A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Killer B's BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Killer B's BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
JO JO BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1470
peak 1470 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-07-11
latest 2016-03-04
Best ToY finish
#1393
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
650.58 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 645.45 (+5.13)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.28
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.03 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.25)
Road miles
898
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 335 mi
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)
Master avg
645.45 / 720
6 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.
The weak link
−10.8
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.78 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 33%.
- Pork Ribs avg 158.25
- Chicken avg 169.03
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
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.
143 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4621 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to JO JO BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team JO JO BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4628 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4655 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after JO JO BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4647 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Level with JO JO BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4654 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4630 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1504 at their best, 34 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 177.1428 | 157.0744 | 169.03 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4516 | 145.0744 | 158.25 | top 67% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 154.8228 | 159.09 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 150.7656 | 159.09 | top 70% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 4 | 0 | top 71% |
| NC | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
| SC | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 73% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 75% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.6 yrs
2013-07-11 → 2016-03-04
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
GA
4 of 6 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 169.03 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.25)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
645.45
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
218
77–207 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
898
6 mapped stops · furthest 335 mi
Schedule strength
1540
average field rating faced — tougher than 29% of rated contests
Power rating
1470
peak 1470 · #4633 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest SC Festival of Discovery
- Peak power rating (1493) SC Festival of Discovery
- 2014
- First call Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.4228 Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA)
- Career-best overall score660.4228 Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA)
- 2015
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1428 Smokin' Butts & Tires - Cookoff and Car Show (GBC Qualifier)
- 2016
- Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.8 | Peak City Pig Fest | 2014-06-20 |
| -8.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2014-05-30 |
| -7.1 | SC Festival of Discovery | 2013-07-11 |
| -4.6 | Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA) | 2014-05-09 |
| -1 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) | 2016-03-04 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 91.1% | 91.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 66% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 79% | 91.7% | 89.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA | 39 / 59 (655.9088) | 38 (165.1084) | 11 (171.4516) | 49 (159.3944) | 38 (159.9544) |
| 2015-03-27 | Smokin' Butts & Tires - Cookoff and Car Show (GBC Qualifier) Conyers, GA | 25 / 38 (659.8628) | 3 (177.1428) | 31 (157.6456) | 25 (163.3828) | 28 (161.6916) |
| 2014-06-20 | Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 40 / 48 (631.2340) | 12 (170.2744) | 47 (146.7884) | 20 (163.3828) | 39 (150.7884) |
| 2014-05-30 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA | 24 / 29 (645.4856) | 27 (157.0744) | 11 (167.4172) | 23 (157.0512) | 17 (163.9428) |
| 2014-05-09 | Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA) Rome, GA | 27 / 38 (660.4228) | 8 (175.4172) | 28 (161.0972) | 36 (156.5256) | 21 (167.3828) |
| 2013-07-11 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 58 / 78 (619.8056) | 12 (169.1428) | 73 (145.0744) | 56 (154.8228) | 66 (150.7656) |
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 | #1393 (195 pts) | #999 (350 pts) | #1201 (260 pts) | #1340 (225 pts) | #1218 (250 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #1650 (140 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |