Jack9 BBQ-CA

Jack9 BBQ-CA is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 5th of 31 at the Clayton BBQ Cook-off (2019). They are ranked #1992 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,992

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1539

peak 1552 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 25, 2019

latest Apr 28, 2023 · 4.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#335

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

12% of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

688.5372 / 720

Master · Clayton BBQ Cook-off

Perfect 180s

Current form

664.26 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 667.90 (-3.64)

Walk rate

76%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Pork · 2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival

Consistency

±12.43

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.72 · weakest Brisket (164.84)

Road miles

4,082

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 481 mi

Schedule strength

72%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1591)

Purse competed for

$218K

listed at 16 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 17 state-championship entries

Master avg

667.90 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

76% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 13 of 17 contests

A top-10 category call in 76% of their 17 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

688.5372 career-best overall

95.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 688.5372 at Clayton BBQ Cook-off — 95.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 12, 2019

A tough matchup

13–1 behind in the head-to-head

BIG POPPA SMOKERS ahead in 93% of their meetings

BIG POPPA SMOKERS has come out ahead in 13 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.88 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 29% of the time against 41%.

Brisket avg 164.84
Chicken avg 169.72
5 calls in 17 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN' AXE BBQ in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

9 of 11 shared chicken entries lost

Burnin and Lootin ahead 82% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Burnin and Lootin has out-cooked them in 9 of 11 shared chicken entries.

An August team

Top 37% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 37% across 3 contests, versus top 51% the rest of the year.

3 August contests
top 51% the rest of the year

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The long haul

4,082 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,082 miles across 17 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 481 miles to Wild West BBQ Shoot Out.

17 mapped stops
furthest 481 mi

The metronome

±1.73% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.73% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.8% of a perfect score
17 contests

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
2023 ↗	Master	#1255 (60 pts)	#1319 (60 pts)	#1432 (60 pts)	#1287 (60 pts)	#1296 (60 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#749 (220 pts)	#814 (205 pts)	#759 (255 pts)	#802 (205 pts)	#759 (230 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#335 (335 pts)	#259 (480 pts)	#344 (370 pts)	#319 (390 pts)	#313 (390 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#415 (772 pts)	#379 (852 pts)	#347 (922 pts)	#470 (732 pts)	#361 (892 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Jack9 BBQ-CA, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Dos Toros BBQ Team

#1,997 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1539

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Jack9 BBQ-CA)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Jack9 BBQ-CA has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 29, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

Que or be Qued

#1,977 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1553

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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16 Mesh BBQ

#1,988 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1539

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jul 12, 2025

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TASTY LICKS BBQ SUPPLY

#1,983 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1539

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 9 years before Jack9 BBQ-CA's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 16 contests

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NAGAN FOR MORE BBQ

#1,995 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1539

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 5% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Aug 24, 2018

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C & J BACKYARD SMOKERS

#1,985 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1540

They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Jack9 BBQ-CA's first contest.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
B' Mackin BBQ	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
7 SINS BBQ	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
BULL MARKET BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
MUDVILLE BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
Meat Candy Q	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Old Town Franklin BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Cynical BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
7-8-9 BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin it Up BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
RBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	7	0	176.5600	162.8116	169.72	top 43%
Pork Ribs	17	6	1	174.8688	149.1088	166.41	top 48%
Pork	15	4	0	176.5600	154.8228	166.75	top 52%
Brisket	17	5	1	175.4172	146.2172	164.84	top 49%

“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)	9	0	top 52%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 50%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CA	12	top 54%
AZ	2	top 60%
UT	1	top 26%
NV	1	top 35%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival	2	20	0	top 58%	Nov 4, 2022

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 8 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 12 of 17 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 16 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 335 finished ahead 346 times, behind 343

Longest layoff 1.4 yrs Aug 14, 2020 → Jan 21, 2022

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

20231 milestone

Apr 28 Most recent contest BBQ, Boots & Brew

20222 milestones

Sep 23 Peak power rating (1552) The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out
Nov 4 Career-best single call (Pork)176.5600 2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival

20201 milestone

Jan 24 10th tracked contest The Golden State Battle II

20195 milestones

Jan 25 First tracked contest The Golden State Battle
Jul 5 First call Smoke & Hops
Jul 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.2172 Smoke & Hops
Jul 12 First overall top-10 Clayton BBQ Cook-off
Jul 12 Career-best overall score688.5372 Clayton BBQ Cook-off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.4	Clayton BBQ Cook-off	Jul 12, 2019
+12.1	The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out	Sep 23, 2022
+10.9	Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival	Aug 14, 2020
+7.9	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	Aug 23, 2019
+6.4	Smoke & Hops	Jul 5, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9	The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1	Jan 21, 2022
-8.5	The Golden State Battle	Jan 25, 2019
-7.7	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	Jan 13, 2023
-4.7	BBQ, Boots & Brew	Apr 28, 2023
-0.5	2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival	Nov 4, 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)
2023	2	0	0%	top 74%	92.4%	91.3%
2022	3	1	100%	top 53%	94.8%	92.9%
2020	4	0	75%	top 44%	94.8%	93%
2019	8	1	88%	top 49%	95.6%	93%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 28, 2023	BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA	23 / 33 (665.6000)	23 (170.8228)	14 (171.4400)	23 (165.0972)	26 (158.2400)
Jan 13, 2023	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	35 / 45 (648.5260)	31 (163.4172)	37 (160.5488)	27 (167.3828)	34 (157.1772)
Nov 4, 2022	2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival 🏅 Indio, CA	20 / 35 (674.7772)	10 (175.4056)	21 (166.2972)	4 (176.5600)	31 (156.5144)
Sep 23, 2022	The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out 🏅 Fresno, CA	7 / 43 (682.2172)	10 (170.8344)	14 (168.5600)	10 (170.2628)	6 (172.5600)
Jan 21, 2022	The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1 🏅 Santa Barbara, CA	26 / 30 (650.1604)	22 (165.0972)	9 (172.5716)	22 (166.2744)	26 (146.2172)
Aug 14, 2020	Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival 🏅 Kanab, UT	11 / 42 (682.7772)	32 (163.3944)	21 (167.9656)	4 (176)	4 (175.4172)
Feb 21, 2020	The Tyson Guinea Pig, Matt Dalton Memorial 🏅 Coachella, CA	31 / 50 (658.7200)	23 (167.3944)	22 (168.5372)	37 (163.4056)	39 (159.3828)
Jan 24, 2020	The Golden State Battle II 🏅 Hollister, CA	20 / 46 (670.7544)	6 (175.4172)	8 (169.1544)	38 (159.9544)	27 (166.2284)
Jan 17, 2020	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	25 / 59 (666.7540)	6 (176.5600)	37 (162.8456)	27 (166.2628)	32 (161.0856)
Nov 1, 2019	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival 🏅 Indio, CA	22 / 37 (665.6004)	22 (166.8344)	3 (174.8688)	23 (163.9428)	27 (159.9544)
Sep 20, 2019	5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship 🏅	19 / 44 (668.9596)	24 (166.2284)	10 (171.4056)	31 (161.6456)	13 (169.6800)
Aug 23, 2019	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out 🏅 Wendover, NV	13 / 37 (681.0628)	7 (173.7144)	25 (164.5600)	13 (170.8228)	14 (171.9656)
Aug 16, 2019	Turf & Surf BBQ Championship 🏅 Del Mar, CA	17 / 35 (667.2912)	11 (169.6684)	27 (160.5256)	—	3 (174.2744)
Jul 26, 2019	Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge 🏅 Gilroy, CA	19 / 36 (661.0404)	21 (162.8116)	4 (172.5716)	18 (165.1200)	22 (160.5372)
Jul 12, 2019	Clayton BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Clayton, CA	5 / 31 (688.5372)	7 (174.2628)	8 (169.7144)	7 (173.7144)	8 (170.8456)
Jul 5, 2019	Smoke & Hops 🏅 Harmony, CA	12 / 26 (678.2172)	5 (174.2628)	21 (158.2744)	—	9 (171.9772)
Jan 25, 2019	The Golden State Battle 🏅 Santa Ynez, CA	43 / 48 (643.3144)	26 (169.1200)	47 (149.1088)	44 (154.8228)	12 (170.2628)

Jack9 BBQ-CA

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 (9 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

An August team

The long haul

The metronome

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)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

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)