ONE EYED JACKS

ONE EYED JACKS is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 12th of 31 at the Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que (2013). They are ranked #4284 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “One-Eyed Jacks”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,284

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1477

peak 1504 · rated over 6 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 14, 2013

latest Sep 22, 2018 · 5.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#2084

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 65%

overall standings

Best overall

631.4286 / 720

Master · Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que

Perfect 180s

Current form

609.12 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 612.84 (-3.72)

Walk rate

17%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

164.5714

Pork · Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que

Consistency

±10.22

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 155.90 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.98)

Road miles

across 6 mapped stops

Schedule strength

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1513)

Master avg

612.84 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

5 HOGS FRONT PORCH BBQ has finished one call ahead of ONE EYED JACKS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

GOOD SMOKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

GOOD SMOKE BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.9 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.91 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.

Pork Ribs avg 149.98
Pork avg 155.90
0 calls in 6 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Misfits of Meat in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Oinktoberfest (Sep 22, 2018).

last seen Sep 19, 2015
back Sep 22, 2018

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	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#1961 (110 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to ONE EYED JACKS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Aces & Eights

#4,289 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1477

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to ONE EYED JACKS)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — ONE EYED JACKS ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Apr 5, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

2 Crackers Smoking

#4,269 of the rated field

1478 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1505

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jun 10, 2023

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CSGS BBQ

#4,303 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1477

They turned up 7 years after ONE EYED JACKS did, first appearing in 2020.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Aug 20, 2021

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Team JDQ

#4,267 of the rated field

1478 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1478

Level with ONE EYED JACKS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Feb 21, 2020

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SMOKE'N BBQ

#4,268 of the rated field

1478 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1478

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jun 14, 2019

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Next Year's Winner

#4,299 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1477

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Sep 15, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
KISS MY BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BEHIND BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
RED VALLEY BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
GOOD SMOKE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
JUST WINGIN' IT	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
BIG BELLY BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
TRANQUIL CARNIVORES	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Nickel City Smokers	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
THE 5TH ARTERY	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
THE GOOD CUE CREW	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	0	160.6172	139.3712	151.62	top 76%
Pork Ribs	6	0	157.7484	138.8344	149.98	top 70%
Pork	6	1	164.5714	142.8572	155.90	top 56%
Brisket	6	1	162.8916	144.5600	155.34	top 46%

“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)	1	0	top 39%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 71%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Oinktoberfest	4	28	0	top 69%	Sep 22, 2018
Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	2	12	0	top 58%	Jun 13, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 2 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NY 6 of 6 contests

Contests visited 2 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 146 finished ahead 100 times, behind 210

Longest layoff 3 yrs Sep 19, 2015 → Sep 22, 2018

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

20181 milestone

Sep 22 Most recent contest Oinktoberfest

20135 milestones

Jun 14 First tracked contest Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
Jun 14 First call Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
Jun 14 Career-best overall score631.4286 Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
Jun 14 Career-best single call (Pork)164.5714 Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
Jun 14 Peak power rating (1504) Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+3.5	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	Jun 14, 2013
+1.4	Oinktoberfest	Sep 22, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.5	Oinktoberfest	Sep 20, 2013
-7.7	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	Jun 13, 2014
-6.5	Oinktoberfest	Sep 19, 2015
-4	Oinktoberfest	Sep 20, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0%	top 55%	84.5%	84.5%
2015	1	0%	top 75%	84.9%	84.9%
2014	2	0%	top 72%	85.5%	85.4%
2013	2	50%	top 59%	87.7%	85.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 22, 2018	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	28 / 51 (608.4796)	49 (139.3712)	35 (152.5372)	12 (164.0228)	21 (152.5484)
Sep 19, 2015	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	39 / 52 (610.9944)	44 (150.3432)	26 (157.7484)	49 (142.8572)	15 (160.0456)
Sep 20, 2014	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	44 / 66 (613.1544)	45 (155.4400)	59 (138.8344)	33 (155.9884)	18 (162.8916)
Jun 13, 2014	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY	36 / 47 (615.9204)	25 (160.6172)	40 (150.2172)	33 (154.7888)	33 (150.2972)
Sep 20, 2013	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	57 / 71 (597.0512)	51 (153.0856)	47 (146.2628)	52 (153.1428)	59 (144.5600)
Jun 14, 2013	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY	12 / 31 (631.4286)	26 (150.8570)	18 (154.2856)	8 (164.5714)	8 (161.7146)

ONE EYED JACKS

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 (5 found in their record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

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

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

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 — 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)