AJAK BBQ KS
Rating
1475
peak 1475 · rated over 4 contests
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2019-05-10
latest 2021-06-04
Best ToY finish
#1025
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
648.75
last 4 Master vs avg 648.75 (+0.00)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.21
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.55 · weakest Brisket (156.09)
Road miles
61
mi across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
16%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1511)
Purse competed for
$89K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
648.75 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual (2021-06-04).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 155.4056 | 163.83 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 156.5028 | 164.55 | top 52% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 155.4172 | 164.28 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8456 | 147.9200 | 156.09 | top 78% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 36% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 81% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (4 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 648.75 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-05-10 — First tracked contest · Grasshopper '19
- 📣 2019-05-10 — First call · Grasshopper '19
- ⭐ 2019-05-31 — Career-best overall score (670.2972) · McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual
- 📈 2019-05-31 — Peak power rating (1498) · McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.7 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual | 2019-05-31 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.6 | Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual | 2021-06-04 |
| -8.9 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 2019-09-12 |
| -7.9 | Grasshopper '19 | 2019-05-10 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 61% | 93.1% | 91% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-04 | Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual 🏅 Mclouth, KS | 40 / 42 (628.4112) | 40 (155.4056) | 33 (160.5372) | 37 (155.4172) | 36 (157.0512) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 327 / 468 (643.3140) | 391 (156.5028) | 93 (170.8800) | 339 (159.4056) | 345 (156.5256) |
| 2019-05-31 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS | 9 / 25 (670.2972) | 6 (171.4516) | 6 (170.2628) | 16 (165.7372) | 14 (162.8456) |
| 2019-05-10 | Grasshopper '19 🏅 DeSoto, KS | 41 / 53 (652.9600) | 22 (171.9772) | 46 (156.5028) | 5 (176.5600) | 51 (147.9200) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1025 (255 pts) | #957 (300 pts) | #1013 (285 pts) | #906 (340 pts) | #1162 (225 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1266 (180 pts) | #1319 (180 pts) | #1110 (260 pts) | #1324 (185 pts) | #1241 (215 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1351 (189 pts) | #1278 (244 pts) | #1225 (264 pts) | #1171 (284 pts) | #1571 (169 pts) |