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
- Jul 12, 2025
Smokin' Jacks BBQ
Smokin' Jacks BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 14th of 39 at the Kora Kares for Kids (2024). They are ranked #3825 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1486
peak 1486 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Feb 23, 2018
latest Aug 16, 2025 · 7.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.08
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.91 · weakest Brisket (157.56)
Road miles
1,664
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 1,210 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 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
650.88 / 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)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smokin' Jacks BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
139 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,822 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1487
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,813 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1487
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#3,816 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1487
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.
⚔ Compare careers#3,827 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before Smokin' Jacks BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,843 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Level with Smokin' Jacks BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,824 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before Smokin' Jacks BBQ'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 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 62% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kora Kares for Kids | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 60% | Aug 16, 2025 |
| Connecticut Barbecue Challenge | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 68% | Jul 12, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
ME
2 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
103
finished ahead 57 times, behind 104
Longest layoff
6.4 yrs
Feb 23, 2018 → Jul 12, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20253 milestones
- 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
20241 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.6684 Kora Kares for Kids
20183 milestones
- 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)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.6 | Kora Kares for Kids | Aug 17, 2024 |
| +2 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge | Jul 12, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.6 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge | Jul 12, 2024 |
| -8.6 | Kora Kares for Kids | Aug 16, 2025 |
| -5 | D'Iberville BBQ Throw down Kids Q & Festival (JUDGES FULL) | Feb 23, 2018 |
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2025 | Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME | 34 / 40 (651.8396) | 19 (172.5600) | 37 (155.9200) | 29 (163.3828) | 35 (159.9768) |
| Jul 12, 2025 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT | 15 / 30 (674.2860) | 11 (171.4400) | 16 (167.3944) | 7 (174.9144) | 25 (160.5372) |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME | 14 / 39 (673.6684) | 14 (170.2856) | 11 (168.5600) | 11 (171.4172) | 24 (163.4056) |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT | 26 / 30 (631.8168) | 22 (160.5368) | 21 (165.1088) | 27 (154.2172) | 27 (151.9540) |
| Feb 23, 2018 | 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) |