AJAK BBQ

AJAK BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 9th of 25 at the McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual (2019). They are ranked #5062 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,062

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1461

peak 1461 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 29, 2016

latest Jun 4, 2021 · 4.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1019

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

9% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 71%

overall standings

Best overall

670.2972 / 720

Master · McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual

Perfect 180s

Current form

653.04 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 639.84 (+13.20)

Walk rate

45%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Pork · 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

Consistency

±20.79

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.68 · weakest Brisket (151.42)

Road miles

272

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 54 mi

Schedule strength

52%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)

Purse competed for

$89K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

639.84 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

670.2972 career-best overall

93.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.2972 at McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual — 93.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 31, 2019

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 61%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 61%

A tough matchup

8–1 behind in the head-to-head

PIG NEWTON ahead in 89% of their meetings

PIG NEWTON has come out ahead in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−12.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.26 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 27%.

Brisket avg 151.42
Pork avg 163.68
0 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

6–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUSTY ROADS BBQ in 6 of their 8 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual (Jun 4, 2021).

last seen Sep 12, 2019
back Jun 4, 2021

Pork nemesis

7 of 8 shared pork entries lost

Four Men and A Pig ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Four Men and A Pig has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared pork entries.

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1019 (255 pts)	#952 (300 pts)	#1009 (285 pts)	#899 (340 pts)	#1155 (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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to AJAK BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Men of Erin

#5,060 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1508

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to AJAK BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team AJAK BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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JERRY KING MIDLAND TX

#5,077 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1532

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to AJAK BBQ)

They've been 1532 at their best, 71 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Mar 23, 2018

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THE BREADMAN

#5,061 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Mar 28, 2025

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Blacktop BBQ

#5,046 of the rated field

1462 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1462

They turned up 5 years after AJAK BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Mar 23, 2024

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I QUE & BREW

#5,056 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1461

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 5 years before AJAK BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

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BIG SEXY BBQ

#5,079 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jul 5, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PIG NEWTON	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
DUSTY ROADS BBQ	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
2 DRUNK 2 QUE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
T'S SMOKIN PIT	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
INDIGO PIG	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
DRUM DADDY BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	1	174.2744	151.9544	161.22	top 64%
Pork Ribs	11	3	177.1772	141.1200	163.52	top 50%
Pork	11	3	178.2972	148.5484	163.68	top 56%
Brisket	11	0	165.1200	140.4688	151.42	top 81%

“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
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 68%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 73%

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 3 contests

Contests a season 2.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 11 of 11 contests

Contests visited 11 a different one every time

Opponents faced 1,126 finished ahead 675 times, behind 1,467

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs Sep 12, 2019 → Jun 4, 2021

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

20211 milestone

Jun 4 Most recent contest Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual

20193 milestones

May 31 First overall top-10 McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual
May 31 Career-best overall score670.2972 McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual
Sep 12 10th tracked contest 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST

20181 milestone

Sep 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.2284 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20164 milestones

Oct 29 First tracked contest 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Oct 29 First call 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Oct 29 Career-best single call (Pork)178.2972 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Oct 29 Peak power rating (1498) 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Sep 15, 2018
+7.8	McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual	May 31, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.8	Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual	Jun 4, 2021
-11.7	The G Town Smokin Showdown	Apr 28, 2017
-9.3	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Sep 1, 2017
-6	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	Sep 12, 2019
-5.3	Sertoma 48 BBQ	May 4, 2018

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0	0%	top 95%	87.3%	87.3%
2019	3	1	67%	top 61%	93.1%	91%
2018	3	0	33%	top 63%	93.1%	89.7%
2017	3	0	33%	top 84%	90%	86.2%
2016	1	0	100%	top 65%	89.3%	89.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 4, 2021	Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual 🏅 Mclouth, KS	40 / 42 (628.4112)	40 (155.4056)	33 (160.5372)	37 (155.4172)	36 (157.0512)
Sep 12, 2019	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)
May 31, 2019	McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS	9 / 25 (670.2972)	6 (171.4516)	6 (170.2628)	16 (165.7372)	14 (162.8456)
May 10, 2019	Grasshopper '19 🏅 DeSoto, KS	41 / 53 (652.9600)	22 (171.9772)	46 (156.5028)	5 (176.5600)	51 (147.9200)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	169 / 467 (670.2284)	53 (174.2744)	10 (177.1772)	224 (165.1084)	381 (153.6684)
Jun 1, 2018	McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS	27 / 36 (644.5140)	27 (158.2512)	28 (158.8228)	24 (162.3200)	18 (165.1200)
May 4, 2018	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	32 / 41 (623.2688)	36 (153.6228)	24 (160.5944)	32 (155.3944)	29 (153.6572)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	370 / 407 (612.3996)	373 (151.9544)	165 (167.4056)	386 (148.5484)	377 (144.4912)
Jun 2, 2017	McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary (JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS	21 / 32 (647.9660)	13 (166.8688)	8 (168.5828)	9 (170.2856)	30 (142.2288)
Apr 28, 2017	The G Town Smokin Showdown Garnett, KS	26 / 27 (601.6000)	22 (155.4056)	26 (141.1200)	19 (163.4172)	26 (141.6572)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	363 / 557 (643.2688)	419 (157.6800)	231 (166.8228)	4 (178.2972)	531 (140.4688)

AJAK BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)