Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.
- Chicken ×1
Lil John's BBQ
Lil John's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 10th of 31 at The Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown (2014). They finished #1499 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1508
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 7, 2013
latest Sep 25, 2015 · 2.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.02
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.56 · weakest Brisket (167.12)
Road miles
558
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 245 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)
Master avg
670.76 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 180 🔥 | 162.8570 | 168.56 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5714 | 159.9312 | 167.25 | top 41% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 158.8000 | 167.83 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1084 | 165.6800 | 167.12 | top 47% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 44% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 54% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
LA
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
121
finished ahead 73 times, behind 68
Longest layoff
1.3 yrs
Jun 7, 2013 → Sep 26, 2014
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20152 milestones
- Peak power rating (1510) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Most recent contest Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown
20144 milestones
- First category win (Chicken) The Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown
- First overall top-10 The Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) The Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown
- Career-best overall score680.4456 The Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)
- First call Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.8568 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.8 | The Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown | Sep 26, 2014 |
| +1 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) | Jun 7, 2013 |
| +0.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 6, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -1.5 | Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown | Sep 25, 2015 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 56% | 92.2% | 91.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 32% | 94.5% | 94.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 94.3% | 94.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2015 | Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown Vidalia, LA | 26 / 45 (659.8512) | 31 (163.9656) | 35 (159.9312) | 22 (168.5372) | 21 (167.4172) |
| Mar 6, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Shreveport, LA | 16 / 29 (663.8972) | 16 (167.4172) | 5 (172) | 26 (158.8000) | 13 (165.6800) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | The Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown Vidalia, LA | 10 / 31 (680.4456) | 1 (180) | 18 (160.5144) | 6 (170.8228) | 11 (169.1084) |
| Jun 7, 2013 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) Wynne, AR | 20 / 40 (678.8568) | 34 (162.8570) | 5 (176.5714) | 13 (173.1428) | 25 (166.2856) |