High-water mark
669.0056
career-best overall
92.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 669.0056 at Calhoun KOA's — 92.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Dec 5, 2014
J&D SMOKIN
J&D SMOKIN is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 11th of 21 at the Black Dog Music and Que Festival (2014). They are ranked #4308 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1477
peak 1477 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Aug 9, 2013
latest Mar 27, 2015 · 1.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
659.90 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 638.86 (+21.05)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±44.10
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 164.71 · weakest Pork (149.81)
Road miles
1,389
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 212 mi
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
Master avg
638.86 / 720
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #562 (670 pts) | #532 (730 pts) | #523 (755 pts) | #570 (690 pts) | #411 (925 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to J&D SMOKIN, each with one reason worth a look.
148 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,288 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1477
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,295 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,306 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1477
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 10 contests, alongside a 10% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#4,294 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#4,285 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Level with J&D SMOKIN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,307 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 10, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKING BUTT HEADS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Bald Hawg BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CONTAGIOUS Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MIDNIGHT BURN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE ON THIS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 154.2628 | 163.18 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 152.5144 | 161.17 | top 62% |
| Pork | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 20 | 149.81 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 151.3484 | 164.71 | top 51% |
“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 69% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 63% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
8 contests
Contests a season
3.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
3 of 10 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
10
a different one every time
Opponents faced
289
finished ahead 134 times, behind 263
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20152 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Smokin' Butts & Tires - Cookoff and Car Show (GBC Qualifier)
- Most recent contest Smokin' Butts & Tires - Cookoff and Car Show (GBC Qualifier)
20145 milestones
- First call Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.5768 Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.1084 Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1496) Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score669.0056 Calhoun KOA's
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.7 | Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit | Aug 22, 2014 |
| +3.5 | Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival | Mar 28, 2014 |
| +2.8 | Black Dog Music and Que Festival | Sep 12, 2014 |
| +2.4 | WNC BBQ Festival | Jul 25, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.6 | Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship | Jul 18, 2014 |
| -7.9 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | Aug 9, 2013 |
| -6.1 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | May 9, 2014 |
| -5.4 | Smokin' Butts & Tires - Cookoff and Car Show (GBC Qualifier) | Mar 27, 2015 |
| -1.4 | Calhoun KOA's | Dec 5, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 63% | 92.9% | 88.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2015 | Smokin' Butts & Tires - Cookoff and Car Show (GBC Qualifier) Conyers, GA | 30 / 38 (654.1604) | 26 (166.8572) | 29 (158.2288) | 17 (167.4172) | 30 (161.6572) |
| Dec 5, 2014 | Calhoun KOA's Calhoun, GA | 27 / 38 (669.0056) | 30 (167.3944) | 13 (171.9656) | 36 (161.6684) | 24 (167.9772) |
| Sep 12, 2014 | Black Dog Music and Que Festival Floyd, VA | 11 / 21 (656.9940) | 13 (162.8228) | 11 (163.3944) | 16 (161.0856) | 5 (169.6912) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC | 18 / 37 (662.8460) | 18 (168.5828) | 24 (161.1316) | 26 (164.5716) | 11 (168.5600) |
| Jul 25, 2014 | WNC BBQ Festival Maggie Valley, NC | 25 / 46 (656.5144) | 41 (154.2628) | 13 (169.1544) | 24 (165.7144) | 20 (167.3828) |
| Jul 18, 2014 | Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship Galax, VA | 30 / 30 (511.9428) | 7 (168.5600) | 13 (163.4172) | 30 (20) | 19 (159.9656) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA | 16 / 26 (647.8628) | 17 (161.1200) | 23 (152.5144) | 8 (167.9656) | 10 (166.2628) |
| May 9, 2014 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC | 58 / 80 (620.9476) | 54 (157.1312) | 52 (158.2512) | 68 (154.2168) | 65 (151.3484) |
| Mar 28, 2014 | Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival London, KY | 19 / 42 (661.5768) | 30 (162.2284) | 31 (158.2400) | 14 (168) | 7 (173.1084) |
| Aug 9, 2013 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 39 / 49 (646.7316) | 35 (162.8228) | 45 (155.3716) | 23 (167.4172) | 34 (161.1200) |