CAJUN JAX BBQ

CAJUN JAX BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 18 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 5th of 15 at the George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge (2014). They are ranked #4310 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,310

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1477

peak 1477 · rated over 18 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Oct 14, 2016 · 3.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#621

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

11% 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

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 157.85 · weakest Brisket (151.48)

Road miles

3,950

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

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

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
Oct 3, 2014

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

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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

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
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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to CAJUN JAX BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY

#4,304 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 50
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 2%
Peak: 1542

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

2 contests 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 50 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

MARK'S SMOKIN QUE

#4,300 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1522

They've been 1522 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Aug 9, 2019

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Angry Cock BBQ

#4,296 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1477

Careers of much the same size, 20 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2026

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The 28th Amendment

#4,321 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1477

19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 11% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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RANCH HOUSE KITCHEN

#4,286 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1502

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

rated over 19 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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BSQ'S

#4,309 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1477

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

rated over 17 contests
last seen Feb 21, 2025

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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	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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	3	22	top 76%	Oct 14, 2016
Keystone Classic Barbeque	3	6	top 42%	Oct 2, 2015
Que by the Sea	3	18	top 66%	Sep 19, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 8 contests

Contests a season 4.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in VA 4 of 18 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 12 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 447 finished ahead 331 times, behind 538

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

20161 milestone

Oct 14 Most recent contest Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest

20152 milestones

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

20145 milestones

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 (1499) Keystone Classic Barbeque

20131 milestone

Apr 19 First tracked contest Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.6	Keystone Classic Barbeque	Oct 3, 2014
+8.3	George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge	May 2, 2014
+5.2	Keystone Classic Barbeque	Oct 4, 2013
+4.8	Que by the Sea	Sep 19, 2015
+4	BBQ Jamboree	May 8, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.4	The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South	Jul 12, 2013
-11.1	Que by the Sea	Sep 21, 2013
-9.2	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	Oct 14, 2016
-7.2	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival	Apr 19, 2013
-6.9	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	Oct 17, 2014

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	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
Oct 14, 2016	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	35 / 38 (578.0684)	33 (148.5484)	34 (145.0628)	33 (150.8000)	36 (133.6572)
Oct 30, 2015	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)
Oct 16, 2015	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	22 / 37 (635.8400)	21 (162.2744)	4 (170.8228)	19 (158.2400)	31 (144.5028)
Oct 2, 2015	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	43 / 57 (625.4852)	47 (156.4912)	25 (162.8572)	50 (149.0512)	35 (157.0856)
Sep 26, 2015	Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ	20 / 35 (631.2912)	23 (158.8456)	14 (158.2744)	14 (160.5028)	18 (153.6684)
Sep 19, 2015	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	18 / 41 (627.9428)	11 (165.1200)	20 (157.1200)	21 (157.7028)	30 (148)
May 29, 2015	Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival Snow Hill, MD	24 / 32 (635.3144)	17 (164.5944)	30 (144.5144)	4 (168)	16 (158.2056)
May 8, 2015	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	29 / 65 (634.7772)	8 (168.6172)	46 (155.3944)	13 (167.3828)	57 (143.3828)
Apr 10, 2015	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)
Oct 17, 2014	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	31 / 40 (624.3312)	22 (161.1084)	7 (168.5600)	33 (150.7656)	37 (143.8972)
Oct 3, 2014	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	6 / 53 (665.5884)	15 (167.3944)	11 (166.8572)	10 (169.1084)	17 (162.2284)
Sep 20, 2014	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	31 / 48 (612.4568)	25 (155.9428)	23 (157.0972)	47 (145.7028)	25 (153.7140)
May 30, 2014	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)
May 2, 2014	George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge Lucedale, MS	5 / 15 (654.1028)	7 (163.9544)	3 (169.6800)	6 (163.4056)	10 (157.0628)
Oct 4, 2013	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	22 / 55 (634.1716)	14 (163.9428)	28 (155.9544)	24 (158.8228)	25 (155.4516)
Sep 21, 2013	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	44 / 49 (567.3028)	43 (141.1428)	44 (137.0972)	36 (146.8572)	38 (142.2056)
Jul 12, 2013	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)
Apr 19, 2013	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD	77 / 106 (601.1428)	43 (159.4284)	43 (154.8574)	104 (128)	27 (158.8570)

CAJUN JAX BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

A May team

The long haul

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)