High-water mark
337.1204
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 337.1204 at Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) — 93.6% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Jul 25, 2025
Jack Wagon Smoking BBQ
Jack Wagon Smoking BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 4th of 12 at the Big Knob BBQ Fest (2025). They are ranked #2953 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1507
peak 1515 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Apr 4, 2025
latest May 22, 2026 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
4
67% of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
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
Consistency
±8.48
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.16 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.35)
Road miles
589
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 129 mi
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)
Purse competed for
$37K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
328.51 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Jack Wagon Smoking BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
122 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,949 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1517
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Jack Wagon Smoking BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Jack Wagon Smoking BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,945 of the rated field
- Contests
- 83
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1526
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Jack Wagon Smoking BBQ)
83 contests to 6: their number has had years to settle where Jack Wagon Smoking BBQ's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,969 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1517
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Jack Wagon Smoking BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,930 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1507
They were already cooking in 2013, 12 years before Jack Wagon Smoking BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,970 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1508
Level with Jack Wagon Smoking BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,939 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1513
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 11 years before Jack Wagon Smoking BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 40% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 61% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rekindled Ironman | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 38% | Apr 3, 2026 |
| Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 78% | Jul 26, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
4 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
115
finished ahead 86 times, behind 120
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Big Knob BBQ & Cash Fest
20257 milestones
- First tracked contest Rekindled Ironman
- First call Rekindled Ironman
- First overall top-10 Rekindled Ironman
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score328.5372 Rekindled Ironman
- Career-best overall score337.1204 Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2744 Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)
- Peak power rating (1515) Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.5 | Rekindled Ironman | Apr 4, 2025 |
| +6.9 | Big Knob BBQ Fest | May 23, 2025 |
| +2.4 | Big Knob BBQ & Cash Fest | May 22, 2026 |
| +0.5 | Rekindled Ironman | Apr 3, 2026 |
| +0.3 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | Jul 25, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.6 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | Jul 26, 2025 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2026 | Big Knob BBQ & Cash Fest 🏅 Rochester, PA | 5 / 14 (328.4912) | 4 (166.8112) | 5 (161.6800) | — | — |
| Apr 3, 2026 | Rekindled Ironman 🏅 Seven Valleys, PA | 7 / 14 (332.4800) | 7 (168.5372) | 7 (163.9428) | — | — |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 25 / 27 (310.7544) | 24 (155.3600) | 23 (155.3944) | — | — |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 19 / 30 (337.1204) | 5 (174.2744) | 27 (162.8460) | — | — |
| May 23, 2025 | Big Knob BBQ Fest 🏅 Rochester, PA | 4 / 12 (333.6572) | 3 (169.1200) | 5 (164.5372) | — | — |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Rekindled Ironman 🏅 Seven Valleys, PA | 6 / 23 (328.5372) | 7 (162.8572) | 5 (165.6800) | — | — |