George Jenkins High School - GJQ
George Jenkins High School - GJQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2023. Their best overall finish is 24th of 51 at the Lakeland Pig Festival (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1495
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jan 27, 2023
latest Feb 3, 2023
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.26 · weakest Chicken (153.09)
Road miles
17
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$17K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
651.30 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (4-meat) avg
656.99 / 720
1 Backyard (4-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 142.7884 | 153.09 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 167.3944 | 168.26 | top 54% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 165.1200 | 167.12 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 159.3716 | 165.69 | top 46% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20235 milestones
- First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.9944 Lakeland Pig Festival
- Career-best overall score656.9944 Lakeland Pig Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)172 Budweiser Smoke on the Water
- Most recent contest Budweiser Smoke on the Water
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2023 | Budweiser Smoke on the Water 🏅 Winter Haven, FL | 42 / 47 (651.3028) | 46 (142.7884) | 30 (167.3944) | 25 (169.1200) | 12 (172) |
| Jan 27, 2023 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 24 / 51 (656.9944) | 26 (163.3828) | 23 (169.1200) | 23 (165.1200) | 34 (159.3716) |