High-water mark
685.6228
career-best overall
95.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 685.6228 at 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN — 95.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Nov 11, 2022
Jonesy Q
Jonesy Q is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 9th of 91 at the 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN (2022). They are ranked #4077 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1482
peak 1482 · rated over 5 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Aug 24, 2019
latest Nov 11, 2022 · 3.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
653.72 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 652.07 (+1.65)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.63
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.26 · weakest Brisket (159.50)
Road miles
397
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 294 mi
Schedule strength
56%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)
Purse competed for
$17K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
652.07 / 720
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #667 (260 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Jonesy Q, each with one reason worth a look.
121 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,056 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,090 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1481
They were already cooking in 2014, 5 years before Jonesy Q's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,072 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
Level with Jonesy Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,067 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,062 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1503
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before Jonesy Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,079 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1502
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before Jonesy Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rankin County BBQ Company | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 178.8572 | 162.2516 | 168.26 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 158.2856 | 162.74 | top 69% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 155.3600 | 161.57 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 152 | 159.50 | top 69% |
“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 81% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 70% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 10% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MS
5 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
171
finished ahead 117 times, behind 108
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20224 milestones
- First overall top-10 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN
- Career-best overall score685.6228 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN
- Most recent contest 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN
20203 milestones
- First call Swinging Bridge BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.3944 Swinging Bridge BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1498) Swinging Bridge BBQ Festival
20191 milestone
- First tracked contest Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.7 | Swinging Bridge BBQ Festival | Jun 26, 2020 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.2 | Back the Blue | Jun 25, 2021 |
| -6.2 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival | Apr 29, 2022 |
| -5.4 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) | Aug 24, 2019 |
| -4.2 | Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival | May 1, 2021 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 45% | 95.2% | 92.1% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 75% | 90.4% | 89.7% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 52% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2022 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Gadsden, AL | 9 / 91 (171.4056) | 2 (178.8572) | 73 (164.5372) | 35 (171.4056) | 32 (170.8228) |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival 🏅 Brookhaven, MS | 20 / 25 (640.5144) | 11 (169.6916) | 21 (158.2856) | 20 (160.5372) | 19 (152) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | Back the Blue 🏅 Brookhaven, MS | 13 / 16 (640.3888) | 14 (162.2516) | 6 (168.5372) | 16 (155.3600) | 13 (154.2400) |
| May 1, 2021 | Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival 🏅 Brookhaven, MS | 26 / 38 (650.6968) | 25 (163.4056) | 29 (160.5028) | 25 (162.8000) | 21 (163.9884) |
| Jun 26, 2020 | Swinging Bridge BBQ Festival 🏅 Byram, MS | 16 / 31 (651.3944) | 3 (171.9772) | 17 (163.4628) | 27 (156.5144) | 23 (159.4400) |
| Aug 24, 2019 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) 🏅 Brandon, MS | 22 / 28 (643.7940) | 17 (163.4056) | 22 (161.0856) | 22 (162.8000) | 26 (156.5028) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.