TEXAS PEPPER JELLY

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

Power ranking

#2437

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1522

peak 1544 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-03-22

latest 2019-03-22

Best ToY finish

#1308

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 52%

overall standings

Best overall

682.8000 / 720

Master · 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open

Perfect 180s

Current form

660.36 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 660.88 (-0.52)

Walk rate

55%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Pork · 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open

Consistency

±14.99

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.59 · weakest Brisket (163.83)

Road miles

4,016

mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 638 mi

Schedule strength

62%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1578)

Purse competed for

$12K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

660.88 / 720

11 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

682.8000 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.8000 at 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-10-03

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 42%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 42%

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of JERRY KING MIDLAND TX in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

3.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.1 years, then back at Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) (2018-10-26).

last seen 2015-10-03
back 2018-10-26

Pork nemesis

8 of 10 shared pork entries lost

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 10 shared pork entries.

The long haul

4,016 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,016 miles across 11 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 638 miles to Hammond Blues and BBQ.

11 mapped stops
furthest 638 mi

The metronome

±2.08% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.08% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.8% of a perfect score
11 contests

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

JUNIORS UP IN SMOKE

#2427 of the rated field

1522 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1531

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to TEXAS PEPPER JELLY)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — TEXAS PEPPER JELLY ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2017-08-25

⚔ Head-to-head

BARREL FEVER BBQ

#2449 of the rated field

1522 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 73
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1635

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to TEXAS PEPPER JELLY)

They've been 1635 at their best, 113 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 73 contests
last seen 2026-07-09

⚔ Head-to-head

BBQ TEAM SMOKE IT ALL

#2429 of the rated field

1522 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1522

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2025-08-22

⚔ Head-to-head

Outagas bbq

#2430 of the rated field

1522 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 78%
Peak: 1534

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 7 years after TEXAS PEPPER JELLY did, first appearing in 2020.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2022-11-26

⚔ Head-to-head

BIG ISLAND BBQ

#2452 of the rated field

1522 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1542

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before TEXAS PEPPER JELLY's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

HOGS & KISSES

#2446 of the rated field

1522 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1522

No shared contest yet.

Level with TEXAS PEPPER JELLY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2023-10-20

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
QUAU	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
GIVE IT TO GOD	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
THE BLUE BLOODS	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
GOOD SMOKE BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
LOTTA BULL BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKERS WILD	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	1	0	174.8572	143.4056	164.82	top 54%
Pork Ribs	11	3	1	175.4172	157.6456	165.64	top 51%
Pork	11	3	0	177.1428	150.2172	166.59	top 44%
Brisket	11	2	0	173.7144	147.9656	163.83	top 50%

“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
MO	4	top 48%
LA	3	top 57%
TN	2	top 72%
TX	2	top 32%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	0	top 44%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 53%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Hammond BBQ	2	20	0	top 59%	2019-03-22
Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL)	2	45	0	top 72%	2018-10-26

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6 yrs 2013-03-22 → 2019-03-22

Busiest season 2014 4 contests

Contests a season 2.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 4 of 11 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 11 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 166.59 · weakest Brisket (163.83)

Walk rate 55% a top-10 call in 6 of 11 contests

Overall top-10 rate 9% 1 of 11 contests

Master average 660.88 out of 720 · 11 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 1,145 1,097–901 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 4,016 11 mapped stops · furthest 638 mi

Schedule strength 1578 average field rating faced — tougher than 62% of rated contests

Purse competed for $12,000 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 3.1 yrs 2015-10-03 → 2018-10-26

Power rating 1522 peak 1544 · #2437 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Mar 22 First tracked contest Hammond Blues and BBQ
Mar 22 First call Hammond Blues and BBQ
Mar 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.8564 Hammond Blues and BBQ
2015
Jun 13 First overall top-10 BBQ Battle Royale at Taste of Dallas
Oct 3 Career-best overall score682.8000 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
Oct 3 Career-best single call (Pork)177.1428 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
Oct 3 Peak power rating (1544) 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
2018
Oct 26 10th tracked contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL)
2019
Mar 22 Most recent contest Hammond BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.5	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	2015-10-03
+10.6	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	2013-08-31
+8.4	Hammond BBQ	2014-03-21
+7.9	BBQ Battle Royale at Taste of Dallas	2015-06-13
+4.3	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)	2014-10-24

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.7	Hammond BBQ	2019-03-22
-9.9	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL)	2018-10-26
-0.2	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	2014-10-02

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)
2019	1	0	100%	top 85%	90.1%	90.1%
2018	1	0	0%	top 95%	87.2%	87.2%
2015	3	1	33%	top 42%	94.8%	93.8%
2014	4	0	50%	top 48%	93.4%	92.4%
2013	2	0	100%	top 36%	91.5%	90.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-03-22	Hammond BBQ 🏅 Hammond, LA	41 / 48 (648.4116)	41 (160.5256)	33 (163.9544)	46 (150.2172)	10 (173.7144)
2018-10-26	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN	97 / 102 (627.9200)	80 (161.6916)	93 (157.7028)	80 (160.5600)	100 (147.9656)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	44 / 606 (682.8000)	46 (174.8572)	117 (170.2972)	21 (177.1428)	338 (160.5028)
2015-10-02	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	139 / 187 (665.0056)	70 (171.4172)	173 (157.6456)	148 (163.9544)	56 (171.9884)
2015-06-13	BBQ Battle Royale at Taste of Dallas Dallas, TX	8 / 18 (677.6568)	5 (172.5600)	6 (172.5600)	12 (166.2512)	7 (166.2856)
2014-10-24	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	45 / 92 (666.8800)	45 (168.0228)	65 (162.2628)	39 (166.8800)	33 (169.7144)
2014-10-02	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	299 / 552 (651.9884)	350 (161.7144)	263 (164.5600)	268 (164.0340)	285 (161.6800)
2014-10-02	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	94 / 165 (668.4688)	150 (158.8116)	118 (162.8000)	10 (176.0000)	54 (170.8572)
2014-03-21	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	20 / 61 (672.5716)	24 (169.1200)	8 (172.0116)	26 (165.7028)	36 (165.7372)
2013-08-31	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	17 / 89 (649.0968)	81 (143.4056)	3 (175.4172)	6 (171.9884)	34 (158.2856)
2013-03-22	Hammond Blues and BBQ Hammond, LA	26 / 50 (658.8564)	11 (170.8570)	27 (162.8572)	8 (169.7140)	44 (155.4282)

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
2015 ↗	Master	#1585 (138 pts)	#1562 (168 pts)	#1600 (158 pts)	#1975 (108 pts)	#1614 (148 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1589 (150 pts)	#1666 (150 pts)	#1653 (150 pts)	#1340 (225 pts)	#1664 (150 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1308 (190 pts)	#1261 (220 pts)	#953 (325 pts)	#898 (360 pts)	#1506 (150 pts)