PHAT JACKS BBQ NE

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

Power ranking

#430

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1692

peak 1701 · rated over 23 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-03-22

latest 2018-05-11

Best ToY finish

#97

Master 2015

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

24 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 23 contests

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

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Chicken · 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska

Consistency

±14.73

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 170.60 · weakest Brisket (168.51)

Road miles

3,703

mi 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

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Storylines (17 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.

Among the elite

#430 of 6,413 rated teams

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

A power rating of 1692 puts them #430 of 6,413 rated teams — the top 7% of the field.

rating 1692
peak 1701
23 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180s

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 (2015-07-17) 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.

2015-07-17

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championships 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 contests 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 (2015-07-17).

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.

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
2013-08-16

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 (2015-06-05).

last seen 2013-08-16
back 2015-06-05

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

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.

I.A.B. 30 BBQ

#429 of the rated field

1692 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 66%
Peak: 1694

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 35 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 35 contests
last seen 2015-07-10

⚔ Head-to-head

DIG-IN COOKERS

#427 of the rated field

1692 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1692

No shared contest yet.

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 49 contests to 23.

rated over 48 contests
last seen 2017-11-10

⚔ Head-to-head

TEAM WOODSHED

#431 of the rated field

1691 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 54
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1706

No shared contest yet.

54 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 35% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 54 contests
last seen 2021-05-28

⚔ Head-to-head

BULL CREEK BBQ

#428 of the rated field

1692 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 79
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1746

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 72 contests
last seen 2025-04-11

⚔ Head-to-head

Texas Smoke Whisper

#420 of the rated field

1693 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1693

No shared contest yet.

Level with PHAT JACKS BBQ NE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 26 contests
last seen 2020-11-21

⚔ Head-to-head

Jury's Out

#419 of the rated field

1693 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 62%
Peak: 1694

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 32 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 32 contests
last seen 2026-06-12

⚔ Head-to-head

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
PORKY BUTTS BBQ	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	9	8	1	89%	⚔ 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
TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q	8	6	2	75%	⚔ 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	180.0000 🔥	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 state / province

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%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	13	2	top 20%
Large (40+)	10	2	top 16%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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%	2016-07-15
BBQ on the Bricks	2	1	1	top 8%	2016-08-26

The story so far (19 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.1 yrs 2013-03-22 → 2018-05-11

Busiest season 2015 11 contests · 3 GCs

Contests a season 5.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NE 16 of 23 contests · 6 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 20 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 23 entries · 2 wins · 13 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 170.60 · weakest Brisket (168.51)

Walk rate 96% a top-10 call in 22 of 23 contests

Overall top-10 rate 83% 19 of 23 contests

Wins it all 17% 4 Grand Championships · 1 reserve

First title 2013-08-16 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska

Best top-10 run 12 straight contests

Master average 678.29 out of 720 · 23 contests · 4 GCs

Perfect 180s 1 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 457 686–129 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,703 23 mapped stops · furthest 705 mi

Schedule strength 1551 average field rating faced — tougher than 39% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.8 yrs 2013-08-16 → 2015-06-05

Power rating 1692 peak 1701 · #430 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
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
2015
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
2016
Aug 26 Peak power rating (1701) BBQ on the Bricks
2018
May 11 Most recent contest *BBQ in the Bluffs

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.1	RiverFest Red White and Que	2015-07-17
+13.9	RiverFest Red White and Que	2013-07-19
+13.9	21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska	2013-08-16
+13.6	Holy Smoke BBQ Contest	2015-08-21
+12.7	23rd Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska	2015-08-14

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.8	Q for a Cause	2018-04-20
-2.3	*BBQ in the Bluffs	2018-05-11
-0.4	3rd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival	2015-06-26

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

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
2018-05-11	*BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	16 / 39 (670.2056)	15 (169.1200)	12 (169.1200)	16 (167.4056)	19 (164.5600)
2018-04-20	Q for a Cause Papillion, NE	25 / 41 (656.4572)	40 (153.6688)	3 (172.5600)	21 (166.2628)	19 (163.9656)
2016-08-26	BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE	4 / 34 (690.2512)	3 (176.0000)	11 (167.4056)	7 (173.7256)	5 (173.1200)
2016-07-15	RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE	3 / 45 (692.5600)	7 (171.4056)	8 (172.0116)	8 (170.8228)	2 (178.3200)
2016-06-25	Montana BBQ cook-off Absarokee, MT	4 / 29 (695.3944)	4 (176.0000)	2 (176.0000)	12 (166.2400)	1 (177.1544)
2016-05-20	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)
2015-09-25	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)
2015-09-18	BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE	1 / 25 (691.3828)	2 (174.8572)	3 (172.0000)	1 (174.8456)	6 (169.6800)
2015-09-11	Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll Vermillion, SD	7 / 32 (677.0172)	18 (165.0972)	6 (170.8228)	6 (170.2744)	5 (170.8228)
2015-09-05	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)
2015-08-21	Holy Smoke BBQ Contest Liberty, MO	1 / 28 (699.9772)	16 (169.1200)	1 (176.0000)	4 (176.5600)	2 (178.2972)
2015-08-14	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)
2015-07-31	Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest Rossville, KS	10 / 46 (673.6460)	18 (166.8344)	10 (170.2972)	8 (171.4172)	20 (165.0972)
2015-07-17	RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE	1 / 45 (691.9428)	1 (177.7028)	1 (177.1544)	5 (173.1200)	19 (163.9656)
2015-07-10	Sauce & Cycles Falls City, NE	12 / 31 (667.8744)	18 (163.9772)	14 (164.5372)	11 (168.5256)	8 (170.8344)
2015-06-26	3rd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival Omaha, NE	18 / 34 (642.1824)	24 (158.8228)	19 (160.5372)	9 (167.9540)	25 (154.8684)
2015-06-05	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	10 / 30 (662.2516)	11 (166.2400)	2 (172.5600)	22 (158.8344)	11 (164.6172)
2013-08-16	21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska LaPlatte, NE	1 / 43 (703.9428)	1 (180.0000)	4 (175.4172)	4 (174.2628)	3 (174.2628)
2013-08-09	Cass County Weeping Water, NE	5 / 44 (680.5600)	4 (174.2856)	1 (178.2972)	12 (165.1200)	23 (162.8572)
2013-07-19	RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE	2 / 32 (674.2628)	4 (170.8344)	3 (172.0228)	13 (162.8228)	4 (168.5828)
2013-05-31	2nd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition Valley, NE	4 / 34 (661.7140)	3 (170.2856)	13 (158.8572)	12 (162.2856)	4 (170.2856)
2013-04-26	Pony Express BBQ Challenge Gothenburg, NE	6 / 47 (667.9998)	9 (166.8570)	13 (165.7142)	3 (172.0000)	14 (163.4286)
2013-03-22	Heatin' Up the Bricks Kearney, NE	8 / 40 (667.4284)	7 (169.7142)	11 (167.4286)	19 (165.7144)	18 (164.5712)

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
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 (2015 pts)	#205 (1425 pts)	#78 (1940 pts)	#61 (2000 pts)	#223 (1400 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#224 (1300 pts)	#200 (1280 pts)	#262 (1130 pts)	#319 (935 pts)	#317 (965 pts)