Angry Jack BBQ

Angry Jack BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 102 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. They have won 6 Grand Championships, most recently at the Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival (2021), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 6 times. They are ranked #182 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#182

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1764

peak 1826 · rated over 93 contests6 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

102

in the data

First seen

Sep 13, 2013

latest Nov 17, 2023 · 10.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#12

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

6 reserve · wins it all 6% of the time

Category wins

53 podiums

Overall top-10s

50% of 102 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 28%

overall standings

Best overall

704.5372 / 720

Master · The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival

Perfect 180s

7 🔥

Current form

685.05 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 683.59 (+1.46)

Walk rate

81%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival

Consistency

±11.46

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 171.76 · weakest Pork (170.11)

Road miles

20,223

across 102 mapped stops · furthest 991 mi

Schedule strength

75%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1597)

Purse competed for

$781K

listed at 38 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

5 🏅

won from 47 state-championship entries

Master avg

683.59 / 720

99 Master contests · 6 GCs

Storylines (19 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

0.5484 points from the title

Came within 0.5484 points of the Grand Championship at Hawgin On Lanier (Aug 2, 2019).

Among the elite

#182 of 6,476 rated teams

In the top 3% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1764 puts them #182 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 3% of the field.

rating 1764
peak 1826
93 rated contests

The 180 club

7 perfect 180s

7 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 3 different meats.

Chicken ×5
Pork Ribs ×1
Brisket ×1

Against the odds

26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 74 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (Mar 6, 2020) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 26-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Organizer Portal.

Giant slayer

61 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 61-team field at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival.

Mar 6, 2020

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 12%

Multi-meat days

3 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 3 times — the best of them 2 category wins at The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (Oct 8, 2021).

Pork Ribs 1st
Brisket 1st

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They almost always walk

81% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 83 of 102 contests

A top-10 category call in 81% of their 102 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

704.5372 career-best overall

97.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 704.5372 at The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival — 97.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 6, 2023

State champions

5 state championships won

They've taken 5 state championships from 47 entries at contests carrying the title.

47 state-championship entries

The one to beat

6× one call ahead of them

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has finished one call ahead of Angry Jack BBQ 6 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2020 3 Grand Championships

2020 was the year it came together: 12 contests, 3 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 23%.

12 contests
7 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 23%

A tough matchup

15–2 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 88% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 15 of their 17 shared contests.

The drought

22 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival on Aug 20, 2021 — 22 contests and 5.1 years ago.

last GC Aug 20, 2021
5.1 years ago

A strong matchup

32–13 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ in 32 of their 45 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

Bald Hawg BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.

The long haul

20,223 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 20,223 miles across 102 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 991 miles to Smokefest.

102 mapped stops
furthest 991 mi

The metronome

±1.59% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.59% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.9% of a perfect score
102 contests

A standing appointment

8 years running at one contest

They've cooked The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival every year from 2016 to 2023 — the contest they never miss.

8 visits in all
best finish 2nd

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
2023 ↗	Master	#355 (584 pts)	#417 (539 pts)	#432 (564 pts)	#402 (534 pts)	#387 (534 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#181 (1,117 pts)	#228 (982 pts)	#195 (1,127 pts)	#209 (1,012 pts)	#192 (1,107 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#107 (1,419 pts)	#98 (1,419 pts)	#138 (1,264 pts)	#152 (1,159 pts)	#88 (1,539 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#12 (2,134 pts)	#34 (1,534 pts)	#14 (1,924 pts)	#30 (1,607 pts)	#40 (1,534 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#78 (1,984 pts)	#174 (1,369 pts)	#85 (1,764 pts)	#118 (1,609 pts)	#162 (1,394 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#120 (1,797 pts)	#78 (1,861 pts)	#104 (1,702 pts)	#256 (1,177 pts)	#173 (1,493 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#158 (1,700 pts)	#366 (1,020 pts)	#32 (2,195 pts)	#169 (1,515 pts)	#240 (1,355 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#273 (1,269 pts)	#335 (1,089 pts)	#201 (1,429 pts)	#410 (974 pts)	#301 (1,174 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#647 (567 pts)	#718 (517 pts)	#581 (667 pts)	#759 (492 pts)	#755 (487 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#414 (918 pts)	#568 (688 pts)	#460 (863 pts)	#428 (888 pts)	#376 (998 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Angry Jack BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

Smoked & Furious

#183 of the rated field

1764 power rating

Contests: 98
GCs: 9
Top-10s: 48%
Peak: 1768

3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to Angry Jack BBQ)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — Angry Jack BBQ ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 83 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

BUFFALO'S BBQ

#184 of the rated field

1764 power rating

Contests: 205
GCs: 9
Top-10s: 66%
Peak: 1891

4–4 in 8 shared contests (50% to Angry Jack BBQ)

They've been 1891 at their best, 127 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 193 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

HAMTOWN SMOKERS

#181 of the rated field

1765 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 61%
Peak: 1774

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to Angry Jack BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than Angry Jack BBQ has cooked, 44 to 102, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 43 contests
last seen Mar 14, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

CITY SLICKERS BBQ

#186 of the rated field

1763 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 90
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1814

9–3 in 12 shared contests (75% to Angry Jack BBQ)

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 90 contests, alongside a 47% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 89 contests
last seen May 9, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

CHICKEN FRIED BBQ

#180 of the rated field

1765 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 90
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1787

5–7 in 12 shared contests (42% to Angry Jack BBQ)

They turned up 7 years after Angry Jack BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.

rated over 72 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026
on a 4-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

270 SMOKERS

#178 of the rated field

1766 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 131
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1777

2–4 in 6 shared contests (33% to Angry Jack BBQ)

Level with Angry Jack BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 126 contests
last seen Nov 13, 2021

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ATLANTA BBQ STORE	46	31	15	67%	⚔ compare
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	45	32	13	71%	⚔ compare
YES, DEAR BBQ	43	20	23	47%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	42	18	24	43%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	40	21	19	53%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	39	18	21	46%	⚔ compare
Under the Radar	36	15	21	42%	⚔ compare
MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	35	27	8	77%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	35	22	13	63%	⚔ compare
FYC BARBEQUE	34	28	6	82%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	33	15	18	45%	⚔ compare
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	32	21	11	66%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW GA	32	21	11	66%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	31	16	15	52%	⚔ compare
Smoke Central BBQ	31	14	17	45%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	100	39	4	11	180 🔥	155.3600	171.35	top 39%
Pork Ribs	99	49	8	24	180 🔥	156.5256	171.76	top 31%
Pork	99	38	4	8	178.2972	159.3600	170.11	top 38%
Brisket	99	41	3	10	180 🔥	149.6228	170.31	top 37%

“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)	2	0	top 52%
Medium (20–39)	55	3	top 26%
Large (40+)	42	3	top 30%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
GA	67	6	top 26%
KS	10	0	top 27%
MN	9	0	top 26%
TN	5	0	top 38%
AL	4	0	top 34%
FL	1	0	top 67%
SC	1	0	top 6%
NC	1	0	top 26%
WI	1	0	top 90%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival	8	2	0	top 22%	Oct 6, 2023
Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival	4	5	0	top 34%	Aug 23, 2019
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	3	1	1	top 14%	Mar 4, 2022
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest	3	82	0	top 52%	Sep 27, 2023
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	3	13	0	top 12%	Sep 27, 2023
BBQ Boogie & Blues	3	3	0	top 26%	Apr 29, 2022
Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival	3	20	0	top 48%	May 24, 2019
Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)	3	4	0	top 31%	Feb 1, 2019
Rock'n Ribville	3	4	0	top 15%	Sep 21, 2018
Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival	2	1	1	top 12%	Aug 19, 2022
Atlanta BBQ Store Classic	2	6	0	top 34%	Nov 17, 2023
39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	7	0	top 9%	Sep 15, 2018
Barnesville BBQ & Blues	2	4	0	top 23%	Apr 20, 2018
Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2)	2	12	0	top 36%	Nov 18, 2017
Flames on the Flint	2	6	0	top 21%	Mar 10, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 16 contests

Contests a season 9.3 across 11 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 68 of 102 contests · 9 states in all

Contests visited 69 15 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 100 entries · 4 wins · 39 calls

First title May 5, 2018 Atlanta BBQ Festival

Opponents faced 2,331 finished ahead 5,560 times, behind 1,937

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20233 milestones

Sep 27 100th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
Oct 6 Career-best overall score704.5372 The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival
Nov 17 Most recent contest Atlanta BBQ Store Classic

20203 milestones

Mar 6 Biggest field won (61 teams) Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
Sep 4 5th Grand Championship Practice for Cash
Sep 11 Peak power rating (1826) Swine At the Shrine

20192 milestones

Feb 1 50th tracked contest Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)
May 31 First state championship Smokin' Bike Fest

20182 milestones

May 5 First Grand Championship Atlanta BBQ Festival
May 11 5th perfect 180 Roman Roast on the River

20172 milestones

May 12 25th tracked contest Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier)
Dec 1 10th category win Smokin up the Campground (GBC Qualifier)

20152 milestones

Aug 21 10th tracked contest Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Oct 9 First perfect 180 (Chicken) The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier)

20143 milestones

Jul 18 First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jul 18 First Reserve Championship Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Sep 12 First multi-meat day King Turkey Day Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off

20135 milestones

Sep 13 First tracked contest KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off
Sep 13 First call KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off
Sep 13 First category win (Pork Ribs) KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off
Sep 13 First overall top-10 KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off
Sep 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score681.7144 KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 18, 2014
+14.4	Barber Q Battle	May 20, 2016
+13.3	King Turkey Day Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off	Sep 12, 2014
+13.2	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier)	Apr 29, 2016
+13	The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier)	Oct 9, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.6	BBQ Boogie & Blues	Apr 29, 2022
-14.3	Atlanta BBQ Store Classic	Nov 17, 2023
-14	Bonifay All American Smoker Competition	Oct 2, 2020
-10	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	Mar 5, 2021
-9.9	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival	Oct 9, 2020

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2023	6	0	1	0	33%	top 40%	97.9%	95.1%
2022	11	0	5	0	64%	top 25%	97.4%	95.8%
2021	11	1	4	2	91%	top 29%	97.1%	95.2%
2020	12	3	7	2	100%	top 23%	97.5%	96%
2019	13	1	7	2	85%	top 23%	96.7%	95%
2018	12	1	9	3	92%	top 22%	97.1%	95.3%
2017	16	0	9	3	94%	top 31%	96.1%	94.6%
2016	9	0	5	1	67%	top 32%	96.8%	94.7%
2015	5	0	1	2	60%	top 39%	95.6%	92.6%
2014	6	0	2	3	83%	top 32%	95.9%	93.1%
2013	1	0	1	1	100%	top 21%	94.7%	94.7%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 17, 2023	Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA	35 / 60 (677.5652)	17 (174.2628)	45 (167.3712)	27 (170.8228)	47 (165.1084)
Oct 6, 2023	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA	3 / 29 (704.5372)	4 (176.5600)	9 (173.1200)	5 (176)	2 (178.8572)
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS	151 / 211 (675.8972)	41 (176)	6 (178.8572)	97 (171.4172)	210 (149.6228)
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	112 / 487 (685.6228)	222 (169.6684)	274 (167.3828)	57 (175.4172)	71 (173.1544)
Mar 17, 2023	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	30 / 80 (681.6112)	28 (173.1200)	28 (169.7028)	16 (173.7028)	57 (165.0856)
Nov 18, 2022	Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA	6 / 57 (691.9200)	8 (176.5600)	11 (171.4172)	11 (171.9772)	17 (171.9656)
Oct 14, 2022	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival 🏅 Grovetown, GA	19 / 51 (686.7428)	3 (180)	21 (171.9772)	10 (174.2628)	44 (160.5028)
Oct 14, 2022	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival - One Meat Chicken Grovetown, GA	—	27 (164.5256)	—	—	—
Oct 7, 2022	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA	10 / 30 (690.1828)	12 (173.1084)	17 (167.3828)	9 (174.2744)	6 (175.4172)
Oct 1, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	13 / 505 (698.3200)	63 (175.4056)	155 (170.8916)	22 (177.7028)	50 (174.3200)
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS	98 / 249 (684.4568)	117 (171.9656)	171 (167.9656)	173 (167.9656)	19 (176.5600)
Aug 19, 2022	Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA	6 / 30 (694.7656)	20 (170.8228)	15 (171.9772)	3 (177.7028)	3 (174.2628)
Apr 29, 2022	BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	21 / 37 (673.5540)	19 (170.8112)	6 (174.2628)	30 (165.6800)	27 (162.8000)
Apr 8, 2022	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	7 / 34 (686.7080)	7 (173.1084)	2 (175.4056)	20 (168.5256)	18 (169.6684)
Mar 4, 2022	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	5 / 73 (701.0856)	31 (171.9656)	6 (178.2972)	17 (173.1200)	5 (177.7028)
Nov 19, 2021	GBC Throwdown 🏅 Cumming, GA	12 / 28 (680.9824)	25 (163.9312)	12 (171.9656)	10 (171.9656)	7 (173.1200)
Oct 8, 2021	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA	3 / 26 (694.7888)	2 (176.5600)	1 (177.7144)	23 (161.6572)	1 (178.8572)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	49 / 467 (683.3828)	7 (177.7028)	95 (172)	153 (167.9772)	203 (165.7028)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	82 / 185 (682.7656)	77 (171.9656)	25 (176.5600)	137 (166.2744)	116 (167.9656)
Sep 4, 2021	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 2 🏅 Augusta, GA	5 / 43 (699.3484)	32 (170.8112)	11 (174.2628)	6 (175.4172)	3 (178.8572)
Aug 20, 2021	Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA	1 / 26 (695.9656)	3 (176.5600)	7 (173.1200)	5 (173.1428)	6 (173.1428)
Jul 30, 2021	GBC Summer Showdown 🏅 Cumming, GA	11 / 39 (682.1368)	9 (174.2628)	30 (163.9312)	19 (167.3828)	2 (176.5600)
May 22, 2021	GA - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 🏅 Evans, GA	11 / 21 (687.8856)	12 (173.1200)	14 (170.8112)	6 (171.9772)	8 (171.9772)
May 21, 2021	GA - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 🏅 Evans, GA	9 / 21 (683.2912)	6 (174.2628)	16 (166.2400)	2 (175.4056)	16 (167.3828)
Apr 9, 2021	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	14 / 38 (672.5028)	16 (171.4172)	4 (174.8456)	27 (162.2628)	23 (163.9772)
Mar 5, 2021	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	28 / 81 (677.5768)	40 (167.3712)	35 (167.9656)	44 (166.8228)	9 (175.4172)
Nov 20, 2020	Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown 🏅 Cumming, GA	13 / 40 (691.3256)	10 (175.4172)	13 (174.2628)	23 (169.6800)	18 (171.9656)
Oct 9, 2020	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA	18 / 37 (683.2912)	19 (170.8228)	20 (167.3828)	7 (174.2628)	17 (170.8228)
Oct 2, 2020	Bonifay All American Smoker Competition 🏅 Bonifay, FL	12 / 18 (679.8512)	8 (173.1084)	15 (165.0856)	11 (169.6800)	7 (171.9772)
Sep 25, 2020	TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest 🏅 Savannah, TN	13 / 47 (694.2512)	15 (171.9656)	2 (179.4400)	11 (174.8800)	27 (167.9656)
Sep 11, 2020	Swine At the Shrine 🏅 Savannah, GA	8 / 38 (696.5028)	26 (169.6684)	5 (176.5716)	6 (174.8456)	6 (175.4172)
Sep 5, 2020	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival 🏅 Augusta, GA	17 / 54 (693.6228)	9 (177.7028)	30 (171.9656)	42 (167.3944)	10 (176.5600)
Sep 4, 2020	Practice for Cash 🏅 Augusta, GA	1 / 46 (699.3484)	5 (175.4056)	1 (176.5600)	12 (170.8228)	8 (176.5600)
Aug 14, 2020	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken 🏅 Aiken, SC	2 / 34 (693.6688)	11 (171.9772)	8 (173.7144)	3 (177.7028)	12 (170.2744)
Jul 31, 2020	Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Cumming, GA	1 / 55 (702.2740)	15 (173.1084)	3 (177.1428)	4 (177.7600)	9 (174.2628)
Jun 19, 2020	The June Contest Cumming, GA	3 / 25 (691.3488)	1 (180)	10 (169.6916)	8 (173.1200)	15 (168.5372)
Mar 6, 2020	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	1 / 61 (693.0624)	39 (165.6684)	2 (177.1428)	10 (173.1084)	3 (177.1428)
Feb 7, 2020	Brasstown Valley Winter BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Young Harris, GA	8 / 32 (678.1484)	4 (173.1084)	7 (171.9772)	15 (166.2400)	15 (166.8228)
Nov 15, 2019	Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown 🏅 Cedartown, GA	2 / 35 (696.4912)	9 (172.5484)	7 (174.2628)	6 (173.1200)	4 (176.5600)
Oct 25, 2019	31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Lynchburg, TN	24 / 97 (685.1540)	4 (178.2972)	56 (168.5828)	14 (174.8456)	64 (163.4284)
Oct 11, 2019	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA	2 / 27 (689.0512)	3 (175.4056)	12 (170.2628)	7 (171.4056)	5 (171.9772)
Oct 4, 2019	Swine At the Shrine Porktobertfest 🏅 Savannah, GA	2 / 24 (694.7768)	5 (175.4056)	4 (173.1200)	1 (177.7028)	9 (168.5484)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	22 / 468 (690.2172)	60 (173.1200)	3 (178.2972)	43 (174.2628)	221 (164.5372)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	69 / 135 (682.7768)	34 (174.8456)	36 (172.5828)	110 (166.2284)	87 (169.1200)
Aug 23, 2019	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA	5 / 32 (680.4340)	11 (171.9656)	17 (168.5372)	4 (170.8228)	9 (169.1084)
Aug 2, 2019	Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Gainesville, GA	2 / 45 (695.9428)	17 (172.5484)	2 (177.7028)	15 (170.8344)	4 (174.8572)
Jul 19, 2019	Piggin in the Park 🏅 Jasper, GA	11 / 25 (670.6968)	22 (165.0856)	5 (173.1544)	6 (169.6684)	19 (162.7884)
May 31, 2019	Smokin' Bike Fest 🏅 Peachtree City, GA	1 / 31 (682.2168)	3 (174.2628)	5 (173.7028)	16 (165.1428)	7 (169.1084)
May 24, 2019	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival 🏅 Evans, GA	47 / 72 (665.5312)	53 (163.9312)	27 (170.8344)	47 (163.9428)	41 (166.8228)
Apr 26, 2019	BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	3 / 33 (691.3368)	20 (167.3712)	2 (177.7028)	1 (178.2972)	12 (167.9656)
Feb 1, 2019	Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Young Harris, GA	16 / 27 (667.8628)	7 (174.8456)	20 (162.8000)	20 (162.8228)	16 (167.3944)
Oct 12, 2018	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA	5 / 26 (691.9200)	7 (173.1200)	3 (174.2628)	14 (169.1200)	5 (175.4172)
Sep 21, 2018	Rock'n Ribville Lawrenceville, GA	7 / 33 (686.7428)	7 (173.1084)	4 (175.4172)	13 (169.6916)	13 (168.5256)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	66 / 467 (684.4456)	57 (174.2628)	33 (175.4172)	226 (165.0972)	122 (169.6684)
Sep 14, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	7 / 164 (695.9312)	9 (177.7028)	20 (175.4400)	89 (170.8228)	74 (171.9656)
Sep 7, 2018	Perimeter Community BBQ & Festival Atlanta, GA	9 / 31 (682.2168)	20 (168.5712)	5 (173.1428)	19 (167.3944)	12 (173.1084)
Aug 24, 2018	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA	11 / 34 (675.2568)	11 (173.1084)	7 (173.1200)	5 (174.2628)	32 (154.7656)
May 25, 2018	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA	36 / 72 (672.9828)	7 (175.4172)	37 (167.3828)	61 (159.3600)	21 (170.8228)
May 11, 2018	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	3 / 39 (695.9316)	2 (180)	15 (171.9772)	34 (163.9544)	1 (180)
May 5, 2018	Atlanta BBQ Festival Atlanta, GA	1 / 27 (699.3600)	3 (176.5600)	5 (175.4288)	4 (173.1084)	3 (174.2628)
Apr 20, 2018	Barnesville BBQ & Blues Barnesville, GA	8 / 25 (679.9312)	5 (171.4172)	6 (170.8228)	13 (162.2856)	4 (175.4056)
Feb 16, 2018	Dirty South-KOD Powder Springs, GA	6 / 16 (682.7428)	6 (173.1200)	13 (166.2400)	7 (171.4172)	5 (171.9656)
Feb 2, 2018	Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA	4 / 35 (690.7656)	1 (180)	1 (177.7028)	16 (169.1200)	28 (163.9428)
Dec 1, 2017	Smokin up the Campground (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	3 / 30 (691.9200)	17 (168.5256)	1 (176.5716)	12 (170.8228)	5 (176)
Nov 18, 2017	Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2) Cumming, GA	12 / 58 (690.7656)	9 (176.5600)	27 (170.8228)	16 (171.9772)	17 (171.4056)
Nov 17, 2017	Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Duel Cumming, GA	42 / 58 (671.3372)	23 (173.1084)	49 (163.4060)	22 (170.2628)	45 (164.5600)
Nov 17, 2017	Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Cumming, GA	32 / 62 (675.8740)	29 (170.2512)	43 (166.8228)	10 (172.5600)	36 (166.2400)
Oct 13, 2017	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	4 / 29 (688.5144)	15 (168.5372)	3 (177.1544)	5 (172.5600)	13 (170.2628)
Sep 15, 2017	Rock'n Ribville (GBC QUALIFIER) Lawrenceville, GA	5 / 39 (686.7428)	27 (165.0972)	2 (175.4172)	4 (173.1084)	7 (173.1200)
Aug 25, 2017	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER) Kennesaw, GA	15 / 37 (677.5884)	30 (163.9428)	10 (171.4172)	1 (176)	21 (166.2284)
Aug 11, 2017	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	9 / 34 (668.4340)	14 (168.5256)	11 (167.3828)	7 (170.8572)	18 (161.6684)
Jul 14, 2017	The Georgia Smithfield Guinea Pig Cummings, GA	10 / 41 (683.8972)	14 (171.9656)	13 (169.6916)	24 (165.6800)	3 (176.5600)
Jun 30, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Bartlett, TN	20 / 30 (686.7544)	23 (171.9772)	15 (170.8228)	9 (174.2744)	23 (169.6800)
Jun 16, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Alpharetta, GA	6 / 28 (683.2912)	18 (168.5256)	10 (170.8228)	8 (171.9656)	8 (171.9772)
May 26, 2017	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	20 / 67 (684.4456)	27 (171.9656)	1 (180)	54 (163.9428)	28 (168.5372)
May 12, 2017	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	23 / 42 (655.2572)	8 (173.1316)	32 (156.5256)	30 (160.5028)	21 (165.0972)
Apr 21, 2017	Barnesville BBQ & Blues Barnsville, GA	4 / 29 (689.6228)	8 (170.2628)	3 (175.4172)	11 (170.8228)	8 (173.1200)
Mar 10, 2017	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	6 / 67 (684.4916)	25 (170.2512)	2 (176.5716)	21 (170.2744)	35 (167.3944)
Feb 3, 2017	Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (Teams & Judges Full) Young Harris, GA	9 / 41 (678.7428)	22 (169.1200)	2 (176.5600)	32 (163.9428)	15 (169.1200)
Nov 4, 2016	Roarin' Lions Smokin' BBQ (GBC Qualifier) Winder, GA	21 / 33 (674.1372)	25 (166.2400)	20 (169.6800)	24 (167.3828)	13 (170.8344)
Oct 7, 2016	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	9 / 26 (681.6000)	9 (169.6800)	2 (178.8572)	18 (161.0856)	8 (171.9772)
Sep 16, 2016	Rock'n Ribville (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	4 / 39 (697.0972)	15 (170.2628)	1 (178.8572)	18 (169.1200)	4 (178.8572)
Aug 19, 2016	SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN	8 / 37 (675.9428)	15 (169.6800)	3 (174.2972)	10 (170.8456)	19 (161.1200)
Jun 24, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Birmingham, AL	21 / 30 (672.3996)	11 (174.2628)	30 (158.7884)	16 (167.3828)	15 (171.9656)
Jun 3, 2016	Fire in the Valley Red Bank BBQ Red Bank(Chattanooga), TN	14 / 39 (681.6000)	17 (171.4056)	5 (175.4172)	22 (166.2400)	21 (168.5372)
May 20, 2016	Barber Q Battle Birmingham, AL	3 / 30 (697.0972)	4 (176)	4 (177.7144)	24 (165.6800)	4 (177.7028)
Apr 29, 2016	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	4 / 35 (690.1944)	5 (175.4056)	23 (165.0972)	3 (176.5600)	10 (173.1316)
Mar 11, 2016	Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA	29 / 89 (667.8856)	79 (158.2056)	28 (169.1200)	12 (170.8800)	20 (169.6800)
Nov 13, 2015	Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (GBC Qualifier) Chatsworth, GA	18 / 48 (675.8860)	35 (164.5372)	12 (173.1316)	32 (166.2400)	8 (171.9772)
Oct 9, 2015	The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	4 / 27 (688.4916)	1 (180)	11 (169.1316)	8 (169.6800)	14 (169.6800)
Aug 21, 2015	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	20 / 41 (655.2572)	25 (163.9772)	22 (161.6572)	27 (163.3828)	16 (166.2400)
May 29, 2015	Smokin' in Steel Owatonna, MN	12 / 60 (673.0628)	34 (163.3828)	1 (172.5600)	7 (171.4172)	25 (165.7028)
May 15, 2015	Minnesota in May St. Paul, MN	43 / 60 (642.2288)	49 (155.4056)	29 (163.4060)	34 (164)	38 (159.4172)
Sep 12, 2014	King Turkey Day Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	4 / 36 (682.2516)	31 (155.3600)	2 (170.8800)	1 (178.2972)	1 (177.7144)
Aug 15, 2014	Smokefest Marshall, MN	14 / 32 (659.3488)	25 (160.5944)	19 (162.2516)	12 (166.2400)	5 (170.2628)
Aug 1, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Madison, WI	27 / 30 (651.3140)	30 (155.3712)	24 (163.9772)	18 (165.1428)	15 (166.8228)
Jul 18, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	2 / 30 (690.2056)	1 (177.1428)	9 (167.3828)	5 (173.1316)	4 (172.5484)
Jun 27, 2014	Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN	12 / 50 (675.3828)	32 (165.0856)	4 (173.7028)	17 (168)	16 (168.5944)
May 16, 2014	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	11 / 58 (663.3600)	9 (169.7144)	22 (161.1200)	21 (166.2512)	20 (166.2744)
Sep 13, 2013	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN	8 / 39 (681.7144)	31 (161.7144)	1 (177.1544)	10 (170.8456)	11 (172)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

Angry Jack BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (19 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

The 180 club

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

Multi-meat days

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)