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
J.T. AND THE BBQ 3 is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 21st of 22 at the Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too! (2016). They finished #1970 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1467
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Apr 19, 2013
latest Sep 23, 2016 · 3.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.27
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 153.01 · weakest Brisket (145.97)
Road miles
215
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
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the 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) |
By 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 88% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 74% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MD
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
200
finished ahead 63 times, behind 199
Longest layoff
2.3 yrs
May 30, 2014 → Sep 23, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too!
20142 milestones
- 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
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
- Peak power rating (1493) Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.7 | Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too! | Sep 23, 2016 |
| -7.5 | Pig and A Jig BBQ Festival | May 30, 2014 |
| -7.5 | Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival | Apr 19, 2013 |
| -6 | Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair | Apr 11, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2016 | Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too! Cape Charles, VA | 21 / 22 (589.7260) | 16 (152.0116) | 21 (141.7600) | 22 (148.5256) | 18 (147.4288) |
| May 30, 2014 | 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) |
| Apr 11, 2014 | 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) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD | 78 / 106 (599.9998) | 81 (151.4284) | 61 (150.8572) | 90 (143.4284) | 53 (154.2858) |