The comeback
8.5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 8.5 years, then back at Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival (Nov 11, 2023).
- last seen May 29, 2015
- back Nov 11, 2023
J-B-Q
J-B-Q is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 16th of 16 at the Heart of Illinois BBQ, Beer & Bluegrass Festival (2014). They finished #1119 in the 2024 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “JBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1466
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 5, 2014
latest Sep 12, 2025 · 11 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±131.85
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.71 · weakest Brisket (95.44)
Road miles
1,219
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 823 mi
Schedule strength
56%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)
Purse competed for
$54K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
481.95 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 152 | 159.42 | top 88% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 135.9200 | 152.95 | top 87% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 153.2000 | 161.71 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 20 | 95.44 | top 58% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 54% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
1 of 4 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
148
finished ahead 42 times, behind 107
Longest layoff
8.5 yrs
May 29, 2015 → Nov 11, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20254 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.7028 Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- Career-best overall score661.7028 Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1428 Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- Most recent contest Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Heart of Illinois BBQ, Beer & Bluegrass Festival
- Peak power rating (1486) Heart of Illinois BBQ, Beer & Bluegrass Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.8 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | Sep 12, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.2 | Heart of Illinois BBQ, Beer & Bluegrass Festival | Sep 5, 2014 |
| -13.9 | Smokin on the Lake | May 29, 2015 |
| -8.2 | Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival | Nov 11, 2023 |
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% | top 54% | 91.9% | 91.9% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 69% | 69% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 66.6% | 66.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 40.2% | 40.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2025 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 50 / 92 (661.7028) | 90 (152) | 57 (165.6800) | 19 (173.1428) | 15 (170.8800) |
| Nov 11, 2023 | Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Biloxi, MS | 19 / 19 (497.0396) | 16 (167.4056) | 18 (162.8228) | 15 (166.8112) | — |
| May 29, 2015 | Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO | 26 / 26 (479.4516) | 21 (158.8572) | 25 (147.3944) | 24 (153.2000) | 26 (20) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Heart of Illinois BBQ, Beer & Bluegrass Festival Peoria, IL | 16 / 16 (289.6112) | — | 15 (135.9200) | 15 (153.6912) | — |