J&C BBQ OR
Rating
1548
peak 1558
Contests
18
in the data
First seen
2019-05-25
latest 2026-05-23
Best ToY finish
#438
Master 2022
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
10 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
of 18 contests
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
684.59 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 677.41 (+7.18)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±17.20
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.39 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.76)
Road miles
6529
mi across 18 mapped stops · furthest 2185 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SinBin BBQ has finished one call ahead of J&C BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
RJs Smokehouse has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Small Axe BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 15 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Old Dirty Basters in 10 of their 14 shared contests.
📅 A August team
Something about August: average finish in the top 20% across 4 contests, versus top 45% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition (2024-08-24) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 34-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Small Axe BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, OR first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 18 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 178.8572 | 159.3940 | 170.39 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 151.9888 | 167.76 | top 52% |
| Pork | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 179.4400 | 161.6800 | 169.75 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 18 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 179.4400 | 153.0972 | 169.50 | top 39% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 13 | 0 | top 50% |
| WA | 4 | 1 | top 20% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 92% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 53% |
| Medium (20–39) | 16 | 1 | top 44% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in OR (13 of 18 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (18 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition (2024-08-24)
- Wins it all in 6% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 677.41
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 676.4572 | 676.46 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 690.7656 | 685.97 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 703.4748 | 688.74 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 683.3256 | 679.17 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 701.0972 | 667.05 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 678.2748 | 678.27 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 636.9028 | 636.90 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-23 | 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) |
| 2025-10-16 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) Roswell, GA | 33 / 36 (676.4112) | 28 (171.9772) | 27 (170.8228) | 33 (167.3828) | 33 (166.2284) |
| 2025-08-16 | 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition DuPont, WA | 11 / 30 (689.6456) | 15 (171.9656) | 13 (171.9772) | 23 (166.2628) | 2 (179.4400) |
| 2025-07-19 | Sutherlin Throwdown Sutherlin, OR | 10 / 35 (690.7656) | 5 (178.8572) | 10 (173.7028) | 25 (163.9428) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2025-05-31 | 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) |
| 2025-05-30 | 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) |
| 2024-08-24 | 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition DuPont, WA | 1 / 27 (703.4748) | 3 (175.4288) | 7 (172.0116) | 2 (179.4400) | 3 (176.5944) |
| 2024-07-06 | 2024 Icebox Cookoff Sweet Home, OR | 26 / 37 (676.5032) | 30 (165.6800) | 11 (173.7144) | 2 (176.5600) | 33 (160.5488) |
| 2024-05-25 | 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) |
| 2023-08-19 | DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition DuPont, WA | 9 / 30 (678.7540) | 8 (172.5600) | 11 (169.6800) | 5 (174.8456) | 19 (161.6684) |
| 2023-07-01 | Icebox Cookoff Sweet Home, OR | 12 / 38 (683.3256) | 15 (171.4056) | 22 (166.8344) | 20 (167.3828) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2023-05-27 | 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) |
| 2022-08-20 | 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff DuPont, WA | 3 / 29 (701.0972) | 6 (176.5600) | 7 (175.4172) | 4 (176.0000) | 7 (173.1200) |
| 2022-07-02 | Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022 Sweet Home, OR | 17 / 34 (671.8512) | 5 (175.4056) | 19 (165.0972) | 22 (161.6800) | 14 (169.6684) |
| 2022-05-28 | 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) |
| 2022-01-08 | Willamette Sportsman Show Cookoff 2022 Albany, OR | 11 / 16 (646.7772) | 14 (159.3940) | 15 (151.9888) | 11 (164.5372) | 5 (170.8572) |
| 2020-02-15 | Albany Bacon Championship Albany, OR | 6 / 16 (678.2748) | 3 (169.6916) | 10 (164.5832) | 3 (174.8456) | 6 (169.1544) |
| 2019-05-25 | 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) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #717 (93 pts) | #838 (73 pts) | #661 (153 pts) | #801 (68 pts) | #701 (113 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #579 (283 pts) | #568 (348 pts) | #740 (238 pts) | #756 (188 pts) | #609 (273 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #728 (197 pts) | #763 (207 pts) | #785 (217 pts) | #505 (397 pts) | #658 (262 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #878 (140 pts) | #925 (150 pts) | #1100 (125 pts) | #802 (180 pts) | #1194 (85 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 | #1907 (69 pts) | #1935 (79 pts) | #2475 (59 pts) | #1833 (94 pts) | #1994 (64 pts) |