A tough matchup
3–1
behind in the head-to-head
JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ ahead in 75% of their meetings
JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
PROUD AMERICAN BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1454
peak 1454 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2014-10-30
latest 2019-08-17
Best ToY finish
#2076
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
617.66
last 5 Master vs avg 617.66 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.84
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 156.41 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.50)
Road miles
1,030
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 973 mi
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
617.66 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
The weak link
−4.9
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.91 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Pork Ribs avg 151.50
- Brisket avg 156.41
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
2.5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.5 years, then back at *Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off (2017-08-19).
- last seen 2015-02-27
- back 2017-08-19
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.
116 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5350 of the rated field
- Contests
- 79
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1526
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to PROUD AMERICAN BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PROUD AMERICAN BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5354 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5353 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after PROUD AMERICAN BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#5358 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
Level with PROUD AMERICAN BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5346 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5347 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 142.7884 | 155.95 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9888 | 144.5256 | 151.50 | top 90% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.3200 | 145.1544 | 153.81 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 148.5144 | 156.41 | top 69% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WA | 3 | 0 | top 82% |
| AZ | 1 | 0 | top 96% |
| NV | 1 | 0 | top 95% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 76% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 96% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.8 yrs
2014-10-30 → 2019-08-17
Busiest season
2019
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
WA
3 of 5 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 156.41 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.50)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
617.66
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
181
21–207 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,030
5 mapped stops · furthest 973 mi
Schedule strength
1537
average field rating faced — tougher than 28% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$12,850
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2.5 yrs
2015-02-27 → 2017-08-19
Power rating
1454
peak 1454 · #5343 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest USA Barbecue Championship
- Peak power rating (1490) USA Barbecue Championship
- 2019
- First call 3rd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.4572 3rd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best overall score648.4572 3rd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Brisket)167.9772 3rd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff
- Most recent contest 3rd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.5 | 3rd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff | 2019-08-17 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.6 | *Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off | 2017-08-19 |
| -12.3 | 6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship | 2015-02-27 |
| -11.3 | *2nd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off | 2018-08-18 |
| -10.3 | USA Barbecue Championship | 2014-10-30 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 59% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 85.8% | 85.8% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 81.4% | 81.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 85.3% | 85.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-17 | 3rd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff 🏅 DuPont, WA | 16 / 27 (648.4572) | 18 (162.8228) | 19 (159.9888) | 16 (157.6684) | 7 (167.9772) |
| 2018-08-18 | *2nd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off DuPont, WA | 25 / 27 (621.4976) | 20 (161.7032) | 22 (158.2172) | 26 (145.6572) | 22 (155.9200) |
| 2017-08-19 | *Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off DuPont, WA | 17 / 18 (618.0800) | 16 (157.6456) | 18 (148.5372) | 16 (154.2284) | 11 (157.6688) |
| 2015-02-27 | 6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ | 79 / 82 (586.1484) | 81 (142.7884) | 79 (146.2400) | 78 (145.1544) | 67 (151.9656) |
| 2014-10-30 | USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV | 75 / 79 (614.1372) | 73 (154.7772) | 79 (144.5256) | 35 (166.3200) | 73 (148.5144) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #2568 (52 pts) | #1919 (77 pts) | #1966 (67 pts) | #2561 (52 pts) | #1957 (67 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2076 (83 pts) | #2104 (88 pts) | #2211 (78 pts) | #2109 (88 pts) | #1972 (113 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |