The heartbreaker
2.8684
points from the title
Came within 2.8684 points of the Grand Championship at Chillin & Grillin in the Glades (Jul 17, 2026).
Maya Jane BBQ
Maya Jane BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Uniquely Union (2026), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #2047 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1537
peak 1537 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 27, 2016
latest Sep 18, 2026 · 10.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
1 reserve · wins it all 20% of the time
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
40% of 5 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.83
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.87 · weakest Brisket (165.11)
Road miles
475
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 237 mi
Schedule strength
76%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1597)
Purse competed for
$23K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
677.03 / 720
5 Master contests · 1 GC
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Maya Jane BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
80 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,049 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 100%
- Peak
- 1538
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,046 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1537
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Maya Jane BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,044 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1537
Level with Maya Jane BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,045 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1537
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Maya Jane BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,059 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1536
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 12 years before Maya Jane BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,057 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1556
They turned up 8 years after Maya Jane BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 159.9428 | 169.11 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 180 🔥 | 159.9428 | 171.87 | top 35% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 163.3944 | 170.95 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 177.7028 | 157.1200 | 165.11 | top 59% |
“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 | 1 | top 7% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 25% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 74% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) | 2 | 44 | 0 | top 74% | May 26, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
3 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
2 of 5 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
First title
Sep 11, 2026
Uniquely Union
Opponents faced
141
finished ahead 97 times, behind 109
Longest layoff
9.1 yrs
May 26, 2017 → Jul 17, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
202611 milestones
- First call Chillin & Grillin in the Glades
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Chillin & Grillin in the Glades
- First overall top-10 Chillin & Grillin in the Glades
- First overall podium Chillin & Grillin in the Glades
- First Reserve Championship Chillin & Grillin in the Glades
- First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Chillin & Grillin in the Glades
- First Grand Championship Uniquely Union
- First state championship Uniquely Union
- Career-best overall score702.7884 Uniquely Union
- Peak power rating (1537) Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge
- Most recent contest Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.1256 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +20.2 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | Jul 17, 2026 |
| +18.2 | Uniquely Union | Sep 11, 2026 |
| +4 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | Sep 18, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.6 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) | May 26, 2017 |
| -1.1 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) | May 27, 2016 |
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 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% | top 19% | 97.6% | 96.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC | 13 / 29 (684.4568) | 16 (169.6800) | 2 (178.8572) | 19 (169.6912) | 20 (166.2284) |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Uniquely Union 🏅 Union, SC | 1 / 14 (702.7884) | 5 (174.2628) | 2 (176.5600) | 6 (174.2628) | 1 (177.7028) |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 2 / 35 (695.3600) | 7 (175.4172) | 1 (180) | 7 (174.2628) | 22 (165.6800) |
| May 26, 2017 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA | 54 / 67 (652.4344) | 47 (166.2628) | 50 (163.9772) | 57 (163.3944) | 53 (158.8000) |
| May 27, 2016 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA | 44 / 66 (650.1256) | 52 (159.9428) | 51 (159.9428) | 11 (173.1200) | 51 (157.1200) |