JW BARBECUE AND WINGS

JW BARBECUE AND WINGS is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 26 at the Chesapeake Jubilee (2016). They are ranked #6328 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,328

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1404

peak 1404 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 20, 2016

latest Oct 24, 2025 · 9.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1148

Master 2025 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 94%

overall standings

Best overall

639.3148 / 720

Master · Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down

Perfect 180s

Current form

614.69 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 598.24 (+16.44)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

165.7488

Chicken · Chesapeake Jubilee

Consistency

±24.71

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 157.90 · weakest Brisket (137.46)

Road miles

422

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 114 mi

Schedule strength

65%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1582)

Purse competed for

$95K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

598.24 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Booboo BBQ has finished one call ahead of JW BARBECUE AND WINGS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

BIG DOG BBQ VA ahead in 100% of their meetings

BIG DOG BBQ VA has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−20.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 20.44 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 9%.

Brisket avg 137.46
Chicken avg 157.90
0 calls in 11 entries

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown (Oct 24, 2025).

last seen Oct 13, 2023
back Oct 24, 2025

Chicken nemesis

8 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

BIG DOG BBQ VA ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BIG DOG BBQ VA has out-cooked them in 8 of 10 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Riddhall BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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
2025 ↗	Master	#1148 (60 pts)	#1221 (60 pts)	#1293 (60 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1616 (52 pts)	#1597 (57 pts)	#1733 (52 pts)	#1611 (52 pts)	#1612 (52 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#1691 (52 pts)	#1687 (52 pts)	#1675 (57 pts)	#1305 (72 pts)	#1636 (57 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1579 (51 pts)	#1577 (51 pts)	#1306 (61 pts)	#1574 (51 pts)	#1223 (66 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#2493 (57 pts)	#2002 (67 pts)	#2507 (57 pts)	#2503 (57 pts)	#2494 (57 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1724 (112 pts)	#1514 (142 pts)	#1348 (182 pts)	#1741 (117 pts)	#1744 (112 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1443 (179 pts)	#1533 (179 pts)	#1545 (179 pts)	#1522 (179 pts)	#1516 (179 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2268 (61 pts)	#1787 (136 pts)	#2262 (76 pts)	#2163 (91 pts)	#2904 (56 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to JW BARBECUE AND WINGS, each with one reason worth a look.

BIG DOG BBQ VA

#6,329 of the rated field

1403 power rating

Contests: 152
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1565

0–10 in 10 shared contests (0% to JW BARBECUE AND WINGS)

These two have cooked 10 of the same contests — BIG DOG BBQ VA ahead 10–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 152 contests
last seen Apr 24, 2026

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OLDE SKOOL BARBICUE

#6,325 of the rated field

1404 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1404

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jul 26, 2019

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DAD'S BARBEQUE

#6,326 of the rated field

1404 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1404

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 8 years before JW BARBECUE AND WINGS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

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FLAT BOTTOM BBQ

#6,327 of the rated field

1404 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1404

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 18 contests to 11.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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Mad Cow Angry Beaver

#6,330 of the rated field

1403 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1403

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jun 27, 2025

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Four Alarm Smoker

#6,322 of the rated field

1405 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1405

Level with JW BARBECUE AND WINGS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG DOG BBQ VA	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
PIG PIRATES BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ROLLIN' SMOKE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
FatHeads bbq	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
GRATE SMOKE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	1	165.7488	139.3944	157.90	top 78%
Pork Ribs	11	0	163.4056	132.4800	149.92	top 85%
Pork	11	0	161.1200	148	152.96	top 86%
Brisket	11	0	156.5600	104.4572	137.46	top 94%

“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)	9	0	top 95%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 90%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NC	7	0	top 93%
VA	4	0	top 95%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	5	25	0	top 94%	Oct 13, 2023
Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off	2	26	0	top 97%	May 18, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 3 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 7 of 11 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 6 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 180 finished ahead 24 times, behind 333

Longest layoff 2 yrs Oct 13, 2023 → Oct 24, 2025

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

20251 milestone

Oct 24 Most recent contest Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown

20231 milestone

Oct 13 10th tracked contest Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down

20221 milestone

Oct 7 Career-best overall score639.3148 Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down

20164 milestones

May 20 First tracked contest Chesapeake Jubilee
May 20 First call Chesapeake Jubilee
May 20 Career-best single call (Chicken)165.7488 Chesapeake Jubilee
May 20 Peak power rating (1490) Chesapeake Jubilee

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.5	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off	May 19, 2017
-10.7	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off	May 18, 2018
-10.4	13th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship	Sep 8, 2017
-10.3	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	Oct 13, 2017
-9.7	Chesapeake Jubilee	May 20, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0%	top 84%	84.9%	84.9%
2023	1	0%	top 96%	84.2%	84.2%
2022	1	0%	top 93%	88.8%	88.8%
2021	1	0%	top 100%	85%	85%
2019	1	0%	top 94%	83.9%	83.9%
2018	2	0%	top 93%	83.5%	81.8%
2017	3	0%	top 97%	83.2%	79.5%
2016	1	100%	top 88%	84.9%	84.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 24, 2025	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	38 / 45 (611.2348)	33 (163.9888)	42 (148.5372)	41 (151.3488)	39 (147.3600)
Oct 13, 2023	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	26 / 27 (606.1488)	24 (157.1200)	26 (146.2400)	26 (153.6800)	27 (149.1088)
Oct 7, 2022	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	25 / 27 (639.3148)	25 (162.2632)	24 (159.3716)	21 (161.1200)	24 (156.5600)
Oct 8, 2021	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	26 / 26 (612.3316)	26 (151.3484)	23 (155.9544)	26 (151.9544)	22 (153.0744)
Oct 11, 2019	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	30 / 32 (604.4000)	23 (162.2628)	31 (140.4572)	30 (148)	27 (153.6800)
Oct 12, 2018	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	35 / 39 (600.9260)	35 (153.6456)	21 (158.8000)	35 (150.2516)	38 (138.2288)
May 18, 2018	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off Chesapeake, VA	26 / 27 (577.5084)	19 (160)	15 (163.4056)	24 (149.6456)	27 (104.4572)
Oct 13, 2017	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	48 / 50 (598.7204)	35 (161.6916)	46 (147.9544)	44 (154.2856)	50 (134.7888)
Sep 8, 2017	13th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship 🏅 Richmond, VA	34 / 35 (581.6232)	27 (159.4172)	34 (143.3716)	26 (157.7256)	35 (121.1088)
May 19, 2017	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off Chesapeake, VA	33 / 34 (537.5084)	32 (139.3944)	31 (132.4800)	29 (149.0856)	33 (116.5484)
May 20, 2016	Chesapeake Jubilee Chesapeake, VA	23 / 26 (610.9372)	9 (165.7488)	20 (152.5600)	17 (155.4628)	24 (137.1656)

JW BARBECUE AND WINGS

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 (6 found in their record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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)

📉 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)