A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SON OF SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings
SON OF SMOKE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
JP-B-Que
JP-B-Que is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 26th of 27 at the Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship (2019). Also listed in KCBS results as “JP B QUE”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1468
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 1, 2015
latest May 3, 2019 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.87
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 153.14 · weakest Brisket (134.83)
Road miles
56
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
Purse competed for
$7,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
588.53 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5484 | 147.9656 | 153.14 | top 88% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.7372 | 148.5828 | 151.82 | top 83% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4628 | 127.3828 | 148.74 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137.1316 | 132.5488 | 134.83 | top 95% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship | 2 | 26 | 0 | top 92% | May 3, 2019 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
66
finished ahead 8 times, behind 83
Longest layoff
3 yrs
May 1, 2015 → May 4, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20193 milestones
- Career-best overall score601.7484 Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)167.4628 Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship
20151 milestone
- Peak power rating (1488) Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Smoke on the River
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship | May 1, 2015 |
| -10.4 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship | May 3, 2019 |
| -10.2 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship | May 4, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 83.6% | 83.6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 83% | 83% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 78.6% | 78.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2019 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship 🏅 Elk Grove, CA | 26 / 27 (601.7484) | 26 (150.8912) | 26 (148.5828) | 13 (167.4628) | 27 (134.8116) |
| May 4, 2018 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA | 31 / 35 (597.6344) | 27 (160.5484) | 29 (153.1544) | 30 (151.3828) | 34 (132.5488) |
| May 1, 2015 | Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA | 29 / 32 (566.2172) | 29 (147.9656) | 22 (153.7372) | 32 (127.3828) | 28 (137.1316) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA | — | — | — | — | — |