Jack Wagon Smoking BBQ PA
Rating
1505
peak 1514 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2025-04-04
latest 2026-05-22
Best ToY finish
#114
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
328.50
last 5 Backyard vs avg 328.51 (-0.01)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Consistency
±8.48
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.16 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.35)
Road miles
589
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 129 mi
Schedule strength
60%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Purse competed for
$37K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 6 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
328.51 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Tame the Flame BBQ has finished one call ahead of Jack Wagon Smoking BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
4 BOXERS Q has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMOKECRAFT - MD has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 BOXERS Q | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BEER TIME BBQ | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKECRAFT - MD | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 174.2744 | 155.3600 | 166.16 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 155.3944 | 162.35 | top 54% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 40% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 61% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rekindled Ironman | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 38% | 2026-04-03 |
| Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 78% | 2025-07-26 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (6 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- Average Backyard overall score: 328.51 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2025-04-04 — First tracked contest · Rekindled Ironman
- 📣 2025-04-04 — First call · Rekindled Ironman
- 📈 2025-05-23 — Peak power rating (1514) · Big Knob BBQ Fest
- ⭐ 2025-07-25 — Career-best overall score (337.1204) · Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.8 | Rekindled Ironman | 2025-04-04 |
| +6.7 | Big Knob BBQ Fest | 2025-05-23 |
| +2.3 | Big Knob BBQ & Cash Fest | 2026-05-22 |
| +0.3 | Rekindled Ironman | 2026-04-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.1 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 2025-07-26 |
| -0.1 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 2025-07-25 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 43% | 92.4% | 91.8% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75% | top 54% | 93.6% | 91% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-22 | Big Knob BBQ & Cash Fest 🏅 Rochester, PA | 5 / 14 (328.4912) | 4 (166.8112) | 5 (161.6800) | — | — |
| 2026-04-03 | Rekindled Ironman 🏅 Seven Valleys, PA | 7 / 14 (332.4800) | 7 (168.5372) | 7 (163.9428) | — | — |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 25 / 27 (310.7544) | 24 (155.3600) | 23 (155.3944) | — | — |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 19 / 30 (337.1204) | 5 (174.2744) | 27 (162.8460) | — | — |
| 2025-05-23 | Big Knob BBQ Fest 🏅 Rochester, PA | 4 / 12 (333.6572) | 3 (169.1200) | 5 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2025-04-04 | Rekindled Ironman 🏅 Seven Valleys, PA | 6 / 23 (328.5372) | 7 (162.8572) | 5 (165.6800) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #128 (296 pts) | #127 (321 pts) | #138 (296 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #114 (476 pts) | #96 (591 pts) | #139 (441 pts) | — | — |