Their season
2014
their best year
2014 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 47%.
- 3 contests
- 1 overall top-10
- 0 category wins
- average top 47%
Jay Willies Whiskey Pit BBQ
Jay Willies Whiskey Pit BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 10th of 30 at the Harper County Bullseye BBQ (2014). They are ranked #3405 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1495
peak 1509 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Aug 22, 2014
latest Mar 3, 2018 · 3.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
14% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
656.57 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 655.16 (+1.41)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.20
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.72 · weakest Brisket (159.39)
Road miles
1,038
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 339 mi
Schedule strength
79%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1602)
Master avg
655.16 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
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The teams rated closest to Jay Willies Whiskey Pit BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
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#3,389 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,414 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
Level with Jay Willies Whiskey Pit BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,388 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1496
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,404 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1504
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,426 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1495
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before Jay Willies Whiskey Pit BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,423 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 4 years before Jay Willies Whiskey Pit BBQ'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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTCHER BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN ELVISES | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Rise N Swine | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.2744 | 152.5028 | 166.26 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.6056 | 164.5600 | 168.72 | top 40% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2284 | 148.5600 | 160.78 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.0116 | 151.4056 | 159.39 | top 69% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 47% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 73% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
230
finished ahead 126 times, behind 267
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Mar 21, 2015 → Mar 2, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20182 milestones
- Career-best overall score662.1600 Kansas BBQ Shoot Out Day 1
- Most recent contest Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2
20151 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2744 3rd Annual Smokin At The Run
20145 milestones
- First tracked contest When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.4800 When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In
- First call City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 Harper County Bullseye BBQ
- Peak power rating (1509) Harper County Bullseye BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.2 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ | Oct 17, 2014 |
| +2.3 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Aug 30, 2014 |
| +0.9 | Kansas BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 | Mar 2, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.3 | 2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout | Mar 21, 2015 |
| -3.6 | Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2 | Mar 3, 2018 |
| -2.6 | 3rd Annual Smokin At The Run | Mar 20, 2015 |
| -0.8 | When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In | Aug 22, 2014 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 92% | 91.8% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 92% | 91.6% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 47% | 91.7% | 90.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2018 | Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2 Cheney, KS | 35 / 42 (659.9204) | 27 (167.4172) | 24 (167.9772) | 40 (152.5144) | 11 (172.0116) |
| Mar 2, 2018 | Kansas BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 Cheney, KS | 32 / 47 (662.1600) | 11 (172.5600) | 16 (169.1200) | 34 (165.0856) | 43 (155.3944) |
| Mar 21, 2015 | 2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout Miami, OK | 76 / 82 (656.3772) | 81 (161.6572) | 52 (167.3828) | 68 (165.6800) | 72 (161.6572) |
| Mar 20, 2015 | 3rd Annual Smokin At The Run Miami, OK | 64 / 87 (662.1600) | 20 (174.2744) | 55 (164.5600) | 52 (166.2284) | 74 (157.0972) |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS | 10 / 30 (642.2284) | 2 (170.8228) | 4 (171.4400) | 25 (148.5600) | 23 (151.4056) |
| Aug 30, 2014 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 35 / 76 (642.7996) | 62 (152.5028) | 4 (172.6056) | 26 (165.1656) | 46 (152.5256) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In McPherson, KS | 22 / 36 (660.4800) | 20 (164.5828) | 16 (167.9888) | 28 (162.2400) | 21 (165.6684) |