JMB BBQ IN

Power ranking

#842

of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1548

peak 1585

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-03-08

latest 2026-03-20

Best ToY finish

#287

Master 2020

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

8 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 27 contests

Avg finish

top 43%

overall standings

Best overall

693.6572

Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

675.33 ▼

last 5 vs career avg 677.62 (-2.29)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · Smoke on the Water

Consistency

±8.18

std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.77 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.30)

Road miles

4490

mi across 27 mapped stops · furthest 250 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

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

⚔️ A tough matchup

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has come out ahead in 16 of their 16 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

🏕️ Happy hunting ground

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

🐣 Announced themselves early

Finished 5 of 67 at their very first tracked contest, Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (2019-03-08).

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	27	10	1	4	178.8800	163.3828	170.77	top 45%
Pork Ribs	27	5	1	2	178.8572	157.0972	167.30	top 50%
Pork	27	7	0	1	179.4400	155.9540	170.23	top 41%
Brisket	27	6	1	1	178.8800	159.9544	169.33	top 45%

“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	12	top 42%
TN	7	top 48%
KY	3	top 67%
MI	2	top 22%
OH	2	top 28%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	10	0	top 45%
Large (40+)	17	0	top 41%

The story so far

Busiest season: 2023 (5 contests)
Cooks mostly in IN (12 of 27 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (27 entries)
All-time average overall score: 677.62

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

Category scores over time

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

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Category wins	Best overall	Avg overall
2026	1	0	672.4572	672.46
2025	3	0	686.2512	681.45
2024	3	0	678.7084	671.28
2023	5	0	681.0856	674.56
2022	1	0	678.7428	678.74
2021	4	1	689.1316	685.79
2020	5	1	679.3600	670.75
2019	5	1	693.6572	683.34

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)

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	#791 (60 pts)	#866 (60 pts)	#903 (60 pts)	#823 (60 pts)	#814 (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	#488 (676 pts)	#465 (741 pts)	#610 (571 pts)	#646 (521 pts)	#600 (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)