Jakes BBQ

Jakes BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 19th of 19 at the Anchor City Cook Off (2021). They are ranked #5909 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Jake's BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,909

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1439

peak 1439 · rated over 6 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 11, 2013

latest Oct 8, 2021 · 8 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 94%

overall standings

Best overall

634.8460 / 720

Master · Anchor City Cook Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

605.92 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 605.10 (+0.81)

Walk rate

29%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.4172

Pork Ribs · Anchor City Cook Off

Consistency

±17.63

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 156.11 · weakest Brisket (142.41)

Road miles

4,043

across 7 mapped stops · furthest 1,594 mi

Schedule strength

56%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)

Purse competed for

$10K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

605.10 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Beta BBQ has finished one call ahead of Jakes BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKE THIS BBQ MO ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKE THIS BBQ MO has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−13.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 13.70 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.

Brisket avg 142.41
Pork avg 156.11
0 calls in 6 entries

The comeback

4.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4.5 years, then back at The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 (Apr 16, 2021).

last seen Oct 14, 2016
back Apr 16, 2021

The long haul

4,043 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,043 miles across 7 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,594 miles to The Golden State Battle III - Day 1.

7 mapped stops
furthest 1,594 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Anchor City Cook Off every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 19th

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Jakes BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

81 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

SMOKIN BUTTS AND RUBBIN HINDS

#5,895 of the rated field

1439 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1439

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jun 21, 2019

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HOGLICKERS

#5,914 of the rated field

1439 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1439

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 5 years before Jakes BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

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FIRE HOUSE GRILL

#5,910 of the rated field

1439 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1439

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Apr 14, 2017

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KINGS SMOKE WAGON BBQ

#5,902 of the rated field

1439 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1439

Level with Jakes BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Mar 13, 2015

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SMOKIN DEEZE THAANGS

#5,911 of the rated field

1439 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1439

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 7 years before Jakes BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

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Tropical BBQ

#5,906 of the rated field

1439 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1439

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 7 years before Jakes BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	0	160	147.4172	153.31	top 93%
Pork Ribs	6	1	171.4172	142.8116	155.02	top 85%
Pork	5	1	169.1772	149.1200	156.11	top 78%
Brisket	6	0	162.8228	125.0172	142.41	top 93%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 100%
Medium (20–39)	4	top 93%
Large (40+)	1	top 95%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	5	0	top 94%
CA	1	0	top 95%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Anchor City Cook Off	5	19	0	top 94%	Oct 8, 2021

More numbers

Busiest season 2021 2 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 5 of 7 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 2 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 130 finished ahead 10 times, behind 164

Longest layoff 4.5 yrs Oct 14, 2016 → Apr 16, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20211 milestone

Oct 8 Most recent contest Anchor City Cook Off

20142 milestones

Oct 10 Career-best overall score634.8460 Anchor City Cook Off
Oct 10 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.4172 Anchor City Cook Off

20133 milestones

Aug 23 First tracked contest New Holland Summer Fest
Oct 11 First call Anchor City Cook Off
Oct 11 Peak power rating (1486) Anchor City Cook Off

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.7	Anchor City Cook Off	Oct 11, 2013
-12.1	Anchor City Cook Off	Oct 9, 2015
-10.3	Anchor City Cook Off	Oct 14, 2016
-9.4	The Golden State Battle III - Day 1	Apr 16, 2021
-9.4	Anchor City Cook Off	Oct 8, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	2	0%	top 98%	84.9%	84.5%
2016	1	0%	top 97%	83.8%	83.8%
2015	1	0%	top 100%	79.8%	79.8%
2014	1	100%	top 78%	88.2%	88.2%
2013	2	50%	top 97%	83.5%	83.5%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 8, 2021	Anchor City Cook Off 🏅 Centralia, MO	19 / 19 (611.2688)	17 (160)	19 (159.4172)	18 (153.0972)	19 (138.7544)
Apr 16, 2021	The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 🏅 Hollister, CA	39 / 41 (605.5200)	38 (147.9088)	40 (149.1200)	—	29 (162.8228)
Oct 14, 2016	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	33 / 34 (603.2116)	31 (153.0744)	30 (154.2400)	33 (149.1200)	32 (146.7772)
Oct 9, 2015	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	20 / 20 (574.7320)	20 (147.4172)	20 (142.8116)	19 (151.4172)	20 (133.0860)
Oct 10, 2014	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	21 / 27 (634.8460)	23 (157.7372)	9 (171.4172)	22 (157.7144)	25 (147.9772)
Oct 11, 2013	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	28 / 29 (601.0288)	28 (153.7028)	27 (153.1316)	7 (169.1772)	29 (125.0172)
Aug 23, 2013	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	—	—	—	—	—

Jakes BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

The comeback

The long haul

A standing appointment

Teams like this (closest power rating)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)