High-water mark
673.0628
career-best overall
93.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 673.0628 at Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition — 93.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 24, 2025
Stuttering John's Smokehouse
Stuttering John's Smokehouse is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 5th of 26 at the Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition (2025). They are ranked #4305 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1477
peak 1477 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Jun 3, 2017
latest May 23, 2026 · 9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
644.89 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 638.93 (+5.97)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±26.59
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.51 · weakest Pork (155.10)
Road miles
126
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 93 mi
Schedule strength
14%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)
Master avg
638.93 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #898 (105 pts) | #950 (110 pts) | #1064 (95 pts) | #994 (85 pts) | #737 (170 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #740 (176 pts) | #820 (176 pts) | #1077 (116 pts) | #915 (126 pts) | #677 (226 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #950 (115 pts) | #867 (160 pts) | #979 (130 pts) | #1021 (110 pts) | #1082 (90 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1132 (89 pts) | #1130 (109 pts) | #1186 (119 pts) | #1176 (89 pts) | #1170 (94 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1125 (86 pts) | #1163 (91 pts) | #1159 (101 pts) | #1164 (86 pts) | #1144 (86 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Stuttering John's Smokehouse, each with one reason worth a look.
147 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,315 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1476
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,308 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1477
Level with Stuttering John's Smokehouse on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,312 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
They turned up 5 years after Stuttering John's Smokehouse did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#4,321 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1476
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Stuttering John's Smokehouse's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,307 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Stuttering John's Smokehouse's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,311 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Stuttering John's Smokehouse'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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEAN MOE'S BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ Blokes | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| HASHTAG BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 158.2744 | 165.51 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 153.6800 | 161.21 | top 61% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.6684 | 145.0972 | 155.10 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 172.5828 | 144.5144 | 157.10 | top 64% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 93% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 46% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 42% | May 23, 2026 |
| Jack 9 Memorial | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 70% | May 25, 2024 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
ON
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
61
finished ahead 41 times, behind 71
Longest layoff
4.3 yrs
Jun 3, 2017 → Sep 11, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition
20253 milestones
- First overall top-10 Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score673.0628 Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2628 Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition
20241 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.5544 Jack 9 Memorial
20173 milestones
- First tracked contest Craze Fest
- First call Craze Fest
- Peak power rating (1487) Craze Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.5 | Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition | May 24, 2025 |
| +2.2 | Jack 9 Memorial | May 25, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.8 | Jack 9 Memorial | Sep 11, 2021 |
| -13.2 | Craze Fest | Jun 3, 2017 |
| -8.3 | Jack 9 Memorial | May 27, 2023 |
| -2.8 | JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition | May 23, 2026 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 65% | 92.7% | 92.7% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 19% | 93.5% | 93.5% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 55% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 84% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 83.9% | 83.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 94% | 84.6% | 84.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2026 | JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition La Salette, ON | 13 / 20 (667.2684) | 12 (165.6800) | 15 (167.3828) | 17 (162.8000) | 5 (171.4056) |
| May 24, 2025 | Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition La Salette, ON | 5 / 26 (673.0628) | 5 (174.2628) | 12 (160.5488) | 10 (165.6684) | 3 (172.5828) |
| May 25, 2024 | Jack 9 Memorial La Salette, ON | 11 / 20 (649.5544) | 6 (167.3944) | 9 (166.2628) | 12 (161.6800) | 16 (154.2172) |
| May 27, 2023 | Jack 9 Memorial La Salette, ON | 16 / 19 (630.2056) | 12 (162.8800) | 10 (164) | 16 (149.0628) | 15 (154.2628) |
| Sep 11, 2021 | Jack 9 Memorial Delhi, ON | 16 / 16 (604.3776) | 15 (158.2744) | 13 (155.3716) | 16 (145.0972) | 16 (145.6344) |
| Jun 3, 2017 | Craze Fest Georgina, ON | 16 / 17 (609.0860) | 9 (164.5944) | 11 (153.6800) | 16 (146.2972) | 15 (144.5144) |