Old Man Jeff

Old Man Jeff is a competition barbecue team with 20 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 7th of 16 at the Smokin On The Buffalo (2019). They are ranked #3416 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,416

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1495

peak 1522 · rated over 20 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 17, 2019

latest Jul 23, 2022 · 3.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#268

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

10% of 20 contests

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

673.6456 / 720

Master · Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown

Perfect 180s

Current form

646.57 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 647.43 (-0.86)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Pork · Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown

Consistency

±19.25

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.88 · weakest Brisket (157.38)

Road miles

7,023

across 20 mapped stops · furthest 1,004 mi

Schedule strength

63%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)

Purse competed for

$148K

listed at 18 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 20 state-championship entries

Master avg

647.43 / 720

20 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

673.6456 career-best overall

93.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 673.6456 at Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown — 93.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Feb 14, 2020

Their season

2020 their best year

2020 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 49%.

5 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 49%

A tough matchup

9–1 behind in the head-to-head

BIG RAZ BBQ ahead in 90% of their meetings

BIG RAZ BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.51 points below their pork, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 30%.

Brisket avg 157.38
Pork avg 163.88
2 calls in 20 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of T-BONE BBQ MA in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

9 of 9 shared pork entries lost

PADDY MCQ'S ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, PADDY MCQ'S has out-cooked them in 9 of 9 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BURNING PIG BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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The long haul

7,023 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 7,023 miles across 20 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,004 miles to Humble BBQ Cook off.

20 mapped stops
furthest 1,004 mi

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
2022 ↗	Master	#1247 (75 pts)	#1260 (80 pts)	#1387 (65 pts)	#1256 (85 pts)	#1188 (95 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1096 (95 pts)	#1114 (105 pts)	#1202 (90 pts)	#1148 (90 pts)	#1081 (105 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#268 (417 pts)	#248 (492 pts)	#227 (527 pts)	#213 (582 pts)	#307 (397 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#301 (1,017 pts)	#245 (1,140 pts)	#219 (1,233 pts)	#230 (1,201 pts)	#371 (880 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Old Man Jeff, each with one reason worth a look.

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

TWISTED OAK BARBECUE

#3,394 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1507

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Old Man Jeff)

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jan 28, 2022

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ROOSTER'S COMPETITION BBQ TEAM

#3,415 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1515

Careers of much the same size, 18 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 18 contests
last seen May 2, 2025

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ROAD WARRIORS BBQ

#3,428 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1509

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before Old Man Jeff's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 18 contests

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BAERL B Q (DE)

#3,417 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1495

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 22, 2018

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No Butts About It

#3,399 of the rated field

1495 power rating

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

25 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2025

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Bourbon Bent BBQ

#3,409 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1495

They turned up 5 years after Old Man Jeff did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG RAZ BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
INSANE SWINE BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
FIRE DOWN BELOW	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
A MAZIE Q	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Team GottaQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Pig Data BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Top Gun Barbecue	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	20	4	174.2856	153.1200	163.56	top 55%
Pork Ribs	20	5	174.2856	148.5484	162.61	top 52%
Pork	20	6	176.5600	151.9656	163.88	top 51%
Brisket	20	2	170.2628	135.4172	157.38	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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 69%
Medium (20–39)	12	top 62%
Large (40+)	6	top 51%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
VT	2	top 84%
WV	2	top 69%
FL	2	top 61%
TX	2	top 29%
NJ	2	top 60%
PA	2	top 42%
NY	2	top 76%
ME	2	top 62%
AL	1	top 68%
RI	1	top 25%
VA	1	top 72%
MA	1	top 56%

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 13 contests

Contests a season 5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in VT 2 of 20 contests · 12 states in all

Contests visited 20 a different one every time

Opponents faced 639 finished ahead 371 times, behind 468

Longest layoff 1.3 yrs Mar 6, 2020 → Jun 11, 2021

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

20221 milestone

Jul 23 Most recent contest The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival

20203 milestones

Feb 14 Career-best overall score673.6456 Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
Feb 14 Career-best single call (Pork)176.5600 Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
Feb 14 Peak power rating (1522) Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown

20195 milestones

May 17 First tracked contest Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
May 17 First call Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
May 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2056 Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Jun 14 First overall top-10 Smokin On The Buffalo
Sep 28 10th tracked contest Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.7	Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Sep 28, 2019
+12.1	Humble BBQ Cook off	Jan 31, 2020
+11.1	Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition	Aug 24, 2019
+7.5	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship	Oct 4, 2019
+6.5	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown	Feb 14, 2020

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.2	Oinktoberfest	Sep 21, 2019
-10.6	City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off	Jun 11, 2021
-10.2	Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark	Aug 10, 2019
-8.4	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Sep 7, 2019
-7.3	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival	Jul 23, 2022

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)
2022	1	0	0%	top 80%	87.1%	87.1%
2021	1	0	0%	top 93%	85.4%	85.4%
2020	5	0	60%	top 49%	93.6%	92.2%
2019	13	2	54%	top 59%	93%	89.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 23, 2022	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival 🏅 Windsor, VT	20 / 25 (626.8688)	19 (158.8572)	22 (154.8572)	18 (157.1428)	16 (156.0116)
Jun 11, 2021	City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off 🏅 Welch, WV	14 / 15 (614.8340)	12 (162.3200)	15 (148.5484)	15 (152.5140)	12 (151.4516)
Mar 6, 2020	Fire it up Frostproof! 🏅 Frostproof, FL	22 / 32 (655.3024)	22 (164.5256)	15 (168.5256)	16 (168.5256)	24 (153.7256)
Feb 21, 2020	Capital City Cook Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL	17 / 25 (662.1944)	24 (155.9772)	11 (168.5372)	7 (171.9772)	17 (165.7028)
Feb 14, 2020	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown 🏅 Huntsville, TX	18 / 42 (673.6456)	4 (174.2856)	22 (165.6800)	5 (176.5600)	30 (157.1200)
Jan 31, 2020	Humble BBQ Cook off 🏅 Humble, TX	17 / 117 (662.7880)	39 (160.5256)	7 (174.2856)	21 (167.9884)	36 (159.9884)
Jan 24, 2020	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	28 / 53 (664.4572)	18 (171.4632)	31 (165.0856)	46 (157.6456)	12 (170.2628)
Oct 12, 2019	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	23 / 30 (642.8116)	27 (153.6568)	15 (161.1204)	14 (167.4400)	21 (160.5944)
Oct 11, 2019	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	14 / 32 (656.5600)	8 (169.7256)	14 (164)	8 (168)	24 (154.8344)
Oct 4, 2019	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	14 / 36 (659.8396)	17 (162.2512)	7 (168.5488)	24 (159.9312)	9 (169.1084)
Sep 28, 2019	Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Hope Valley, RI	9 / 36 (669.6804)	8 (172.0116)	7 (169.1544)	17 (165.6800)	20 (162.8344)
Sep 21, 2019	Oinktoberfest 🏅 Clarence, NY	36 / 43 (618.6740)	39 (154.8228)	31 (156.5256)	37 (151.9656)	30 (155.3600)
Sep 7, 2019	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Braintree, VT	27 / 31 (629.0172)	27 (153.1200)	27 (151.9544)	7 (169.7372)	26 (154.2056)
Aug 24, 2019	Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME	11 / 36 (660.5944)	11 (165.7600)	8 (169.1544)	13 (167.4172)	22 (158.2628)
Aug 16, 2019	Hudson Valley Ribfest 🏅 New Paltz, NY	36 / 53 (627.8172)	12 (169.1200)	37 (156.5600)	41 (153.6572)	44 (148.4800)
Aug 10, 2019	Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark 🏅 Saco, ME	26 / 28 (612.4912)	23 (159.4284)	17 (161.7028)	21 (155.9428)	27 (135.4172)
Jun 28, 2019	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	22 / 48 (665.6688)	33 (161.1544)	12 (168.5600)	24 (166.8344)	15 (169.1200)
Jun 21, 2019	8th Annual Covington Cork & Pork Festival 🏅 Covington, VA	23 / 32 (632.4348)	20 (162.8000)	28 (152.5488)	11 (167.4060)	26 (149.6800)
Jun 14, 2019	Smokin On The Buffalo 🏅 Mannington, WV	7 / 16 (658.7656)	6 (172)	8 (164.5828)	10 (160.5028)	8 (161.6800)
May 17, 2019	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Plymouth, MA	15 / 27 (654.2056)	12 (167.4400)	12 (162.2400)	5 (170.8228)	21 (153.7028)

Old Man Jeff

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 (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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)