A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
GOOD SMOKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
GOOD SMOKE BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
JB BBQ
JB BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 9th of 31 at the Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que (2013). They finished #1970 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “J & B BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1507
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 14, 2013
latest Jun 13, 2014 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.18
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.18 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.38)
Road miles
342
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 282 mi
Schedule strength
4%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1505)
Master avg
631.52 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 153.7028 | 160.18 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 157.7144 | 138.7544 | 151.38 | top 58% |
| Pork | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 170.8456 | 164.5600 | 168.18 | top 17% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0972 | 145.1428 | 151.78 | top 63% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 29% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 51% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 39% | Jun 13, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NY
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
93
finished ahead 78 times, behind 66
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
Jun 13, 2014 → Aug 12, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Maryland State BBQ Bash
20142 milestones
- Career-best overall score639.8628 Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
- Peak power rating (1507) Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
- First call Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
- First overall top-10 Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.8456 Oinktoberfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.9 | Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que | Jun 14, 2013 |
| +0.8 | Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que | Jun 13, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -0.5 | Oinktoberfest | Sep 20, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 41% | 88.1% | 87.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2016 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY | 23 / 47 (639.8628) | 19 (164.5372) | 29 (157.6800) | 16 (164.5600) | 29 (153.0856) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 37 / 71 (620.4000) | 47 (153.7028) | 59 (138.7544) | 2 (170.8456) | 30 (157.0972) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY | 9 / 31 (634.2856) | 8 (162.2856) | 9 (157.7144) | 4 (169.1428) | 26 (145.1428) |