High-water mark
685.7032
career-best overall
95.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 685.7032 at Fitzgerald Pig Pickin' — 95.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 12, 2015
CAPTAIN JACK'S BBQ CREW
CAPTAIN JACK'S BBQ CREW is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 20 at the Fitzgerald Pig Pickin' (2015). They are ranked #2694 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1513
peak 1515 · rated over 7 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
May 24, 2013
latest Mar 2, 2018 · 4.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
11% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
660.65 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 658.60 (+2.05)
Walk rate
44%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.95
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.96 · weakest Chicken (160.78)
Road miles
2,033
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 788 mi
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)
Master avg
658.60 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
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)
The teams rated closest to CAPTAIN JACK'S BBQ CREW, each with one reason worth a look.
118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,712 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1524
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to CAPTAIN JACK'S BBQ CREW)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team CAPTAIN JACK'S BBQ CREW has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,698 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1528
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to CAPTAIN JACK'S BBQ CREW)
23 contests to 9: their number has had years to settle where CAPTAIN JACK'S BBQ CREW's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,700 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1513
They turned up 11 years after CAPTAIN JACK'S BBQ CREW did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careers#2,705 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
Level with CAPTAIN JACK'S BBQ CREW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,695 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1523
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,711 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1515
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before CAPTAIN JACK'S BBQ CREW's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEAVENLY HAWGS GA | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| JACK'S OLD SOUTH | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HICKORY PRIME | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 142.1600 | 160.78 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1316 | 157.7146 | 165.18 | top 57% |
| Pork | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 178.8800 | 154.8000 | 166.96 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2856 | 159.9428 | 165.69 | top 51% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 63% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 71% | Mar 27, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
6 of 9 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
8
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
740
finished ahead 578 times, behind 408
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Mar 11, 2016 → Mar 2, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Sonny's Smokin Showdown (INVITATIONAL ONLY)
20156 milestones
- First category win (Pork) Fitzgerald Pig Pickin'
- First overall top-10 Fitzgerald Pig Pickin'
- First overall podium Fitzgerald Pig Pickin'
- Career-best overall score685.7032 Fitzgerald Pig Pickin'
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.8800 Fitzgerald Pig Pickin'
- Peak power rating (1515) Fitzgerald Pig Pickin'
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)
- First call Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.0002 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.9 | Fitzgerald Pig Pickin' | Jun 12, 2015 |
| +11.8 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| +0.5 | Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) | Mar 11, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5 | Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash (SBBQA) | Mar 28, 2014 |
| -5 | Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash | Mar 27, 2015 |
| -2.1 | Richland Char-Broil Challenge | Nov 13, 2015 |
| -1.8 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) | May 24, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 67% | top 51% | 95.2% | 92.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 71% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 52% | 91.9% | 91% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2018 | Sonny's Smokin Showdown (INVITATIONAL ONLY) unrated Orlando, FL | 49 / 49 (651.2228) | 49 (142.1600) | 24 (173.1200) | 46 (166.2400) | 34 (169.7028) |
| Mar 11, 2016 | Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA | 53 / 89 (658.1028) | 56 (165.0856) | 52 (164.5372) | 56 (163.9428) | 41 (164.5372) |
| Nov 13, 2015 | Richland Char-Broil Challenge Richland, GA | 12 / 18 (655.2228) | 16 (157.6572) | 8 (167.3828) | 10 (163.9428) | 8 (166.2400) |
| Jun 12, 2015 | Fitzgerald Pig Pickin' Fitzgerald, GA | 3 / 20 (685.7032) | 13 (167.4172) | 7 (173.1316) | 1 (178.8800) | 12 (166.2744) |
| Mar 27, 2015 | Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash Ashburn, GA | 20 / 28 (652.9828) | 11 (169.1200) | 21 (160.5372) | 17 (163.3828) | 22 (159.9428) |
| Mar 28, 2014 | Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash (SBBQA) Ashburn, GA | 25 / 35 (659.2572) | 33 (154.2172) | 29 (160.5028) | 3 (175.4172) | 15 (169.1200) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 138 / 174 (643.2796) | 126 (162.8340) | 80 (165.1200) | 156 (154.8000) | 119 (160.5256) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 89 / 535 (661.6344) | 241 (162.2400) | 165 (164.5488) | 18 (174.2972) | 226 (160.5484) |
| May 24, 2013 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA | 28 / 47 (660.0002) | 26 (166.2858) | 43 (157.7146) | 38 (161.7142) | 4 (174.2856) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.