JACK9 BBQ

JACK9 BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 43 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 17 at the Craze Fest (2017). They are ranked #1396 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “JACK9 BBQ - CA”, “JACK 9 BBQ” and “Jack 9 BBQ - CA”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,396

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1572

peak 1572 · rated over 41 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 14, 2013

latest Aug 2, 2019 · 6.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#513

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

10 podiums

Overall top-10s

23% of 43 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 49%

overall standings

Best overall

683.3256 / 720

Master · Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge

Perfect 180s

Current form

661.09 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 648.64 (+12.45)

Walk rate

74%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176

Chicken · The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±19.26

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.85 · weakest Brisket (160.34)

Road miles

34,997

across 43 mapped stops · furthest 2,291 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)

Purse competed for

$49K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

648.64 / 720

41 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

74% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 32 of 43 contests

A top-10 category call in 74% of their 43 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

683.3256 career-best overall

94.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 683.3256 at Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge — 94.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jan 19, 2018

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

DELIVERING SMOKE BBQ has finished one call ahead of JACK9 BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 34%.

3 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 34%

A tough matchup

14–4 behind in the head-to-head

SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS ahead in 78% of their meetings

SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS has come out ahead in 14 of their 18 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.51 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 29% of the time against 39%.

Brisket avg 160.34
Chicken avg 164.85
12 calls in 41 entries

A strong matchup

8–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SHOP BOYS BBQ in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

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Chicken nemesis

14 of 18 shared chicken entries lost

SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS ahead 78% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 14 of 18 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

TRANQUIL CARNIVORES has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 31% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 31% across 3 contests, versus top 49% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 49% the rest of the year

The long haul

34,997 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 34,997 miles across 43 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 2,291 miles to I Love Barbecue & Music Festival.

43 mapped stops
furthest 2,291 mi

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
2019 ↗	Master	#513 (644 pts)	#633 (539 pts)	#403 (834 pts)	#493 (694 pts)	#713 (469 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#720 (467 pts)	#720 (497 pts)	#852 (407 pts)	#695 (527 pts)	#837 (402 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#858 (427 pts)	#724 (557 pts)	#1165 (287 pts)	#851 (462 pts)	#760 (512 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#869 (404 pts)	#977 (369 pts)	#784 (509 pts)	#908 (424 pts)	#1179 (274 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#759 (457 pts)	#761 (487 pts)	#873 (412 pts)	#492 (792 pts)	#609 (622 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1152 (256 pts)	#1527 (181 pts)	#1557 (171 pts)	#1028 (331 pts)	#1268 (236 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to JACK9 BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

30 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

SWEET PETE'S BBQ

#1,400 of the rated field

1571 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1571

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to JACK9 BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team JACK9 BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 21 contests
last seen May 3, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

Big Cat BBQ

#1,398 of the rated field

1571 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1597

Careers of much the same size, 46 contests to 43, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 44 contests
last seen Aug 8, 2026

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BIG ON THE PIG

#1,397 of the rated field

1572 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1579

32 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 28% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 32 contests
last seen Oct 29, 2021

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WELL SAUCED BBQ

#1,392 of the rated field

1572 power rating

Contests: 57
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1587

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 56 contests
last seen Apr 10, 2026

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RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ

#1,393 of the rated field

1572 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1572

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 21 contests
last seen May 1, 2021

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JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS

#1,399 of the rated field

1571 power rating

Contests: 84
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1676

Level with JACK9 BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 84 contests
last seen Jun 2, 2023

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	18	4	14	22%	⚔ compare
TRANQUIL CARNIVORES	15	7	8	47%	⚔ compare
GOOD SMOKE BBQ	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
THE GOOD CUE CREW	13	7	6	54%	⚔ compare
BEHIND BBQ	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
Q'N CANUCKS	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
TEAM EATAPEDIA	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
THREE DOGS BBQ	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
RAD FONDO BBQ	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
7-8-9 BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
McLay Brothers BBQ	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	41	16	0	2	176	139.3600	164.85	top 47%
Pork Ribs	41	13	0	3	175.4172	141.6688	160.87	top 52%
Pork	41	13	0	4	174.8572	146.2856	162.57	top 48%
Brisket	41	12	1	1	173.7028	142.8116	160.34	top 49%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	6	top 54%
Medium (20–39)	16	top 49%
Large (40+)	19	top 47%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CA	15	top 56%
NY	11	top 43%
ON	7	top 44%
AZ	2	top 37%
MI	1	top 33%
OH	1	top 59%
PA	1	top 38%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Ayr Charity BBQ	2	5	top 36%	Jun 21, 2019
Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	2	13	top 37%	Jan 18, 2019
Salt City BBQ Festival	2	9	top 33%	May 18, 2018
Oinktoberfest	2	17	top 32%	Sep 19, 2015
Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	2	12	top 49%	Jun 19, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 13 contests

Contests a season 6.1 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 17 of 43 contests · 7 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 36 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 649 finished ahead 835 times, behind 742

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

20192 milestones

Aug 2 Peak power rating (1572) Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown
Aug 2 Most recent contest Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown

20183 milestones

Jan 19 Career-best overall score683.3256 Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
Feb 23 Career-best single call (Chicken)176 The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL)
Apr 20 25th tracked contest Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship

20172 milestones

Jun 3 First category win (Brisket) Craze Fest
Jun 3 First overall podium Craze Fest

20151 milestone

Sep 19 10th tracked contest Oinktoberfest

20142 milestones

Jun 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.0744 Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
Jul 18 First overall top-10 Warren County All American BBQ Festival

20132 milestones

Jun 14 First tracked contest Blue Mountain BBQ Champion
Jun 14 First call Blue Mountain BBQ Champion

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.7	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1	Mar 29, 2019
+12.6	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	Jan 19, 2018
+12.3	Craze Fest	Jun 3, 2017
+9.7	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	Jun 13, 2014
+9.5	Ayr Charity BBQ	Jun 21, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-16	Blue Mountain BBQ Champion	Jun 14, 2013
-10.3	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2	Mar 30, 2019
-8.6	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival DAY 1 (JUDGES FULL)	Nov 2, 2018
-8.1	Newport Beach Winter Q	Jan 27, 2017
-6.4	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	Jun 19, 2015

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	9	2	0	67%	top 44%	94.5%	91.7%
2018	13	2	0	77%	top 53%	94.9%	90.9%
2017	8	3	1	63%	top 42%	92.8%	90.2%
2016	3	2	0	67%	top 34%	91.9%	87.9%
2015	5	0	0	80%	top 59%	92.3%	87.8%
2014	4	1	0	100%	top 41%	91.8%	89.2%
2013	1	0	0	100%	top 100%	86.4%	86.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 2, 2019	Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	13 / 40 (666.8348)	10 (170.2856)	5 (173.1432)	13 (166.8688)	30 (156.5372)
Jul 20, 2019	Ribs and Rhythm & Blues 🏅 Auburn, NY	17 / 34 (650.1596)	20 (163.4056)	15 (167.4056)	13 (165.1200)	20 (154.2284)
Jul 5, 2019	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival 🏅 Lake Placid, NY	13 / 32 (651.9200)	11 (166.8800)	10 (162.2972)	11 (165.6800)	23 (157.0628)
Jun 21, 2019	Ayr Charity BBQ Ayr Ontario	5 / 23 (673.0972)	17 (164.5600)	4 (172.5600)	7 (168.5828)	4 (167.3944)
May 25, 2019	Capital BBQ Festival Ottawa, ON	10 / 43 (663.4512)	16 (165.1428)	4 (170.2856)	6 (171.4400)	28 (156.5828)
May 3, 2019	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship 🏅 Elk Grove, CA	18 / 27 (651.9316)	19 (162.2400)	20 (160.5944)	16 (166.2972)	15 (162.8000)
Mar 30, 2019	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Arcadia, CA	41 / 47 (645.4964)	10 (174.2628)	46 (150.7884)	39 (162.2168)	42 (158.2284)
Mar 29, 2019	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Arcadia, CA	11 / 70 (680.4684)	22 (169.7028)	5 (173.7028)	22 (170.8228)	31 (166.2400)
Jan 18, 2019	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	35 / 63 (655.8512)	48 (163.9312)	28 (165.7028)	15 (170.8572)	46 (155.3600)
Nov 3, 2018	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival DAY 2 (JUDGES FULL) Indio, CA	27 / 33 (663.8972)	21 (169.1200)	4 (175.4172)	30 (153.1200)	22 (166.2400)
Nov 2, 2018	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival DAY 1 (JUDGES FULL) Indio, CA	30 / 33 (647.7940)	30 (161.6456)	23 (164.5600)	33 (153.0512)	14 (168.5372)
Aug 17, 2018	Turf & Surf BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA	27 / 51 (652.3772)	12 (168.5372)	6 (171.4172)	34 (157.6456)	35 (154.7772)
Jul 21, 2018	Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues Auburn, NY	11 / 31 (646.8456)	6 (169.7028)	24 (152.0116)	16 (161.7028)	11 (163.4284)
Jul 13, 2018	2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off Clayton, CA	10 / 19 (658.2172)	7 (167.3828)	12 (161.1200)	12 (162.2856)	7 (167.4288)
Jul 13, 2018	Niagara Summer Daze BBQ Classic Niagara Falls, ON	16 / 24 (640.9140)	17 (163.3712)	23 (150.1828)	7 (169.1428)	15 (158.2172)
Jun 22, 2018	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA	29 / 49 (651.8512)	12 (173.1200)	37 (157.6456)	29 (162.2628)	29 (158.8228)
Jun 22, 2018	Ayr Charity BBQ Ayr Ontario	9 / 18 (631.7828)	13 (156.5372)	3 (165.1084)	9 (159.3716)	11 (150.7656)
May 18, 2018	Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY	13 / 34 (634.1256)	10 (164.5600)	23 (153.0972)	9 (162.2400)	24 (154.2284)
Apr 20, 2018	Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA	26 / 48 (649.6344)	4 (173.1428)	36 (158.2516)	44 (150.2400)	14 (168)
Mar 23, 2018	7th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	39 / 78 (664.4688)	29 (169.7144)	45 (165.1200)	63 (158.8000)	17 (170.8344)
Feb 23, 2018	The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL) Coachella, CA	20 / 47 (681.0856)	6 (176)	26 (169.1428)	41 (163.3828)	11 (172.5600)
Jan 19, 2018	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	13 / 70 (683.3256)	31 (169.6800)	30 (167.3828)	12 (172.5600)	5 (173.7028)
Sep 29, 2017	Unruly Country Brew N' Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) Sonora, CA	9 / 30 (667.9312)	7 (171.4056)	15 (166.2972)	23 (161.1084)	7 (169.1200)
Aug 25, 2017	Grills N Grills penn Valley, CA	10 / 27 (663.8856)	7 (173.1084)	5 (170.8572)	22 (155.3944)	9 (164.5256)
Aug 5, 2017	Capital BBQ Festival Ottawa, ON	17 / 42 (632.4452)	25 (158.2284)	29 (147.9312)	17 (160.6056)	5 (165.6800)
Jul 28, 2017	The Great Adirondack BBQ Old Forge, NY	14 / 30 (639.3372)	2 (171.4172)	11 (162.8572)	12 (159.9656)	24 (145.0972)
Jul 15, 2017	2017 Clayton BBQ Cook-off a KCBS (Competitor Series) event Sponsored by the CBCA Clayton, CA	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 23, 2017	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 3, 2017	Craze Fest Georgina, ON	3 / 17 (658.1944)	2 (171.4172)	13 (148.5144)	2 (169.7028)	1 (168.5600)
Jan 27, 2017	Newport Beach Winter Q Newport, CA	45 / 56 (635.2572)	47 (154.8000)	35 (163.9772)	49 (154.8000)	31 (161.6800)
Aug 6, 2016	Fatboys Classic-Canadian BBQ Championship Ottawa, CA	16 / 41 (606.2060)	23 (153.1316)	28 (148.5600)	14 (155.9772)	22 (148.5372)
Jul 8, 2016	Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sound Festival Drayton, ON	6 / 17 (661.7372)	8 (163.4400)	3 (170.2744)	3 (168.6056)	9 (159.4172)
May 20, 2016	Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY	9 / 32 (631.3144)	7 (169.1428)	3 (168.5600)	18 (150.8000)	22 (142.8116)
Sep 19, 2015	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	20 / 52 (635.3144)	35 (156.5372)	50 (142.2056)	3 (169.1544)	6 (167.4172)
Aug 8, 2015	Fatboys Canadian Capital Classic BBQ Competition Ottawa, ON	13 / 22 (603.9088)	22 (139.3600)	10 (147.4288)	6 (161.1656)	4 (155.9544)
Jul 10, 2015	Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festval Drayton, ON	12 / 18 (652.5260)	6 (171.4288)	16 (154.8572)	2 (174.8572)	17 (151.3828)
Jun 19, 2015	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY	34 / 47 (605.5996)	43 (147.9424)	33 (149.1316)	18 (162.2856)	34 (146.2400)
May 29, 2015	PigMania Lima Lima, OH	16 / 27 (664.4232)	8 (173.7028)	19 (162.8116)	24 (159.3716)	14 (168.5372)
Sep 20, 2014	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	17 / 66 (641.6684)	41 (157.1312)	28 (158.8572)	9 (168)	27 (157.6800)
Jul 18, 2014	Warren County All American BBQ Festival Pittsfield, PA	8 / 21 (646.2744)	13 (162.8456)	15 (153.7144)	5 (162.8572)	6 (166.8572)
Jun 13, 2014	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY	12 / 47 (661.0744)	5 (170.2628)	23 (160.5716)	17 (163.9772)	9 (166.2628)
May 24, 2014	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	63 / 86 (619.3260)	73 (150.2284)	79 (141.6688)	9 (166.8572)	39 (160.5716)
Jun 14, 2013	Blue Mountain BBQ Champion Blue Mountain, On	15 / 15 (622.2852)	15 (160.5712)	7 (169.7142)	14 (146.2856)	15 (145.7142)

JACK9 BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The long haul

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)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)