High-water mark
665.1084
career-best overall
92.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 665.1084 at Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic — 92.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 20, 2019
Baloney Joe's
Baloney Joe's is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 19th of 25 at the Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off (2023). They are ranked #3762 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
peak 1506 · rated over 6 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
May 10, 2013
latest Oct 13, 2023 · 10.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
656.22
last 5 Master vs avg 656.37 (-0.15)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.36
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.17 · weakest Brisket (162.34)
Road miles
282
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 231 mi
Schedule strength
57%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)
Purse competed for
$100K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
656.37 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Baloney Joe's, each with one reason worth a look.
132 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,773 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1501
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Baloney Joe's)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Baloney Joe's has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,779 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1488
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,774 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1509
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#3,752 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1488
Level with Baloney Joe's on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,782 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1488
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,768 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1488
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 6 years before Baloney Joe's's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB'S BAR-B-QUE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| JL Smokers | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Q & STEW BEST EVER BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 178.2972 | 154.2858 | 165.13 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 154.2744 | 166.17 | top 49% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 155.9656 | 162.73 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 158.2400 | 162.34 | top 63% |
“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 82% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 57% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiggy With The Piggy | 2 | 31 | 0 | top 74% | May 13, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
6 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
184
finished ahead 106 times, behind 182
Longest layoff
6 yrs
May 10, 2013 → May 3, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION)
20221 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2972 Jiggy With The Piggy
20191 milestone
- Career-best overall score665.1084 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- First call Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.1428 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- Peak power rating (1506) Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | May 10, 2013 |
| +4.5 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | Sep 20, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.7 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | May 5, 2023 |
| -5.9 | Jiggy With The Piggy | May 3, 2019 |
| -5 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off | Oct 13, 2023 |
| -2.9 | Jiggy With The Piggy | May 13, 2022 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 82% | 92.1% | 91.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 91.1% | 91.1% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 63% | 92.4% | 90.6% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2025 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) unrated Roswell, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC | 19 / 25 (663.2800) | 15 (167.3828) | 10 (173.1200) | 21 (163.4172) | 21 (159.3600) |
| May 5, 2023 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 31 / 35 (657.5544) | 30 (165.1316) | 16 (171.9772) | 34 (157.6572) | 28 (162.7884) |
| May 13, 2022 | Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 31 / 46 (655.9088) | 5 (178.2972) | 39 (154.2744) | 35 (161.0972) | 29 (162.2400) |
| Sep 20, 2019 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic 🏅 Salisbury, NC | 26 / 56 (665.1084) | 31 (165.7028) | 4 (176) | 48 (155.9656) | 23 (167.4400) |
| May 3, 2019 | Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 48 / 60 (639.2456) | 46 (159.9656) | 45 (158.8000) | 36 (162.2400) | 45 (158.2400) |
| May 10, 2013 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC | 19 / 58 (657.1428) | 50 (154.2858) | 24 (162.8572) | 3 (176) | 19 (163.9998) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.