A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Risky Brisket in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The BBQ JEDI
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1522
peak 1522 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-06-14
latest 2014-07-11
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
644.82
last 4 Master vs avg 644.82 (-0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.77
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.11 · weakest Brisket (158.43)
Road miles
177
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 67 mi
Schedule strength
9%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1513)
Master avg
644.82 / 720
4 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.
The BBQ JEDI has 4 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 89 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.
#2435 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1527
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to The BBQ JEDI)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team The BBQ JEDI has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2451 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 8 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-head#2433 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 80%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after The BBQ JEDI did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#2424 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1525
No shared contest yet.
Level with The BBQ JEDI on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2436 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-head#2445 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8800 | 154.2856 | 159.44 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 164.5828 | 156.5372 | 161.84 | top 32% |
| Pork | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 167.9772 | 157.6456 | 165.11 | top 27% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1428 | 156.5712 | 158.43 | top 45% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL | 2 | 0 | top 31% |
| WI | 2 | 0 | top 39% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 37% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 30% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pig in the Park | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 39% | 2014-06-20 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.1 yrs
2013-06-14 → 2014-07-11
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IL
2 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 165.11 · weakest Brisket (158.43)
Walk rate
100%
a top-10 call in 4 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
25%
1 of 4 contests
Master average
644.82
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
107
95–44 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
177
4 mapped stops · furthest 67 mi
Schedule strength
1513
average field rating faced — tougher than 9% of rated contests
Power rating
1522
peak 1522 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Pig in the Park
- First call Pig in the Park
- First overall top-10 Pig in the Park
- 2014
- 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
- Most recent contest Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.5 | Pig in the Park | 2013-06-14 |
| +6.7 | 8th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (TEAMS FULL) | 2013-10-18 |
| +6.1 | Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest | 2014-07-11 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -1.5 | Pig in the Park | 2014-06-20 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-07-11 | 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) |
| 2014-06-20 | Pig in the Park Whitewater, WI | 15 / 26 (638.8228) | 19 (158.2972) | 5 (164.5828) | 20 (157.6456) | 14 (158.2972) |
| 2013-10-18 | 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) |
| 2013-06-14 | Pig in the Park Whitewater, WI | 6 / 29 (644.5712) | 17 (158.2858) | 5 (162.8572) | 2 (166.8570) | 14 (156.5712) |