J & M BAR B Q

J & M BAR B Q is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 15th of 33 at the York County BBQ Festival (2018). They are ranked #4488 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “J&M Bar BQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,488

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1473

peak 1473 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 31, 2015

latest Jun 29, 2018 · 2.9 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 72%

overall standings

Best overall

664.5372 / 720

Master · York County BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

634.30 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 622.00 (+12.30)

Walk rate

45%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.2000

Pork Ribs · The Ironman

Consistency

±32.02

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.25 · weakest Brisket (150.26)

Road miles

1,000

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 224 mi

Schedule strength

60%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)

Master avg

622.00 / 720

10 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

664.5372 career-best overall

92.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 664.5372 at York County BBQ Festival — 92.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 29, 2018

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.98 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 40%.

Brisket avg 150.26
Chicken avg 160.25
0 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of G. Henn BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

6 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared chicken entries.

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to J & M BAR B Q, each with one reason worth a look.

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

CHEMICALLY ENHANCED BBQ

#4,496 of the rated field

1473 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to J & M BAR B Q)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team J & M BAR B Q has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 16, 2019

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Smoke-em-good bbq

#4,501 of the rated field

1473 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1473

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen May 15, 2026

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Muddy River Smokers

#4,486 of the rated field

1473 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1509

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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T&J's Dirty Butts

#4,474 of the rated field

1474 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1474

Level with J & M BAR B Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 8, 2022

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GigaBite BBQ

#4,490 of the rated field

1473 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1473

They turned up 9 years after J & M BAR B Q did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2026

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1st and 10 BBQ

#4,487 of the rated field

1473 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1473

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
4:20 Q	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SAUCE THIS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
50 Shades of Pork	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN FOOLZ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKETASTIC BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	4	172.5600	140.4912	160.25	top 56%
Pork Ribs	10	2	173.2000	131.3372	156.16	top 56%
Pork	10	0	166.2628	139.3828	155.33	top 68%
Brisket	10	0	160.5600	133.0976	150.26	top 79%

“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)	4	0	top 72%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 72%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
PA	6	top 72%
MD	3	top 85%
NY	1	top 32%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown	2	25	0	top 82%	Mar 2, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 5 contests

Contests a season 3.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 6 of 11 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 9 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 273 finished ahead 129 times, behind 322

Longest layoff 1.4 yrs Oct 2, 2015 → Mar 3, 2017

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

20185 milestones

Apr 6 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.2000 The Ironman
May 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2404 Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
Jun 29 10th tracked contest York County BBQ Festival
Jun 29 Career-best overall score664.5372 York County BBQ Festival
Oct 19 Most recent contest Boo-B-Que

20171 milestone

Mar 3 First call The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown

20152 milestones

Jul 31 First tracked contest Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ
Jul 31 Peak power rating (1490) Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.7	Oinktoberfest	Sep 22, 2017
+7.6	York County BBQ Festival	Jun 29, 2018
+2.4	Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	May 25, 2018
+0.8	Smoke in the Grove (JUDGES FULL)	Jul 28, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.2	Keystone Classic Barbeque	Oct 2, 2015
-10.2	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ	Jul 31, 2015
-10	Keystone Classic BBQ	Oct 6, 2017
-6.3	The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown	Mar 2, 2018
-4.3	The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown	Mar 3, 2017

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	5	60%	top 65%	92.3%	89%
2017	4	50%	top 66%	89.7%	87.5%
2015	2	0%	top 95%	80.6%	78.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 19, 2018	Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 29, 2018	York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA	15 / 33 (664.5372)	5 (172.5600)	6 (170.2972)	17 (163.4172)	25 (158.2628)
May 25, 2018	Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Gettysburg, PA	21 / 35 (650.2404)	7 (172)	21 (163.4288)	30 (154.2516)	21 (160.5600)
Apr 6, 2018	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	41 / 60 (629.0744)	59 (140.4912)	6 (173.2000)	28 (162.2516)	46 (153.1316)
Mar 2, 2018	The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown Brunswick, MD	25 / 29 (620.3772)	25 (157.6340)	26 (146.2744)	23 (157.0744)	23 (159.3944)
Oct 6, 2017	Keystone Classic BBQ Harrisburg, PA	37 / 39 (607.2912)	31 (159.3828)	14 (162.2856)	38 (146.2284)	38 (139.3944)
Sep 22, 2017	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	17 / 53 (645.0856)	9 (170.2628)	30 (158.8572)	18 (160.5600)	27 (155.4056)
Jul 28, 2017	Smoke in the Grove (JUDGES FULL) Spring Grove, PA	31 / 51 (646.1712)	28 (162.2284)	12 (167.9772)	17 (166.2628)	43 (149.7028)
Mar 3, 2017	The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown Brunswick, MD	39 / 50 (622.1488)	6 (171.4172)	37 (150.2860)	45 (146.2400)	36 (154.2056)
Oct 2, 2015	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	57 / 57 (554.6748)	53 (150.8572)	57 (131.3372)	56 (139.3828)	57 (133.0976)
Jul 31, 2015	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	49 / 54 (580.4228)	48 (145.6228)	49 (137.6456)	35 (157.6800)	52 (139.4744)

J & M BAR B Q

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

Chicken nemesis

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)