JJ’s Bangin’ BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2783

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1511

peak 1514 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2020-08-14

latest 2024-05-31

Best ToY finish

#698

Master 2021

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 58%

overall standings

Best overall

687.9656 / 720

Master · BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1

Perfect 180s

Current form

669.49 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 665.58 (+3.91)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork Ribs · BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1

Consistency

±15.73

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 169.69 · weakest Chicken (163.68)

Road miles

mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 51 mi

Schedule strength

84%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1611)

Purse competed for

$39K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

665.58 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

687.9656 career-best overall

95.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 687.9656 at BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1 — 95.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
2021-08-20

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

ALL FORKED UP FOR Q ahead in 100% of their meetings

ALL FORKED UP FOR Q has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.0 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.01 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 33%.

Chicken avg 163.68
Pork Ribs avg 169.69
0 calls in 6 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Atlas Saloon Brewery in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

They cook the hard rooms

1611 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 84% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1611 power rating — a tougher draw than 84% of every rated contest in the data.

6 rated contests

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

4 LEGS UP BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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108 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet

#2788 of the rated field

1511 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 3%
Peak: 1511

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to JJ’s Bangin’ BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team JJ’s Bangin’ BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 31 contests
last seen 2024-09-27

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REDBONES

#2785 of the rated field

1511 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1515

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2025-09-20

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Kilt-in It BBQ

#2791 of the rated field

1511 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1511

No shared contest yet.

Level with JJ’s Bangin’ BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2023-09-08

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Speed of Heat BBQ

#2775 of the rated field

1511 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1517

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before JJ’s Bangin’ BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

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BIGED'S BBQ

#2786 of the rated field

1511 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1517

No shared contest yet.

They were already cooking in 2013, 7 years before JJ’s Bangin’ BBQ's first contest.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2018-05-18

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PLAYING WITH FIRE

#2787 of the rated field

1511 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1525

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2017-02-18

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Bears Backyard Q	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
WEEKEND BUM BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	0	0	0	171.4288	155.3600	163.68	top 70%
Pork Ribs	6	2	1	1	178.8572	160.5028	169.69	top 40%
Pork	6	0	0	0	169.6684	163.9772	167.20	top 60%
Brisket	6	1	0	0	171.9884	154.7888	165.01	top 52%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	5	0	top 57%
KS	1	0	top 60%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 63%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 55%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ & Fly-In on the River	3	19	0	top 62%	2023-08-18

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.8 yrs 2020-08-14 → 2024-05-31

Busiest season 2021 2 contests

Contests a season 1.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 5 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 4 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 169.69 · weakest Chicken (163.68)

Walk rate 50% a top-10 call in 3 of 6 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 6 contests

Master average 665.58 out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 149 112–150 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 94 6 mapped stops · furthest 51 mi

Schedule strength 1611 average field rating faced — tougher than 84% of rated contests

Purse competed for $38,970 listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 6 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1 yrs 2020-08-14 → 2021-08-20

Power rating 1511 peak 1514 · #2783 of 6,413 rated

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

2020
Aug 14 First tracked contest BBQ & Fly in on the River
2021
Aug 20 First call BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1
Aug 20 First category win (Pork Ribs) BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1
Aug 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score687.9656 BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1
Aug 20 Career-best overall score687.9656 BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1
Aug 20 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1
2022
Aug 19 Peak power rating (1514) BBQ & Fly-In on the River
2024
May 31 Most recent contest McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.9	BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1	2021-08-20
+10.2	BBQ & Fly-In on the River	2022-08-19

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.6	BBQ & Fly in on the River	2020-08-14
-1.6	McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual	2024-05-31
-1.3	BBQ & Fly-In on the River	2023-08-18
-0.4	Smokin In the Creek BBQ Contest	2021-10-15

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	1	0	100%	top 60%	92.4%	92.4%
2023	1	0	0%	top 65%	91.4%	91.4%
2022	1	0	0%	top 35%	95.1%	95.1%
2021	2	1	100%	top 50%	95.6%	93%
2020	1	0	0%	top 87%	89.7%	89.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2024-05-31	McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS	21 / 35 (665.0512)	26 (158.8344)	15 (166.8228)	16 (167.4056)	7 (171.9884)
2023-08-18	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	37 / 57 (658.0680)	39 (165.0856)	38 (165.1084)	41 (165.0856)	38 (162.7884)
2022-08-19	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	19 / 54 (684.4916)	22 (171.4288)	11 (173.7144)	33 (169.6684)	23 (169.6800)
2021-10-15	Smokin In the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	18 / 27 (651.8628)	22 (155.3600)	6 (173.1200)	17 (163.9772)	19 (159.4056)
2021-08-20	BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	13 / 40 (687.9656)	26 (169.1428)	1 (178.8572)	22 (168.5600)	11 (171.4056)
2020-08-14	BBQ & Fly in on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	48 / 55 (646.0572)	49 (162.2400)	48 (160.5028)	35 (168.5256)	47 (154.7888)

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

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2024 ↗	Master	#1095 (80 pts)	#1242 (60 pts)	#1126 (110 pts)	#1041 (105 pts)	#831 (165 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1255 (60 pts)	#1319 (60 pts)	#1432 (60 pts)	#1287 (60 pts)	#1296 (60 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#1190 (90 pts)	#1286 (75 pts)	#1075 (130 pts)	#1348 (60 pts)	#1291 (70 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#698 (207 pts)	#949 (127 pts)	#459 (452 pts)	#822 (167 pts)	#735 (212 pts)