JordyQ

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

Power ranking

#1266

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1581

peak 1600 · rated over 31 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-09-12

latest 2025-05-02

Best ToY finish

#444

Master 2021

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

13 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 34 contests

Avg finish

top 48%

overall standings

Best overall

690.7768 / 720

Master · Bacon Brew & Que

Perfect 180s

Current form

673.37 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 669.96 (+3.41)

Walk rate

62%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · *Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1)

Consistency

±11.27

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.29 · weakest Brisket (166.79)

Road miles

6,133

mi across 34 mapped stops · furthest 537 mi

Schedule strength

68%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)

Purse competed for

$320K

listed at 14 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 17 state-championship entries

Master avg

669.96 / 720

34 Master contests · 1 GC

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Storylines (13 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.

Against the odds

17-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 83 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at *Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) (2018-08-24) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 17-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, MIDNIGHT BURN.

They almost always walk

62% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 21 of 34 contests

A top-10 category call in 62% of their 34 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

690.7768 career-best overall

95.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 690.7768 at Bacon Brew & Que — 95.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-10-07

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Smoking O's has finished one call ahead of JordyQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

14–6 behind in the head-to-head

PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ ahead in 70% of their meetings

PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 20 shared contests.

The drought

19 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at *Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) on 2018-08-24 — 19 contests and 8 years ago.

last GC 2018-08-24
8 years ago

A strong matchup

8–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SOUTHSIDE BBQ in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

The comeback

2.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.6 years, then back at Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Fest (2025-05-02).

last seen 2022-09-09
back 2025-05-02

Chicken nemesis

12 of 16 shared chicken entries lost

FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, FIRE DANCER BBQ has out-cooked them in 12 of 16 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SMOKIN BUTT CREW has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An August team

Top 39% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 39% across 7 contests, versus top 48% the rest of the year.

7 August contests
top 48% the rest of the year

The long haul

6,133 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,133 miles across 34 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 537 miles to American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST.

34 mapped stops
furthest 537 mi

The metronome

±1.56% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.56% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.1% of a perfect score
34 contests

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.

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

QUE-N-BREW

#1260 of the rated field

1581 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 34%
Peak: 1611

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to JordyQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team JordyQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 38 contests
last seen 2024-05-10

⚔ Head-to-head

BUSH LEAGUE BBQ

#1265 of the rated field

1581 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 53
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1659

4–1 in 5 shared contests (80% to JordyQ)

They've been 1659 at their best, 78 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 53 contests
last seen 2020-02-21

⚔ Head-to-head

Scooter's BBQ

#1272 of the rated field

1581 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1581

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to JordyQ)

Fewer contests behind them than JordyQ has cooked, 17 to 34, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2024-08-16

⚔ Head-to-head

BEAUX HAWG BBQ

#1271 of the rated field

1581 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 3%
Peak: 1592

No shared contest yet.

31 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 3% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 31 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

Charcoal Loungers

#1261 of the rated field

1581 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1635

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 37 contests
last seen 2025-08-29

⚔ Head-to-head

Dirt Bag Barbeque

#1262 of the rated field

1581 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1589

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 8 years after JordyQ did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2026-06-13

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	20	6	14	30%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	16	5	11	31%	⚔ compare
RAZORRACKS	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	11	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
SOUTHSIDE BBQ	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
BEER-B-QUE BOYS	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
THE BLUE BLOODS	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
Q-BONES BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
The Specialists	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
CAJUN BLAZE	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Budro's BBQ	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare
Vallee AC Cold Smoke	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BUTT CREW	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	34	11	3	6	178.8572	157.6800	168.29	top 53%
Pork Ribs	34	9	3	3	177.7028	155.9428	167.43	top 50%
Pork	34	11	1	2	178.2972	154.2744	167.44	top 50%
Brisket	34	11	0	2	175.4172	153.6456	166.79	top 50%

“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
MS	15	1	top 41%
AL	8	0	top 40%
TN	4	0	top 69%
KS	4	0	top 50%
MO	1	0	top 33%
AR	1	0	top 100%
GA	1	0	top 93%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	0	top 47%
Medium (20–39)	23	1	top 44%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 59%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2)	4	1	1	top 36%	2019-08-24
Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival	2	4	0	top 33%	2021-05-01
*Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY2) (JUDGES LIST FULL)	2	8	0	top 44%	2017-09-16
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	4	0	top 30%	2017-06-23
The National BBQ Cup (Day 2)	2	35	0	top 76%	2016-05-28
Bama Brew & Que	2	7	0	top 33%	2015-09-25

The story so far (20 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 10.6 yrs 2014-09-12 → 2025-05-02

Busiest season 2019 8 contests

Contests a season 3.4 across 10 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MS 15 of 34 contests · 7 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 26 6 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 34 entries · 3 wins · 11 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 168.29 · weakest Brisket (166.79)

Walk rate 62% a top-10 call in 21 of 34 contests

Overall top-10 rate 35% 12 of 34 contests

Wins it all 3% 1 Grand Championship · 0 reserve

First title 2018-08-24 *Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1)

Best top-10 run 4 straight contests

Master average 669.96 out of 720 · 34 contests · 1 GC

Opponents faced 1,156 1,152–1,132 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 6,133 34 mapped stops · furthest 537 mi

Schedule strength 1585 average field rating faced — tougher than 68% of rated contests

Purse competed for $319,865 listed at 14 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 17 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2.6 yrs 2022-09-09 → 2025-05-02

Power rating 1581 peak 1600 · #1266 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Sep 12 First tracked contest Bama Brew & Que
Sep 12 First call Bama Brew & Que
Sep 12 First category win (Chicken) Bama Brew & Que
Sep 12 First overall top-10 Bama Brew & Que
Sep 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score679.9084 Bama Brew & Que
2016
Oct 7 First overall podium Bacon Brew & Que
Oct 7 Career-best overall score690.7768 Bacon Brew & Que
2017
Apr 28 10th tracked contest Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
2018
Aug 24 First Grand Championship *Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1)
Aug 24 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 *Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1)
2019
Aug 23 Peak power rating (1600) Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1)
Sep 12 25th tracked contest 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
2025
May 2 Most recent contest Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2016-06-24
+15.8	*Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1)	2018-08-24
+15	Bacon Brew & Que	2016-10-07
+9.7	*Jack Town Throw Down	2018-03-02
+9.6	Bama Brew & Que	2014-09-12

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	2016-07-01
-6.4	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest	2022-09-09
-4.9	Swinging Bridge BBQ Festival	2020-06-26
-4.3	The National BBQ Cup (Day 2)	2016-05-28
-3.6	Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2)	2019-08-24

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	1	0	0	0	0%	top 67%	94.3%	94.3%
2022	2	0	0	0	50%	top 62%	93.6%	93%
2021	5	0	1	1	40%	top 45%	94.2%	93.4%
2020	1	0	0	0	100%	top 65%	89.9%	89.9%
2019	8	0	2	3	50%	top 49%	93.6%	91.7%
2018	4	1	2	1	100%	top 39%	95.5%	93.8%
2017	5	0	3	0	80%	top 43%	94.4%	93.4%
2016	6	0	2	1	50%	top 55%	95.9%	94.1%
2015	1	0	1	0	100%	top 38%	92.8%	92.8%
2014	1	0	1	1	100%	top 27%	94.4%	94.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-05-02	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Fest 🏅 Brookhaven, MS	18 / 27 (679.2912)	20 (170.8228)	22 (169.6800)	20 (169.1084)	15 (169.6800)
2022-09-09	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest 🏅 Millington, TN	27 / 38 (665.5540)	32 (163.3828)	20 (167.9772)	26 (166.2284)	19 (167.9656)
2022-04-01	Smokin' For Down Syndrome 🏅 Collierville, TN	15 / 28 (674.1712)	3 (177.7028)	8 (172.0000)	19 (165.0856)	18 (159.3828)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	100 / 467 (482.1944)	223 (166.8344)	57 (174.2856)	77 (171.9772)	336 (157.1428)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	110 / 185 (677.5884)	32 (175.4172)	144 (165.6800)	107 (169.6684)	126 (166.8228)
2021-08-27	Roast-N-Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS	9 / 19 (678.2168)	3 (174.8456)	13 (166.8572)	10 (169.6684)	11 (166.8456)
2021-08-13	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	23 / 49 (673.0056)	13 (173.1316)	32 (164.5256)	35 (163.3828)	14 (171.9656)
2021-05-01	Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival 🏅 Brookhaven, MS	19 / 38 (661.0056)	32 (157.6800)	1 (176.5828)	22 (163.9428)	23 (162.8000)
2020-06-26	Swinging Bridge BBQ Festival 🏅 Byram, MS	20 / 31 (647.2456)	21 (161.6456)	23 (160.5372)	28 (156.5028)	10 (168.5600)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	105 / 468 (470.1252)	297 (162.3200)	134 (169.1428)	161 (168.5600)	252 (162.8228)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	130 / 135 (649.5196)	126 (162.2400)	131 (155.9428)	119 (163.9312)	104 (167.4056)
2019-08-24	Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) 🏅 Brandon, MS	17 / 28 (659.8856)	22 (159.3828)	1 (175.4172)	27 (154.2744)	9 (170.8112)
2019-08-23	Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) 🏅 Brandon, MS	7 / 29 (666.1828)	1 (176.0000)	18 (162.8344)	6 (167.9656)	21 (159.3828)
2019-08-16	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest 🏅 Cape Girardeau, MO	15 / 45 (670.2056)	17 (169.1428)	24 (162.8228)	19 (167.3828)	12 (170.8572)
2019-05-24	Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival 🏅 Brookhaven, MS	4 / 26 (162.3428)	8 (169.1656)	15 (160.5716)	14 (163.3828)	23 (157.1316)
2019-04-26	Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS	13 / 31 (674.2172)	8 (170.8228)	18 (165.7144)	1 (178.2972)	24 (159.3828)
2019-02-08	KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship 🏅 unrated Little Rock, AR	92 / 92 (640.9256)	91 (158.8000)	24 (170.8344)	89 (157.6456)	90 (153.6456)
2018-11-30	*Christmas on the River Demoplis, AL	21 / 29 (667.8512)	23 (164.5256)	23 (162.8228)	9 (171.9656)	17 (168.5372)
2018-08-25	*Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) Brandon, MS	16 / 28 (667.8856)	22 (166.8228)	6 (171.4172)	13 (166.8228)	18 (162.8228)
2018-08-24	*Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) Brandon, MS	1 / 28 (687.3372)	1 (178.8572)	4 (171.9772)	2 (171.9772)	15 (164.5256)
2018-03-02	*Jack Town Throw Down Ridgeland, MS	7 / 31 (679.3600)	2 (176.5600)	23 (161.1544)	13 (167.3828)	2 (174.2628)
2017-09-16	*Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY2) (JUDGES LIST FULL) Ridgeland, MS	8 / 17 (677.0628)	12 (167.9656)	15 (164.0116)	5 (173.1084)	6 (171.9772)
2017-09-15	*Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) (JUDGES LIST FULL) Ridgeland, MS	9 / 22 (670.7316)	9 (168.5372)	15 (161.6916)	6 (171.9656)	6 (168.5372)
2017-06-23	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Birmingham, AL	13 / 28 (679.8856)	25 (165.0972)	6 (174.8572)	16 (165.6684)	3 (174.2628)
2017-04-28	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS	9 / 27 (673.6916)	7 (170.8572)	16 (165.1316)	4 (174.8456)	19 (162.8572)
2017-03-31	*Jack Town Throw Down Jackson, MS	16 / 34 (662.7428)	19 (164.5256)	20 (163.9888)	15 (166.8228)	13 (167.4056)
2016-10-07	Bacon Brew & Que Tuscaloosa, AL	3 / 26 (690.7768)	8 (171.9656)	1 (177.7028)	6 (171.4284)	10 (169.6800)
2016-07-01	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Marietta, GA	28 / 30 (665.5196)	29 (162.2284)	25 (167.3828)	22 (168.5256)	22 (167.3828)
2016-06-24	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Birmingham, AL	4 / 30 (690.2632)	15 (171.9772)	13 (169.1544)	5 (173.7144)	4 (175.4172)
2016-05-28	The National BBQ Cup (Day 2) Nashville, TN	42 / 50 (670.1828)	40 (169.1200)	40 (165.7028)	44 (165.6800)	28 (169.6800)
2016-05-27	The National BBQ Cup (Day 1) Nashville, TN	35 / 51 (676.4800)	36 (170.2628)	24 (168.5600)	12 (172.5600)	43 (165.0972)
2016-02-26	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL	18 / 30 (670.8116)	24 (163.3828)	10 (170.3088)	26 (162.2744)	4 (174.8456)
2015-09-25	Bama Brew & Que Tuscaloosa, AL	10 / 26 (667.8512)	19 (163.3940)	6 (170.8344)	18 (160.5028)	5 (173.1200)
2014-09-12	Bama Brew & Que Tuscaloosa, AL	7 / 26 (679.9084)	1 (176.5600)	17 (164.5372)	7 (170.8456)	10 (167.9656)

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
2022 ↗	Master	#876 (163 pts)	#661 (288 pts)	#814 (233 pts)	#981 (143 pts)	#855 (178 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#444 (409 pts)	#382 (519 pts)	#363 (569 pts)	#497 (374 pts)	#465 (419 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#800 (81 pts)	#862 (76 pts)	#899 (66 pts)	#1106 (56 pts)	#656 (131 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#480 (684 pts)	#370 (864 pts)	#462 (744 pts)	#412 (819 pts)	#581 (579 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#576 (611 pts)	#562 (666 pts)	#716 (501 pts)	#599 (621 pts)	#674 (541 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#622 (623 pts)	#743 (538 pts)	#744 (538 pts)	#530 (738 pts)	#527 (748 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#565 (696 pts)	#802 (486 pts)	#584 (701 pts)	#616 (656 pts)	#555 (726 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1634 (126 pts)	#2093 (81 pts)	#1559 (166 pts)	#2081 (86 pts)	#1476 (176 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1558 (156 pts)	#1170 (276 pts)	#2073 (91 pts)	#1648 (156 pts)	#1875 (126 pts)