AJU BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3990

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1483

peak 1502 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2021-06-04

latest 2025-06-06

Best ToY finish

#1148

Master 2025

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 71%

overall standings

Best overall

667.9312 / 720

Master · Original SD BBQ Championships

Perfect 180s

Current form

651.89

last 5 Master vs avg 651.89 (+0.00)

Walk rate

30%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1200

Pork Ribs · Original SD BBQ Championships (One Meat Ribs)

Consistency

±12.66

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.94 · weakest Pork (161.12)

Road miles

mi across 10 mapped stops

Schedule strength

57%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)

Purse competed for

$50K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

651.89 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

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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.

High-water mark

667.9312 career-best overall

92.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.9312 at Original SD BBQ Championships — 92.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
2025-06-06

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

BnB BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BnB BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.8 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.82 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Pork avg 161.12
Chicken avg 166.94
0 calls in 5 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Alt's Custom Q in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The metronome

±1.76% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.76% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.5% of a perfect score
10 contests

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126 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Dirt Road Smokers

#3983 of the rated field

1483 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1483

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than AJU BBQ has cooked, 5 to 10, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2025-11-21

⚔ Head-to-head

Northern Lights Smoke

#3972 of the rated field

1484 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1484

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before AJU BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Outlaw Attitude BBQ

#4002 of the rated field

1483 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

No shared contest yet.

They were already cooking in 2015, 6 years before AJU BBQ's first contest.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2019-10-18

⚔ Head-to-head

BBQ STATE OF MIND

#4001 of the rated field

1483 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1483

No shared contest yet.

Level with AJU BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2019-09-21

⚔ Head-to-head

Goon's BBQ

#3984 of the rated field

1483 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1483

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before AJU BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

BRONX BOMBERS BBQ

#3987 of the rated field

1483 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before AJU BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
CRF BLUE RIBB'N BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
SMOKE JUMPERS BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Bohica BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
PURE SMOKE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BnB BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
OWENS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
RUM N' SMOKE BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SIN CIRCLE BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	0	0	170.8228	161.1200	166.94	top 56%
Pork Ribs	10	3	1	173.1200	151.3372	162.42	top 64%
Pork	5	0	0	169.1200	157.1200	161.12	top 76%
Brisket	5	0	0	171.4400	156.5372	163.86	top 56%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 77%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 68%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Original SD BBQ Championships	3	27	0	top 72%	2025-06-06
Original SD BBQ Championship	2	26	0	top 70%	2022-06-03

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4 yrs 2021-06-04 → 2025-06-06

Busiest season 2025 2 contests

Contests a season 2 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in SD 10 of 10 contests

Contests visited 2 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 10 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 166.94 · weakest Pork (161.12)

Walk rate 30% a top-10 call in 3 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 10 contests

Master average 651.89 out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 104 64–147 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2 10 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1573 average field rating faced — tougher than 57% of rated contests

Purse competed for $49,600 listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 5 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1 yrs 2023-06-02 → 2024-06-07

Power rating 1483 peak 1502 · #3990 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2021
Jun 4 First tracked contest The Original SD BBQ Championships - One Meat Standalone Ribs Contest
Jun 4 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.3256 Original SD BBQ Championship
Jun 4 Peak power rating (1502) Original SD BBQ Championship
2023
Jun 1 First call Original SD BBQ Championships (One Meat Ribs)
2025
Jun 5 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1200 Original SD BBQ Championships (One Meat Ribs)
Jun 6 10th tracked contest Original SD BBQ Championships
Jun 6 Career-best overall score667.9312 Original SD BBQ Championships
Jun 6 Most recent contest Original SD BBQ Championships

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+2.4	Original SD BBQ Championship	2021-06-04

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.4	Original SD BBQ Championship	2022-06-03
-7.4	Original SD BBQ Championships	2024-06-07
-2.6	Original SD BBQ Championships	2023-06-02

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	2	50%	top 63%	92.8%	92.8%
2024	2	50%	top 85%	89%	89%
2023	2	50%	top 69%	90.6%	90.6%
2022	2	0%	top 87%	88.2%	88.2%
2021	2	0%	top 53%	92.1%	92.1%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-06-06	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	30 / 48 (667.9312)	25 (170.8228)	37 (162.8000)	38 (162.8684)	13 (171.4400)
2025-06-05	Original SD BBQ Championships (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD	—	—	6 (173.1200)	—	—
2024-06-07	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	29 / 34 (641.0056)	20 (167.4172)	30 (158.8112)	31 (158.2400)	26 (156.5372)
2024-06-07	Original SD BBQ Championships (ONE MEAT RIBS) Huron, SD	—	—	6 (167.9772)	—	—
2023-06-02	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	27 / 39 (652.4456)	22 (165.0856)	29 (163.4056)	36 (158.2744)	17 (165.6800)
2023-06-01	Original SD BBQ Championships (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD	—	—	3 (171.4056)	—	—
2022-06-03	Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD	40 / 46 (634.7200)	40 (161.1200)	43 (152.5144)	39 (157.1200)	30 (163.9656)
2022-06-02	Original SD BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD	—	—	23 (160.5372)	—	—
2021-06-04	Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD	26 / 49 (663.3256)	13 (170.2628)	34 (162.2628)	17 (169.1200)	33 (161.6800)
2021-06-04	The Original SD BBQ Championships - One Meat Standalone Ribs Contest Huron, SD	—	—	29 (151.3372)	—	—

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	#1148 (60 pts)	#1221 (60 pts)	#766 (229 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)	#920 (120 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#1464 (59 pts)	#1163 (84 pts)	#783 (218 pts)	#1478 (59 pts)	#1465 (59 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1255 (60 pts)	#1257 (75 pts)	#698 (284 pts)	#1287 (60 pts)	#1150 (100 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#1309 (60 pts)	#1341 (60 pts)	#1101 (124 pts)	#1348 (60 pts)	#1333 (60 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#978 (120 pts)	#1092 (115 pts)	#1113 (100 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)