Yellow Jacket Oil Tools
Yellow Jacket Oil Tools is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 83rd of 102 at the Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2024).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Nov 5, 2024
latest Nov 11, 2025 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Best overall
277.1660 / 360
Competitor Series · Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Best single call
160.6516
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 145.74 · weakest Brisket (125.11)
Road miles
427
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 214 mi
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.6516 | 130.8344 | 145.74 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133.7028 | 116.5144 | 125.11 | top 91% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
148
finished ahead 30 times, behind 168
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Nov 5, 2024 → Nov 11, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES)
20243 milestones
- First tracked contest Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- Career-best overall score277.1660 Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)160.6516 Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2025 | Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Houston, TX | 87 / 98 (264.5372) | — | 89 (130.8344) | — | 81 (133.7028) |
| Nov 5, 2024 | Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Midland, TX | 83 / 102 (277.1660) | — | 18 (160.6516) | — | 101 (116.5144) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.