The comeback
2.2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at World Barbecue Championship (2016-11-11).
- last seen 2014-09-13
- back 2016-11-11
Uncle Jed's BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1508
peak 1515 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-06-14
latest 2016-11-11
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
647.76
last 3 Master vs avg 647.76 (-0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.48
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 164.01 · weakest Chicken (160.92)
Road miles
1,249
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 1243 mi
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)
Master avg
647.76 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
Uncle Jed's BBQ has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 114 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#2901 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#2892 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1520
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 11 years after Uncle Jed's BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#2903 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Level with Uncle Jed's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2906 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1527
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#2877 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#2879 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1520
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0002 | 153.6572 | 160.92 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.9772 | 156.5714 | 161.13 | top 55% |
| Pork | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5714 | 147.9428 | 161.70 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.1772 | 154.8460 | 164.01 | top 37% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 87% |
| MA | 1 | 0 | top 42% |
| NH | 1 | 0 | top 17% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 17% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 64% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.4 yrs
2013-06-14 → 2016-11-11
Busiest season
2016
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AL
1 of 3 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 164.01 · weakest Chicken (160.92)
Walk rate
100%
a top-10 call in 3 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
33%
1 of 3 contests
Master average
647.76
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
154
66–98 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,249
3 mapped stops · furthest 1,243 mi
Schedule strength
1552
average field rating faced — tougher than 40% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
2014-09-13 → 2016-11-11
Power rating
1508
peak 1515 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition
- First call Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition
- First overall top-10 Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.1430 Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score661.1430 Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition
- 2014
- Peak power rating (1515) Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
- 2016
- Career-best single call (Brisket)177.1772 World Barbecue Championship
- Most recent contest World Barbecue Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.4 | Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition | 2013-06-14 |
| +3.8 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | 2014-09-13 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.3 | World Barbecue Championship | 2016-11-11 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 87% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 42% | 89% | 89% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 17% | 91.8% | 91.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-11-11 | World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL | 77 / 89 (641.6116) | 86 (153.6572) | 65 (162.8344) | 89 (147.9428) | 5 (177.1772) |
| 2014-09-13 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA | 18 / 43 (640.5148) | 25 (157.0972) | 10 (163.9772) | 10 (164.5944) | 27 (154.8460) |
| 2013-06-14 | Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition Merrimack, NH | 6 / 35 (661.1430) | 4 (172.0002) | 24 (156.5714) | 4 (172.5714) | 15 (160.0000) |