JMB BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1195

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1586

peak 1632 · rated over 41 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-10-10

latest 2026-03-20

Best ToY finish

#287

Master 2020

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

11 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 41 contests

Avg finish

top 46%

overall standings

Best overall

693.6572 / 720

Master · Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

675.33 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 672.61 (+2.72)

Walk rate

61%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · Smoke on the Water

Consistency

±13.60

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.51 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.86)

Road miles

5,896

mi across 41 mapped stops · furthest 250 mi

Schedule strength

71%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1590)

Purse competed for

$226K

listed at 24 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 28 state-championship entries

Master avg

672.61 / 720

41 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (12 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

Happy hunting ground

Top 17% average finish here

Smoke on the Water is their spot: an average finish in the top 17% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 4th
average top 17%

They almost always walk

61% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 25 of 41 contests

A top-10 category call in 61% of their 41 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

693.6572 career-best overall

96.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 693.6572 at Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship — 96.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
2019-03-08

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH has finished one call ahead of JMB BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 22%.

5 contests
4 overall top-10s
1 category wins
average top 22%

A tough matchup

19–3 behind in the head-to-head

BLUE CHIP BBQ ahead in 86% of their meetings

BLUE CHIP BBQ has come out ahead in 19 of their 22 shared contests.

A strong matchup

16–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ in 16 of their 16 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

18 of 29 shared chicken entries lost

WeQ4U ahead 62% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WeQ4U has out-cooked them in 18 of 29 shared chicken entries.

An August team

Top 36% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 36% across 7 contests, versus top 46% the rest of the year.

7 August contests
top 46% the rest of the year

The long haul

5,896 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,896 miles across 41 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 250 miles to Smithfield Classic in Nashville.

41 mapped stops
furthest 250 mi

The metronome

±1.89% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.89% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.4% of a perfect score
41 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship every year from 2023 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 26th

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

HAMBONES BY THE FIRE

#1196 of the rated field

1586 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 70
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1660

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to JMB BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team JMB BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 69 contests
last seen 2025-09-05

⚔ Head-to-head

Shark Q

#1191 of the rated field

1587 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1596

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 41 contests to 41, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 39 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

Going Yard BBQ

#1192 of the rated field

1587 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 53
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1608

No shared contest yet.

53 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 28% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 51 contests
last seen 2026-07-09

⚔ Head-to-head

Oldman's Backyard B B QUE

#1194 of the rated field

1587 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 46%
Peak: 1587

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 28 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 28 contests
last seen 2026-07-11

⚔ Head-to-head

DANCES WITH SMOKE BARBEQUE

#1199 of the rated field

1586 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1599

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before JMB BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 22 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

GREENWITCH QUE CO.

#1200 of the rated field

1586 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1591

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2022-07-23

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WeQ4U	29	9	20	31%	⚔ compare
TIRE SMOKE BBQ	23	5	18	22%	⚔ compare
BLUE CHIP BBQ	22	3	19	14%	⚔ compare
CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	19	5	14	26%	⚔ compare
SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	19	4	15	21%	⚔ compare
HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO	18	13	5	72%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	17	9	8	53%	⚔ compare
Shiggin aint easy	17	7	10	41%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ BUS	17	6	11	35%	⚔ compare
LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	16	16	0	100%	⚔ compare
SmokinGhost BBQ	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare
UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
iBQ'n	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	41	12	1	5	178.8800	158.2516	169.51	top 46%
Pork Ribs	41	9	2	3	178.8572	142.8004	166.86	top 50%
Pork	41	8	0	1	179.4400	154.7884	168.51	top 48%
Brisket	41	8	2	2	178.8800	152.0000	167.73	top 49%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IN	14	top 43%
OH	12	top 48%
TN	7	top 48%
KY	5	top 63%
MI	2	top 22%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	16	0	top 47%
Large (40+)	25	0	top 45%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship	5	26	top 57%	2026-03-20
Bands & BBQ at the Point	2	19	top 69%	2024-09-13
Smoke on the Water	2	4	top 17%	2021-05-01
Covid-Que Relief (Day 2)	2	24	top 43%	2020-06-20
Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition	2	10	top 33%	2019-08-02
PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival	2	15	top 37%	2018-08-31
The River Grill before the Big Chill	2	33	top 74%	2015-10-09

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 11.4 yrs 2014-10-10 → 2026-03-20

Busiest season 2023 5 contests

Contests a season 3.2 across 13 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IN 14 of 41 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 31 7 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 41 entries · 1 win · 12 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 169.51 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.86)

Walk rate 61% a top-10 call in 25 of 41 contests

Overall top-10 rate 24% 10 of 41 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 672.61 out of 720 · 41 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 815 1,037–1,138 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 5,896 41 mapped stops · furthest 250 mi

Schedule strength 1590 average field rating faced — tougher than 71% of rated contests

Purse competed for $226,100 listed at 24 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 28 state-championship entries

Power rating 1586 peak 1632 · #1195 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Oct 10 First tracked contest The River Grill before the Big Chill
2015
May 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.0172 Buckeye State BBQ Championship
2016
Jul 8 First call Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
2018
Apr 6 First category win (Brisket) *CCS Fest
Apr 6 First overall top-10 *CCS Fest
Apr 6 10th tracked contest *CCS Fest
2019
Mar 8 Career-best overall score693.6572 Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
2021
Mar 19 25th tracked contest Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship
May 1 Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 Smoke on the Water
Sep 3 Peak power rating (1632) Smithfield Classic in Nashville
2026
Mar 20 Most recent contest Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.7	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship	2019-03-08
+15.7	*CCS Fest	2018-04-06
+12.6	PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival	2018-05-18
+12.2	Smokin in The Hills	2019-09-20
+12.1	Smoke on the Water	2019-05-04

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.3	Bands & BBQ at the Point	2024-09-13
-10.3	CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition	2016-04-22
-10.1	The River Grill before the Big Chill	2014-10-10
-9.2	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship	2026-03-20
-7.8	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship	2023-03-17

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0	0	0%	top 74%	93.4%	93.4%
2025	3	0	0	33%	top 46%	95.3%	94.6%
2024	3	0	0	33%	top 66%	94.3%	93.2%
2023	5	1	0	60%	top 50%	94.6%	93.7%
2022	1	0	0	100%	top 53%	94.3%	94.3%
2021	4	2	1	75%	top 29%	95.7%	95.2%
2020	5	1	1	80%	top 42%	94.4%	93.2%
2019	5	4	1	100%	top 22%	96.3%	94.9%
2018	5	2	2	80%	top 32%	94.3%	93.7%
2017	3	0	0	67%	top 46%	94.3%	92.8%
2016	3	0	0	33%	top 76%	92.8%	90.6%
2015	2	0	0	0%	top 69%	91.8%	90.7%
2014	1	0	0	0%	top 76%	88.8%	88.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-03-20	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	92 / 125 (672.4572)	110 (163.3828)	78 (167.9888)	46 (173.7028)	84 (167.3828)
2025-08-15	Madison Ribberfest 🏅 Madison, IN	25 / 45 (676.4340)	11 (175.4056)	40 (158.8000)	13 (174.2628)	27 (167.9656)
2025-04-18	GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI	16 / 56 (686.2512)	34 (170.2628)	27 (168.5600)	8 (176.0228)	22 (171.4056)
2025-03-14	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	55 / 100 (681.6684)	74 (168.5484)	12 (176.0116)	92 (161.7028)	19 (175.4056)
2024-09-13	Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY	25 / 31 (659.8512)	21 (167.9656)	26 (161.1200)	25 (162.2400)	15 (168.5256)
2024-05-10	Derby Park Que Off Louisville, KY	13 / 21 (675.2796)	18 (163.9656)	5 (171.9656)	11 (173.1200)	16 (166.2284)
2024-03-15	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	52 / 93 (678.7084)	73 (166.2400)	34 (170.8344)	22 (175.4056)	64 (166.2284)
2023-09-08	Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY	19 / 33 (676.5488)	18 (169.7488)	18 (168.5716)	12 (171.9656)	22 (166.2628)
2023-08-04	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	7 / 44 (681.0856)	9 (174.8456)	20 (168.5600)	26 (164.5600)	4 (173.1200)
2023-06-10	Hoosier BBQ Classic #2 🏅 Franklin, IN	16 / 28 (678.2288)	9 (173.1544)	12 (170.2744)	17 (169.6800)	24 (165.1200)
2023-06-09	Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 🏅 Franklin, IN	24 / 38 (663.8972)	28 (167.9772)	35 (157.0972)	12 (172.0116)	22 (166.8112)
2023-03-17	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	45 / 80 (673.0288)	7 (176.5600)	37 (167.9772)	43 (168.5372)	70 (159.9544)
2022-05-13	8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 Warsaw, IN	19 / 36 (678.7428)	29 (165.0856)	14 (167.4288)	5 (174.2628)	10 (171.9656)
2021-09-03	Smithfield Classic in Nashville 🏅 Nashville, TN	22 / 50 (685.6112)	31 (169.6684)	18 (172.5716)	36 (167.9656)	9 (175.4056)
2021-08-20	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madison, IN	5 / 43 (689.1088)	4 (177.1544)	30 (159.9544)	12 (173.1200)	1 (178.8800)
2021-05-01	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Liberty, IN	4 / 27 (689.1316)	8 (171.4172)	8 (170.8688)	2 (179.4400)	15 (167.4056)
2021-03-19	Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	26 / 57 (679.2912)	18 (172.5600)	44 (162.8000)	11 (174.2628)	27 (169.6684)
2020-09-18	Smokin in the Hills 🏅 Hillsboro, OH	10 / 41 (679.3600)	2 (177.1428)	25 (163.3828)	12 (169.1316)	14 (169.7028)
2020-08-14	Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN	32 / 50 (669.5772)	29 (167.3828)	19 (168.5372)	39 (163.9428)	27 (169.7144)
2020-06-20	Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN	32 / 63 (670.2172)	53 (163.9428)	55 (159.3944)	6 (174.2972)	13 (172.5828)
2020-06-19	Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN	24 / 69 (673.5884)	1 (177.7028)	53 (159.9544)	25 (169.7028)	40 (166.2284)
2020-05-29	Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN	23 / 66 (661.0168)	22 (167.3828)	3 (176.5600)	57 (155.9540)	50 (161.1200)
2019-09-20	Smokin in The Hills 🏅	4 / 38 (685.6456)	13 (171.9656)	1 (178.8572)	24 (164.5600)	7 (170.2628)
2019-08-02	Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition 🏅 CINCINNATI, OH	10 / 31 (677.0284)	18 (167.3828)	11 (167.9772)	9 (172.5600)	12 (169.1084)
2019-05-04	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Liberty, IN	5 / 26 (685.6228)	10 (170.8228)	6 (171.4288)	10 (169.1084)	4 (174.2628)
2019-04-05	CCSFest 🏅 Indianapois, IN	16 / 40 (674.7656)	3 (174.2628)	28 (164.5372)	13 (169.1428)	21 (166.8228)
2019-03-08	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Nashville, TN	5 / 67 (693.6572)	2 (178.8800)	45 (165.0972)	4 (175.4172)	12 (174.2628)
2018-08-31	PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lebanon, OH	17 / 46 (678.7196)	37 (165.0740)	5 (174.8572)	30 (165.6800)	14 (173.1084)
2018-08-03	*Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Cincinnati, OH	12 / 35 (670.7196)	3 (171.4056)	16 (169.1200)	23 (162.8228)	14 (167.3712)
2018-06-29	PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Hilliard, OH	17 / 33 (670.7772)	18 (164.5828)	11 (172.5716)	14 (168.5256)	22 (165.0972)
2018-05-18	PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lima, OH	7 / 32 (678.8116)	13 (167.4172)	1 (177.7144)	7 (172.0116)	20 (161.6684)
2018-04-06	*CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN	8 / 49 (674.7772)	9 (171.9656)	13 (169.6916)	39 (158.2628)	1 (174.8572)
2017-09-01	PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival( TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Lebanon, OH	15 / 40 (674.7544)	27 (165.0972)	5 (175.4172)	22 (166.8572)	17 (167.3828)
2017-07-07	*Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	25 / 41 (651.2688)	33 (158.2516)	22 (165.1088)	14 (166.8112)	26 (161.0972)
2017-04-07	First Annual Operation Stand Down KY BBQ Smoke Off(TEAMS FULL) Bowling Green, KY	16 / 40 (678.7884)	19 (166.8684)	5 (176.0116)	16 (171.9656)	27 (163.9428)
2016-10-14	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cookoff Munfordville, KY	25 / 34 (668.4344)	11 (172.0000)	19 (166.2516)	29 (163.9428)	26 (166.2400)
2016-07-08	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	21 / 34 (665.6000)	26 (160.5256)	27 (160.5372)	15 (170.8344)	7 (173.7028)
2016-04-22	CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN	46 / 49 (623.2000)	22 (166.8228)	49 (142.8004)	44 (154.7884)	35 (158.7884)
2015-10-09	The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH	33 / 45 (645.0172)	19 (167.4172)	36 (157.1316)	27 (166.2400)	38 (154.2284)
2015-05-15	Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH	23 / 36 (661.0172)	15 (170.8344)	29 (157.6916)	23 (166.8112)	18 (165.6800)
2014-10-10	The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH	37 / 49 (639.2800)	18 (170.8228)	40 (159.3600)	42 (157.0972)	44 (152.0000)

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

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#927 (60 pts)	#1010 (60 pts)	#1051 (60 pts)	#970 (60 pts)	#950 (60 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#768 (165 pts)	#960 (120 pts)	#838 (185 pts)	#716 (215 pts)	#808 (165 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#690 (222 pts)	#745 (217 pts)	#666 (287 pts)	#679 (247 pts)	#673 (257 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#415 (476 pts)	#378 (601 pts)	#538 (416 pts)	#455 (461 pts)	#422 (476 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#1190 (90 pts)	#1341 (60 pts)	#1174 (115 pts)	#839 (185 pts)	#969 (135 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#511 (337 pts)	#576 (302 pts)	#599 (302 pts)	#430 (442 pts)	#588 (307 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#287 (390 pts)	#157 (740 pts)	#240 (505 pts)	#259 (480 pts)	#292 (415 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#484 (676 pts)	#461 (741 pts)	#608 (571 pts)	#641 (521 pts)	#594 (571 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#557 (640 pts)	#577 (650 pts)	#453 (820 pts)	#757 (465 pts)	#549 (670 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1115 (275 pts)	#1384 (210 pts)	#878 (445 pts)	#1142 (295 pts)	#1349 (220 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1385 (198 pts)	#1240 (263 pts)	#1434 (208 pts)	#1384 (228 pts)	#1152 (283 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1616 (130 pts)	#1404 (200 pts)	#1776 (120 pts)	#1727 (130 pts)	#1576 (155 pts)