A-1 TAX SERVICE INC

A-1 TAX SERVICE INC is a competition barbecue team with 18 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2020. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Smoke in the House (2018). They are ranked #1403 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,403

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1571

peak 1589 · rated over 18 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 22, 2016

latest Oct 23, 2020 · 4.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#487

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 6% of the time

Category wins

8 podiums

Overall top-10s

44% of 18 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 41%

overall standings

Best overall

710.2628 / 720

Master · Smoke in the House

Perfect 180s

Current form

663.66 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 670.11 (-6.45)

Walk rate

83%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork Ribs · Smoke in the House

Consistency

±14.57

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.48 · weakest Brisket (167.11)

Road miles

1,115

across 18 mapped stops · furthest 152 mi

Schedule strength

63%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)

Purse competed for

$40K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

670.11 / 720

18 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

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 Smoke in the House (Jun 15, 2018) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 18-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN.

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 3 category wins at Smoke in the House (Jun 15, 2018).

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st

They almost always walk

83% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 15 of 18 contests

A top-10 category call in 83% of their 18 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

710.2628 career-best overall

98.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 710.2628 at Smoke in the House — 98.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 15, 2018

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ has finished one call ahead of A-1 TAX SERVICE INC 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 1 Grand Championship

2018 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 3 category wins, at an average finish in the top 18%.

4 contests
4 overall top-10s
3 category wins
average top 18%

A tough matchup

14–1 behind in the head-to-head

SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS ahead in 93% of their meetings

SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS has come out ahead in 14 of their 15 shared contests.

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The drought

9 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Smoke in the House on Jun 15, 2018 — 9 contests and 8.3 years ago.

last GC Jun 15, 2018
8.3 years ago

A strong matchup

10–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HOBBIE BAR-B-Q in 10 of their 12 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

9 of 15 shared chicken entries lost

SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS ahead 60% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 9 of 15 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

POOH BEAR BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±2.02% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.02% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.1% of a perfect score
18 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
2020 ↗	Master	#530 (180 pts)	#224 (550 pts)	#572 (180 pts)	#553 (180 pts)	#457 (255 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#753 (398 pts)	#767 (428 pts)	#717 (468 pts)	#742 (438 pts)	#823 (383 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#487 (734 pts)	#603 (614 pts)	#596 (609 pts)	#434 (834 pts)	#469 (784 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#720 (524 pts)	#704 (574 pts)	#636 (639 pts)	#856 (459 pts)	#755 (519 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1001 (325 pts)	#1274 (250 pts)	#862 (450 pts)	#1147 (300 pts)	#867 (420 pts)

Overall rank by season

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Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1600

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#1,401 of the rated field

1571 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1587

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

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SWEET PETE'S BBQ

#1,400 of the rated field

1571 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1571

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 21 contests
last seen May 3, 2019

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TEAM GETTING SAUCED

#1,410 of the rated field

1571 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1577

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 3 years before A-1 TAX SERVICE INC's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

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SMOKY OKIE & COMPANY

#1,409 of the rated field

1571 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1571

Level with A-1 TAX SERVICE INC on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Aug 24, 2018

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#1,405 of the rated field

1571 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1609

They've been 1609 at their best, 38 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
HOBBIE BAR-B-Q	12	10	2	83%	⚔ compare
Z SMOKE	12	10	2	83%	⚔ compare
OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
WeQ4U	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
SON SEEKERS BBQ	11	8	3	73%	⚔ compare
BLUE CHIP BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
BIG RACK SMOKERS	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare
OLE MAN LARRY'S BBQ	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
Kentucky Kookers	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	18	6	1	3	177.1544	158.2740	168.48	top 38%
Pork Ribs	18	8	1	1	178.8572	154.2172	167.34	top 39%
Pork	18	7	1	2	177.7028	157.0856	167.18	top 45%
Brisket	18	9	0	2	177.7028	159.9544	167.11	top 41%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	1	1	top 6%
Medium (20–39)	12	0	top 38%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 55%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IN	10	0	top 41%
KY	4	0	top 42%
TN	2	1	top 33%
IL	2	0	top 46%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin For Garrett	3	8	top 49%	Oct 23, 2020
Smoke On the Ohio	3	6	top 25%	Sep 13, 2019
Covid-Que Relief (Day 2)	2	27	top 58%	Jun 20, 2020
Grilling & Chillin BBQ	2	9	top 26%	Sep 21, 2018
Smokin For Garrett	2	8	top 37%	Jun 2, 2017
Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	2	7	top 46%	Apr 28, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 4 contests

Contests a season 3.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IN 10 of 18 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 10 6 of them more than once

First title Jun 15, 2018 Smoke in the House

Opponents faced 316 finished ahead 376 times, behind 329

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

20201 milestone

Oct 23 Most recent contest Smokin For Garrett

20188 milestones

Jun 15 First category win (Chicken) Smoke in the House
Jun 15 First overall podium Smoke in the House
Jun 15 First Grand Championship Smoke in the House
Jun 15 First multi-meat day Smoke in the House
Jun 15 Career-best overall score710.2628 Smoke in the House
Jun 15 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 Smoke in the House
Sep 7 10th tracked contest Smoke On The Ohio (JUDGES FULL)
Sep 21 Peak power rating (1589) Grilling & Chillin BBQ

20164 milestones

Apr 22 First tracked contest Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship
Apr 22 First call Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship
Apr 22 First overall top-10 Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship
Apr 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.1708 Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.1	Smoke in the House	Jun 15, 2018
+11.4	Smoke On The Ohio (JUDGES FULL)	Sep 8, 2017
+11.4	Smokin For Garrett	Apr 27, 2018
+11.4	Smokin For Garrett	Jun 2, 2017
+11	Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship	Apr 22, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.4	Smokin For Garrett	Oct 23, 2020
-7.2	Smokin For Garrett	Apr 26, 2019
-5.2	Covid-Que Relief (Day 1)	Jun 19, 2020
-3.4	Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	Apr 28, 2017
-2.6	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship	Mar 8, 2019

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)
2020	3	0	0	0	100%	top 63%	93.6%	91.9%
2019	4	0	1	0	50%	top 50%	93.4%	92.9%
2018	4	1	4	3	100%	top 18%	98.6%	95.2%
2017	4	0	2	0	75%	top 36%	95.4%	93.4%
2016	3	0	1	0	100%	top 44%	92.1%	91.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 23, 2020	Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN	30 / 41 (652.3884)	16 (167.9772)	38 (154.2172)	36 (157.6456)	10 (172.5484)
Jun 20, 2020	Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN	27 / 63 (673.6460)	2 (177.1544)	25 (167.3944)	40 (166.2628)	46 (162.8344)
Jun 19, 2020	Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN	50 / 69 (658.1600)	5 (174.2628)	28 (166.8572)	60 (157.0856)	55 (159.9544)
Sep 20, 2019	Grillin & Chillin BBQ 🏅 Owensboro, KY	18 / 34 (665.1088)	20 (167.4172)	16 (167.4172)	20 (162.8116)	13 (167.4628)
Sep 13, 2019	Smoke On the Ohio 🏅 Mt.Vernon, IN	9 / 28 (668.9944)	5 (170.8344)	5 (173.1200)	18 (163.9544)	14 (161.0856)
Apr 26, 2019	Smokin For Garrett 🏅 Boonville, IN	14 / 26 (672.4572)	19 (163.4056)	10 (174.2744)	6 (173.1200)	16 (161.6572)
Mar 8, 2019	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Nashville, TN	40 / 67 (668.4460)	20 (171.4172)	47 (162.8116)	17 (173.1200)	56 (161.0972)
Sep 21, 2018	Grilling & Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY	9 / 37 (673.0056)	21 (163.3828)	11 (166.2400)	3 (171.4172)	7 (171.9656)
Sep 7, 2018	Smoke On The Ohio (JUDGES FULL) Mt.Vernon, IN	6 / 28 (679.8740)	15 (165.6684)	11 (168.5372)	4 (173.7028)	3 (171.9656)
Jun 15, 2018	Smoke in the House White House, TN	1 / 16 (710.2628)	1 (176)	1 (178.8572)	1 (177.7028)	3 (177.7028)
Apr 27, 2018	Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN	8 / 38 (677.6456)	7 (171.9656)	19 (163.9772)	11 (168.5828)	6 (173.1200)
Sep 22, 2017	Grilling & Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY	12 / 42 (671.8512)	17 (166.8228)	4 (171.4056)	16 (168.5372)	20 (165.0856)
Sep 8, 2017	Smoke On The Ohio (JUDGES FULL) Mt.Vernon, IN	6 / 29 (686.7428)	2 (174.2628)	6 (170.8344)	8 (171.9656)	8 (169.6800)
Jun 2, 2017	Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN	8 / 31 (683.9200)	17 (167.4056)	6 (169.6916)	9 (171.4056)	4 (175.4172)
Apr 28, 2017	Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Mt.Carmel, IL	20 / 29 (648.3424)	11 (166.2400)	18 (160.5256)	23 (159.9428)	20 (161.6340)
Sep 23, 2016	Grillin and Chillin Owensboro, KY	24 / 39 (657.5888)	20 (168.5256)	34 (155.9544)	32 (161.1088)	5 (172)
May 20, 2016	Smokin' for Garrett Boonville, IN	17 / 35 (663.3824)	26 (161.7028)	4 (173.1428)	19 (167.4056)	22 (161.1312)
Apr 22, 2016	Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship Mt. Carmel, IL	7 / 30 (650.1708)	15 (158.2740)	5 (166.8228)	8 (163.4056)	7 (161.6684)

A-1 TAX SERVICE INC

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (12 found in their record)

Against the odds

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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)