High-water mark
666.1712
career-best overall
92.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.1712 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship — 92.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 27, 2025
JPIG Picture Perfect BBQ
JPIG Picture Perfect BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 28th of 46 at the 10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (2018). They are ranked #3932 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “J Pig Picture Perfect BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
peak 1485 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Apr 22, 2016
latest Jun 26, 2026 · 10.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
646.16 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 643.17 (+2.99)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.70
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.35 · weakest Brisket (155.90)
Road miles
18
across 9 mapped stops
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Purse competed for
$76K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
643.17 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to JPIG Picture Perfect BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
165 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,930 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to JPIG Picture Perfect BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team JPIG Picture Perfect BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,926 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to JPIG Picture Perfect BBQ)
Fewer contests behind them than JPIG Picture Perfect BBQ has cooked, 6 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,942 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1484
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,908 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before JPIG Picture Perfect BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,937 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
Level with JPIG Picture Perfect BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,948 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B&D BBQ | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| B & C SMOKERS | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| Broken Bottle BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| POWER I BBQ | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Knights of the Holy Grill | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Brothers Different Mothers | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH i QUE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| All Fired Up | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Can't Beat Our Meat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Jonesy's Smoke Rangers | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 152.5028 | 163.41 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 149.6800 | 159.52 | top 67% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 157.6572 | 164.35 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8116 | 142.8116 | 155.90 | top 71% |
“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 | 4 | 58 | 0 | top 55% | Jun 26, 2026 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 9 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
9 of 9 contests
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
429
finished ahead 404 times, behind 607
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
Apr 5, 2019 → Jun 25, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20252 milestones
- Career-best overall score666.1712 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1200 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20181 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.0972 10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge
- Peak power rating (1498) 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.4 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 26, 2026 |
| +5.4 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2025 |
| +0.8 | 10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge | Apr 20, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.1 | 9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge | Apr 21, 2017 |
| -6.5 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2024 |
| -4.2 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 25, 2021 |
| -3.3 | VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits | Apr 5, 2019 |
| -2.4 | 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge | Apr 22, 2016 |
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 37% | 92.2% | 92.2% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 40% | 92.5% | 92.5% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
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 | 58 / 157 (663.8744) | 55 (167.4172) | 65 (167.3828) | 66 (167.9772) | 84 (161.0972) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 63 / 159 (666.1712) | 51 (169.1084) | 105 (161.6800) | 28 (173.1200) | 87 (162.2628) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 131 / 172 (627.2688) | 120 (158.2628) | 141 (154.2288) | 30 (171.9656) | 161 (142.8116) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 103 / 164 (642.7204) | 93 (161.6800) | 68 (164.5600) | 91 (164.5372) | 142 (151.9432) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 98 / 145 (630.7772) | 78 (161.1544) | 120 (151.9888) | 41 (167.4056) | 112 (150.2284) |
| Apr 5, 2019 | VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits 🏅 Overland Park, KS | 38 / 53 (634.6624) | 48 (152.5028) | 26 (166.2284) | 42 (158.2512) | 40 (157.6800) |
| Apr 20, 2018 | 10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS | 28 / 46 (653.0972) | 16 (169.7144) | 32 (161.6800) | 31 (159.9656) | 28 (161.7372) |
| Apr 21, 2017 | 9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS | 57 / 64 (623.2572) | 40 (162.8460) | 58 (149.6800) | 51 (158.2284) | 54 (152.5028) |
| Apr 22, 2016 | 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS | 40 / 60 (646.7088) | 26 (168) | 50 (158.2400) | 47 (157.6572) | 29 (162.8116) |