The comeback
2.4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.4 years, then back at Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 1 (Mar 14, 2019).
- last seen Oct 7, 2016
- back Mar 14, 2019
JOBU BBQ
JOBU BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2019. Their best overall finish is 13th of 18 at the Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 1 (2019). They finished #1202 in the 2019 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1491
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Mar 14, 2019
latest Mar 15, 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 171.13 · weakest Pork (155.41)
Road miles
113
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 113 mi
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
640.46 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | #1202 (189 pts) | #1286 (184 pts) | #1251 (194 pts) | #1347 (174 pts) | #846 (374 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2628 | 152.4912 | 157.38 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 145.0972 | 156.55 | top 76% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9540 | 154.8572 | 155.41 | top 85% |
| Brisket | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 172.5600 | 169.7028 | 171.13 | top 27% |
“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 72% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NM
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
21
finished ahead 9 times, behind 28
Longest layoff
2.4 yrs
Oct 7, 2016 → Mar 14, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20194 milestones
- First call Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 1
- Career-best single call (Brisket)172.5600 Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 1
- Career-best overall score646.1480 Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 2
- Most recent contest Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 2
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest Bliss, Brews & Que
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 77% | 89.7% | 89% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2019 | Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 2 🏅 Ruidoso, NM | 17 / 21 (646.1480) | 18 (152.4912) | 12 (168) | 18 (155.9540) | 9 (169.7028) |
| Mar 14, 2019 | Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 1 🏅 Ruidoso, NM | 13 / 18 (634.7772) | 13 (162.2628) | 17 (145.0972) | 15 (154.8572) | 2 (172.5600) |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Bliss Brews & Que Ft. Bliss, TX | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 9, 2015 | Bliss, Brews & Que Fort Bliss, TX | — | — | — | — | — |