Perfect scores on the board
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.
- Pork Ribs ×1
- Pork ×1
OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1605
peak 1605 · rated over 30 contests ⓘ
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
30
in the data
First seen
2014-06-27
latest 2017-08-11
Best ToY finish
#417
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
9
of 30 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
681.95 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 656.28 (+25.67)
Walk rate
73%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
and counting
Consistency
±62.76
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.18 · weakest Brisket (163.00)
Road miles
4,309
mi across 30 mapped stops · furthest 374 mi
Schedule strength
70%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)
Master avg
656.28 / 720
30 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (15 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.
On the rise
+43
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 43 points across 7 contests since 2016-08-19 — from 1562 up to 1605.
- 7 contests since 2016-08-19
- now 1605
They almost always walk
73%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 22 of 30 contests
A top-10 category call in 73% of their 30 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
694.2284
career-best overall
96.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 694.2284 at *16th Annual Bordertown Bash — 96.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-07-07
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Smok'n Louie has finished one call ahead of OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Their season
2017
their best year
2017 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 35%.
- 6 contests
- 3 overall top-10s
- 1 category wins
- average top 35%
A tough matchup
20–3
behind in the head-to-head
BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead in 87% of their meetings
BUFFALO'S BBQ has come out ahead in 20 of their 23 shared contests.
The weak link
−7.2
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.18 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 21% of the time against 50%.
- Brisket avg 163.00
- Chicken avg 170.18
- 6 calls in 29 entries
A strong matchup
7–2
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 78% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of DIVINE SWINE in 7 of their 9 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
15 of 23
shared chicken entries lost
BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead 65% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, BUFFALO'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 15 of 23 shared chicken entries.
Built for the big stage
Top 48%
average finish in large fields
Field size changes the story: they average a top 48% finish in large fields against top 63% in small ones.
- Large (40+): top 48% (8)
- Small (<20 teams): top 63% (4)
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
RIB CRIB PIGMEN has landed one call behind them 2 times.
Boom or bust
±8.72%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±8.72% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 91.2% of a perfect score
- best 96.4%
A June team
Top 40%
average finish in June
Something about June: average finish in the top 40% across 5 contests, versus top 48% the rest of the year.
- 5 June contests
- top 48% the rest of the year
The long haul
4,309
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,309 miles across 30 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 374 miles to Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown.
- 30 mapped stops
- furthest 374 mi
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.
26 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1001 of the rated field
- Contests
- 105
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1694
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#992 of the rated field
- Contests
- 30
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1635
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1635 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#1000 of the rated field
- Contests
- 28
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 32%
- Peak
- 1626
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 28 contests to 30, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#993 of the rated field
- Contests
- 28
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 32%
- Peak
- 1605
No shared contest yet.
28 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 32% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#994 of the rated field
- Contests
- 27
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 59%
- Peak
- 1620
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#1002 of the rated field
- Contests
- 37
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1605
No shared contest yet.
Level with OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 23 | 3 | 20 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Hog Night Smokers | 20 | 5 | 15 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 19 | 5 | 14 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | 18 | 5 | 13 | 28% | ⚔ compare |
| MOOCHEWSOOEY | 17 | 8 | 9 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| Rise N Swine | 17 | 6 | 11 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
| SPICY SPITFIRE | 16 | 7 | 9 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 16 | 1 | 15 | 6% | ⚔ compare |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 15 | 1 | 14 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | 14 | 3 | 11 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| UNCLE BC'S | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| CAVEMAN CUISINE | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| THE OUTLAWS | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 30 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 177.7372 | 157.1200 | 170.18 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 30 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 150.8456 | 167.64 | top 43% |
| Pork | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.9428 | 166.45 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 145.6572 | 163.00 | top 56% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OK | 17 | 0 | top 48% |
| KS | 7 | 0 | top 46% |
| AR | 5 | 0 | top 57% |
| TX | 1 | 0 | top 31% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 63% |
| Medium (20–39) | 18 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 48% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 63% | 2015-06-26 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.1 yrs
2014-06-27 → 2017-08-11
Busiest season
2015
12 contests
Contests a season
7.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
OK
17 of 30 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
29
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
30 entries · 0 wins · 15 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 170.18 · weakest Brisket (163.00)
Walk rate
73%
a top-10 call in 22 of 30 contests
Overall top-10 rate
30%
9 of 30 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight contests — and still running
Master average
656.28
out of 720 · 30 contests · 0 GCs
Perfect 180s
2
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
542
621–548 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
4,309
30 mapped stops · furthest 374 mi
Schedule strength
1589
average field rating faced — tougher than 70% of rated contests
Power rating
1605
peak 1605 · #996 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest
- First call Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.9656 Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off
- First overall top-10 Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic
- 2015
- 10th tracked contest Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Chillin and Grillin
- First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Chillin and Grillin
- 2017
- 25th tracked contest Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival
- First overall podium *16th Annual Bordertown Bash
- Career-best overall score694.2284 *16th Annual Bordertown Bash
- Peak power rating (1605) *Casa Grab, Root & Growl
- Most recent contest *Casa Grab, Root & Growl
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.7 | *16th Annual Bordertown Bash | 2017-07-07 |
| +13.7 | Boots and BBQ Festival | 2017-06-02 |
| +12.6 | Hog Wild BBQ Festival | 2016-06-24 |
| +11.7 | *Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | 2016-05-06 |
| +10.4 | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ | 2016-07-29 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.1 | Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest | 2014-06-27 |
| -5 | 10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ | 2015-04-17 |
| -4.7 | 14th Annual Bordertown Bash | 2015-07-10 |
| -3.5 | Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff | 2015-07-24 |
| -2.9 | 15th Annual Bordertown Bash | 2016-07-08 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100% | top 35% | 96.4% | 94.6% |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 71% | top 37% | 95.3% | 93% |
| 2015 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 67% | top 56% | 94.4% | 92% |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60% | top 63% | 93.2% | 82.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-11 | *Casa Grab, Root & Growl Woodward, OK | 6 / 25 (692.4684) | 7 (174.2628) | 4 (174.2744) | 1 (180.0000) | 20 (163.9312) |
| 2017-07-07 | *16th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR | 3 / 31 (694.2284) | 10 (173.1084) | 4 (175.4400) | 4 (177.1544) | 9 (168.5256) |
| 2017-06-02 | Boots and BBQ Festival Claremore, OK | 4 / 28 (686.2056) | 3 (174.2628) | 6 (170.8344) | 7 (172.0000) | 10 (169.1084) |
| 2017-05-19 | Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK | 24 / 36 (670.7196) | 20 (169.6684) | 7 (174.2628) | 26 (164.5256) | 31 (162.2628) |
| 2017-04-28 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS | 15 / 30 (666.1252) | 22 (162.8228) | 8 (170.8112) | 14 (169.1200) | 20 (163.3712) |
| 2017-04-07 | Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival Sands Springs, OK | 15 / 33 (678.2288) | 8 (173.7144) | 10 (168.5600) | 20 (165.6800) | 11 (170.2744) |
| 2016-08-19 | Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS | 21 / 33 (667.2684) | 25 (164.5256) | 23 (163.9544) | 7 (174.2628) | 21 (164.5256) |
| 2016-07-29 | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS | 10 / 36 (667.9084) | 10 (169.7028) | 11 (168.0000) | 14 (167.3828) | 18 (162.8228) |
| 2016-07-08 | 15th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR | 26 / 39 (647.8400) | 19 (169.1316) | 15 (169.1200) | 33 (155.9428) | 29 (153.6456) |
| 2016-07-01 | Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off Hutchinson, KS | 10 / 38 (675.3944) | 4 (174.8800) | 9 (170.8572) | 22 (164.5600) | 23 (165.0972) |
| 2016-06-24 | Hog Wild BBQ Festival Chandler, OK | 5 / 26 (686.2056) | 6 (174.2628) | 4 (174.2628) | 8 (171.4172) | 11 (166.2628) |
| 2016-06-10 | Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship Okmulgee, OK | 16 / 41 (663.9656) | 17 (170.2628) | 18 (166.8572) | 13 (168.5712) | 24 (158.2744) |
| 2016-05-06 | *Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 13 / 83 (678.2400) | 29 (167.3828) | 19 (169.1316) | 25 (168.0228) | 4 (173.7028) |
| 2015-10-09 | Chillin and Grillin Sand Springs, OK | 15 / 28 (660.4456) | 16 (166.2284) | 1 (180.0000) | 17 (165.1428) | 23 (149.0744) |
| 2015-08-22 | Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 2 Hot Springs, AR | 11 / 18 (677.0056) | 9 (173.1200) | 14 (165.6800) | 14 (163.9428) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2015-08-21 | Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 1 Hot Springs, AR | 14 / 19 (662.7200) | 5 (173.1200) | 15 (161.6916) | 17 (159.3712) | 11 (168.5372) |
| 2015-07-24 | Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff Shawnee, OK | 23 / 32 (657.0632) | 15 (170.2972) | 23 (162.8116) | 26 (160.5372) | 17 (163.4172) |
| 2015-07-10 | 14th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR | 33 / 44 (647.3144) | 7 (172.5600) | 29 (161.0972) | 15 (168.0000) | 40 (145.6572) |
| 2015-06-26 | Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest Chandler, OK | 7 / 28 (671.4512) | 5 (174.8800) | 5 (174.3200) | 17 (164.5712) | 17 (157.6800) |
| 2015-05-15 | Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK | 18 / 35 (671.9548) | 7 (175.4172) | 20 (163.9888) | 7 (173.1316) | 26 (159.4172) |
| 2015-05-01 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 29 / 81 (653.5656) | 24 (167.9772) | 29 (163.9544) | 31 (165.6912) | 42 (155.9428) |
| 2015-04-17 | 10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 55 / 75 (637.6456) | 33 (166.2856) | 62 (154.2400) | 32 (168.0344) | 65 (149.0856) |
| 2015-03-21 | 2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout Miami, OK | 41 / 82 (679.3368) | 36 (173.7372) | 12 (174.2628) | 59 (166.8228) | 67 (164.5140) |
| 2015-03-20 | 3rd Annual Smokin At The Run Miami, OK | 59 / 87 (665.0628) | 3 (177.7372) | 68 (162.2400) | 66 (162.2628) | 58 (162.8228) |
| 2015-02-26 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX | 19 / 61 (662.3316) | 22 (165.1428) | 8 (172.0000) | 37 (160.0116) | 19 (165.1772) |
| 2014-10-24 | Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Fort Gibson, OK | 21 / 34 (640.5140) | 15 (169.7028) | 24 (150.8456) | 18 (163.4400) | 23 (156.5256) |
| 2014-09-06 | Sky's The Limit BBQ Classic Part Two Garden City, KS | 8 / 15 (671.3372) | 9 (169.1316) | 10 (166.2628) | 12 (161.6800) | 4 (174.2628) |
| 2014-09-05 | Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic Garden City, KS | 9 / 14 (661.6572) | 11 (166.2628) | 11 (164.5488) | 12 (159.4056) | 6 (171.4400) |
| 2014-07-25 | Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off Dodge City, KS | 11 / 30 (667.9656) | 10 (168.5716) | 18 (165.7028) | 14 (166.2856) | 14 (167.4056) |
| 2014-06-27 | Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest Chandler, OK | 37 / 37 (326.2744) | 30 (157.1200) | 13 (169.1544) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #431 (877 pts) | #471 (822 pts) | #367 (1022 pts) | #430 (892 pts) | #647 (612 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #495 (809 pts) | #497 (819 pts) | #482 (839 pts) | #551 (739 pts) | #574 (699 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #417 (905 pts) | #214 (1385 pts) | #280 (1200 pts) | #423 (883 pts) | #436 (865 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #845 (400 pts) | #887 (405 pts) | #891 (410 pts) | #1087 (303 pts) | #837 (413 pts) |