JMB BBQ

JMB BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 41 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 4th of 27 at the Smoke on the Water (2021). They are ranked #1204 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,204

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1587

peak 1634 · rated over 41 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 10, 2014

latest Mar 20, 2026 · 11.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#287

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

11 podiums

Overall top-10s

24% of 41 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

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

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · Smoke on the Water

Consistency

±13.60

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.51 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.86)

Road miles

5,896

across 41 mapped stops · furthest 250 mi

Schedule strength

72%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1591)

Purse competed for

$226K

listed at 24 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 28 state-championship entries

Master avg

672.61 / 720

41 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

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
Mar 8, 2019

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 win
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.

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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

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#1065 (60 pts)	#1141 (60 pts)	#1203 (60 pts)	#1111 (60 pts)	#1102 (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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM

#1,198 of the rated field

1587 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1587

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to JMB BBQ)

One contest 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 28 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2022

⚔ Head-to-head

2 PITTS BBQ

#1,197 of the rated field

1587 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1587

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to JMB BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Jul 24, 2020

⚔ Head-to-head

T-Squared BBQ

#1,206 of the rated field

1587 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1588

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to JMB BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than JMB BBQ has cooked, 14 to 41, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 30, 2024

⚔ Head-to-head

SKYY FULL OF SMOKE

#1,203 of the rated field

1587 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1587

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before JMB BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 24 contests

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KEEP CALM AND BLAZE ON

#1,200 of the rated field

1587 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 48%
Peak: 1587

23 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 48% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Sep 22, 2017

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HOT AND FAST BBQ

#1,199 of the rated field

1587 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1590

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

rated over 22 contests
last seen Apr 6, 2020

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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	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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship	5	26	top 57%	Mar 20, 2026
Bands & BBQ at the Point	2	19	top 69%	Sep 13, 2024
Smoke on the Water	2	4	top 17%	May 1, 2021
Covid-Que Relief (Day 2)	2	24	top 43%	Jun 20, 2020
Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition	2	10	top 33%	Aug 2, 2019
PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival	2	15	top 37%	Aug 31, 2018
The River Grill before the Big Chill	2	33	top 74%	Oct 9, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 5 contests

Contests a season 3.2 across 13 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IN 14 of 41 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 31 7 of them more than once

Opponents faced 789 finished ahead 1,037 times, behind 1,113

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

20261 milestone

Mar 20 Most recent contest Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship

20213 milestones

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 (1634) Smithfield Classic in Nashville

20191 milestone

Mar 8 Career-best overall score693.6572 Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship

20183 milestones

Apr 6 First category win (Brisket) CCS Fest
Apr 6 First overall top-10 CCS Fest
Apr 6 10th tracked contest CCS Fest

20161 milestone

Jul 8 First call Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off

20151 milestone

May 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.0172 Buckeye State BBQ Championship

20141 milestone

Oct 10 First tracked contest The River Grill before the Big Chill

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.6	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship	Mar 8, 2019
+15.7	CCS Fest	Apr 6, 2018
+12.5	PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival	May 18, 2018
+12.2	Smokin in The Hills	Sep 20, 2019
+12	Smoke on the Water	May 4, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.4	Bands & BBQ at the Point	Sep 13, 2024
-10.5	CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition	Apr 22, 2016
-9.3	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship	Mar 20, 2026
-7.9	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship	Mar 17, 2023
-7.5	Bands & BBQ at the Point	Sep 8, 2023

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	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
Mar 20, 2026	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	92 / 125 (672.4572)	110 (163.3828)	78 (167.9888)	46 (173.7028)	84 (167.3828)
Aug 15, 2025	Madison Ribberfest 🏅 Madison, IN	25 / 45 (676.4340)	11 (175.4056)	40 (158.8000)	13 (174.2628)	27 (167.9656)
Apr 18, 2025	GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI	16 / 56 (686.2512)	34 (170.2628)	27 (168.5600)	8 (176.0228)	22 (171.4056)
Mar 14, 2025	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	55 / 100 (681.6684)	74 (168.5484)	12 (176.0116)	92 (161.7028)	19 (175.4056)
Sep 13, 2024	Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY	25 / 31 (659.8512)	21 (167.9656)	26 (161.1200)	25 (162.2400)	15 (168.5256)
May 10, 2024	Derby Park Que Off Louisville, KY	13 / 21 (675.2796)	18 (163.9656)	5 (171.9656)	11 (173.1200)	16 (166.2284)
Mar 15, 2024	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	52 / 93 (678.7084)	73 (166.2400)	34 (170.8344)	22 (175.4056)	64 (166.2284)
Sep 8, 2023	Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY	19 / 33 (676.5488)	18 (169.7488)	18 (168.5716)	12 (171.9656)	22 (166.2628)
Aug 4, 2023	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	7 / 44 (681.0856)	9 (174.8456)	20 (168.5600)	26 (164.5600)	4 (173.1200)
Jun 10, 2023	Hoosier BBQ Classic #2 🏅 Franklin, IN	16 / 28 (678.2288)	9 (173.1544)	12 (170.2744)	17 (169.6800)	24 (165.1200)
Jun 9, 2023	Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 🏅 Franklin, IN	24 / 38 (663.8972)	28 (167.9772)	35 (157.0972)	12 (172.0116)	22 (166.8112)
Mar 17, 2023	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	45 / 80 (673.0288)	7 (176.5600)	37 (167.9772)	43 (168.5372)	70 (159.9544)
May 13, 2022	8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 Warsaw, IN	19 / 36 (678.7428)	29 (165.0856)	14 (167.4288)	5 (174.2628)	10 (171.9656)
Sep 3, 2021	Smithfield Classic in Nashville 🏅 Nashville, TN	22 / 50 (685.6112)	31 (169.6684)	18 (172.5716)	36 (167.9656)	9 (175.4056)
Aug 20, 2021	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madison, IN	5 / 43 (689.1088)	4 (177.1544)	30 (159.9544)	12 (173.1200)	1 (178.8800)
May 1, 2021	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Liberty, IN	4 / 27 (689.1316)	8 (171.4172)	8 (170.8688)	2 (179.4400)	15 (167.4056)
Mar 19, 2021	Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	26 / 57 (679.2912)	18 (172.5600)	44 (162.8000)	11 (174.2628)	27 (169.6684)
Sep 18, 2020	Smokin in the Hills 🏅 Hillsboro, OH	10 / 41 (679.3600)	2 (177.1428)	25 (163.3828)	12 (169.1316)	14 (169.7028)
Aug 14, 2020	Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN	32 / 50 (669.5772)	29 (167.3828)	19 (168.5372)	39 (163.9428)	27 (169.7144)
Jun 20, 2020	Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN	32 / 63 (670.2172)	53 (163.9428)	55 (159.3944)	6 (174.2972)	13 (172.5828)
Jun 19, 2020	Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN	24 / 69 (673.5884)	1 (177.7028)	53 (159.9544)	25 (169.7028)	40 (166.2284)
May 29, 2020	Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN	23 / 66 (661.0168)	22 (167.3828)	3 (176.5600)	57 (155.9540)	50 (161.1200)
Sep 20, 2019	Smokin in The Hills 🏅	4 / 38 (685.6456)	13 (171.9656)	1 (178.8572)	24 (164.5600)	7 (170.2628)
Aug 2, 2019	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)
May 4, 2019	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Liberty, IN	5 / 26 (685.6228)	10 (170.8228)	6 (171.4288)	10 (169.1084)	4 (174.2628)
Apr 5, 2019	CCSFest 🏅 Indianapois, IN	16 / 40 (674.7656)	3 (174.2628)	28 (164.5372)	13 (169.1428)	21 (166.8228)
Mar 8, 2019	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Nashville, TN	5 / 67 (693.6572)	2 (178.8800)	45 (165.0972)	4 (175.4172)	12 (174.2628)
Aug 31, 2018	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)
Aug 3, 2018	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)
Jun 29, 2018	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)
May 18, 2018	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)
Apr 6, 2018	CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN	8 / 49 (674.7772)	9 (171.9656)	13 (169.6916)	39 (158.2628)	1 (174.8572)
Sep 1, 2017	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)
Jul 7, 2017	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	25 / 41 (651.2688)	33 (158.2516)	22 (165.1088)	14 (166.8112)	26 (161.0972)
Apr 7, 2017	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)
Oct 14, 2016	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cookoff Munfordville, KY	25 / 34 (668.4344)	11 (172)	19 (166.2516)	29 (163.9428)	26 (166.2400)
Jul 8, 2016	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	21 / 34 (665.6000)	26 (160.5256)	27 (160.5372)	15 (170.8344)	7 (173.7028)
Apr 22, 2016	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)
Oct 9, 2015	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)
May 15, 2015	Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH	23 / 36 (661.0172)	15 (170.8344)	29 (157.6916)	23 (166.8112)	18 (165.6800)
Oct 10, 2014	The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH	37 / 49 (639.2800)	18 (170.8228)	40 (159.3600)	42 (157.0972)	44 (152)

JMB BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (12 found in their record)

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

An August team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)