CAJUN JAX BBQ

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

Power ranking

#4301

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1476

peak 1476 · rated over 18 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-19

latest 2016-10-14

Best ToY finish

#621

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 18 contests

Avg finish

top 62%

overall standings

Best overall

665.5884 / 720

Master · Keystone Classic Barbeque

Perfect 180s

Current form

620.18 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 621.77 (-1.59)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1200

Brisket · Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival

Consistency

±24.42

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 157.85 · weakest Brisket (151.48)

Road miles

3,950

mi across 18 mapped stops · furthest 913 mi

Schedule strength

25%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)

Master avg

621.77 / 720

18 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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.

High-water mark

665.5884 career-best overall

92.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 665.5884 at Keystone Classic Barbeque — 92.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-10-03

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 47%.

5 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 47%

A tough matchup

10–1 behind in the head-to-head

ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ ahead in 91% of their meetings

ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.36 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 11%.

Brisket avg 151.48
Chicken avg 157.85
2 calls in 18 entries

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WEEKEND SMOKERS in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

8 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ ahead 89% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 9 shared chicken entries.

A May team

Top 51% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 51% across 4 contests, versus top 62% the rest of the year.

4 May contests
top 62% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,950 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,950 miles across 18 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 913 miles to George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge.

18 mapped stops
furthest 913 mi

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.

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

Babylon Grillbillies

#4319 of the rated field

1476 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1538

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to CAJUN JAX BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team CAJUN JAX BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2026-05-02

⚔ Head-to-head

Tom Tom Bob A Que

#4302 of the rated field

1476 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 39
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1476

5–2 in 7 shared contests (71% to CAJUN JAX BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 39 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 39 contests
last seen 2024-07-13

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LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY

#4317 of the rated field

1476 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 50
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 2%
Peak: 1540

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to CAJUN JAX BBQ)

50 contests to 18: their number has had years to settle where CAJUN JAX BBQ's is still finding its level.

rated over 50 contests
last seen 2019-08-23

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BIG J'S SMOKEHOUSE

#4320 of the rated field

1476 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1476

No shared contest yet.

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2017-07-14

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SMOKEY JOKERS

#4310 of the rated field

1476 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2026-05-15

⚔ Head-to-head

Butts on the Barbie

#4291 of the rated field

1477 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1477

No shared contest yet.

Level with CAJUN JAX BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2023-11-17

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
PIG PEN BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
WEEKEND SMOKERS	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
Tom Tom Bob A Que	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
FINN'S FINEST BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
SLOWER LOWER BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BRISKET BURNERS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Badlands BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	18	2	0	168.6172	141.1428	157.85	top 58%
Pork Ribs	18	4	2	172.5600	137.0972	157.37	top 50%
Pork	18	3	0	169.1084	128.0000	155.07	top 60%
Brisket	18	2	1	173.1200	133.6572	151.48	top 63%

“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	Avg finish
VA	4	top 68%
PA	4	top 54%
NJ	4	top 64%
MD	3	top 66%
DE	2	top 66%
MS	1	top 33%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 33%
Medium (20–39)	6	top 71%
Large (40+)	11	top 59%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	3	22	top 76%	2016-10-14
Keystone Classic Barbeque	3	6	top 42%	2015-10-02
Que by the Sea	3	18	top 66%	2015-09-19

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.5 yrs 2013-04-19 → 2016-10-14

Busiest season 2015 8 contests

Contests a season 4.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in VA 4 of 18 contests · 6 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 12 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 18 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 157.85 · weakest Brisket (151.48)

Walk rate 44% a top-10 call in 8 of 18 contests

Overall top-10 rate 11% 2 of 18 contests

Master average 621.77 out of 720 · 18 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 448 331–538 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,950 18 mapped stops · furthest 913 mi

Schedule strength 1534 average field rating faced — tougher than 25% of rated contests

Power rating 1476 peak 1476 · #4301 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 19 First tracked contest Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
2014
May 2 First call George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge
May 2 First overall top-10 George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge
May 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.1028 George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge
Oct 3 Career-best overall score665.5884 Keystone Classic Barbeque
Oct 3 Peak power rating (1498) Keystone Classic Barbeque
2015
Apr 10 10th tracked contest Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival
Apr 10 Career-best single call (Brisket)173.1200 Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival
2016
Oct 14 Most recent contest Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.5	Keystone Classic Barbeque	2014-10-03
+8.3	George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge	2014-05-02
+5.2	Keystone Classic Barbeque	2013-10-04
+4.8	Que by the Sea	2015-09-19
+4	BBQ Jamboree	2015-05-08

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.4	The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South	2013-07-12
-11.1	Que by the Sea	2013-09-21
-9.3	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	2016-10-14
-7.2	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival	2013-04-19
-6.9	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	2014-10-17

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0	0%	top 92%	80.3%	80.3%
2015	8	0	63%	top 61%	88.3%	87.4%
2014	5	2	60%	top 47%	92.4%	88.6%
2013	4	0	0%	top 73%	88.1%	83%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-10-14	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	35 / 38 (578.0684)	33 (148.5484)	34 (145.0628)	33 (150.8000)	36 (133.6572)
2015-10-30	Boo B Que By the Sea Rehobeth Beach, DE	33 / 59 (630.1944)	46 (153.1088)	2 (172.5600)	36 (155.3944)	46 (149.1312)
2015-10-16	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	22 / 37 (635.8400)	21 (162.2744)	4 (170.8228)	19 (158.2400)	31 (144.5028)
2015-10-02	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	43 / 57 (625.4852)	47 (156.4912)	25 (162.8572)	50 (149.0512)	35 (157.0856)
2015-09-26	Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ	20 / 35 (631.2912)	23 (158.8456)	14 (158.2744)	14 (160.5028)	18 (153.6684)
2015-09-19	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	18 / 41 (627.9428)	11 (165.1200)	20 (157.1200)	21 (157.7028)	30 (148.0000)
2015-05-29	Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival Snow Hill, MD	24 / 32 (635.3144)	17 (164.5944)	30 (144.5144)	4 (168.0000)	16 (158.2056)
2015-05-08	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	29 / 65 (634.7772)	8 (168.6172)	46 (155.3944)	13 (167.3828)	57 (143.3828)
2015-04-10	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE	76 / 99 (611.7712)	94 (142.2172)	89 (146.2400)	81 (150.1940)	3 (173.1200)
2014-10-17	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	31 / 40 (624.3312)	22 (161.1084)	7 (168.5600)	33 (150.7656)	37 (143.8972)
2014-10-03	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	6 / 53 (665.5884)	15 (167.3944)	11 (166.8572)	10 (169.1084)	17 (162.2284)
2014-09-20	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	31 / 48 (612.4568)	25 (155.9428)	23 (157.0972)	47 (145.7028)	25 (153.7140)
2014-05-30	Pig and A Jig BBQ Festival Snow Hill, MD	15 / 30 (634.7540)	18 (158.8572)	15 (161.1200)	19 (155.9656)	17 (158.8112)
2014-05-02	George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge Lucedale, MS	5 / 15 (654.1028)	7 (163.9544)	3 (169.6800)	6 (163.4056)	10 (157.0628)
2013-10-04	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	22 / 55 (634.1716)	14 (163.9428)	28 (155.9544)	24 (158.8228)	25 (155.4516)
2013-09-21	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	44 / 49 (567.3028)	43 (141.1428)	44 (137.0972)	36 (146.8572)	38 (142.2056)
2013-07-12	The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South Gettysburg, PA	26 / 29 (587.2572)	27 (149.6456)	19 (148.5372)	18 (155.3828)	28 (133.6916)
2013-04-19	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD	77 / 106 (601.1428)	43 (159.4284)	43 (154.8574)	104 (128.0000)	27 (158.8570)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#656 (557 pts)	#547 (712 pts)	#411 (907 pts)	#492 (792 pts)	#513 (732 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#621 (598 pts)	#735 (513 pts)	#545 (718 pts)	#721 (528 pts)	#778 (463 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#989 (293 pts)	#964 (333 pts)	#1005 (308 pts)	#993 (318 pts)	#1057 (278 pts)