Jack Wagon Smoking BBQ PA
Rating
1505
peak 1514
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2025-04-04
latest 2026-05-22
Best ToY finish
#113
Backyard 2026
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 vs career 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 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
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
Booze Brothers 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.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of 4 BOXERS Q in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
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% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (6 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 328.51
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 332.4800 | 330.49 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 337.1204 | 327.52 |
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) | — | — |
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 | #113 (296 pts) | #109 (321 pts) | #121 (296 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #114 (476 pts) | #96 (591 pts) | #139 (441 pts) | — | — |