Jumptown BBQ

Jumptown 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 6th of 27 at the 2nd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off (2018). They are ranked #2411 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,411

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1523

peak 1523 · rated over 7 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 25, 2013

latest Aug 18, 2018 · 5.2 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

29% of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 43%

overall standings

Best overall

680.5716 / 720

Master · 2nd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

663.27 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 659.71 (+3.56)

Walk rate

71%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4628

Brisket · BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±15.14

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.91 · weakest Pork (161.22)

Road miles

557

across 7 mapped stops · furthest 266 mi

Schedule strength

13%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)

Master avg

659.71 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

680.5716 career-best overall

94.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 680.5716 at 2nd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off — 94.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 18, 2018

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

BIG BITE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BIG BITE BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.7 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.69 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 43%.

Pork avg 161.22
Chicken avg 167.91
1 call in 7 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Northwest Smokehouse in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay (May 28, 2016).

last seen May 24, 2014
back May 28, 2016

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Mr. Green's Q

#2,405 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1523

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2026

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IT'S THE PITS

#2,396 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1524

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2019

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BLUE RIDGE BBQ

#2,414 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1523

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen Oct 14, 2016

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Smoke Eatrs BBQ

#2,425 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1528

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before Jumptown BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

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BARE KNUCKLE BBQ

#2,422 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1523

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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Smoke Wagon BBQ KY

#2,398 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1545

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen May 1, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Northwest Smokehouse	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
EADS DOWNHOME	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
PIGGY D'S BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
DUELIN' J'S	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
DANCES WITH SMOKE BARBEQUE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BIG BITE BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
MADDDOG'S BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	3	0	174.2972	160.5488	167.91	top 35%
Pork Ribs	7	3	1	173.1544	159.3944	167.09	top 41%
Pork	7	1	0	167.9772	149.7372	161.22	top 61%
Brisket	7	2	2	175.4628	149.0628	163.49	top 44%

“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)	6	0	top 40%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 63%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
OR	5	top 47%
WA	1	top 22%
CA	1	top 46%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL)	5	8	0	top 47%	May 26, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 2 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OR 5 of 7 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 3 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 131 finished ahead 126 times, behind 96

Longest layoff 2 yrs May 24, 2014 → May 28, 2016

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

20184 milestones

May 26 Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4628 BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL)
Aug 18 Career-best overall score680.5716 2nd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off
Aug 18 Peak power rating (1523) 2nd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off
Aug 18 Most recent contest 2nd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off

20141 milestone

May 24 First overall top-10 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

20133 milestones

May 25 First tracked contest BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.1422 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
Jul 26 First call Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.9	2nd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off	Aug 18, 2018
+9	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	May 24, 2014
+5.3	BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL)	May 26, 2018
+2.4	Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off	Jul 26, 2013
+1.3	BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL)	May 27, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-2.8	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	May 28, 2016
-1.9	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	May 25, 2013

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	2	1	100%	top 30%	94.5%	93.5%
2017	1	0	100%	top 51%	91.7%	91.7%
2016	1	0	0%	top 63%	88.1%	88.1%
2014	1	1	100%	top 26%	93.8%	93.8%
2013	2	0	50%	top 52%	91.3%	90.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 18, 2018	2nd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off DuPont, WA	6 / 27 (680.5716)	5 (174.2972)	5 (173.1544)	14 (166.2856)	11 (166.8344)
May 26, 2018	BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL) North Bend, OR	13 / 35 (665.7140)	4 (173.1656)	23 (159.3944)	23 (157.6912)	2 (175.4628)
May 27, 2017	BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL) North Bend, OR	19 / 37 (660.5024)	7 (173.1200)	9 (169.7256)	23 (162.2856)	31 (155.3712)
May 28, 2016	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR	27 / 43 (634.2284)	17 (166.2628)	27 (161.6800)	35 (149.7372)	25 (156.5484)
May 24, 2014	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR	8 / 31 (675.3260)	17 (165.6916)	15 (166.2400)	10 (167.9772)	3 (175.4172)
Jul 26, 2013	Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off Montague, CA	12 / 26 (644.4804)	11 (160.5488)	3 (173.1544)	13 (161.7144)	18 (149.0628)
May 25, 2013	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR	18 / 31 (657.1422)	19 (162.2856)	18 (166.2856)	25 (162.8570)	12 (165.7140)

Jumptown BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (5 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

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 — 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)