A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
J-Dub's BBQ
J-Dub's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 46th of 68 at the Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL) (2017). They finished #739 in the 2024 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1474
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 2, 2014
latest May 4, 2018 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.88
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 152.67 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.66)
Road miles
7
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Master avg
604.54 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 137.6000 | 152.09 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2744 | 142.8116 | 149.66 | top 76% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.9428 | 147.9656 | 150.12 | top 84% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2516 | 151.3484 | 152.67 | top 62% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | 3 | 46 | 0 | top 78% | May 4, 2018 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OK
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
181
finished ahead 75 times, behind 220
Longest layoff
2 yrs
May 2, 2014 → May 6, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival
20171 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)165.7028 Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL)
20143 milestones
- First tracked contest Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
- Career-best overall score611.4284 Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
- Peak power rating (1496) Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.6 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | May 4, 2018 |
| -8.5 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | May 6, 2016 |
| -4.1 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | May 2, 2014 |
| -3.6 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL) | May 5, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 84.5% | 84.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 82.1% | 82.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 84.9% | 84.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2018 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 59 / 68 (607.1656) | 54 (158.2400) | 66 (145.6344) | 58 (151.9428) | 49 (151.3484) |
| May 5, 2017 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL) Bixby, OK | 46 / 68 (608.4112) | 26 (165.7028) | 57 (142.8116) | 60 (147.9656) | 41 (151.9312) |
| May 6, 2016 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 67 / 83 (591.1548) | 77 (137.6000) | 68 (147.9204) | 69 (151.3828) | 47 (154.2516) |
| May 2, 2014 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 52 / 80 (611.4284) | 70 (146.8228) | 32 (162.2744) | 63 (149.1772) | 47 (153.1540) |