High-water mark
667.2800
career-best overall
92.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 667.2800 at Central Plains Ribfest — 92.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 17, 2022
JCs BBQ
JCs BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 8th of 22 at the Washington State Spring BBQ Championship (2014). They are ranked #4311 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “JC'S BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1477
peak 1507 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Apr 4, 2014
latest Jun 17, 2022 · 8.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
14% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
632.54 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 635.61 (-3.07)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.06
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 160.30 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.28)
Road miles
4,758
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 1,379 mi
Schedule strength
30%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
635.61 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 JCs BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
147 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,324 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 36%
- Peak
- 1477
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 14 contests to 7.
⚔ Compare careers#4,297 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before JCs BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,293 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Level with JCs BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,302 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1477
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,325 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1476
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,316 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1477
They turned up 7 years after JCs BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 147.9772 | 160.21 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 137.6344 | 156.28 | top 62% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 148.5828 | 158.82 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 149.7256 | 160.30 | top 56% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 77% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 65% | Mar 31, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NM
3 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
169
finished ahead 72 times, behind 160
Longest layoff
5 yrs
Jun 24, 2017 → Jun 17, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20223 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.2800 Central Plains Ribfest
- Career-best overall score667.2800 Central Plains Ribfest
- Most recent contest Central Plains Ribfest
20171 milestone
- Career-best single call (Brisket)172 Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 1
20144 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall top-10 Washington State Spring BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1507) Washington State Spring BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.3 | Washington State Spring BBQ Championship | Apr 25, 2014 |
| +2.1 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 4, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 31, 2017 |
| -7.2 | Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 1 | Jun 23, 2017 |
| -6.7 | Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2 | Jun 24, 2017 |
| -6.2 | Smokin' On The Pecos | Jun 26, 2015 |
| -1.5 | Central Plains Ribfest | Jun 17, 2022 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 69% | 92.7% | 92.7% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 82% | 88.8% | 87.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 85.3% | 85.3% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 42% | 89.4% | 89.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2022 | Central Plains Ribfest 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 20 / 29 (667.2800) | 10 (171.9772) | 15 (167.3828) | 25 (162.2284) | 18 (165.6916) |
| Jun 24, 2017 | Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2 Artesia, NM | 30 / 37 (639.2568) | 28 (164.5256) | 35 (143.9200) | 30 (162.2628) | 14 (168.5484) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 1 Artesia, NM | 35 / 43 (609.5432) | 40 (147.9772) | 41 (137.6344) | 33 (151.9316) | 8 (172) |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA | 25 / 30 (632.3888) | 19 (163.3828) | 21 (158.8232) | 22 (155.9428) | 24 (154.2400) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM | 35 / 48 (614.2280) | 38 (153.1084) | 24 (162.8112) | 36 (148.5828) | 33 (149.7256) |
| Apr 25, 2014 | Washington State Spring BBQ Championship Monroe, WA | 8 / 22 (643.8512) | 6 (166.2628) | 8 (162.2400) | 10 (163.4056) | 18 (151.9428) |
| Apr 4, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA | 14 / 30 (642.7428) | 24 (154.2628) | 10 (161.1428) | 7 (167.3828) | 13 (159.9544) |