A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
4:20 Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
4:20 Q has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
J.T. AND THE BBQ 3
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1467
peak 1467 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-04-19
latest 2016-09-23
Best ToY finish
#1970
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
597.96
last 4 Master vs avg 597.96 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.27
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 153.01 · weakest Brisket (145.97)
Road miles
215
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 118 mi
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1525)
Master avg
597.96 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of A.W.'S BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
2.3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.3 years, then back at Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too! (2016-09-23).
- last seen 2014-05-30
- back 2016-09-23
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.
J.T. AND THE BBQ 3 has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 145 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4755 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4734 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after J.T. AND THE BBQ 3 did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4774 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1510 at their best, 43 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4743 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Level with J.T. AND THE BBQ 3 on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4771 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-head#4729 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.0116 | 140.5484 | 148.41 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.3428 | 141.7600 | 153.01 | top 58% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.6172 | 143.4284 | 150.58 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2858 | 138.2172 | 145.97 | top 76% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | 2 | 0 | top 77% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 95% |
| DE | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 88% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 74% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.4 yrs
2013-04-19 → 2016-09-23
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MD
2 of 4 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 153.01 · weakest Brisket (145.97)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
597.96
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
200
63–199 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
215
4 mapped stops · furthest 118 mi
Schedule strength
1525
average field rating faced — tougher than 18% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.3 yrs
2014-05-30 → 2016-09-23
Power rating
1467
peak 1467 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
- Peak power rating (1493) Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
- 2014
- Career-best overall score606.8116 Pig and A Jig BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)162.3428 Pig and A Jig BBQ Festival
- 2016
- Most recent contest Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too!
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.7 | Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too! | 2016-09-23 |
| -7.5 | Pig and A Jig BBQ Festival | 2014-05-30 |
| -7.5 | Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival | 2013-04-19 |
| -6 | Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair | 2014-04-11 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 81.9% | 81.9% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 84.3% | 83.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 83.3% | 83.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-23 | Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too! Cape Charles, VA | 21 / 22 (589.7260) | 16 (152.0116) | 21 (141.7600) | 22 (148.5256) | 18 (147.4288) |
| 2014-05-30 | Pig and A Jig BBQ Festival Snow Hill, MD | 24 / 30 (606.8116) | 26 (149.6344) | 12 (162.3428) | 18 (156.6172) | 27 (138.2172) |
| 2014-04-11 | Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE | 81 / 109 (595.3028) | 102 (140.5484) | 41 (157.0856) | 61 (153.7372) | 88 (143.9316) |
| 2013-04-19 | Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD | 78 / 106 (599.9998) | 81 (151.4284) | 61 (150.8572) | 90 (143.4284) | 53 (154.2858) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |