J&C BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 42 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition (2024). They are ranked #1028 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “JC BBQ” and “J & C BBQ”.
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.
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #308 (621 pts) | #455 (436 pts) | #423 (541 pts) | #331 (616 pts) | #330 (616 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #579 (283 pts) | #568 (348 pts) | #740 (238 pts) | #756 (188 pts) | #609 (273 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #728 (197 pts) | #755 (210 pts) | #785 (217 pts) | #505 (397 pts) | #658 (262 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #878 (140 pts) | #925 (150 pts) | #1100 (125 pts) | #802 (180 pts) | #840 (175 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #438 (496 pts) | #438 (526 pts) | #560 (421 pts) | #496 (451 pts) | #433 (531 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #589 (156 pts) | #509 (216 pts) | #753 (116 pts) | #504 (216 pts) | #613 (156 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #728 (422 pts) | #858 (362 pts) | #664 (512 pts) | #600 (567 pts) | #763 (427 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #929 (316 pts) | #1035 (291 pts) | #986 (326 pts) | #814 (421 pts) | #1153 (241 pts) |
The teams rated closest to J&C BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 31 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFewer contests behind them than J&C BBQ has cooked, 28 to 42, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers71 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 30% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careersLevel with J&C BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersCareers of much the same size, 42 contests to 42, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersTheir last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before J&C BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 40 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 178.8572 | 151.9656 | 168.21 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 41 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 149.1088 | 167.14 | top 51% |
| Pork | 39 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 179.4400 | 139.9428 | 169.25 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 39 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 179.4400 | 140.5144 | 168.51 | top 43% |
“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.
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 54% |
| Medium (20–39) | 26 | 1 | top 42% |
| Large (40+) | 11 | 0 | top 55% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | 8 | 9 | 0 | top 58% | May 23, 2026 |
| Horse Town Brew n Que Festival | 4 | 12 | 0 | top 66% | Jun 2, 2023 |
| Sutherlin Throwdown | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 21% | Jul 18, 2026 |
| The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 31% | May 31, 2025 |
| 2024 Icebox Cookoff | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 51% | Jul 6, 2024 |
| Horse Town Brew B Que Festival | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 59% | Jun 1, 2018 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.5 | 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition | Aug 24, 2024 |
| +13.7 | 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff | Aug 20, 2022 |
| +12.7 | Sutherlin Throwdown | Jul 18, 2026 |
| +11.6 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival DAY 2 (JUDGES FULL) | Nov 3, 2018 |
| +10.8 | Horse Town Brew B Que Festival | Jun 1, 2018 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | May 28, 2022 |
| -10.7 | BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL) | May 27, 2017 |
| -10 | Horse Town Brew B Que Festival ( Judges Full) | Jun 2, 2017 |
| -8.9 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) | May 31, 2019 |
| -8.8 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival | Jun 2, 2023 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 67% | top 39% | 97.1% | 95% |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 71% | top 44% | 95.9% | 94.9% |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 100% | top 32% | 97.7% | 95.4% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 49% | 94.9% | 93.4% |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80% | top 50% | 97.4% | 93.2% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 38% | 94.2% | 94.2% |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57% | top 52% | 94% | 91% |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 39% | 95.1% | 94% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 86.2% | 85.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Smoke on the Sound 🏅 Redmond, WA | 6 / 17 (678.7432) | 8 (170.8344) | 8 (169.6916) | 8 (167.3712) | 5 (170.8460) |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest 🏅 Meridian, ID | 36 / 52 (679.3028) | 42 (168.5256) | 35 (168.5372) | 25 (171.4172) | 30 (170.8228) |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Meridian, ID | — | — | 11 (173.7028) | — | — |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 6 / 27 (687.9084) | 11 (169.6800) | 15 (168.5484) | 2 (176.5600) | 7 (173.1200) |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Sutherlin Throwdown 🏅 Sutherlin, OR | 4 / 29 (698.8000) | 15 (171.9772) | 8 (176) | 7 (175.4056) | 5 (175.4172) |
| May 23, 2026 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 18 / 33 (676.4572) | 22 (163.9544) | 8 (175.4172) | 23 (165.6800) | 14 (171.4056) |
| Oct 16, 2025 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) unrated Roswell, GA | 33 / 36 (676.4112) | 28 (171.9772) | 27 (170.8228) | 33 (167.3828) | 33 (166.2284) |
| Aug 16, 2025 | 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 11 / 30 (689.6456) | 15 (171.9656) | 13 (171.9772) | 23 (166.2628) | 2 (179.4400) |
| Jul 19, 2025 | Sutherlin Throwdown 🏅 Sutherlin, OR | 10 / 35 (690.7656) | 5 (178.8572) | 10 (173.7028) | 25 (163.9428) | 6 (174.2628) |
| May 31, 2025 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) 🏅 Sweet Home, OR | 11 / 28 (689.6572) | 12 (173.1316) | 6 (174.2856) | 16 (170.2744) | 13 (171.9656) |
| May 30, 2025 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 1) 🏅 Sweet Home, OR | 7 / 30 (683.3488) | 3 (178.2972) | 22 (166.2400) | 18 (167.3944) | 7 (171.4172) |
| May 24, 2025 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 12 / 26 (679.3252) | 6 (171.9884) | 12 (171.4056) | 10 (171.4056) | 20 (164.5256) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 19 / 48 (671.8628) | 27 (164.5372) | 26 (164.5256) | 15 (173.1200) | 11 (169.6800) |
| Aug 24, 2024 | 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 1 / 27 (703.4748) | 3 (175.4288) | 7 (172.0116) | 2 (179.4400) | 3 (176.5944) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | The Sutherlin Throwdown 🏅 Sutherlin, OR | 10 / 30 (689.0972) | 20 (167.3828) | 12 (170.2744) | 4 (176.5828) | 7 (174.8572) |
| Jul 6, 2024 | 2024 Icebox Cookoff 🏅 Sweet Home, OR | 26 / 37 (676.5032) | 30 (165.6800) | 11 (173.7144) | 2 (176.5600) | 33 (160.5488) |
| May 31, 2024 | Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA | 8 / 39 (679.3484) | 4 (177.7028) | 30 (159.3828) | 11 (171.4056) | 10 (170.8572) |
| May 25, 2024 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 9 / 27 (686.2512) | 8 (173.7028) | 18 (163.4172) | 9 (174.2856) | 4 (174.8456) |
| Aug 19, 2023 | DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 9 / 30 (678.7540) | 8 (172.5600) | 11 (169.6800) | 5 (174.8456) | 19 (161.6684) |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Icebox Cookoff 🏅 Sweet Home, OR | 12 / 38 (683.3256) | 15 (171.4056) | 22 (166.8344) | 20 (167.3828) | 2 (177.7028) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA | 36 / 43 (651.3144) | 42 (151.9656) | 40 (154.7772) | 24 (170.2744) | 6 (174.2972) |
| May 27, 2023 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 13 / 25 (675.4288) | 20 (163.9884) | 17 (165.1432) | 1 (176.5828) | 8 (169.7144) |
| Aug 20, 2022 | 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff 🏅 DuPont, WA | 3 / 29 (701.0972) | 6 (176.5600) | 7 (175.4172) | 4 (176) | 7 (173.1200) |
| Jul 2, 2022 | Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022 🏅 Sweet Home, OR | 17 / 34 (671.8512) | 5 (175.4056) | 19 (165.0972) | 22 (161.6800) | 14 (169.6684) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA | 12 / 37 (687.3832) | 9 (173.7144) | 14 (172.5716) | 22 (167.3944) | 8 (173.7028) |
| May 28, 2022 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 24 / 27 (648.4684) | 20 (164.5484) | 19 (162.2972) | 23 (162.2284) | 17 (159.3944) |
| Jan 8, 2022 | Willamette Sportsman Show Cookoff 2022 🏅 Albany, OR | 11 / 16 (646.7772) | 14 (159.3940) | 15 (151.9888) | 11 (164.5372) | 5 (170.8572) |
| Feb 15, 2020 | Albany Bacon Championship 🏅 Albany, OR | 6 / 16 (678.2748) | 3 (169.6916) | 10 (164.5832) | 3 (174.8456) | 6 (169.1544) |
| May 31, 2019 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Norco, CA | 36 / 49 (632.3772) | — | — | — | — |
| May 25, 2019 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 23 / 34 (636.9028) | 21 (160.5028) | 26 (157.0744) | 18 (166.2284) | 24 (153.0972) |
| May 10, 2019 | Queen Mary Waterfront Cook-Off 🏅 Long Beach, CA | 9 / 12 (664.4340) | 9 (163.4056) | 9 (161.0972) | 7 (165.6684) | 5 (174.2628) |
| May 10, 2019 | Minnesota in May 🏅 | 13 / 57 (317.0860) | 3 (167.9772) | 24 (149.1088) | — | — |
| Mar 30, 2019 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Arcadia, CA | 22 / 47 (677.0744) | 26 (170.3088) | 9 (174.2628) | 14 (171.9772) | 40 (160.5256) |
| Mar 29, 2019 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Arcadia, CA | 33 / 70 (666.1944) | 60 (158.8572) | 24 (167.9772) | 14 (171.9772) | 28 (167.3828) |
| Feb 15, 2019 | The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Indian Wells, CA | 16 / 49 (673.6452) | 34 (162.8340) | 23 (168.5600) | 10 (172.5484) | 20 (169.7028) |
| Nov 3, 2018 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival DAY 2 (JUDGES FULL) Indio, CA | 12 / 33 (685.0628) | 16 (170.8228) | 5 (174.2972) | 11 (174.8572) | 24 (165.0856) |
| Nov 2, 2018 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival DAY 1 (JUDGES FULL) Indio, CA | 19 / 33 (672.5256) | 28 (163.4056) | 22 (165.1544) | 4 (175.4400) | 16 (168.5256) |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Horse Town Brew B Que Festival Norco, CA | 16 / 57 (683.9656) | 11 (173.7028) | 23 (170.2628) | 20 (170.8800) | 22 (169.1200) |
| May 26, 2018 | BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL) North Bend, OR | 12 / 35 (666.7884) | 22 (163.4056) | 10 (169.7144) | 20 (162.8228) | 9 (170.8456) |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Horse Town Brew B Que Festival ( Judges Full) Norco, CA | 51 / 57 (620.9828) | 50 (154.8112) | 32 (166.8456) | 46 (158.8116) | 55 (140.5144) |
| May 27, 2017 | BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL) North Bend, OR | 33 / 37 (610.6740) | 30 (154.7884) | 32 (157.6800) | 35 (139.9428) | 27 (158.2628) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA | 42 / 58 (645.0400) | 33 (168.5600) | 42 (158.8344) | 43 (159.3828) | 43 (158.2628) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.