SWEET SMOKIN' JONES BBQ

SWEET SMOKIN' JONES BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 21st of 25 at the Tri City BBQ Fest (2022). Also listed in KCBS results as “Sweet Smokin Jones BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1476

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 16, 2016

latest Jul 17, 2026 · 9.8 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 4 contests

Avg finish

top 80%

overall standings

Best overall

667.8860 / 720

Master · Shenandoah ShenDig

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

169.6800

Pork · Shenandoah ShenDig

Consistency

±15.29

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.25 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.13)

Road miles

across 4 mapped stops · furthest 65 mi

Schedule strength

71%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1590)

Purse competed for

$31K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

647.73 / 720

4 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

667.8860 career-best overall

92.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.8860 at Shenandoah ShenDig — 92.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 17, 2026

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

HOT DADDY'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

HOT DADDY'S BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKE DOCTOR in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 6 years, then back at Tri City BBQ Fest (Sep 16, 2022).

last seen Sep 16, 2016
back Sep 16, 2022

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	4	162.8456	160.5140	161.96	top 80%
Pork Ribs	4	168	147.3828	158.13	top 88%
Pork	4	169.6800	162.2512	165.25	top 70%
Brisket	4	168.5372	153.6800	162.39	top 74%

“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.

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Tri City BBQ Fest	3	21	0	top 78%	Sep 20, 2024

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IA 4 of 4 contests

Contests visited 2 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 91 finished ahead 24 times, behind 105

Longest layoff 6 yrs Sep 16, 2016 → Sep 16, 2022

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

20263 milestones

Jul 17 Career-best overall score667.8860 Shenandoah ShenDig
Jul 17 Career-best single call (Pork)169.6800 Shenandoah ShenDig
Jul 17 Most recent contest Shenandoah ShenDig

20241 milestone

Sep 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.2916 Tri City BBQ Fest

20162 milestones

Sep 16 First tracked contest Tri City BBQ Fest
Sep 16 Peak power rating (1497) Tri City BBQ Fest

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.7	Tri City BBQ Fest	Sep 16, 2022
-6.8	Tri City BBQ Fest	Sep 20, 2024
-6.3	Shenandoah ShenDig	Jul 17, 2026
-3.5	Tri City BBQ Fest	Sep 16, 2016

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0%	top 86%	92.8%	92.8%
2024	1	0%	top 80%	91%	91%
2022	1	0%	top 84%	89%	89%
2016	1	0%	top 71%	87.1%	87.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 17, 2026	Shenandoah ShenDig 🏅 Shenandoah, IA	24 / 28 (667.8860)	26 (161.6688)	24 (168)	21 (169.6800)	17 (168.5372)
Sep 20, 2024	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	24 / 30 (655.2916)	26 (162.8232)	24 (161.1084)	22 (165.6800)	20 (165.6800)
Sep 16, 2022	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	21 / 25 (640.4568)	21 (160.5140)	23 (156.0116)	18 (162.2512)	22 (161.6800)
Sep 16, 2016	Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	24 / 34 (627.2796)	19 (162.8456)	32 (147.3828)	20 (163.3712)	27 (153.6800)