High-water mark
686.2172
career-best overall
95.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 686.2172 at Big Knob BBQ & Cash Fest — 95.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 22, 2026
Jalapeno Joe's Competition BBQ
Jalapeno Joe's Competition BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 4th of 14 at the Big Knob BBQ & Cash Fest (2026). They finished #687 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1508
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
May 22, 2026
their only contest in the data
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 1 contest
Avg finish
top 29%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 175.41 · weakest Chicken (166.83)
Purse competed for
$3,600
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
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Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #687 (189 pts) | #1005 (109 pts) | #1077 (109 pts) | #690 (214 pts) | #639 (239 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 166.8344 | 166.83 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 169.6800 | 169.68 | top 79% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.2972 | 174.2972 | 174.30 | top 21% |
| Brisket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4056 | 175.4056 | 175.41 | top 14% |
“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.
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 | 4 / 14 (686.2172) | 11 (166.8344) | 11 (169.6800) | 3 (174.2972) | 2 (175.4056) |