The comeback
5.2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 5.2 years, then back at Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (Jul 15, 2023).
- last seen May 5, 2018
- back Jul 15, 2023
JD's BBQ
JD's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 12th of 16 at the Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023). They finished #1970 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1478
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 23, 2013
latest Jul 15, 2023 · 9.9 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 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.73
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.37 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.52)
Road miles
1,413
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 838 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Purse competed for
$2,200
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
639.66 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
309.07 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.2744 | 158.2516 | 160.25 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5140 | 146.8000 | 154.52 | top 76% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 151.9888 | 164.37 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 143.3716 | 158.62 | top 56% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 75% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 70% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MN
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
118
finished ahead 41 times, behind 102
Longest layoff
5.2 yrs
May 5, 2018 → Jul 15, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
20181 milestone
- First call Atlanta BBQ Festival
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest 6th Annual Big Island BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.5772 6th Annual Big Island BBQ
- Career-best overall score653.5772 6th Annual Big Island BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.4056 6th Annual Big Island BBQ
- Peak power rating (1501) 6th Annual Big Island BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.5 | 6th Annual Big Island BBQ | Aug 23, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.9 | Big Island BBQ | Aug 22, 2014 |
| -6.8 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jul 15, 2023 |
| -5.4 | Atlanta BBQ Festival | May 5, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 75% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 78% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2023 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Dowagiac, MI | 12 / 16 (309.0744) | 8 (158.2516) | 12 (150.8228) | — | — |
| May 5, 2018 | Atlanta BBQ Festival Atlanta, GA | 21 / 27 (644.4344) | 21 (159.3828) | 24 (146.8000) | 9 (169.7144) | 10 (168.5372) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 47 / 54 (620.9716) | 41 (161.0972) | 33 (164.5140) | 48 (151.9888) | 51 (143.3716) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | 6th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 26 / 50 (653.5772) | 33 (162.2744) | 39 (155.9544) | 13 (171.4056) | 18 (163.9428) |