The heartbreaker
1.6800
points from the title
Came within 1.6800 points of the Grand Championship at 1st Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship (Oct 2, 2015).
MR. APPLEJACKS BBQ
MR. APPLEJACKS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 41 at the 1st Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship (2015), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #2594 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1517
peak 1529 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jul 26, 2013
latest Aug 17, 2018 · 5.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
3
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
43% of 7 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
650.77 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 652.33 (-1.56)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.91
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.17 · weakest Brisket (160.31)
Road miles
476
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 110 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)
Master avg
652.33 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to MR. APPLEJACKS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
77 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,591 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1517
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to MR. APPLEJACKS BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team MR. APPLEJACKS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,604 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1527
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,597 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1531
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before MR. APPLEJACKS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,602 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1528
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#2,585 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1517
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,589 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1523
Level with MR. APPLEJACKS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIRATES OF THE PIG | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SON OF SMOKE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 178.2972 | 154.8000 | 167.17 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 156.5716 | 162.68 | top 49% |
| Pork | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 175.4056 | 145.6456 | 162.16 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 174.2972 | 149.1200 | 160.31 | top 43% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 33% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 58% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 5% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 34% | Jul 25, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
6 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
124
finished ahead 106 times, behind 80
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Aug 26, 2016 → Aug 17, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off
20156 milestones
- First overall podium 1st Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship
- First Reserve Championship 1st Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship
- First multi-meat day 1st Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score689.6684 1st Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2972 1st Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1529) 1st Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship
20141 milestone
- First category win (Brisket) Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off
- First call Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off
- First overall top-10 Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2056 Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.6 | 1st Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship | Oct 2, 2015 |
| +7 | Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off | Jul 25, 2014 |
| +6.2 | Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off | Jul 26, 2013 |
| +3.9 | Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off | Aug 17, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.2 | Grills 'N' Grilles (presented by the United Way of Nevada Country) | Aug 26, 2016 |
| -7.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 25, 2016 |
| -0.1 | Grills N' Grilles- Nevada County United Way | Aug 7, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 79% | 88.8% | 88% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 100% | top 30% | 95.8% | 92.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 33% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 35% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2018 | Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off Susanville, CA | 12 / 27 (659.9204) | 14 (163.4172) | 12 (166.8460) | 4 (170.8344) | 16 (158.8228) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Grills 'N' Grilles (presented by the United Way of Nevada Country) Penn Valley, CA | 22 / 28 (627.2688) | 23 (154.8000) | 9 (165.1316) | 18 (158.2172) | 22 (149.1200) |
| Mar 25, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV | 23 / 29 (639.3716) | 8 (168.5372) | 26 (156.5716) | 24 (161.7028) | 23 (152.5600) |
| Oct 2, 2015 | 1st Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA | 2 / 41 (689.6684) | 1 (178.2972) | 6 (169.7028) | 1 (175.4056) | 7 (166.2628) |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Grills N' Grilles- Nevada County United Way Penn Valley, CA | 13 / 24 (637.6112) | 5 (168.5484) | 11 (160.5716) | 21 (145.6456) | 5 (162.8456) |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off Montague, CA | 6 / 18 (658.2516) | 5 (165.7372) | 11 (161.1088) | 11 (157.1084) | 1 (174.2972) |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off Montague, CA | 9 / 26 (654.2056) | 2 (170.8684) | 15 (158.8572) | 4 (166.2400) | 10 (158.2400) |