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
- 2018-06-29
J & M BAR B Q
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1472
peak 1472 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2015-07-31
latest 2018-06-29
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
634.30 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 622.00 (+12.30)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±32.02
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.25 · weakest Brisket (150.26)
Road miles
898
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 224 mi
Schedule strength
57%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)
Master avg
622.00 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
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 nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
133 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4557 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1471
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4519 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4531 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
Level with J & M BAR B Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4544 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1511 at their best, 39 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4523 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4552 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1514 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 140.4912 | 160.25 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.2000 | 131.3372 | 156.16 | top 56% |
| Pork | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 139.3828 | 155.33 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 10 | 0 | 0 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 6 | 0 | top 72% |
| MD | 3 | 0 | top 85% |
| NY | 1 | 0 | top 32% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 72% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 72% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2018-03-02 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.9 yrs
2015-07-31 → 2018-06-29
Busiest season
2018
4 contests
Contests a season
3.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
PA
6 of 10 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
9
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
10 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 160.25 · weakest Brisket (150.26)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 5 of 10 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 10 contests
Master average
622.00
out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
293
129–342 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
898
10 mapped stops · furthest 224 mi
Schedule strength
1572
average field rating faced — tougher than 57% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.4 yrs
2015-10-02 → 2017-03-03
Power rating
1472
peak 1472 · #4539 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ
- Peak power rating (1488) Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ
- 2017
- First call The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown
- 2018
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.2000 The Ironman
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2404 *Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- 10th tracked contest *York County BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score664.5372 *York County BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest *York County BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.6 | Oinktoberfest | 2017-09-22 |
| +7.6 | *York County BBQ Festival | 2018-06-29 |
| +2.5 | *Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) | 2018-05-25 |
| +0.8 | *Smoke in the Grove(JUDGES FULL) | 2017-07-28 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.1 | Keystone Classic Barbeque | 2015-10-02 |
| -11.9 | Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ | 2015-07-31 |
| -9.9 | Keystone Classic BBQ | 2017-10-06 |
| -6.3 | *The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown | 2018-03-02 |
| -4.3 | The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown | 2017-03-03 |
Category scores over time
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 65% | 92.3% | 89% |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 66% | 89.7% | 87.5% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-29 | *York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 15 / 33 (664.5372) | 5 (172.5600) | 6 (170.2972) | 17 (163.4172) | 25 (158.2628) |
| 2018-05-25 | *Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Gettysburg, PA | 21 / 35 (650.2404) | 7 (172.0000) | 21 (163.4288) | 30 (154.2516) | 21 (160.5600) |
| 2018-04-06 | The Ironman Greencastle, PA | 41 / 60 (629.0744) | 59 (140.4912) | 6 (173.2000) | 28 (162.2516) | 46 (153.1316) |
| 2018-03-02 | *The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown Brunswick, MD | 25 / 29 (620.3772) | 25 (157.6340) | 26 (146.2744) | 23 (157.0744) | 23 (159.3944) |
| 2017-10-06 | Keystone Classic BBQ Harrisburg, PA | 37 / 39 (607.2912) | 31 (159.3828) | 14 (162.2856) | 38 (146.2284) | 38 (139.3944) |
| 2017-09-22 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 17 / 53 (645.0856) | 9 (170.2628) | 30 (158.8572) | 18 (160.5600) | 27 (155.4056) |
| 2017-07-28 | *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) |
| 2017-03-03 | The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown Brunswick, MD | 39 / 50 (622.1488) | 6 (171.4172) | 37 (150.2860) | 45 (146.2400) | 36 (154.2056) |
| 2015-10-02 | Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA | 57 / 57 (554.6748) | 53 (150.8572) | 57 (131.3372) | 56 (139.3828) | 57 (133.0976) |
| 2015-07-31 | Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD | 49 / 54 (580.4228) | 48 (145.6228) | 49 (137.6456) | 35 (157.6800) | 52 (139.4744) |