A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Lazy J Barbecue
Lazy J Barbecue is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 38th of 40 at the Lakeland Pig Festival (2025). They are ranked #5671 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “LAZYJ BARBECUE”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1447
peak 1447 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jan 25, 2019
latest Jan 22, 2026 · 7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 95%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.71
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 157.21 · weakest Pork (152.54)
Road miles
0
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)
Purse competed for
$100K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
617.66 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Lazy J Barbecue, each with one reason worth a look.
103 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,673 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,664 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 6 years before Lazy J Barbecue's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,678 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
Level with Lazy J Barbecue on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,675 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Lazy J Barbecue's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,679 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Lazy J Barbecue's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,661 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Lazy J Barbecue's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porkganic BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Accutech BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Burning Bush BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Nuts & Butts | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Team Smoke Showin' | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Barely Sober BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sons of Hamarchy | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| The Rusty Pig | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 92 BB Crew | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8456 | 146.2628 | 153.79 | top 88% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 147.3944 | 157.21 | top 87% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6684 | 148.5028 | 152.54 | top 94% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7028 | 143.9316 | 154.12 | top 85% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 5 | 38 | 0 | top 95% | Jan 22, 2026 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
309
finished ahead 32 times, behind 499
Longest layoff
4 yrs
Jan 25, 2019 → Jan 27, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival
20241 milestone
- Career-best overall score629.5200 Lakeland Pig Festival
20231 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)168.5372 Lakeland Pig Festival
20192 milestones
- First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
- Peak power rating (1487) Lakeland Pig Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.4 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 25, 2019 |
| -12.5 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 26, 2024 |
| -10.2 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 22, 2026 |
| -10.2 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 27, 2023 |
| -7.2 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 24, 2025 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 82.7% | 82.7% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2026 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 59 / 63 (619.8056) | 59 (150.8000) | 58 (160.5372) | 58 (157.6684) | 59 (150.8000) |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 38 / 40 (595.2800) | 39 (146.8228) | 38 (153.0628) | 38 (151.4628) | 38 (143.9316) |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 60 / 61 (629.5200) | 54 (162.2400) | 61 (156.5028) | 57 (155.9656) | 57 (154.8116) |
| Jan 27, 2023 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 48 / 51 (623.2572) | 50 (146.2628) | 26 (168.5372) | 49 (149.0972) | 40 (159.3600) |
| Jan 25, 2019 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 55 / 58 (620.4456) | 35 (162.8456) | 55 (147.3944) | 54 (148.5028) | 36 (161.7028) |