A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
QUAU ahead in 100% of their meetings
QUAU has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The BBQ JEDI
The BBQ JEDI is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 6th of 29 at the Pig in the Park (2013). They are ranked #2524 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “THE BBQJEDI”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1520
peak 1522 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 14, 2013
latest Apr 7, 2017 · 3.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.15
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.88 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.83)
Road miles
367
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 255 mi
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1525)
Master avg
644.28 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2064 (95 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2079 (90 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to The BBQ JEDI, each with one reason worth a look.
80 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,515 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1529
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,529 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 100%
- Peak
- 1522
They turned up 7 years after The BBQ JEDI did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Compare careers#2,516 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1520
Level with The BBQ JEDI on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,528 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1519
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 9 contests to 5.
⚔ Compare careers#2,522 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1520
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,514 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1520
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 4 years before The BBQ JEDI's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8800 | 154.2856 | 160.91 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 164.5828 | 146.7772 | 158.83 | top 43% |
| Pork | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 167.9772 | 157.6456 | 164.88 | top 34% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5828 | 156.5712 | 159.66 | top 44% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 37% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 47% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pig in the Park | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 39% | Jun 20, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
2 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
146
finished ahead 111 times, behind 72
Longest layoff
2.7 yrs
Jul 11, 2014 → Apr 7, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest CCS Fest
20144 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.9428 Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest
- Career-best overall score655.9428 Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Pork)167.9772 Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest
- Peak power rating (1522) Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Pig in the Park
- First call Pig in the Park
- First overall top-10 Pig in the Park
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.5 | Pig in the Park | Jun 14, 2013 |
| +6.7 | 8th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (TEAMS FULL) | Oct 18, 2013 |
| +6.1 | Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest | Jul 11, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.4 | CCS Fest | Apr 7, 2017 |
| -1.5 | Pig in the Park | Jun 20, 2014 |
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 64% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 45% | 91.1% | 89.9% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 25% | 89.5% | 89.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2017 | CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN | 29 / 45 (642.1368) | 18 (166.8112) | 40 (146.7772) | 27 (163.9656) | 19 (164.5828) |
| Jul 11, 2014 | Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest St. Charles, IL | 11 / 34 (655.9428) | 10 (166.8800) | 14 (163.3828) | 7 (167.9772) | 19 (157.7028) |
| Jun 20, 2014 | Pig in the Park Whitewater, WI | 15 / 26 (638.8228) | 19 (158.2972) | 5 (164.5828) | 20 (157.6456) | 14 (158.2972) |
| Oct 18, 2013 | 8th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (TEAMS FULL) Libertyville, IL | 16 / 54 (639.9428) | 35 (154.2856) | 27 (156.5372) | 3 (167.9772) | 12 (161.1428) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Pig in the Park Whitewater, WI | 6 / 29 (644.5712) | 17 (158.2858) | 5 (162.8572) | 2 (166.8570) | 14 (156.5712) |