The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Carbo-Q has finished one call ahead of MASON JAR BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
MASON JAR BBQ
MASON JAR BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 13th of 15 at the WV Coalfields Cookoff (2022). They are ranked #5416 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1453
peak 1453 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jul 16, 2021
latest Jun 10, 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 93%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.04
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.18 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.03)
Road miles
224
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 132 mi
Schedule strength
82%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1609)
Purse competed for
$28K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
633.66 / 720
5 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 MASON JAR BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
122 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,437 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,430 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before MASON JAR BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,423 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Level with MASON JAR BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,419 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,428 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1453
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#5,400 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Ham Squad | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| D’Qued Barbeque | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 150.8344 | 163.30 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6688 | 138.1144 | 151.03 | top 91% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.0116 | 162.7884 | 167.18 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5256 | 150.7656 | 153.54 | top 91% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
4 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WV
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
65
finished ahead 5 times, behind 124
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20224 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.0060 Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2
- Career-best overall score649.0060 Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.0116 Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2
- Most recent contest WV Coalfields Cookoff
20213 milestones
- First tracked contest Almost Heaven Rib Fest - One Meat Rib Contest B
- First call Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 1
- Peak power rating (1489) Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 1
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.7 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 1 | Jul 16, 2021 |
| -10 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 2 | Jul 17, 2021 |
| -9.4 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 | May 21, 2022 |
| -8.4 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 | May 20, 2022 |
| -8.2 | WV Coalfields Cookoff | Jun 10, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 93% | 90.1% | 88.5% |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 94% | 87.9% | 87.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2022 | WV Coalfields Cookoff 🏅 Welch, WV | 13 / 15 (636.9256) | 12 (159.4056) | 12 (161.6688) | 11 (162.7884) | 13 (153.0628) |
| May 21, 2022 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 🏅 Mannington, WV | 13 / 13 (649.0060) | 3 (175.4400) | 13 (146.7544) | 6 (176.0116) | 13 (150.8000) |
| May 20, 2022 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 🏅 Mannington, WV | 13 / 14 (625.4744) | 6 (173.7372) | 14 (138.1144) | 12 (162.8572) | 13 (150.7656) |
| Jul 17, 2021 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 2 🏅 Morgantown, WV | 14 / 15 (623.8972) | 15 (150.8344) | 15 (148.5600) | 14 (163.9772) | 12 (160.5256) |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 1 🏅 Morgantown, WV | 17 / 18 (633.0060) | 17 (157.0972) | 17 (153.0860) | 8 (170.2856) | 17 (152.5372) |
| May 1, 2021 | Almost Heaven Rib Fest - One Meat Rib Contest A Buckhannon, WV | — | — | 13 (154.2172) | — | — |
| May 1, 2021 | Almost Heaven Rib Fest - One Meat Rib Contest B Buckhannon, WV | — | — | 12 (154.7884) | — | — |