JUMPIN' JOE'S BAR B Q

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#4267

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1477

peak 1477 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-09-27

latest 2016-09-03

Best ToY finish

#1970

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 71%

overall standings

Best overall

655.8860 / 720

Master · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

638.85

last 5 Master vs avg 638.45 (+0.40)

Walk rate

17%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.8572

Brisket · Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest

Consistency

±11.99

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 162.46 · weakest Chicken (156.34)

Road miles

506

mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 160 mi

Schedule strength

40%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

638.45 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (2 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 tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

JAESTAR BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

JAESTAR BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.1 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.11 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Chicken avg 156.34
Pork avg 162.46
0 calls in 6 entries

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HUMO Parrillada

#4269 of the rated field

1477 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1477

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.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2026-07-24

⚔ Head-to-head

2 B's BBQ

#4284 of the rated field

1477 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1477

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 8 years after JUMPIN' JOE'S BAR B Q did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

Stuttering John's Smokehouse

#4287 of the rated field

1477 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1477

No shared contest yet.

Level with JUMPIN' JOE'S BAR B Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2026-05-23

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J-3 BBQ

#4255 of the rated field

1477 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1506

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.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2024-05-17

⚔ Head-to-head

2 Crackers Smoking

#4244 of the rated field

1477 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1505

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.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2023-06-10

⚔ Head-to-head

RACK CITY RIBZ

#4285 of the rated field

1477 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

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.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2021-11-19

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
JAESTAR BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	0	0	165.0856	142.2512	156.34	top 74%
Pork Ribs	6	0	0	168.5372	155.9540	160.63	top 60%
Pork	6	0	0	165.6912	158.8456	162.46	top 59%
Brisket	6	1	1	170.8572	146.7772	159.02	top 53%

“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
NE	3	0	top 88%
KS	3	0	top 54%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 82%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 59%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge	2	25	0	top 87%	2015-09-05
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	2	35	0	top 44%	2014-09-26

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.9 yrs 2013-09-27 → 2016-09-03

Busiest season 2014 3 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NE 3 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 4 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 162.46 · weakest Chicken (156.34)

Walk rate 17% a top-10 call in 1 of 6 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 6 contests

Master average 638.45 out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 238 147–207 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 506 6 mapped stops · furthest 160 mi

Schedule strength 1553 average field rating faced — tougher than 40% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Power rating 1477 peak 1477 · #4267 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
Sep 27 First tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
Sep 27 Peak power rating (1498) Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
2014
Sep 12 First call Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest
Sep 12 Career-best single call (Brisket)170.8572 Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest
Sep 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.8860 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
Sep 26 Career-best overall score655.8860 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
2016
Sep 3 Most recent contest Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.3	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	2014-09-26

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.4	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge	2014-08-30
-7	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge	2016-09-03
-5.5	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge	2015-09-05
-5.4	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest	2014-09-12
-2	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	2013-09-27

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0%	top 89%	87.8%	87.8%
2015	1	0%	top 81%	89.9%	89.9%
2014	3	33%	top 66%	91.1%	88.6%
2013	1	0%	top 57%	88.4%	88.4%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-09-03	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	40 / 45 (632.3884)	27 (163.9656)	30 (157.6800)	25 (163.9656)	44 (146.7772)
2015-09-05	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	25 / 31 (647.2568)	22 (165.0856)	21 (161.6456)	24 (161.6800)	20 (158.8456)
2014-09-26	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	35 / 112 (655.8860)	57 (163.3828)	23 (168.5372)	67 (160.5600)	40 (163.4060)
2014-09-12	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	21 / 29 (641.0628)	27 (147.4056)	23 (158.8000)	14 (164.0000)	3 (170.8572)
2014-08-30	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	27 / 29 (617.6340)	29 (142.2512)	18 (161.1544)	15 (165.6912)	25 (148.5372)
2013-09-27	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	65 / 114 (636.4680)	82 (155.9656)	74 (155.9540)	69 (158.8456)	27 (165.7028)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2769 (56 pts)	#2148 (71 pts)	#2109 (76 pts)	#2220 (61 pts)	#2076 (81 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2798 (54 pts)	#2791 (54 pts)	#2096 (89 pts)	#2023 (104 pts)	#2793 (54 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)