JCs GOOD OL BOYS

JCs GOOD OL BOYS is a competition barbecue team with 23 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 7th of 17 at the BooBQ BarBQ'N for Boobies (2022). They are ranked #2303 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “JC's GOOD OL' BOYS”, “JC's Good OL Boys” and “Jc's Good Ol'Boys”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,303

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1527

peak 1527 · rated over 13 contests6 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 29, 2021

latest Sep 30, 2026 · 5.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#623

Master 2024 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

4% of 23 contests

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

689.0400 / 720

Master · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

671.18 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 669.40 (+1.78)

Walk rate

26%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

Consistency

±9.58

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 170.29 · weakest Brisket (164.62)

Road miles

4,949

across 23 mapped stops · furthest 630 mi

Schedule strength

52%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)

Purse competed for

$528K

listed at 17 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 11 state-championship entries

Master avg

669.40 / 720

18 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.

Pork ×1

High-water mark

689.0400 career-best overall

95.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 689.0400 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest — 95.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 30, 2026

A tough matchup

13–1 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 93% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 13 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.67 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 32%.

Brisket avg 164.62
Pork avg 170.29
0 calls in 19 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

11 of 14 shared pork entries lost

GETTIN' BASTED ahead 79% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' BASTED has out-cooked them in 11 of 14 shared pork entries.

The long haul

4,949 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,949 miles across 23 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 630 miles to Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff.

23 mapped stops
furthest 630 mi

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The metronome

±1.33% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.33% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.0% of a perfect score
23 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#846 (120 pts)	#909 (120 pts)	#980 (120 pts)	#863 (120 pts)	#872 (120 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#875 (120 pts)	#960 (120 pts)	#1020 (120 pts)	#565 (320 pts)	#920 (120 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#623 (267 pts)	#717 (237 pts)	#653 (312 pts)	#397 (547 pts)	#604 (302 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1255 (60 pts)	#1319 (60 pts)	#1432 (60 pts)	#851 (165 pts)	#1296 (60 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#662 (267 pts)	#712 (257 pts)	#772 (247 pts)	#665 (287 pts)	#771 (222 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#752 (180 pts)	#758 (205 pts)	#833 (180 pts)	#717 (210 pts)	#782 (180 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to JCs GOOD OL BOYS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

XTREME TEXAS COOKERS

#2,309 of the rated field

1527 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1560

3–2 in 5 shared contests (60% to JCs GOOD OL BOYS)

These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — JCs GOOD OL BOYS ahead 3–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 30, 2024

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3BBQ

#2,302 of the rated field

1527 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 48%
Peak: 1544

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to JCs GOOD OL BOYS)

Careers of much the same size, 23 contests to 23, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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MOTLEY QUE CREW

#2,307 of the rated field

1527 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1608

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to JCs GOOD OL BOYS)

They've been 1608 at their best, 81 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 40 contests
last seen Oct 30, 2024

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Philly Smoke

#2,295 of the rated field

1527 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1529

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

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GOOBY'S BBQ

#2,313 of the rated field

1527 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1533

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before JCs GOOD OL BOYS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 16 contests

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Grillfellas

#2,299 of the rated field

1527 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1527

They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before JCs GOOD OL BOYS's first contest.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jul 24, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LA PASADITA	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
Crossed Rifles BBQ	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
LC BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
CHICKEN FRIED BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
Smoke Show BBQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
BULLHORN BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
TEXAS WARPIG BBQ	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
PORKY BUTTS BBQ	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
TINY E BBQ	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	1	0	174.2628	149.0744	167.40	top 55%
Pork Ribs	19	2	0	174.2744	155.3828	167.58	top 56%
Pork	19	6	2	180 🔥	153.0628	170.29	top 42%
Brisket	19	0	0	171.9772	154.7888	164.62	top 60%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 41%
Medium (20–39)	2	top 69%
Large (40+)	16	top 59%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	11	top 65%
TX	5	top 39%
TN	1	top 72%
LA	1	top 65%
AL	1	top 74%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest	3	127	top 84%	Sep 30, 2026
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	3	100	top 51%	Sep 30, 2026
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	128	top 46%	Nov 5, 2025
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest	2	137	top 84%	Nov 5, 2025
Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff	2	16	top 48%	Mar 28, 2025

More numbers

Busiest season 2024 6 contests

Contests a season 3.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 15 of 23 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 12 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,377 finished ahead 1,418 times, behind 2,203

Longest layoff 1 yrs Sep 16, 2021 → Sep 29, 2022

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

20263 milestones

Sep 30 Career-best overall score689.0400 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
Sep 30 Peak power rating (1527) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
Sep 30 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides

20251 milestone

Nov 5 First perfect 180 (Pork) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

20241 milestone

Apr 5 10th tracked contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff

20221 milestone

Oct 7 First overall top-10 BooBQ BarBQ'N for Boobies

20213 milestones

Jan 29 First tracked contest Humble BBQ Cook Off
Jan 29 First call Humble BBQ Cook Off
Jan 29 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.7656 Humble BBQ Cook Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.4	Humble BBQ Cook Off	Jan 29, 2021
+10.3	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Sep 30, 2026
+9.9	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Oct 30, 2024
+6.1	BooBQ BarBQ'N for Boobies	Oct 7, 2022
+4.1	Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff	Apr 5, 2024

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.7	Smoke on the Falls	Apr 12, 2024
-4.6	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	Sep 16, 2021
-3.4	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST	Sep 29, 2022
-1.4	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Nov 5, 2025
-1.3	VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition	Oct 25, 2024

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)
2026	3	0	0%	top 54%	95.7%	94.6%
2025	5	0	20%	top 69%	94.3%	92.8%
2024	6	0	33%	top 58%	95.2%	93.9%
2023	1	0	100%	top 40%	93.1%	93.1%
2022	4	1	25%	top 66%	94%	92.3%
2021	4	0	25%	top 53%	92.8%	92%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 30, 2026	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 30, 2026	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS	127 / 158 (673.0400)	144 (163.9544)	111 (168.5600)	109 (168.5484)	71 (171.9772)
Sep 30, 2026	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS	100 / 360 (689.0400)	96 (174.2628)	147 (171.9656)	132 (171.9888)	143 (170.8228)
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	251 / 401 (670.7088)	216 (169.6800)	268 (166.2400)	2 (180)	365 (154.7888)
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS	137 / 158 (670.1256)	129 (166.8228)	102 (169.6916)	83 (170.8228)	142 (162.7884)
Oct 10, 2025	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	65 / 90 (678.7656)	50 (171.4172)	32 (174.2744)	59 (170.2856)	82 (162.7884)
Mar 28, 2025	Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX	27 / 48 (652.9716)	42 (149.0744)	14 (170.8344)	18 (170.8228)	25 (162.2400)
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	128 / 444 (685.0972)	188 (170.8228)	265 (167.4400)	48 (176)	127 (170.8344)
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS	137 / 169 (674.1372)	94 (171.9772)	143 (166.2400)	123 (168.5372)	130 (167.3828)
Oct 25, 2024	VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Vidalia, LA	20 / 31 (673.5656)	24 (161.6572)	19 (169.6800)	6 (174.2628)	17 (167.9656)
Apr 12, 2024	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	23 / 31 (675.8744)	27 (163.3828)	15 (169.6800)	2 (175.4172)	19 (167.3944)
Apr 5, 2024	Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX	16 / 40 (670.7316)	22 (165.0972)	15 (169.7028)	16 (169.6800)	15 (166.2516)
Sep 8, 2023	Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX	40 / 99 (670.1828)	28 (170.8344)	85 (155.3828)	7 (177.1428)	36 (166.8228)
Oct 7, 2022	BooBQ BarBQ'N for Boobies Tomball, TX	7 / 17 (677.0168)	8 (171.4056)	9 (170.2628)	5 (170.8228)	13 (164.5256)
Oct 1, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	357 / 505 (651.2800)	209 (169.1200)	421 (158.8116)	403 (159.3828)	277 (163.9656)
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS	214 / 249 (665.5884)	181 (167.9772)	117 (170.8800)	130 (170.8112)	242 (155.9200)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	256 / 467 (659.2452)	217 (167.3828)	146 (169.6912)	409 (153.0628)	141 (169.1084)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	158 / 185 (663.9204)	55 (173.7028)	158 (162.2516)	160 (163.9544)	144 (164.0116)
Sep 10, 2021	Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	28 / 53 (667.9200)	20 (171.9656)	42 (159.3828)	19 (173.1316)	31 (163.4400)
Jan 29, 2021	Humble BBQ Cook Off Humble, TX	21 / 113 (658.7656)	41 (159.9884)	7 (173.1200)	8 (170.8572)	50 (154.8000)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

JCs GOOD OL BOYS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

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)