High-water mark
674.2860
career-best overall
93.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.2860 at Connecticut Barbecue Challenge — 93.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2025-07-12
Smokin' Jacks BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1486
peak 1486 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2018-02-23
latest 2025-08-16
Best ToY finish
#768
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
650.88
last 5 Master vs avg 650.88 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.08
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.91 · weakest Brisket (157.56)
Road miles
1,664
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 1210 mi
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
Purse competed for
$27K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
650.88 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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.
A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
ELJEFE SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings
ELJEFE SMOKE has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−7.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.34 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 157.56
- Chicken avg 164.91
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Hillside BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
6.4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 6.4 years, then back at Connecticut Barbecue Challenge (2024-07-12).
- last seen 2018-02-23
- back 2024-07-12
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.
142 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3801 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1487
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Smokin' Jacks BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smokin' Jacks BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3827 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1486
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Smokin' Jacks BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3806 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1487
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 9 contests to 5.
⚔ Head-to-head#3809 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1487
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 5 years before Smokin' Jacks BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3820 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before Smokin' Jacks BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#3841 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smokin' Jacks BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 149.7028 | 164.91 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 155.9200 | 164.77 | top 56% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.9144 | 154.2172 | 163.63 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4056 | 151.9428 | 157.56 | top 78% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ME | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
| CT | 2 | 0 | top 68% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 62% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kora Kares for Kids | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 60% | 2025-08-16 |
| Connecticut Barbecue Challenge | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 68% | 2025-07-12 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
7.5 yrs
2018-02-23 → 2025-08-16
Busiest season
2025
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
ME
2 of 5 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 164.91 · weakest Brisket (157.56)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
650.88
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
103
57–104 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,664
5 mapped stops · furthest 1,210 mi
Schedule strength
1547
average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$26,600
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 4 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
6.4 yrs
2018-02-23 → 2024-07-12
Power rating
1486
peak 1486 · #3821 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2018
- First tracked contest *D'Iberville BBQ Throw down Kids Q & Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- First call *D'Iberville BBQ Throw down Kids Q & Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- Peak power rating (1495) *D'Iberville BBQ Throw down Kids Q & Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- 2024
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.6684 Kora Kares for Kids
- 2025
- Career-best overall score674.2860 Connecticut Barbecue Challenge
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.9144 Connecticut Barbecue Challenge
- Most recent contest Kora Kares for Kids
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.6 | Kora Kares for Kids | 2024-08-17 |
| +2.1 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge | 2025-07-12 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.7 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge | 2024-07-12 |
| -8.6 | Kora Kares for Kids | 2025-08-16 |
| -5 | *D'Iberville BBQ Throw down Kids Q & Festival (JUDGES FULL) | 2018-02-23 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 68% | 93.7% | 92.1% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 93.6% | 90.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 74% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-16 | Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME | 34 / 40 (651.8396) | 19 (172.5600) | 37 (155.9200) | 29 (163.3828) | 35 (159.9768) |
| 2025-07-12 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT | 15 / 30 (674.2860) | 11 (171.4400) | 16 (167.3944) | 7 (174.9144) | 25 (160.5372) |
| 2024-08-17 | Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME | 14 / 39 (673.6684) | 14 (170.2856) | 11 (168.5600) | 11 (171.4172) | 24 (163.4056) |
| 2024-07-12 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT | 26 / 30 (631.8168) | 22 (160.5368) | 21 (165.1088) | 27 (154.2172) | 27 (151.9540) |
| 2018-02-23 | *D'Iberville BBQ Throw down Kids Q & Festival (JUDGES FULL) D'Iberville, MS | 20 / 27 (622.7656) | 22 (149.7028) | 10 (166.8916) | 22 (154.2284) | 18 (151.9428) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #768 (165 pts) | #743 (215 pts) | #901 (160 pts) | #710 (220 pts) | #977 (115 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1508 (55 pts) | #1211 (70 pts) | #1259 (75 pts) | #1518 (55 pts) | #1513 (55 pts) |