51	top 28%

“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)	13	2	top 20%
Large (40+)	10	2	top 16%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NE	16	3	top 17%
KS	3	0	top 22%
IA	1	0	top 41%
MT	1	0	top 14%
SD	1	0	top 22%
MO	1	1	top 4%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
RiverFest Red White and Que	3	1	1	top 5%	Jul 15, 2016
BBQ on the Bricks	2	1	1	top 8%	Aug 26, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 11 contests · 3 GCs

Contests a season 5.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NE 16 of 23 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 20 2 of them more than once

First title Aug 16, 2013 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska

Opponents faced 452 finished ahead 686 times, behind 129

Longest layoff 1.8 yrs Aug 16, 2013 → Jun 5, 2015

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

20181 milestone

May 11 Most recent contest BBQ in the Bluffs

20161 milestone

Aug 26 Peak power rating (1701) BBQ on the Bricks

20153 milestones

Jul 17 First multi-meat day RiverFest Red White and Que
Jul 17 10th tracked contest RiverFest Red White and Que
Jul 17 Biggest field won (45 teams) RiverFest Red White and Que

201310 milestones

Mar 22 First tracked contest Heatin' Up the Bricks
Mar 22 First call Heatin' Up the Bricks
Mar 22 First overall top-10 Heatin' Up the Bricks
Mar 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.4284 Heatin' Up the Bricks
Jul 19 First overall podium RiverFest Red White and Que
Jul 19 First Reserve Championship RiverFest Red White and Que
Aug 9 First category win (Pork Ribs) Cass County
Aug 16 First Grand Championship 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska
Aug 16 First perfect 180 (Chicken) 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska
Aug 16 Career-best overall score703.9428 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.1	RiverFest Red White and Que	Jul 17, 2015
+13.9	RiverFest Red White and Que	Jul 19, 2013
+13.8	21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska	Aug 16, 2013
+13.6	Holy Smoke BBQ Contest	Aug 21, 2015
+12.7	23rd Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska	Aug 14, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.8	Q for a Cause	Apr 20, 2018
-2.3	BBQ in the Bluffs	May 11, 2018
-0.4	3rd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival	Jun 26, 2015

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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	2	0	0	0	50%	top 51%	93.1%	92.1%
2016	4	0	4	1	100%	top 10%	96.6%	95.8%
2015	11	3	9	6	100%	top 19%	97.2%	94.2%
2013	6	1	6	2	100%	top 11%	97.8%	93.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 11, 2018	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	16 / 39 (670.2056)	15 (169.1200)	12 (169.1200)	16 (167.4056)	19 (164.5600)
Apr 20, 2018	Q for a Cause Papillion, NE	25 / 41 (656.4572)	40 (153.6688)	3 (172.5600)	21 (166.2628)	19 (163.9656)
Aug 26, 2016	BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE	4 / 34 (690.2512)	3 (176)	11 (167.4056)	7 (173.7256)	5 (173.1200)
Jul 15, 2016	RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE	3 / 45 (692.5600)	7 (171.4056)	8 (172.0116)	8 (170.8228)	2 (178.3200)
Jun 25, 2016	Montana BBQ cook-off Absarokee, MT	4 / 29 (695.3944)	4 (176)	2 (176)	12 (166.2400)	1 (177.1544)
May 20, 2016	5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition Valley, NE	4 / 42 (682.2628)	16 (166.8572)	13 (166.8456)	6 (171.4172)	2 (177.1428)
Sep 25, 2015	Jammin in JC Blues & BBQ Festival Junction City, KS	3 / 25 (685.6800)	5 (166.2628)	2 (176.0116)	1 (175.4400)	5 (167.9656)
Sep 18, 2015	BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE	1 / 25 (691.3828)	2 (174.8572)	3 (172)	1 (174.8456)	6 (169.6800)
Sep 11, 2015	Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll Vermillion, SD	7 / 32 (677.0172)	18 (165.0972)	6 (170.8228)	6 (170.2744)	5 (170.8228)
Sep 5, 2015	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	3 / 31 (682.2172)	23 (164.5488)	7 (168.5600)	1 (178.2972)	5 (170.8112)
Aug 21, 2015	Holy Smoke BBQ Contest Liberty, MO	1 / 28 (699.9772)	16 (169.1200)	1 (176)	4 (176.5600)	2 (178.2972)
Aug 14, 2015	23rd Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE	4 / 42 (683.3948)	4 (174.2744)	3 (173.7488)	5 (174.8572)	27 (160.5144)
Jul 31, 2015	Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest Rossville, KS	10 / 46 (673.6460)	18 (166.8344)	10 (170.2972)	8 (171.4172)	20 (165.0972)
Jul 17, 2015	RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE	1 / 45 (691.9428)	1 (177.7028)	1 (177.1544)	5 (173.1200)	19 (163.9656)
Jul 10, 2015	Sauce & Cycles Falls City, NE	12 / 31 (667.8744)	18 (163.9772)	14 (164.5372)	11 (168.5256)	8 (170.8344)
Jun 26, 2015	3rd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival Omaha, NE	18 / 34 (642.1824)	24 (158.8228)	19 (160.5372)	9 (167.9540)	25 (154.8684)
Jun 5, 2015	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	10 / 30 (662.2516)	11 (166.2400)	2 (172.5600)	22 (158.8344)	11 (164.6172)
Aug 16, 2013	21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska LaPlatte, NE	1 / 43 (703.9428)	1 (180)	4 (175.4172)	4 (174.2628)	3 (174.2628)
Aug 9, 2013	Cass County Weeping Water, NE	5 / 44 (680.5600)	4 (174.2856)	1 (178.2972)	12 (165.1200)	23 (162.8572)
Jul 19, 2013	RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE	2 / 32 (674.2628)	4 (170.8344)	3 (172.0228)	13 (162.8228)	4 (168.5828)
May 31, 2013	2nd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition Valley, NE	4 / 34 (661.7140)	3 (170.2856)	13 (158.8572)	12 (162.2856)	4 (170.2856)
Apr 26, 2013	Pony Express BBQ Challenge Gothenburg, NE	6 / 47 (667.9998)	9 (166.8570)	13 (165.7142)	3 (172)	14 (163.4286)
Mar 22, 2013	Heatin' Up the Bricks Kearney, NE	8 / 40 (667.4284)	7 (169.7142)	11 (167.4286)	19 (165.7144)	18 (164.5712)

PHAT JACKS BBQ NE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

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 (17 found in their record)

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

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)