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BALONEY JOE'S BBQ

BALONEY JOE'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 29 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 6th of 26 at the Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest (2016). They are ranked #1261 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,261
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1582
peak 1586 · rated over 29 contests

Contests

29
in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013
latest Oct 12, 2018 · 5.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#382
Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

1
2 podiums

Overall top-10s

4
14% of 29 contests

Avg finish

top 46%
overall standings

Best overall

686.2400 / 720
Master · Jiggy With the Piggy

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

656.89 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 660.06 (-3.17)

Walk rate

48%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972
Pork Ribs · Jiggy With the Piggy

Consistency

±15.43
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 166.89 · weakest Brisket (163.10)

Road miles

1,497
across 29 mapped stops · furthest 157 mi

Schedule strength

44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)

Master avg

660.06 / 720
29 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

686.2400 career-best overall

95.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.2400 at Jiggy With the Piggy — 95.3% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • May 6, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

PICKIN' PORKERS has finished one call ahead of BALONEY JOE'S BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 34%.

  • 4 contests
  • 1 overall top-10
  • 1 category win
  • average top 34%

A tough matchup

23–0 behind in the head-to-head

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC ahead in 100% of their meetings

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC has come out ahead in 23 of their 23 shared contests.

A strong matchup

12–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC in 12 of their 16 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

18 of 21 shared chicken entries lost

SAUCED! BBQ TEAM ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SAUCED! BBQ TEAM has out-cooked them in 18 of 21 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY has landed one call behind them 3 times.

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The metronome

±2.14% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.14% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 91.7% of a perfect score
  • 29 contests

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

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2018 ↗ Master #990 (284 pts) #748 (464 pts) #991 (324 pts) #1283 (199 pts) #1205 (229 pts)
2017 ↗ Master #2140 (70 pts) #2286 (60 pts) #2304 (60 pts) #2260 (60 pts) #1949 (115 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #382 (1,011 pts) #370 (1,026 pts) #333 (1,096 pts) #433 (946 pts) #468 (881 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #1312 (215 pts) #1363 (220 pts) #1096 (300 pts) #1206 (265 pts) #1405 (205 pts)
2013 ↗ Master #864 (344 pts) #1018 (304 pts) #725 (459 pts) #845 (389 pts) #832 (379 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BALONEY JOE'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

46 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

SLICKS BAR-B-QUE
#1,264 of the rated field
1582 power rating
Contests
15
GCs
0
Top-10s
33%
Peak
1593
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to BALONEY JOE'S BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BALONEY JOE'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

  • rated over 15 contests
  • last seen May 19, 2017
⚔ Head-to-head
Homestead Smoke Shack
#1,267 of the rated field
1581 power rating
Contests
31
GCs
0
Top-10s
61%
Peak
1598

Careers of much the same size, 31 contests to 29, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 31 contests
  • last seen Jun 19, 2026
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Vallee AC Cold Smoke
#1,256 of the rated field
1582 power rating
Contests
29
GCs
0
Top-10s
31%
Peak
1582

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 27 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 27 contests
  • last seen Oct 24, 2025
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SWEET DIXIE BBQ
#1,262 of the rated field
1582 power rating
Contests
26
GCs
1
Top-10s
42%
Peak
1585

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 26 contests, alongside a 42% overall top-10 rate.

  • rated over 26 contests
  • last seen Oct 6, 2023
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What’cha Got BBQ
#1,269 of the rated field
1581 power rating
Contests
25
GCs
0
Top-10s
36%
Peak
1596

They turned up 7 years after BALONEY JOE'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.

  • rated over 25 contests
  • last seen Jun 14, 2025
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BM Grils & Smokers
#1,272 of the rated field
1581 power rating
Contests
25
GCs
0
Top-10s
60%
Peak
1581

Level with BALONEY JOE'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 24 contests
  • last seen Jun 5, 2026
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA 23 4 19 17% ⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC 23 0 23 0% ⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM 21 3 18 14% ⚔ compare
PICKIN' PORKERS 20 10 10 50% ⚔ compare
WHO CARES BBQ 19 8 11 42% ⚔ compare
K & D SMOKERS 19 7 12 37% ⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES 19 3 16 16% ⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS 19 2 17 11% ⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ 18 4 14 22% ⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN 17 3 14 18% ⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q 17 3 14 18% ⚔ compare
HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC 16 12 4 75% ⚔ compare
BAYOU POKER SMOKERS 16 10 6 63% ⚔ compare
EB'S BAR-B-QUE 16 7 9 44% ⚔ compare
CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ 16 4 12 25% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 29 5 0 1 176.5600 156.0002 166.89 top 47%
Pork Ribs 29 8 1 1 178.2972 158.2744 166.11 top 41%
Pork 29 6 0 0 174.8572 154.8344 163.95 top 51%
Brisket 29 4 0 0 175.4172 136.5032 163.10 top 48%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)70top 44%
Large (40+)220top 46%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
NC280top 46%
GA10top 45%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic 5 12 0 top 41% Sep 14, 2018
Jiggy With the Piggy 3 8 0 top 36% May 4, 2018
Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge 2 32 0 top 54% May 8, 2015
BBQ Capital Cook-Off 2 26 0 top 52% Apr 24, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 10 contests
Contests a season 4.8 across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in NC 28 of 29 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited 21 4 of them more than once
Opponents faced 465 finished ahead 833 times, behind 673

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

20181 milestone
  1. Most recent contest Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off
20174 milestones
  1. First category win (Pork Ribs) Jiggy With the Piggy
  2. Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.2972 Jiggy With the Piggy
  3. 25th tracked contest Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
  4. Peak power rating (1586) Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
20161 milestone
  1. Career-best overall score686.2400 Jiggy With the Piggy
20152 milestones
  1. 10th tracked contest Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
  2. First overall top-10 Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n
20133 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
  2. First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.7136 Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
  3. First call BBQ Capital Cook-Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+14.8Jiggy With the PiggyMay 6, 2016
+12.4Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ ClassicSep 18, 2015
+10.7Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ ClassicSep 16, 2016
+10.121st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-OffApr 14, 2017
+9.9Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike FestJun 3, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-9.2Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ ClassicSep 20, 2013
-7.1Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook OffApr 22, 2016
-6.7Jiggy With the PiggyMay 4, 2018
-6.6Sam's Club National BBQ TourJun 13, 2014
-6.2Bib's Camel City Cookoff (formerly Jammin' Pig)Apr 10, 2015

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20183000 67% top 56% 92.3% 91%
20174011 50% top 34% 94.6% 92.7%
201610020 30% top 40% 95.3% 93%
20155010 80% top 47% 94.7% 91.9%
20143000 33% top 61% 90.1% 88.6%
20134000 50% top 50% 91.3% 89.9%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Oct 12, 2018 Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC 14 / 26 (649.0512) 3 (173.7372) 16 (162.2744) 20 (158.2284) 20 (154.8112)
Sep 14, 2018 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC 12 / 29 (664.4228) 5 (174.2628) 6 (168.5372) 23 (159.9428) 17 (161.6800)
May 4, 2018 Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC 50 / 70 (651.2688) 39 (168.5256) 48 (158.8344) 57 (157.0744) 33 (166.8344)
Nov 10, 2017 Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL) Concord, NC 23 / 47 (651.2228) 36 (160.5028) 28 (162.2400) 31 (159.3600) 14 (169.1200)
Sep 15, 2017 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC 25 / 63 (668.4688) 15 (171.9656) 41 (163.9660) 31 (165.7144) 19 (166.8228)
May 5, 2017 Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC 19 / 75 (669.0288) 32 (166.2400) 1 (178.2972) 45 (162.2400) 27 (162.2516)
Apr 14, 2017 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC 10 / 49 (681.0740) 22 (167.9884) 11 (170.2628) 17 (168.5600) 8 (174.2628)
Nov 4, 2016 Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC 19 / 56 (673.0056) 16 (170.8228) 35 (162.8000) 16 (171.4172) 25 (167.9656)
Oct 14, 2016 Smoking in the Foothills Lenoir, NC 16 / 41 (676.9940) 11 (173.7028) 18 (166.2284) 20 (167.3828) 19 (169.6800)
Oct 7, 2016 Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC 12 / 25 (667.9200) 11 (169.1428) 10 (167.9772) 7 (169.1200) 17 (161.6800)
Sep 16, 2016 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC 14 / 68 (675.3028) 14 (173.1200) 12 (170.8228) 12 (170.8228) 36 (160.5372)
Aug 5, 2016 Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC 24 / 47 (658.2056) 25 (166.2628) 15 (168.5828) 40 (155.9428) 18 (167.4172)
Jun 3, 2016 Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest Lincolnton, NC 6 / 26 (677.0632) 15 (165.6800) 4 (172.0004) 10 (167.9772) 6 (171.4056)
May 27, 2016 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA 30 / 66 (670.1596) 29 (169.1084) 18 (171.4172) 47 (160.5140) 24 (169.1200)
May 6, 2016 Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC 8 / 76 (686.2400) 4 (176.5600) 7 (174.8688) 24 (167.4056) 25 (167.4056)
Apr 22, 2016 Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC 44 / 54 (647.8856) 35 (164.5372) 40 (161.6800) 50 (155.4056) 24 (166.2628)
Apr 15, 2016 20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC 21 / 41 (662.8116) 24 (164.5716) 26 (160.0116) 16 (166.8228) 11 (171.4056)
Oct 9, 2015 Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n Waxhaw, NC 7 / 28 (682.1712) 8 (169.1084) 7 (170.8344) 4 (173.1200) 10 (169.1084)
Sep 18, 2015 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC 13 / 59 (677.1088) 10 (173.1656) 30 (163.4288) 35 (165.0972) 7 (175.4172)
May 8, 2015 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC 32 / 74 (665.0744) 37 (167.3944) 55 (158.2744) 9 (171.4400) 21 (167.9656)
Apr 24, 2015 BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC 41 / 60 (645.0404) 21 (169.7256) 33 (163.9544) 5 (174.8572) 59 (136.5032)
Apr 10, 2015 Bib's Camel City Cookoff (formerly Jammin' Pig) Winston-Salem, NC 39 / 51 (638.0912) 42 (158.2284) 22 (167.9772) 43 (156.5256) 36 (155.3600)
Jun 13, 2014 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC 23 / 30 (633.0284) 22 (162.8228) 10 (164.5828) 25 (155.3944) 26 (150.2284)
May 9, 2014 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC 52 / 80 (632.4000) 47 (159.4056) 37 (162.8116) 27 (164.5372) 72 (145.6456)
Apr 25, 2014 BBQ Capital Cookoff Lexington, NC 26 / 62 (648.4116) 36 (162.2516) 21 (163.9656) 13 (167.3828) 45 (154.8116)
Sep 20, 2013 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC 58 / 72 (635.3260) 48 (162.8344) 36 (163.9772) 65 (154.8344) 59 (153.6800)
Jun 7, 2013 Lincolnton Hog Happenin' Lincolnton, NC 14 / 34 (649.7138) 21 (162.2856) 13 (160.5714) 7 (165.1426) 18 (161.7142)
Apr 26, 2013 BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC 26 / 71 (647.4286) 49 (156.0002) 6 (171.4286) 51 (157.7142) 23 (162.2856)
Apr 19, 2013 Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC 24 / 55 (657.7136) 42 (159.9996) 25 (164.5714) 25 (164.5714) 15 (168.5712)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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