Mr. Jimmy's Obsession

Mr. Jimmy's Obsession is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 9th of 41 at the Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off (2013). They are ranked #4705 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,705

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1469

peak 1510 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 12, 2013

latest Jul 7, 2017 · 4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1676

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

13% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 69%

overall standings

Best overall

665.5544 / 720

Master · Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

641.00 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 641.67 (-0.67)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1772

Pork · Ohio Veteran Battle of the Barbecue

Consistency

±14.55

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.83 · weakest Brisket (156.20)

Road miles

266

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 90 mi

Schedule strength

27%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)

Master avg

641.67 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

665.5544 career-best overall

92.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 665.5544 at Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off — 92.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 8, 2016

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

YELLOW RIVER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

YELLOW RIVER BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.63 points below their pork, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 25%.

Brisket avg 156.20
Pork avg 163.83
1 call in 8 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Backwoods Grillin' in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

5 of 7 shared pork entries lost

HISTORIC BBQ ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HISTORIC BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±2.02% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.02% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.1% of a perfect score
8 contests

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
2015 ↗	Master	#1676 (120 pts)	#1778 (120 pts)	#1612 (155 pts)	#1790 (120 pts)	#1763 (120 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1784 (130 pts)	#1870 (130 pts)	#1842 (130 pts)	#1081 (305 pts)	#1836 (130 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#2561 (60 pts)	#1694 (135 pts)	#2584 (60 pts)	#1392 (185 pts)	#2597 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

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#4,676 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1500

They've been 1500 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Oct 25, 2025

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Smokin'101

#4,685 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

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rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 18, 2017

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SMOKEY B'S

#4,679 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1469

Level with Mr. Jimmy's Obsession on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
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KO BBQ

#4,722 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1469

They turned up 10 years after Mr. Jimmy's Obsession did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Aug 8, 2026

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BARRELY SMOKIN

#4,693 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1469

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jul 26, 2019

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FULL DRAW BBQ

#4,688 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1469

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BARK BROTHERS BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
HISTORIC BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
YELLOW RIVER BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BUCKEYE BBQ TROY OH	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
TEAM RINE-O	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
HOGAHOLICS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
VICTORY SMOKERS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
ZZ-QUE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Backwoods Grillin'	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
SCRAMBLIN EGGS BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
LITTLE BOB'S BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BLUE CHIP BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Velvet Smoke	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	1	169.6684	155.4056	161.96	top 63%
Pork Ribs	8	0	171.9772	149.6916	159.69	top 63%
Pork	8	2	173.1772	154.2400	163.83	top 54%
Brisket	8	1	173.1772	143.9428	156.20	top 66%

“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)	4	0	top 76%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 62%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
OH	7	0	top 66%
IN	1	0	top 86%

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 2 contests

Contests a season 1.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OH 7 of 8 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 8 a different one every time

Opponents faced 174 finished ahead 101 times, behind 225

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

20171 milestone

Jul 7 Most recent contest Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off

20161 milestone

Jul 8 Career-best overall score665.5544 Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off

20136 milestones

Jul 12 First tracked contest Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off
Jul 12 First call Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off
Jul 12 First overall top-10 Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off
Jul 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.5256 Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off
Jul 12 Peak power rating (1510) Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off
Sep 27 Career-best single call (Pork)173.1772 Ohio Veteran Battle of the Barbecue

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.2	Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off	Jul 12, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.1	9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff	Jul 10, 2015
-8	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	Aug 21, 2015
-7.9	Ohio Veteran Battle of the Barbecue	Sep 27, 2013
-6.5	Buckeye State BBQ Championship	May 16, 2014
-6.3	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off	Jul 7, 2017

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0	0%	top 78%	88.5%	88.5%
2016	1	0	0%	top 65%	92.4%	92.4%
2015	2	0	0%	top 87%	88.6%	87.4%
2014	2	0	50%	top 68%	89.4%	88.2%
2013	2	1	100%	top 50%	91.7%	90.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 7, 2017	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	32 / 41 (637.4740)	12 (169.6684)	39 (150.1828)	36 (155.9200)	23 (161.7028)
Jul 8, 2016	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	22 / 34 (665.5544)	27 (159.3484)	11 (171.9772)	21 (166.2400)	16 (167.9888)
Aug 21, 2015	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	55 / 64 (619.8744)	56 (156.5144)	31 (164.5828)	55 (154.2400)	58 (144.5372)
Jul 10, 2015	9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH	34 / 39 (638.1712)	32 (162.7884)	18 (167.4172)	32 (156.5828)	34 (151.3828)
Jul 11, 2014	8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH	26 / 42 (643.9200)	26 (161.6800)	34 (156.5256)	15 (168.5484)	28 (157.1660)
May 16, 2014	Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH	28 / 38 (625.6228)	28 (155.4056)	30 (149.6916)	5 (170.8456)	30 (149.6800)
Sep 27, 2013	Ohio Veteran Battle of the Barbecue Xenia, OH	27 / 35 (642.2172)	10 (168)	27 (157.0972)	5 (173.1772)	33 (143.9428)
Jul 12, 2013	Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off Kettering, OH	9 / 41 (660.5256)	24 (162.2628)	20 (160.0116)	21 (165.0740)	4 (173.1772)

Mr. Jimmy's Obsession

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)