Old Man Jeff

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3411

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1495

peak 1522 · rated over 20 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-05-17

latest 2022-07-23

Best ToY finish

#268

Master 2020

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

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

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.88 · weakest Brisket (157.38)

Road miles

7,023

mi across 20 mapped stops · furthest 1004 mi

Schedule strength

63%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)

Purse competed for

$148K

listed at 18 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 20 state-championship entries

Master avg

647.43 / 720

20 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

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
2020-02-14

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.

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

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

ROOSTER'S COMPETITION BBQ TEAM

#3407 of the rated field

1495 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2025-05-02

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKING JOE'S BARBERQ

#3397 of the rated field

1495 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1523

No shared contest yet.

27 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 27 contests
last seen 2025-09-26

⚔ Head-to-head

ZWARTE HAND

#3405 of the rated field

1495 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before Old Man Jeff's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 14 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

CHICK HUGGINS BBQ

#3418 of the rated field

1495 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1513

No shared contest yet.

They were already cooking in 2014, 5 years before Old Man Jeff's first contest.

rated over 29 contests
last seen 2026-04-17

⚔ Head-to-head

GRUMPY OLD MEN BBQ

#3400 of the rated field

1495 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1511

No shared contest yet.

Level with Old Man Jeff on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 33 contests
last seen 2022-06-03

⚔ Head-to-head

BOYS IN BLUE BARBECUE

#3416 of the rated field

1495 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

No shared contest yet.

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 12 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

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 state / province

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%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 69%
Medium (20–39)	12	top 62%
Large (40+)	6	top 51%

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.2 yrs 2019-05-17 → 2022-07-23

Busiest season 2019 13 contests

Contests a season 5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in VT 2 of 20 contests · 12 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 20 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 20 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 163.88 · weakest Brisket (157.38)

Walk rate 50% a top-10 call in 10 of 20 contests

Overall top-10 rate 10% 2 of 20 contests

Master average 647.43 out of 720 · 20 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 639 371–468 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 7,023 20 mapped stops · furthest 1,004 mi

Schedule strength 1579 average field rating faced — tougher than 63% of rated contests

Purse competed for $147,875 listed at 18 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 20 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.3 yrs 2020-03-06 → 2021-06-11

Power rating 1495 peak 1522 · #3411 of 6,413 rated

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

2019
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
2020
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
2022
Jul 23 Most recent contest The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.7	Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2019-09-28
+12.1	Humble BBQ Cook off	2020-01-31
+11.1	Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition	2019-08-24
+7.4	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship	2019-10-04
+6.5	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown	2020-02-14

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.2	Oinktoberfest	2019-09-21
-10.6	City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off	2021-06-11
-10.2	Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark	2019-08-10
-8.4	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2019-09-07
-7.4	Hudson Valley Ribfest	2019-08-16

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	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
2022-07-23	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival 🏅 Windsor, VT	20 / 25 (626.8688)	19 (158.8572)	22 (154.8572)	18 (157.1428)	16 (156.0116)
2021-06-11	City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off 🏅 Welch, WV	14 / 15 (614.8340)	12 (162.3200)	15 (148.5484)	15 (152.5140)	12 (151.4516)
2020-03-06	Fire it up Frostproof! 🏅 Frostproof, FL	22 / 32 (655.3024)	22 (164.5256)	15 (168.5256)	16 (168.5256)	24 (153.7256)
2020-02-21	Capital City Cook Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL	17 / 25 (662.1944)	24 (155.9772)	11 (168.5372)	7 (171.9772)	17 (165.7028)
2020-02-14	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown 🏅 Huntsville, TX	18 / 42 (673.6456)	4 (174.2856)	22 (165.6800)	5 (176.5600)	30 (157.1200)
2020-01-31	Humble BBQ Cook off 🏅 Humble, TX	17 / 117 (662.7880)	39 (160.5256)	7 (174.2856)	21 (167.9884)	36 (159.9884)
2020-01-24	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	28 / 53 (664.4572)	18 (171.4632)	31 (165.0856)	46 (157.6456)	12 (170.2628)
2019-10-12	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)
2019-10-11	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	14 / 32 (656.5600)	8 (169.7256)	14 (164.0000)	8 (168.0000)	24 (154.8344)
2019-10-04	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	14 / 36 (659.8396)	17 (162.2512)	7 (168.5488)	24 (159.9312)	9 (169.1084)
2019-09-28	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)
2019-09-21	Oinktoberfest 🏅 Clarence, NY	36 / 43 (618.6740)	39 (154.8228)	31 (156.5256)	37 (151.9656)	30 (155.3600)
2019-09-07	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)
2019-08-24	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)
2019-08-16	Hudson Valley Ribfest 🏅 New Paltz, NY	36 / 53 (627.8172)	12 (169.1200)	37 (156.5600)	41 (153.6572)	44 (148.4800)
2019-08-10	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)
2019-06-28	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	22 / 48 (665.6688)	33 (161.1544)	12 (168.5600)	24 (166.8344)	15 (169.1200)
2019-06-21	8th Annual Covington Cork & Pork Festival 🏅 Covington, VA	23 / 32 (632.4348)	20 (162.8000)	28 (152.5488)	11 (167.4060)	26 (149.6800)
2019-06-14	Smokin On The Buffalo 🏅 Mannington, WV	7 / 16 (658.7656)	6 (172.0000)	8 (164.5828)	10 (160.5028)	8 (161.6800)
2019-05-17	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)

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
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 (1017 pts)	#245 (1140 pts)	#219 (1233 pts)	#230 (1201 pts)	#371 (880 pts)