JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ

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

Power ranking

#4216

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1478

peak 1507 · rated over 21 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-12

latest 2023-05-27

Best ToY finish

#998

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 21 contests

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

682.7884 / 720

Master · *Rockn & BBQ Brew Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

649.25 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 641.04 (+8.21)

Walk rate

62%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4056

Brisket · 4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff

Consistency

±40.27

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.84 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.63)

Road miles

8,917

mi across 21 mapped stops · furthest 933 mi

Schedule strength

19%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)

Purse competed for

$49K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

641.04 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (11 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

62% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 13 of 21 contests

A top-10 category call in 62% of their 21 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

682.7884 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.7884 at *Rockn & BBQ Brew Festival — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
2018-09-07

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 41%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 41%

A tough matchup

11–1 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST ahead in 92% of their meetings

SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST has come out ahead in 11 of their 12 shared contests.

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at 4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff (2021-08-21).

last seen 2019-09-13
back 2021-08-21

Pork nemesis

9 of 12 shared pork entries lost

SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST has out-cooked them in 9 of 12 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

ROXX BOXX BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An April team

Top 48% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 48% across 4 contests, versus top 59% the rest of the year.

4 April contests
top 59% the rest of the year

The long haul

8,917 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 8,917 miles across 21 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 933 miles to USA Barbecue Championship.

21 mapped stops
furthest 933 mi

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay every year from 2014 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 13th

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.

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

BLAZING SADDLES BBQ

#4201 of the rated field

1479 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2016-10-29

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MYERS MEATS

#4220 of the rated field

1478 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1515

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 17 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN' SOWBELLIES

#4218 of the rated field

1478 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2019-05-25

⚔ Head-to-head

Saltworks BBQ

#4224 of the rated field

1478 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1500

No shared contest yet.

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2019-09-20

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKE 'N' RUB

#4202 of the rated field

1479 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2016-07-01

⚔ Head-to-head

62nd St BBQ

#4211 of the rated field

1478 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1478

No shared contest yet.

Level with JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2024-08-09

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BOOTIES BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
MADDDOG'S BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
503BACKYARDBBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
PIGGY D'S BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
DANCES WITH SMOKE BARBEQUE	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
SLOW PORKIN	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
Rob's Smokin and Grillin BBQ	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
DUELIN' J'S	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
BIG BITE BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Rusty's BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
UFF-DA-Q	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Wine Country Q	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BAD BONES BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	21	3	0	174.2856	148.5712	162.59	top 59%
Pork Ribs	21	4	0	172.5828	144.5256	160.63	top 60%
Pork	21	7	1	175.4056	142.8456	163.84	top 51%
Brisket	20	5	2	175.4056	149.6572	161.68	top 53%

“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
WA	9	top 59%
OR	7	top 64%
ID	2	top 32%
NV	2	top 69%
MT	1	top 55%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 56%
Medium (20–39)	18	top 57%
Large (40+)	2	top 77%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	7	13	top 64%	2023-05-27
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	4	13	top 66%	2017-03-31
USA Barbecue Championship	2	23	top 69%	2016-10-27

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

On the trail 10.1 yrs 2013-04-12 → 2023-05-27

Busiest season 2019 3 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 9 seasons in the data

Cooks most in WA 9 of 21 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 11 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 21 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 163.84 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.63)

Walk rate 62% a top-10 call in 13 of 21 contests

Overall top-10 rate 14% 3 of 21 contests

Master average 641.04 out of 720 · 21 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 336 261–391 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 8,917 21 mapped stops · furthest 933 mi

Schedule strength 1527 average field rating faced — tougher than 19% of rated contests

Purse competed for $49,200 listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 5 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs 2019-09-13 → 2021-08-21

Power rating 1478 peak 1507 · #4216 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 12 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2014
Apr 25 First call Washington State Spring BBQ Championship
Apr 25 First overall top-10 Washington State Spring BBQ Championship
Apr 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6452 Washington State Spring BBQ Championship
Apr 25 Peak power rating (1507) Washington State Spring BBQ Championship
2016
Oct 27 10th tracked contest USA Barbecue Championship
2018
Sep 7 Career-best overall score682.7884 *Rockn & BBQ Brew Festival
2021
Aug 21 Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4056 4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff
2023
May 27 Most recent contest BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.3	*Rockn & BBQ Brew Festival	2018-09-07
+8.5	Washington State Spring BBQ Championship	2014-04-25
+6.8	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	2015-05-22
+3.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2016-04-01
+3	Bands brews & BBQ	2019-09-13

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2017-03-31
-10.1	3rd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff	2019-08-17
-9.6	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	2023-05-27
-7.9	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	2016-05-28
-5.2	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	2014-05-24

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)
2023	1	0	100%	top 84%	90.1%	90.1%
2021	1	0	100%	top 56%	91.7%	91.7%
2019	3	0	67%	top 65%	93%	89.7%
2018	3	1	67%	top 41%	94.8%	92.2%
2017	3	1	33%	top 73%	91.2%	82.4%
2016	3	0	67%	top 62%	91.6%	89.2%
2015	3	0	100%	top 51%	93%	89.7%
2014	3	1	33%	top 57%	90.7%	90.5%
2013	1	0	0%	top 55%	86.7%	86.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023-05-27	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR	21 / 25 (649.0512)	13 (168.0000)	25 (144.5256)	20 (165.7028)	7 (170.8228)
2021-08-21	4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff 🏅 DuPont, WA	15 / 27 (659.9544)	27 (152.5372)	15 (165.1544)	13 (166.8572)	3 (175.4056)
2019-09-13	Bands brews & BBQ 🏅 Boise, ID	12 / 25 (669.5884)	13 (168.5828)	13 (170.8228)	13 (169.6800)	16 (160.5028)
2019-08-17	3rd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff 🏅 DuPont, WA	23 / 27 (619.8056)	27 (151.9316)	25 (149.6340)	7 (168.5828)	22 (149.6572)
2019-05-25	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR	21 / 34 (647.8508)	10 (172.0000)	21 (159.9312)	30 (149.1084)	15 (166.8112)
2018-09-07	*Rockn & BBQ Brew Festival Boise, ID	4 / 25 (682.7884)	11 (164.5372)	5 (172.5828)	3 (175.4056)	7 (170.2628)
2018-08-18	*2nd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off DuPont, WA	13 / 27 (661.0400)	17 (162.8456)	10 (167.9772)	9 (170.2628)	15 (159.9544)
2018-05-26	*BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay(JUDGES FULL) North Bend, OR	21 / 35 (646.7768)	16 (165.1312)	32 (152.5488)	15 (168.5484)	22 (160.5484)
2017-08-19	*Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off DuPont, WA	10 / 18 (656.9600)	11 (166.8344)	13 (157.6572)	4 (170.8228)	9 (161.6456)
2017-05-27	*BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay(JUDGES FULL) North Bend, OR	23 / 37 (646.7428)	28 (156.5144)	29 (160.5600)	17 (166.8228)	22 (162.8456)
2017-03-31	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA	30 / 30 (475.3716)	25 (157.6916)	17 (161.1428)	20 (156.5372)	—
2016-10-27	USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	23 / 36 (659.3028)	8 (174.2856)	25 (158.2516)	21 (166.2400)	27 (160.5256)
2016-05-28	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR	34 / 43 (619.3024)	18 (165.7256)	32 (154.2284)	37 (142.8456)	26 (156.5028)
2016-04-01	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA	13 / 30 (648.4912)	11 (166.8228)	12 (163.4400)	8 (165.7028)	22 (152.5256)
2015-07-03	Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT	16 / 29 (632.4112)	19 (155.9428)	6 (165.6800)	17 (158.8228)	18 (151.9656)
2015-05-22	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR	13 / 38 (669.6568)	6 (170.8228)	14 (169.1428)	29 (163.4400)	21 (166.2512)
2015-04-03	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA	18 / 28 (636.4800)	23 (153.6572)	15 (160.5944)	10 (164.5600)	16 (157.6684)
2014-10-30	USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	59 / 79 (652.9600)	55 (165.0856)	51 (162.8344)	40 (166.2400)	61 (158.8000)
2014-05-24	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR	21 / 31 (653.0508)	14 (169.7028)	29 (153.1084)	13 (167.3712)	17 (162.8684)
2014-04-25	Washington State Spring BBQ Championship Monroe, WA	6 / 22 (649.6452)	17 (157.0968)	9 (161.6684)	9 (164.5828)	3 (166.2972)
2013-04-12	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA	16 / 29 (624.5708)	22 (148.5712)	14 (161.7142)	21 (152.5712)	11 (161.7142)

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
2023 ↗	Master	#1209 (70 pts)	#1125 (110 pts)	#1742 (50 pts)	#1228 (75 pts)	#899 (155 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#1238 (77 pts)	#1320 (67 pts)	#1731 (52 pts)	#1285 (77 pts)	#907 (157 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1067 (102 pts)	#1564 (52 pts)	#1154 (102 pts)	#1057 (112 pts)	#707 (227 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1017 (256 pts)	#964 (296 pts)	#1124 (241 pts)	#918 (326 pts)	#1043 (271 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1846 (80 pts)	#1802 (105 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#1781 (110 pts)	#1912 (75 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1195 (243 pts)	#1333 (228 pts)	#1241 (258 pts)	#989 (373 pts)	#1399 (203 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1195 (245 pts)	#962 (375 pts)	#1307 (240 pts)	#1180 (290 pts)	#1472 (190 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#999 (307 pts)	#1027 (322 pts)	#914 (387 pts)	#1168 (282 pts)	#1142 (267 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#998 (313 pts)	#1180 (273 pts)	#1189 (263 pts)	#1043 (323 pts)	#870 (393 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1846 (99 pts)	#2474 (69 pts)	#1874 (109 pts)	#2408 (74 pts)	#1755 (124 pts)