High-water mark
681.7372
career-best overall
94.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 681.7372 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship — 94.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 25, 2021
JayhawkJayBBQ
JayhawkJayBBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 12th of 145 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship (2021). Also listed in KCBS results as “JayhawkJay BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1498
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 25, 2021
latest Jun 26, 2026 · 5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.21
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 166.68 · weakest Chicken (155.56)
Road miles
8
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1525)
Purse competed for
$58K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
646.66 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7256 | 147.9428 | 155.56 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1772 | 138.2172 | 160.72 | top 48% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 154.2400 | 163.69 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 163.9544 | 166.68 | top 31% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 3 | 12 | 0 | top 44% | Jun 26, 2026 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
313
finished ahead 282 times, behind 352
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 21, 2024 → Jun 26, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20215 milestones
- First tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score681.7372 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Career-best overall score681.7372 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.2744 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Peak power rating (1514) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.3 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 25, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.3 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2022 |
| -4.9 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2024 |
| -0.2 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 26, 2026 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 86% | 86% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 8% | 94.7% | 94.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 86 / 157 (651.3600) | 149 (147.9428) | 55 (169.2000) | 51 (170.2628) | 73 (163.9544) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 117 / 172 (634.2628) | 154 (150.8800) | 88 (162.2972) | 135 (156) | 62 (165.0856) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 141 / 164 (619.2916) | 92 (161.7028) | 161 (138.2172) | 139 (154.2400) | 51 (165.1316) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 12 / 145 (681.7372) | 71 (161.7256) | 13 (173.1772) | 14 (174.2744) | 13 (172.5600) |