A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
Jarheadbbq
Jarheadbbq is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 12th of 28 at the Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (2023). They are ranked #2946 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Jarhead BBQ” and “JAR HEAD BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1507
peak 1517 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Mar 29, 2013
latest Jul 25, 2025 · 12.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
323.36 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 318.33 (+5.03)
Walk rate
30%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.53
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 168.57 · weakest Pork (158.86)
Road miles
1,847
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 1,160 mi
Schedule strength
49%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)
Purse competed for
$89K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 9 state-championship entries
Master avg
649.71 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
318.33 / 360
9 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Jarheadbbq, each with one reason worth a look.
118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,950 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1515
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Jarheadbbq)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Jarheadbbq has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,964 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 16%
- Peak
- 1521
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Jarheadbbq)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 19 contests to 10.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,942 of the rated field
- Contests
- 83
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1526
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Jarheadbbq)
83 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,949 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1513
Level with Jarheadbbq on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,952 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1508
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,920 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1511
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before Jarheadbbq's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capt. Blue BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKECRAFT - MD | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Zoni-Q | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HARCO LOCO BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG DOG BBQ VA | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 BOXERS Q | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| DRILLING & GRILLING | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 EYZ BBQ | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 151.3712 | 159.20 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 141.6228 | 160.15 | top 41% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8570 | 158.8570 | 158.86 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5714 | 168.5714 | 168.57 | top 24% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 36% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 52% | May 16, 2025 |
| Smoke in the Grove | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 28% | Jul 24, 2020 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
6 of 10 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
8
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
347
finished ahead 305 times, behind 341
Longest layoff
6.1 yrs
Mar 29, 2013 → Apr 19, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)
20211 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)168.5828 Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1
20201 milestone
- Peak power rating (1517) Smoke in the Grove
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Firelake BBQ Cook-off
- First call Firelake BBQ Cook-off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.7142 Firelake BBQ Cook-off
- Career-best overall score649.7142 Firelake BBQ Cook-off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6 | Interstate BBQ Festival | Apr 19, 2019 |
| +3.8 | Smoke in the Grove | Jul 24, 2020 |
| +3.4 | Firelake BBQ Cook-off | Mar 29, 2013 |
| +3.2 | Smoke in the Grove | Jul 26, 2019 |
| +2 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | Jun 16, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.6 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | Jul 25, 2025 |
| -2.9 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | May 19, 2023 |
| -1.5 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | May 16, 2025 |
| -0.9 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 | Apr 16, 2021 |
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 | 0% | top 70% | 91.4% | 91% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 47% | 91.4% | 89% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 47% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 31% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 29% | 87% | 84.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 42% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2025 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 26 / 30 (329.0860) | 30 (162.2516) | 20 (166.8344) | — | — |
| May 16, 2025 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 15 / 28 (326.2400) | 15 (160.5256) | 12 (165.7144) | — | — |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 24 / 51 (329.0516) | 23 (165.0856) | 20 (163.9660) | — | — |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Buckhannon, WV | 12 / 28 (317.0744) | 14 (151.9772) | 7 (165.0972) | — | — |
| May 19, 2023 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 19 / 37 (315.3600) | 20 (157.6800) | 17 (157.6800) | — | — |
| Apr 16, 2021 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 🏅 Hagerstown, MD | 22 / 47 (318.8116) | 12 (168.5828) | 26 (150.2288) | — | — |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 18 / 59 (323.3028) | 22 (155.9200) | 6 (167.3828) | — | — |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 14 / 53 (292.9940) | 13 (151.3712) | 17 (141.6228) | — | — |
| Apr 19, 2019 | Interstate BBQ Festival 🏅 Hagerstown, MD | 17 / 54 (313.0860) | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 29, 2013 | Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee, OK | 16 / 38 (649.7142) | 21 (159.4286) | 19 (162.8572) | 23 (158.8570) | 9 (168.5714) |