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
JACKO-QUE is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 11th of 32 at the Sun BBQ Fest (2014). They are ranked #3220 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1500
peak 1512 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 10, 2013
latest Jun 26, 2015 · 2.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.78
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 159.55 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.85)
Road miles
856
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 422 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Master avg
624.16 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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)
The teams rated closest to JACKO-QUE, each with one reason worth a look.
121 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,209 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#3,223 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to JACKO-QUE)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,228 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1500
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,236 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
They turned up 7 years after JACKO-QUE did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Compare careers#3,227 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1507
Level with JACKO-QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,219 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 53% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
2 of 5 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
215
finished ahead 127 times, behind 123
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20151 milestone
- Most recent contest Covington Cork & Pork Festival
20144 milestones
- 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
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ Jamboree
- First call DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.6 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship | Oct 5, 2013 |
| +7.1 | Sun BBQ Fest | Jun 20, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.8 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival | Jun 26, 2015 |
| -5 | MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets | Aug 8, 2014 |
| -4.8 | BBQ Jamboree | May 10, 2013 |
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2015 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA | 20 / 25 (624.4116) | 23 (160.0116) | 21 (153.0628) | 16 (158.2400) | 18 (153.0972) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | 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) |
| Jun 20, 2014 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 11 / 32 (656.5600) | 9 (166.8344) | 12 (163.9888) | 18 (162.2512) | 10 (163.4856) |
| Oct 5, 2013 | 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) |
| May 10, 2013 | BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA | 40 / 60 (590.8566) | 41 (149.7142) | 46 (144.5714) | 52 (142.2854) | 23 (154.2856) |