Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.
- Brisket ×1
JaBs
JaBs is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Smoke on the Ohio (2025). They are ranked #2428 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1523
peak 1523 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Jun 27, 2025
latest Aug 15, 2026 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
0 reserve · wins it all 17% of the time
Category wins
4
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
50% of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
685.96
last 5 Master vs avg 686.00 (-0.04)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.17
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 174.65 · weakest Pork (170.26)
Road miles
924
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 312 mi
Schedule strength
74%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1593)
Purse competed for
$46K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
686.00 / 720
6 Master contests · 1 GC
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 JaBs, each with one reason worth a look.
95 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,422 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1523
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before JaBs's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,414 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1532
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,412 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1523
They were already cooking in 2013, 12 years before JaBs's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,436 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1522
Level with JaBs on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,433 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1530
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,420 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1528
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 11 years before JaBs'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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Take It Easy BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 178.8800 | 161.6224 | 170.82 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 178.2972 | 162.8228 | 170.27 | top 56% |
| Pork | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 162.7884 | 170.26 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 180 🔥 | 165.6684 | 174.65 | top 28% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 59% | Aug 15, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
4 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
4 of 6 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
First title
Sep 12, 2025
Smoke on the Ohio
Opponents faced
162
finished ahead 113 times, behind 143
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Peak power rating (1523) Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2)
- Most recent contest Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2)
202511 milestones
- First tracked contest Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown
- First call Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown
- First category win (Brisket) Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score686.1828 Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown
- First overall top-10 Smoke on the Ohio
- First overall podium Smoke on the Ohio
- First Grand Championship Smoke on the Ohio
- First state championship Smoke on the Ohio
- First multi-meat day Smoke on the Ohio
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) Smoke on the Ohio
- Career-best overall score709.1428 Smoke on the Ohio
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18.7 | Smoke on the Ohio | Sep 12, 2025 |
| +12.8 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) | Aug 15, 2026 |
| +7.5 | September Fest | Sep 19, 2025 |
| +5.7 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | Jun 27, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.7 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) | Aug 14, 2026 |
| -10.4 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | Jul 26, 2025 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | top 59% | 97.1% | 94.5% |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 100% | top 39% | 98.5% | 95.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2026 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) 🏅 Troy, IL | 7 / 32 (698.8000) | 18 (173.1200) | 18 (173.7028) | 20 (173.1200) | 1 (178.8572) |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) 🏅 Troy, IL | 25 / 26 (661.4964) | 25 (161.6224) | 13 (171.4172) | 26 (162.7884) | 22 (165.6684) |
| Sep 19, 2025 | September Fest 🏅 Coldwater, MI | 6 / 26 (682.7656) | 10 (170.8344) | 16 (166.8228) | 4 (173.1428) | 8 (171.9656) |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN | 1 / 27 (709.1428) | 5 (178.8800) | 1 (178.2972) | 9 (171.9656) | 1 (180) |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL | 27 / 32 (677.5884) | 6 (176.5600) | 31 (162.8228) | 30 (166.2400) | 14 (171.9656) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL | 12 / 26 (686.1828) | 24 (163.9312) | 18 (168.5372) | 4 (174.2744) | 1 (179.4400) |