JACKWAGON BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5573

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1448

peak 1448 · rated over 21 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-06-27

latest 2018-06-22

Best ToY finish

#726

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 21 contests

Avg finish

top 69%

overall standings

Best overall

656.4460 / 720

Master · Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

641.98 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 632.85 (+9.13)

Walk rate

14%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7028

Chicken · Smoke on the Water

Consistency

±19.71

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.83 · weakest Brisket (153.03)

Road miles

1,355

mi across 21 mapped stops · furthest 128 mi

Schedule strength

28%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

632.85 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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 one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Can't Beat Our Meat has finished one call ahead of JACKWAGON BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 55%.

5 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 55%

A tough matchup

14–0 behind in the head-to-head

913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

913 BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.80 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 5%.

Brisket avg 153.03
Chicken avg 161.83
0 calls in 21 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SILVER FOX BBQ in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

13 of 14 shared chicken entries lost

913 BBQ ahead 93% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 913 BBQ has out-cooked them in 13 of 14 shared chicken entries.

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.

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

OWLS NEST BBQ

#5582 of the rated field

1448 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 22 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2018-05-11

⚔ Head-to-head

Wicked Pig BBQ

#5583 of the rated field

1448 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 22 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

WILLY'S Q SHACK

#5585 of the rated field

1448 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2018-10-05

⚔ Head-to-head

TORNADO BBQ

#5566 of the rated field

1448 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 8 years after JACKWAGON BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 30 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

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RACK TIME

#5562 of the rated field

1449 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1449

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2016-06-03

⚔ Head-to-head

HOG STREET BULLIES

#5580 of the rated field

1448 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 35 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 35 contests
last seen 2019-10-18

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
913 BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
BLUE BUCKET BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
INDIGO PIG	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
FUNNY FARM BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Double Smokin' Trouble	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
TRUEBUD BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT STOKERS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Griswold Grillers	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
777 BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Sublime BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	21	1	1	173.7028	153.6456	161.83	top 58%
Pork Ribs	21	1	0	173.1316	149.6572	158.64	top 66%
Pork	21	1	0	170.8456	143.9656	159.35	top 64%
Brisket	21	0	0	170.9028	128.5028	153.03	top 71%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	8	0	top 72%
Large (40+)	13	0	top 68%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	3	49	0	top 69%	2016-06-24
Smokin' in the Ville	2	20	0	top 73%	2016-04-29

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4 yrs 2014-06-27 → 2018-06-22

Busiest season 2015 8 contests

Contests a season 4.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 21 of 21 contests

Contests visited 18 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 21 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 161.83 · weakest Brisket (153.03)

Walk rate 14% a top-10 call in 3 of 21 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 21 contests

Master average 632.85 out of 720 · 21 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 712 564–1,095 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,355 21 mapped stops · furthest 128 mi

Schedule strength 1538 average field rating faced — tougher than 28% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 5 state-championship entries

Power rating 1448 peak 1448 · #5573 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Jun 27 First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Jun 27 Peak power rating (1486) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Aug 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.1088 Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway
2015
May 8 First call Wheatstock Grill Off
Jun 26 10th tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Oct 9 Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7028 Smoke on the Water
2016
Jul 15 Career-best overall score656.4460 Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ
2018
Jun 22 Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.8	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	2016-06-24
+7.7	Smoke on the Water	2015-10-09
+3.7	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	2017-06-23
+3.2	Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ	2016-07-15
+2.7	Smoke in the Spring	2016-04-08

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.4	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	2014-06-27
-11.8	McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL)	2015-06-05
-8.5	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	2015-06-26
-8.3	Smokin' on Oak	2015-08-28
-8.1	10th Annual WildBlue BBQ	2014-07-18

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0%	top 74%	85.5%	85.5%
2017	1	0%	top 47%	88.4%	88.4%
2016	5	20%	top 55%	91.2%	90.1%
2015	8	25%	top 77%	90.7%	87.6%
2014	6	0%	top 74%	90.7%	86.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-06-22	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS	137 / 185 (615.3488)	101 (158.2972)	130 (154.8000)	164 (145.1200)	95 (157.1316)
2017-06-23	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	86 / 184 (636.5944)	70 (160.6172)	25 (168.0228)	83 (161.1428)	148 (146.8116)
2016-07-15	Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ Burlington, KS	27 / 46 (656.4460)	21 (167.3828)	15 (170.2744)	42 (156.5372)	28 (162.2516)
2016-06-24	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	49 / 183 (648.9940)	83 (159.9656)	71 (162.2628)	17 (170.8228)	105 (155.9428)
2016-06-10	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	21 / 34 (652.5144)	16 (166.8344)	26 (158.8000)	11 (170.2628)	23 (156.6172)
2016-04-29	Smokin' in the Ville Edwardsville, KS	20 / 30 (639.2452)	23 (156.5028)	26 (153.6684)	9 (166.8456)	18 (162.2284)
2016-04-08	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	64 / 109 (644.9940)	79 (157.0972)	73 (158.2512)	20 (170.8456)	63 (158.8000)
2015-10-09	Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS	13 / 33 (653.0516)	2 (173.7028)	20 (161.0972)	16 (162.8572)	21 (155.3944)
2015-08-28	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	39 / 42 (627.8856)	38 (154.8228)	34 (159.4172)	28 (165.7028)	39 (147.9428)
2015-07-31	Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest Rossville, KS	38 / 46 (634.8232)	37 (160.5600)	33 (161.1316)	37 (160.0000)	38 (153.1316)
2015-07-17	11th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	31 / 48 (650.7884)	24 (165.7028)	41 (153.6228)	37 (160.5600)	12 (170.9028)
2015-06-26	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	157 / 183 (606.2400)	78 (161.7256)	113 (156.5488)	163 (149.1200)	170 (138.8456)
2015-06-05	McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS	32 / 33 (595.7256)	26 (157.6572)	32 (151.9428)	29 (151.9312)	33 (134.1944)
2015-05-08	Wheatstock Grill Off Abilene, KS	24 / 32 (647.4064)	23 (161.7144)	5 (173.1316)	17 (165.1544)	31 (147.4060)
2015-04-24	Smokin' in the Ville Edwardsville, KS	23 / 29 (627.3260)	18 (164.0000)	25 (149.6572)	22 (159.4172)	21 (154.2516)
2014-10-10	Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee Topeka, KS	27 / 37 (611.3252)	24 (159.9656)	31 (150.2512)	27 (154.8228)	31 (146.2856)
2014-09-26	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	56 / 112 (642.8116)	37 (166.8456)	79 (154.2288)	79 (157.1428)	27 (164.5944)
2014-08-22	When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In McPherson, KS	31 / 36 (638.1484)	23 (163.9772)	26 (163.9772)	35 (153.0856)	28 (157.1084)
2014-08-08	Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway Kansas City, KS	30 / 53 (653.1088)	28 (166.3088)	33 (161.7028)	22 (167.4400)	40 (157.6572)
2014-07-18	10th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	35 / 41 (621.5316)	38 (153.6456)	31 (156.5944)	35 (153.6112)	26 (157.6804)
2014-06-27	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	176 / 184 (585.5996)	89 (161.1428)	133 (151.9884)	166 (143.9656)	182 (128.5028)

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	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#967 (339 pts)	#977 (369 pts)	#1028 (344 pts)	#764 (514 pts)	#1023 (339 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#726 (484 pts)	#589 (659 pts)	#686 (559 pts)	#742 (509 pts)	#717 (514 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2673 (62 pts)	#2594 (67 pts)	#2689 (62 pts)	#2693 (62 pts)	#2683 (62 pts)