A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
J&C BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
J&C BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
SMOKIN HOOCH BBQ
SMOKIN HOOCH BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 14th of 15 at the Battle of the Bones (2014). They are ranked #4976 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1463
peak 1463 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 20, 2014
latest Jul 20, 2024 · 10.1 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 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.26
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.50 · weakest Brisket (148.76)
Road miles
142
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 52 mi
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)
Purse competed for
$38K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
632.11 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #849 (132 pts) | #787 (192 pts) | #847 (182 pts) | #880 (142 pts) | #877 (137 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #2454 (59 pts) | #2479 (59 pts) | #2473 (59 pts) | #1706 (114 pts) | #1879 (79 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1928 (100 pts) | #1742 (125 pts) | #1565 (165 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2079 (80 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1970 (95 pts) | #1908 (125 pts) | #2048 (95 pts) | #1748 (145 pts) | #2058 (90 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SMOKIN HOOCH BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
141 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,975 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,969 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
They turned up 7 years after SMOKIN HOOCH BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#4,981 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
Level with SMOKIN HOOCH BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,967 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before SMOKIN HOOCH BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,986 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 4 years before SMOKIN HOOCH BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,957 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before SMOKIN HOOCH 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 155.4172 | 162.50 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2512 | 151.3944 | 160.31 | top 67% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 149.1084 | 160.54 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6572 | 132.5144 | 148.76 | top 82% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 75% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 77% | May 25, 2024 |
| Battle of the Bones | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 77% | Jun 26, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OR
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
96
finished ahead 29 times, behind 97
Longest layoff
5 yrs
May 25, 2019 → May 25, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20244 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.3600 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- Career-best overall score651.3600 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7028 The Sutherlin Throwdown
- Most recent contest The Sutherlin Throwdown
20143 milestones
- First tracked contest Battle of the Bones
- First call Battle of the Bones
- Peak power rating (1487) Battle of the Bones
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.5 | Battle of the Bones | Jun 20, 2014 |
| -9.2 | The Sutherlin Throwdown | Jul 20, 2024 |
| -7 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | May 25, 2019 |
| -5.2 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | May 25, 2024 |
| -1.8 | Battle of the Bones | Jun 26, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 90.5% | 90.2% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 60% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 93% | 83.3% | 83.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2024 | The Sutherlin Throwdown 🏅 Sutherlin, OR | 26 / 30 (647.8404) | 11 (173.7028) | 20 (166.2400) | 22 (164.5372) | 30 (143.3604) |
| May 25, 2024 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 20 / 27 (651.3600) | 22 (162.2856) | 15 (165.7372) | 21 (161.6800) | 19 (161.6572) |
| May 25, 2019 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 27 / 34 (631.9088) | 29 (155.4172) | 33 (151.9316) | 14 (168) | 21 (156.5600) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Battle of the Bones Central Point, OR | 15 / 25 (629.6224) | 10 (164.5600) | 6 (166.2512) | 23 (149.1084) | 19 (149.7028) |
| Jun 20, 2014 | Battle of the Bones Central Point, OR | 14 / 15 (599.8284) | 9 (156.5256) | 14 (151.3944) | 7 (159.3940) | 15 (132.5144) |