A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB ahead in 100% of their meetings
PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
J 'N' C BBQ
J 'N' C BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 15th of 17 at The Great Catskill MTN BBQ Fest (2017). They are ranked #5766 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “J-N-C BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1444
peak 1444 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jul 8, 2016
latest Apr 27, 2019 · 2.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
586.49 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 578.05 (+8.44)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±52.49
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.15 · weakest Brisket (143.22)
Road miles
2,511
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 1,073 mi
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
Purse competed for
$8,225
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
578.05 / 720
7 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 J 'N' C BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
81 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,757 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1444
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to J 'N' C BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team J 'N' C BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,769 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1444
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,767 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1444
Level with J 'N' C BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,772 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1444
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before J 'N' C BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,761 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1444
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,765 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1444
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 148.5256 | 159.15 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2516 | 123.9200 | 146.15 | top 76% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 108.9944 | 150.40 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2056 | 133.6800 | 143.22 | top 89% |
“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 88% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 90% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NJ
4 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
240
finished ahead 41 times, behind 267
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
Sep 30, 2017 → Apr 27, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
20173 milestones
- First call The Great Catskill MTN BBQ Fest
- Career-best overall score635.3260 Red, White and Que
- Career-best single call (Pork)166.2628 Red, White and Que
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Peak power rating (1490) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.8 | Red, White and Que | Sep 30, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.7 | 22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort | May 19, 2017 |
| -12.3 | Red White and Que | Sep 24, 2016 |
| -10.3 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 8, 2016 |
| -9.2 | The Great Catskill MTN BBQ Fest | Aug 25, 2017 |
| -6.7 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | Aug 18, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 84% | 88.2% | 80.5% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 80.7% | 77.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2019 | New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 36 / 43 (615.2232) | 20 (165.0972) | 33 (153.6688) | 41 (142.2516) | 35 (154.2056) |
| Sep 30, 2017 | Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ | 20 / 31 (635.3260) | 19 (164.0116) | 12 (162.2516) | 7 (166.2628) | 25 (142.8000) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | The Great Catskill MTN BBQ Fest Fleischmanns, NY | 15 / 17 (606.1260) | 11 (163.9656) | 14 (140.5372) | 10 (159.3828) | 16 (142.2404) |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 49 / 59 (603.2916) | 42 (154.8000) | 48 (149.1316) | 25 (161.1084) | 55 (138.2516) |
| May 19, 2017 | 22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort Platte City, MO | 59 / 59 (472.4684) | 50 (158.2628) | — | 43 (163.3828) | 53 (150.8228) |
| Sep 24, 2016 | Red White and Que Cresskill, NJ | 40 / 41 (532.8688) | 25 (159.4056) | 41 (123.9200) | 41 (108.9944) | 38 (140.5488) |
| Jul 8, 2016 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 55 / 65 (581.0512) | 54 (148.5256) | 50 (147.4172) | 42 (151.4284) | 57 (133.6800) |