GENERAL JOE'S BBQ

GENERAL JOE'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 6th of 15 at The Great Catskill Mountain BBQ Fest (2016). They are ranked #2927 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,927

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1507

peak 1511 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 25, 2013

latest Jun 23, 2018 · 5.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1270

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

18% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

666.7656 / 720

Master · Smoke In the Woods CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

Perfect 180s

Current form

639.57 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 631.97 (+7.61)

Walk rate

82%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · Roc City Rib Fest

Consistency

±18.04

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 160.87 · weakest Brisket (151.58)

Road miles

1,473

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 184 mi

Schedule strength

27%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)

Master avg

631.97 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

82% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 9 of 11 contests

A top-10 category call in 82% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

666.7656 career-best overall

92.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 666.7656 at Smoke In the Woods CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES — 92.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 23, 2018

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.28 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 18% of the time against 55%.

Brisket avg 151.58
Pork Ribs avg 160.87
2 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CHUCK & DAD'S BARBECUE in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

6 of 7 shared pork ribs entries lost

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared pork ribs entries.

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
2013 ↗	Master	#1270 (202 pts)	#1406 (182 pts)	#801 (407 pts)	#1710 (137 pts)	#1333 (197 pts)

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

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

FULLWOOD BROS' BBQ

#2,921 of the rated field

1508 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1515

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2019

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Jarheadbbq

#2,951 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1517

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jul 25, 2025

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NEW AMERICAN BBQ CREW

#2,935 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1526

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 15% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 24, 2021

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BBQ Aloha

#2,944 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1507

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026
on a 4-contest top-10 run

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3 Idiots & A Smoker

#2,937 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1507

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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Bad company cookers

#2,942 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1509

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jun 12, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
GOOD SMOKE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
CHUCK & DAD'S BARBECUE	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
DR. BUTTS BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
INSANE SWINE BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	3	0	1	173.1428	142.8000	159.83	top 53%
Pork Ribs	11	6	1	3	173.7028	138.2516	160.87	top 39%
Pork	11	4	1	2	179.4400	145.1426	159.69	top 52%
Brisket	11	2	0	1	162.8572	127.3600	151.58	top 58%

“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)	2	top 55%
Medium (20–39)	5	top 47%
Large (40+)	4	top 61%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NY	9	top 52%
CT	1	top 74%
MA	1	top 48%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Troy Pig Out	2	11	0	top 41%	Jul 19, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 2 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NY 9 of 11 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 10 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 249 finished ahead 197 times, behind 224

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

20182 milestones

Jun 23 Career-best overall score666.7656 Smoke In the Woods CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Jun 23 Most recent contest Smoke In the Woods CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

20171 milestone

Aug 25 10th tracked contest The Great Catskill MTN BBQ Fest

20162 milestones

Aug 26 First overall top-10 The Great Catskill Mountain BBQ Fest
Aug 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2172 The Great Catskill Mountain BBQ Fest

20143 milestones

May 24 First category win (Pork) Roc City Rib Fest
May 24 Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 Roc City Rib Fest
Jul 19 Peak power rating (1511) Troy Pig Out

20132 milestones

May 25 First tracked contest Roc City Rib Fest
May 25 First call Roc City Rib Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.9	Smoke In the Woods CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Jun 23, 2018
+6.8	The Great Catskill Mountain BBQ Fest	Aug 26, 2016
+6.1	Troy Pig Out	Jul 13, 2013
+2.5	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival	Oct 9, 2015
+2.1	Roc City Rib Fest	May 24, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.3	I love Barbecue & Music Festival	Jul 7, 2017
-6.3	Salt City BBQ Festival	May 15, 2015
-5.3	The Great Catskill MTN BBQ Fest	Aug 25, 2017
-4.6	Sun BBQ Fest	Jun 11, 2016

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	1	0	100%	top 35%	92.6%	92.6%
2017	2	0	0	50%	top 74%	87.2%	85.9%
2016	2	1	1	50%	top 57%	91.4%	89.9%
2015	2	0	0	100%	top 60%	89.9%	87.4%
2014	2	0	1	100%	top 47%	87.7%	87.2%
2013	2	0	0	100%	top 41%	87.1%	86.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 23, 2018	Smoke In the Woods CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Galway, NY	8 / 23 (666.7656)	11 (167.9656)	11 (165.6800)	2 (173.1772)	14 (159.9428)
Aug 25, 2017	The Great Catskill MTN BBQ Fest Fleischmanns, NY	12 / 17 (627.9088)	9 (166.8572)	2 (167.4172)	6 (166.2744)	17 (127.3600)
Jul 7, 2017	I love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	31 / 40 (609.0852)	19 (157.7140)	33 (147.9884)	12 (160.6172)	33 (142.7656)
Aug 26, 2016	The Great Catskill Mountain BBQ Fest Fleischmanns, NY	6 / 15 (658.2172)	5 (167.9656)	1 (173.7028)	11 (153.6916)	3 (162.8572)
Jun 11, 2016	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	51 / 69 (635.8972)	32 (163.9772)	26 (165.1200)	52 (157.1544)	53 (149.6456)
Oct 9, 2015	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	12 / 25 (647.2800)	3 (173.1428)	10 (165.1200)	22 (155.3600)	15 (153.6572)
May 15, 2015	Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY	15 / 21 (611.1884)	18 (143.9200)	6 (159.9772)	15 (156.5256)	15 (150.7656)
Jul 19, 2014	Troy Pig Out Troy, NY	12 / 25 (624.4920)	12 (162.8572)	23 (138.2516)	8 (161.1316)	5 (162.2516)
May 24, 2014	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	39 / 86 (631.3260)	83 (142.8000)	50 (154.2860)	1 (179.4400)	54 (154.8000)
Jul 13, 2013	Troy Pig Out Troy, NY	11 / 32 (626.9140)	15 (158.3544)	2 (167.4284)	24 (148.0456)	12 (153.0856)
May 25, 2013	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	38 / 80 (612.5712)	55 (152.5714)	10 (164.5714)	65 (145.1426)	38 (150.2858)

GENERAL JOE'S 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 (6 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

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

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)