A tough matchup
3–1
behind in the head-to-head
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ ahead in 75% of their meetings
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
JACKO-QUE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1500
peak 1512 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-05-10
latest 2015-06-26
Best ToY finish
#1358
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
624.16
last 5 Master vs avg 624.16 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.78
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 159.55 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.85)
Road miles
856
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 422 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)
Master avg
624.16 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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.
The weak link
−7.7
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.70 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 40%.
- Pork Ribs avg 151.85
- Brisket avg 159.55
- 0 calls in 5 entries
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.
120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3190 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1525
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to JACKO-QUE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team JACKO-QUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3198 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3205 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after JACKO-QUE did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Head-to-head#3199 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Level with JACKO-QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3189 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3207 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 149.7142 | 156.21 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9888 | 143.9428 | 151.85 | top 67% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2856 | 142.2854 | 156.54 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 153.0972 | 159.55 | top 36% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
| MD | 1 | 0 | top 69% |
| CT | 1 | 0 | top 34% |
| NJ | 1 | 0 | top 25% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 53% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.1 yrs
2013-05-10 → 2015-06-26
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
VA
2 of 5 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 159.55 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.85)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
624.16
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
215
127–123 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
856
5 mapped stops · furthest 422 mi
Schedule strength
1531
average field rating faced — tougher than 23% of rated contests
Power rating
1500
peak 1512 · #3196 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest BBQ Jamboree
- First call DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship
- 2014
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.5600 Sun BBQ Fest
- Career-best overall score656.5600 Sun BBQ Fest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.8344 Sun BBQ Fest
- Peak power rating (1512) Sun BBQ Fest
- 2015
- Most recent contest Covington Cork & Pork Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.6 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship | 2013-10-05 |
| +7 | Sun BBQ Fest | 2014-06-20 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.8 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival | 2015-06-26 |
| -5 | MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets | 2014-08-08 |
| -4.8 | BBQ Jamboree | 2013-05-10 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 51% | 91.2% | 88.2% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 46% | 88.2% | 85.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-26 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA | 20 / 25 (624.4116) | 23 (160.0116) | 21 (153.0628) | 16 (158.2400) | 18 (153.0972) |
| 2014-08-08 | MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets Bel Air, MD | 37 / 54 (614.1596) | 46 (150.8344) | 47 (143.9428) | 27 (157.6340) | 15 (161.7484) |
| 2014-06-20 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 11 / 32 (656.5600) | 9 (166.8344) | 12 (163.9888) | 18 (162.2512) | 10 (163.4856) |
| 2013-10-05 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ | 21 / 85 (634.7884) | 56 (153.6800) | 42 (153.6800) | 17 (162.2856) | 10 (165.1428) |
| 2013-05-10 | BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA | 40 / 60 (590.8566) | 41 (149.7142) | 46 (144.5714) | 52 (142.2854) | 23 (154.2856) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1358 (202 pts) | #1382 (217 pts) | #1453 (197 pts) | #1600 (167 pts) | #1198 (257 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1867 (95 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #1848 (115 pts) | #1506 (150 pts) |