A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
JD's Cooking
JD's Cooking is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 17th of 26 at the Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest (2016).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1473
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 3, 2016
latest Apr 14, 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±4.86
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 159.82 · weakest Chicken (155.39)
Road miles
56
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
Master avg
631.15 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9772 | 147.9312 | 155.39 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4060 | 150.2744 | 159.56 | top 67% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 150.7884 | 159.82 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 151.9316 | 156.39 | top 76% |
“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 76% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 88% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
111
finished ahead 25 times, behind 133
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20172 milestones
- Career-best single call (Brisket)167.4172 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off
- Most recent contest 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off
20163 milestones
- First tracked contest Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest
- Career-best overall score639.3032 Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest
- Peak power rating (1497) Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.4 | Hog Happnin' | Nov 4, 2016 |
| -7.7 | 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off | Apr 14, 2017 |
| -7.3 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | Sep 23, 2016 |
| -3 | Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest | Jun 3, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 88.8% | 87.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2017 | 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC | 42 / 49 (628.4684) | 46 (149.6684) | 40 (150.2744) | 39 (161.1084) | 17 (167.4172) |
| Nov 4, 2016 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 51 / 56 (626.6856) | 43 (159.9656) | 37 (161.6800) | 55 (150.7884) | 52 (154.2516) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC | 27 / 31 (630.1372) | 30 (147.9312) | 23 (162.8688) | 21 (167.4056) | 29 (151.9316) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest Lincolnton, NC | 17 / 26 (639.3032) | 16 (163.9772) | 12 (163.4060) | 20 (159.9772) | 22 (151.9428) |