High-water mark
666.2400
career-best overall
92.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.2400 at 2015 Downtown Barbecue Throwdown — 92.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Dec 11, 2015
Jessie Rae's Barbecue
Jessie Rae's Barbecue is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 14th of 30 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2017). They are ranked #4293 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1477
peak 1477 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jan 25, 2013
latest Mar 24, 2017 · 4.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
648.89 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 642.43 (+6.46)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.16
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.01 · weakest Brisket (151.32)
Road miles
636
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 292 mi
Schedule strength
63%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)
Master avg
642.43 / 720
7 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 | #2414 (70 pts) | #1800 (120 pts) | #2584 (60 pts) | #2003 (90 pts) | #1940 (90 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Jessie Rae's Barbecue, each with one reason worth a look.
144 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,311 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1507
They've been 1507 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,297 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,302 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1477
Level with Jessie Rae's Barbecue on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,316 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1477
They turned up 8 years after Jessie Rae's Barbecue did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#4,313 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1477
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,315 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FUNTIME BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5828 | 159.4172 | 167.01 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4744 | 146.7888 | 158.20 | top 63% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 162.3316 | 165.90 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 128.5714 | 151.32 | top 77% |
“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) | 6 | 0 | top 71% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NV
6 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
170
finished ahead 63 times, behind 190
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20161 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5828 Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship
20152 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.2400 2015 Downtown Barbecue Throwdown
- Career-best overall score666.2400 2015 Downtown Barbecue Throwdown
20141 milestone
- First call 2014 Down Town Throw Down
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1489) 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 24, 2017 |
| +2.3 | 2015 Downtown Barbecue Throwdown | Dec 11, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.1 | 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship | Jan 25, 2013 |
| -8.4 | Down Town Throw Down Barbecue Championships | Dec 9, 2016 |
| -7.3 | Downtown Throw Down Barbecue Championship | Dec 13, 2013 |
| -4.5 | Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship | May 6, 2016 |
| -1.4 | 2014 Down Town Throw Down | Dec 12, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 47% | 91% | 91% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 90% | 89.3% | 88.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 92.5% | 92.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 65% | 90% | 90% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 88.5% | 87% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV | 14 / 30 (654.9032) | 13 (166.2628) | 5 (171.4744) | 17 (162.3316) | 25 (154.8344) |
| Dec 9, 2016 | Down Town Throw Down Barbecue Championships Las Vegas, NV | 27 / 28 (632.5032) | 28 (159.4172) | 8 (171.4400) | 22 (163.9888) | 28 (137.6572) |
| May 6, 2016 | Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV | 29 / 35 (642.8460) | 12 (172.5828) | 32 (153.7032) | 25 (162.8800) | 29 (153.6800) |
| Dec 11, 2015 | 2015 Downtown Barbecue Throwdown Las Vegas, NV | 16 / 30 (666.2400) | 16 (169.1428) | 12 (165.7144) | 10 (169.7028) | 19 (161.6800) |
| Dec 12, 2014 | 2014 Down Town Throw Down Las Vegas, NV | 17 / 26 (647.9428) | 16 (166.2512) | 24 (146.7888) | 5 (169.2228) | 12 (165.6800) |
| Dec 13, 2013 | Downtown Throw Down Barbecue Championship Las Vegas, NV | 21 / 25 (637.1432) | 11 (168.5716) | 23 (147.4288) | 17 (164.0228) | 17 (157.1200) |
| Jan 25, 2013 | 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ | 73 / 86 (615.4288) | 26 (166.8572) | 69 (150.8572) | 15 (169.1430) | 84 (128.5714) |