CAPTAIN JACK'S BBQ CREW

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

Power ranking

#2690

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1513

peak 1515 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-24

latest 2018-03-02

Best ToY finish

#829

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

685.7032 / 720

Master · Fitzgerald Pig Pickin'

Perfect 180s

Current form

660.65 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 658.60 (+2.05)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8800

Pork · Fitzgerald Pig Pickin'

Consistency

±10.95

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.96 · weakest Chicken (160.78)

Road miles

2,033

mi 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

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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.

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
2015-06-12

A tough matchup

4–1 behind in the head-to-head

JACK'S OLD SOUTH ahead in 80% of their meetings

JACK'S OLD SOUTH has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.2 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.18 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 33%.

Chicken avg 160.78
Pork avg 166.96
0 calls in 9 entries

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Sonny's Smokin Showdown (INVITATIONAL ONLY) (2018-03-02).

last seen 2016-03-11
back 2018-03-02

Pork nemesis

4 of 4 shared pork entries lost

THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA has out-cooked them in 4 of 4 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±1.52% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.52% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.5% of a perfect score
9 contests

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

IN THE KEY OF QUE

#2702 of the rated field

1513 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1519

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.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2016-05-06

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WATER DAWGZ BBQ

#2673 of the rated field

1514 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1529

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.

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2024-10-30

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Bull and Boar BBQ

#2686 of the rated field

1514 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1514

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 11 years after CAPTAIN JACK'S BBQ CREW did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-04-25

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Backyard BBQ Boys

#2695 of the rated field

1513 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1515

No shared contest yet.

Level with CAPTAIN JACK'S BBQ CREW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-03-06

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TR's Up In Smoke

#2694 of the rated field

1513 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1523

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2016-09-23

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Smok'n Louie

#2704 of the rated field

1513 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1515

No shared contest yet.

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.

rated over 7 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar 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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
GA	6	top 57%
MO	2	top 48%
FL	1	top 100%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 67%
Medium (20–39)	3	top 53%
Large (40+)	5	top 63%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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%	2015-03-27

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

On the trail 4.8 yrs 2013-05-24 → 2018-03-02

Busiest season 2015 3 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in GA 6 of 9 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 8 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 166.96 · weakest Chicken (160.78)

Walk rate 44% a top-10 call in 4 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 11% 1 of 9 contests

Master average 658.60 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 740 578–408 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,033 9 mapped stops · furthest 788 mi

Schedule strength 1552 average field rating faced — tougher than 39% of rated contests

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2016-03-11 → 2018-03-02

Power rating 1513 peak 1515 · #2690 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 24 First tracked contest Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)
May 24 First call Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)
May 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.0002 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)
2015
Jun 12 First category win (Pork) Fitzgerald Pig Pickin'
Jun 12 First overall top-10 Fitzgerald Pig Pickin'
Jun 12 First overall podium Fitzgerald Pig Pickin'
Jun 12 Career-best overall score685.7032 Fitzgerald Pig Pickin'
Jun 12 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8800 Fitzgerald Pig Pickin'
Jun 12 Peak power rating (1515) Fitzgerald Pig Pickin'
2018
Mar 2 Most recent contest Sonny's Smokin Showdown (INVITATIONAL ONLY)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15	Fitzgerald Pig Pickin'	2015-06-12
+11.8	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	2013-10-03
+0.4	Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier)	2016-03-11

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5	Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash (SBBQA)	2014-03-28
-5	Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash	2015-03-27
-2.1	Richland Char-Broil Challenge	2015-11-13
-1.8	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)	2013-05-24

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0	0%	top 100%	90.4%	90.4%
2016	1	0	0	0%	top 60%	91.4%	91.4%
2015	3	1	1	67%	top 51%	95.2%	92.3%
2014	1	0	0	100%	top 71%	91.6%	91.6%
2013	3	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
2018-03-02	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)
2016-03-11	Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA	53 / 89 (658.1028)	56 (165.0856)	52 (164.5372)	56 (163.9428)	41 (164.5372)
2015-11-13	Richland Char-Broil Challenge Richland, GA	12 / 18 (655.2228)	16 (157.6572)	8 (167.3828)	10 (163.9428)	8 (166.2400)
2015-06-12	Fitzgerald Pig Pickin' Fitzgerald, GA	3 / 20 (685.7032)	13 (167.4172)	7 (173.1316)	1 (178.8800)	12 (166.2744)
2015-03-27	Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash Ashburn, GA	20 / 28 (652.9828)	11 (169.1200)	21 (160.5372)	17 (163.3828)	22 (159.9428)
2014-03-28	Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash (SBBQA) Ashburn, GA	25 / 35 (659.2572)	33 (154.2172)	29 (160.5028)	3 (175.4172)	15 (169.1200)
2013-10-03	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)
2013-10-03	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)
2013-05-24	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)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#829 (406 pts)	#1041 (316 pts)	#962 (361 pts)	#773 (481 pts)	#1031 (316 pts)