JARHEAD-Q

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

Power ranking

#1911

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1542

peak 1542 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-03

latest 2017-04-28

Best ToY finish

#907

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 41%

overall standings

Best overall

694.3088 / 720

Master · *Harper County Bullseye BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

666.56 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 663.45 (+3.11)

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

and counting

Best single call

177.7372

Pork Ribs · Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest

Consistency

±14.76

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.41 · weakest Pork (164.83)

Road miles

1,574

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 432 mi

Schedule strength

43%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)

Master avg

663.45 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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.

They almost always walk

75% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 6 of 8 contests

A top-10 category call in 75% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

694.3088 career-best overall

96.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.3088 at *Harper County Bullseye BBQ — 96.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-10-14

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Smokin Hot J's has finished one call ahead of JARHEAD-Q 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BUFFALO'S BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MOOCHEWSOOEY in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The metronome

±2.05% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.05% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.1% of a perfect score
8 contests

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.

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

The Smokin' Bullies

#1907 of the rated field

1542 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1553

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2023-04-07

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KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE

#1908 of the rated field

1542 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1547

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 8 contests, alongside a 50% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2019-01-19

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AbiCue

#1904 of the rated field

1542 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1545

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2026-03-20

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BERGISCHE ROSTAROMEN

#1916 of the rated field

1542 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1559

No shared contest yet.

Level with JARHEAD-Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2021-10-02

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HOT SAUCE HOPPE'S BBQ

#1910 of the rated field

1542 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1544

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2019-06-14

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We Like Pig Butts BBQ

#1906 of the rated field

1542 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1542

No shared contest yet.

4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2024-04-20

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BUFFALO'S BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	2	1	177.7144	158.2400	167.41	top 42%
Pork Ribs	8	4	1	177.7372	151.3828	165.79	top 45%
Pork	8	3	0	174.8572	153.6684	164.83	top 48%
Brisket	8	3	0	171.4172	155.9428	165.42	top 41%

“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
OK	4	top 39%
KS	2	top 22%
LA	1	top 57%
IA	1	top 69%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 42%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 30%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest	2	8	0	top 36%	2015-06-26

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4 yrs 2013-05-03 → 2017-04-28

Busiest season 2016 3 contests

Contests a season 1.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in OK 4 of 8 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 7 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 167.41 · weakest Pork (164.83)

Walk rate 75% a top-10 call in 6 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 38% 3 of 8 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests — and still running

Master average 663.45 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 248 193–116 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,574 8 mapped stops · furthest 432 mi

Schedule strength 1556 average field rating faced — tougher than 43% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs 2013-05-25 → 2014-06-27

Power rating 1542 peak 1542 · #1911 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 3 First tracked contest Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival
May 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.7142 Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival
2014
Jun 27 First call Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest
2015
Jun 26 First overall top-10 Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest
Jun 26 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7372 Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest
2016
Oct 14 Career-best overall score694.3088 *Harper County Bullseye BBQ
2017
Apr 28 Peak power rating (1542) *Chisholm Trail BBQ Cook Off
Apr 28 Most recent contest *Chisholm Trail BBQ Cook Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.2	*Harper County Bullseye BBQ	2016-10-14
+9.5	Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest	2015-06-26
+9.1	*Chisholm Trail BBQ Cook Off	2017-04-28
+6.7	Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival	2013-05-03
+4.5	Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest	2014-06-27

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.3	Smokin' In The Junction	2013-05-25

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)
2017	1	1	100%	top 31%	93.4%	93.4%
2016	3	1	100%	top 42%	96.4%	92.2%
2015	1	1	100%	top 29%	92.9%	92.9%
2014	1	0	100%	top 43%	92.3%	92.3%
2013	2	0	0%	top 49%	91.9%	91%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-04-28	*Chisholm Trail BBQ Cook Off Wellington, KS	10 / 32 (672.5604)	16 (165.6800)	9 (169.7372)	18 (166.8460)	10 (170.2972)
2016-10-14	*Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	5 / 38 (694.3088)	4 (177.7144)	10 (174.2972)	4 (174.8572)	17 (167.4400)
2016-06-17	Smoke on the water-Annual Carlton Landing BBQ Competition Carlton Landing, OK	17 / 31 (649.0172)	13 (166.2744)	18 (158.2628)	10 (168.5372)	24 (155.9428)
2016-03-04	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Shreveport, LA	17 / 30 (647.8512)	23 (158.2400)	28 (151.3828)	10 (166.8112)	5 (171.4172)
2015-06-26	Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest Chandler, OK	8 / 28 (669.0516)	14 (166.8228)	2 (177.7372)	23 (155.9200)	6 (168.5716)
2014-06-27	Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest Chandler, OK	16 / 37 (664.5256)	3 (176.0000)	8 (173.7372)	29 (153.6684)	18 (161.1200)
2013-05-25	Smokin' In The Junction West Des Moines, IA	25 / 36 (648.5708)	25 (161.7142)	27 (159.4286)	18 (167.4282)	23 (159.9998)
2013-05-03	Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival Bixby, OK	26 / 88 (661.7142)	26 (166.8572)	43 (161.7144)	37 (164.5712)	18 (168.5714)

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
2017 ↗	Master	#1658 (132 pts)	#2036 (102 pts)	#1710 (142 pts)	#2089 (92 pts)	#1736 (132 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#907 (376 pts)	#932 (391 pts)	#1174 (281 pts)	#832 (471 pts)	#1018 (341 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1537 (148 pts)	#1949 (108 pts)	#1224 (253 pts)	#2213 (63 pts)	#1517 (168 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1905 (107 pts)	#1287 (237 pts)	#1621 (157 pts)	#2693 (62 pts)	#2030 (97 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1623 (136 pts)	#1681 (136 pts)	#1701 (136 pts)	#1458 (171 pts)	#1388 (181 pts)