UNCLE J'S CO

Power ranking

#760

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1559

peak 1617 · rated over 63 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-01-11

latest 2023-06-30

Best ToY finish

#43

Master 2020

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

16 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 64 contests

Avg finish

top 44%

overall standings

Best overall

698.2172 / 720

Master · Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

669.25 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 671.77 (-2.52)

Walk rate

70%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork · Grillin and Chillin

Consistency

±24.73

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.05 · weakest Pork (167.66)

Road miles

25433

mi across 64 mapped stops · furthest 1544 mi

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)

Purse competed for

$652K

listed at 49 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

GCs in 60 state-championship entries

Master avg

671.77 / 720

63 Master contests · 1 GC

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

UTAH BBQ COMPANY has finished one call ahead of UNCLE J'S 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

KISS MY RACK has landed one call behind them 2 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

B-S BBQ OUTLAWS has come out ahead in 25 of their 33 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of Lost Weekend Grill in 11 of their 14 shared contests.

📅 A July team

Something about July: average finish in the top 24% across 4 contests, versus top 44% the rest of the year.

🃏 Against the odds

Their Grand Championship at Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival (2019-09-20) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 29-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, B-S BBQ OUTLAWS.

Teams like this (closest power rating, CO first)

THE CELTIC PIG #808 · 1554 · CO WOODY'S Q SHACK #717 · 1564 · CO GRILLIN' BEAVERS #699 · 1566 · CO Needs More Cowbell BBQ #673 · 1569 · CO M-Dubs BBQ #641 · 1572 · CO Meat Machine BBQ #916 · 1543 · CO

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Backdraft BBQ	38	20	18	53%	⚔ compare
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	33	8	25	24%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	27	5	22	19%	⚔ compare
Bushmaster BBQ	26	3	23	12%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	25	6	19	24%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	24	14	10	58%	⚔ compare
PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	23	8	15	35%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	23	4	19	17%	⚔ compare
BOOMERANG BBQ	23	4	19	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	22	12	10	55%	⚔ compare
LA PASADITA	21	8	13	38%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	21	5	16	24%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	21	2	19	10%	⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	20	6	14	30%	⚔ compare
LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	20	4	16	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	63	19	1	4	177.7372	152.4912	170.05	top 43%
Pork Ribs	64	18	0	4	178.2972	157.0972	168.64	top 45%
Pork	63	18	4	6	180.0000 🔥	149.6112	167.66	top 47%
Brisket	62	23	1	2	177.7028	147.3256	167.96	top 41%

“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
CO	18	1	top 38%
KS	10	0	top 29%
OK	10	0	top 62%
SD	5	0	top 47%
WY	5	0	top 43%
MO	4	0	top 35%
AZ	2	0	top 60%
UT	2	0	top 27%
NM	2	0	top 48%
IL	2	0	top 52%
MT	1	0	top 69%
TX	1	0	top 82%
FL	1	0	top 57%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	0	top 52%
Medium (20–39)	26	1	top 39%
Large (40+)	35	0	top 47%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Spring	3	13	top 32%	2023-04-07
Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	2	10	top 53%	2022-05-06
Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 2	2	6	top 57%	2021-10-02
Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 1	2	8	top 43%	2021-10-01
Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest	2	7	top 29%	2021-08-27
Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day	2	4	top 57%	2021-08-13
Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2	2	33	top 62%	2020-10-24
Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1	2	9	top 23%	2020-10-23
Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	2	9	top 33%	2020-07-18
Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2)	2	17	top 48%	2019-06-29

The story so far

Busiest season: 2020 (23 contests)
Cooks mostly in CO (18 of 64 contests)
Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (64 entries)
First Grand Championship in the data: Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival (2019-09-20)
Wins it all in 2% of contests
Average Master overall score: 671.77 / 720
1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥

Milestones

🚩 2019-01-11 — First tracked contest · National Western BBQ Throwdown
📣 2019-01-11 — First call · National Western BBQ Throwdown
🏆 2019-09-20 — First Grand Championship · Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival
⭐ 2019-09-20 — Career-best overall score (698.2172) · Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival
🎖️ 2020-06-19 — 25th tracked contest · Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship
🔥 2020-06-26 — First perfect 180 (Pork) · Grillin and Chillin
📈 2021-06-04 — Peak power rating (1617) · Greeley Blues Jam
🎖️ 2021-10-01 — 50th tracked contest · Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 1

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.2	Smoke In the Springs	2019-04-12
+14.6	Buskers, Brews & BBQ	2019-06-07
+13.5	Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival	2019-09-20
+13.3	Grillin and Chillin	2020-06-26
+11.6	Smoke in the Spring	2022-04-08

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-20	Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day	2021-08-13
-14.1	Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2	2020-10-03
-13.3	The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2	2020-09-19
-11.8	Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ	2019-08-23
-11.2	3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational	2021-11-13

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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	5	0	1	0	80%	top 54%	95.1%	93%
2022	6	0	0	0	83%	top 51%	95.7%	92.8%
2021	9	0	2	1	67%	top 58%	95.2%	91.2%
2020	23	0	8	2	61%	top 41%	96.6%	94.3%
2019	21	1	8	3	76%	top 37%	97%	93.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023-06-30	Art of Barbeque 🏅 Sterling, CO	22 / 35 (670.1140)	18 (169.6684)	23 (166.2400)	10 (173.7028)	30 (160.5028)
2023-06-16	Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO	21 / 42 (665.6572)	23 (167.3828)	14 (169.7372)	5 (175.4172)	35 (153.1200)
2023-06-09	Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT	25 / 36 (651.2456)	33 (152.4912)	6 (174.8572)	25 (161.6572)	24 (162.2400)
2023-05-27	Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest 🏅 Castle Rock, CO	10 / 37 (684.5028)	25 (168.5256)	9 (173.7144)	8 (173.1544)	19 (169.1084)
2023-04-07	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	61 / 103 (674.7428)	79 (164.5256)	29 (173.1200)	27 (172.5600)	72 (164.5372)
2022-08-26	Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD	14 / 28 (682.1828)	15 (169.6800)	10 (172.5600)	20 (166.8228)	8 (173.1200)
2022-06-16	Frisco BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO	13 / 37 (673.5656)	17 (169.6684)	20 (163.9544)	7 (174.2628)	14 (165.6800)
2022-05-06	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	23 / 33 (656.3768)	26 (164.5372)	12 (171.4172)	29 (149.6112)	8 (170.8112)
2022-04-08	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	13 / 94 (689.0512)	57 (167.4172)	17 (174.2628)	34 (171.9656)	7 (175.4056)
2022-03-19	Inaugural Yellow City BBQ Shootout 🏅 Amarillo, TX	14 / 17 (641.5200)	15 (158.8116)	14 (161.0972)	10 (163.4056)	14 (158.2056)
2022-01-14	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	31 / 59 (666.7312)	22 (169.6800)	23 (168.0000)	39 (162.7884)	21 (166.2628)
2021-11-13	3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational Shawnee, OK	86 / 92 (671.3260)	63 (170.8228)	84 (165.6916)	91 (158.2516)	10 (176.5600)
2021-11-11	3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK	96 / 111 (659.8284)	63 (168.5372)	65 (167.3944)	73 (168.5600)	106 (155.3368)
2021-10-02	Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 2 Casper, WY	6 / 26 (685.5884)	19 (166.2168)	9 (170.8344)	1 (177.7144)	9 (170.8228)
2021-10-01	Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 1 🏅 Casper, WY	18 / 27 (669.0172)	7 (174.2628)	8 (170.2628)	27 (151.3716)	6 (173.1200)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	131 / 185 (674.7196)	80 (171.9656)	154 (163.9428)	39 (174.2628)	141 (164.5484)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	111 / 467 (674.8000)	193 (167.9656)	163 (168.5944)	67 (172.5600)	207 (165.6800)
2021-08-27	Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD	13 / 31 (685.0628)	15 (172.5600)	22 (165.6916)	8 (173.1084)	8 (173.7028)
2021-08-13	Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO	42 / 42 (509.0512)	6 (174.8572)	21 (163.9428)	8 (170.2512)	—
2021-06-04	Greeley Blues Jam 🏅 Greeley, CO	6 / 33 (677.6000)	6 (173.1084)	9 (167.3944)	15 (163.9544)	5 (173.1428)
2020-11-13	Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 Mayetta, KS	14 / 94 (695.3600)	36 (172.5600)	9 (176.5716)	65 (168.5256)	6 (177.7028)
2020-10-30	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	22 / 93 (685.6000)	30 (171.9656)	60 (166.2400)	6 (176.5600)	32 (170.8344)
2020-10-24	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK	33 / 58 (682.7540)	48 (167.3828)	26 (171.4056)	16 (173.7144)	34 (170.2512)
2020-10-23	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK	9 / 64 (695.3600)	7 (176.5600)	29 (169.6800)	21 (174.2744)	12 (174.8456)
2020-10-03	Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2 🏅 Casper, WY	37 / 41 (652.4344)	27 (167.3828)	28 (166.2516)	40 (154.2744)	29 (164.5256)
2020-10-02	Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 1 🏅 Casper, WY	8 / 41 (681.0172)	21 (170.8228)	27 (163.9544)	10 (173.1200)	7 (173.1200)
2020-09-19	The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK	50 / 56 (665.6000)	17 (174.2628)	46 (163.9772)	38 (166.8344)	51 (160.5256)
2020-09-18	The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK	45 / 56 (668.4340)	47 (164.5140)	50 (159.9544)	16 (172.5600)	24 (171.4056)
2020-09-11	Ribs, Rod and Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD	14 / 29 (673.6460)	10 (170.2628)	6 (174.8572)	21 (163.9544)	15 (164.5716)
2020-09-05	S.T.A.R Brews & Q 🏅 Lake City, CO	4 / 19 (689.1432)	1 (177.7372)	3 (174.8688)	14 (161.6800)	5 (174.8572)
2020-08-28	Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off 🏅 Nevada, MO	25 / 37 (678.7084)	9 (176.5600)	29 (167.3828)	28 (168.5256)	26 (166.2400)
2020-08-21	Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD	7 / 43 (682.8344)	19 (171.4056)	11 (171.4172)	17 (168.5944)	8 (171.4172)
2020-08-14	Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival 🏅 Kanab, UT	6 / 42 (686.2516)	5 (177.1544)	11 (173.1200)	31 (166.2744)	11 (169.7028)
2020-08-07	15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ 🏅 Enid, OK	29 / 54 (661.6228)	23 (168.5256)	13 (170.2972)	44 (157.6800)	25 (165.1200)
2020-07-18	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 🏅 Cameron, MO	9 / 32 (688.4800)	20 (169.6800)	11 (172.5600)	2 (177.7144)	17 (168.5256)
2020-07-18	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Single Meat - Rib Contest Cameron, MO	—	—	21 (161.1316)	—	—
2020-07-17	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO	16 / 42 (684.4684)	11 (173.1200)	27 (167.9772)	20 (171.4056)	17 (171.9656)
2020-07-10	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	10 / 61 (690.2172)	12 (174.2628)	8 (176.0116)	44 (163.3828)	7 (176.5600)
2020-06-26	Grillin and Chillin 🏅 Chillicothe, MO	2 / 34 (694.7772)	4 (176.5600)	18 (168.5372)	1 (180.0000)	14 (169.6800)
2020-06-19	Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship 🏅 Riverdale, UT	13 / 32 (679.3600)	4 (176.5600)	24 (162.8572)	18 (167.9772)	9 (171.9656)
2020-06-12	Beats, Brews, & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK	28 / 55 (671.9544)	53 (158.8112)	30 (165.7260)	12 (173.7144)	8 (173.7028)
2020-03-13	2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	35 / 68 (667.2452)	20 (170.8228)	39 (166.8228)	53 (162.2284)	29 (167.3712)
2020-01-24	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	30 / 53 (661.0056)	29 (168.5256)	35 (163.9772)	37 (162.2744)	26 (166.2284)
2019-12-27	Arizona National BBQ Stampede 🏅 Phoenix, AZ	30 / 44 (667.8740)	30 (165.6684)	26 (167.9772)	15 (170.2628)	25 (163.9656)
2019-09-20	Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Grand Lake, CO	1 / 25 (698.2172)	4 (174.2628)	2 (173.1200)	2 (174.2744)	1 (176.5600)
2019-09-06	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge 🏅 Grand Jct, CO	8 / 28 (668.5148)	11 (166.8572)	10 (164.5488)	6 (170.8344)	8 (166.2744)
2019-08-23	Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ 🏅 Hill City, SD	25 / 31 (654.6856)	13 (171.4056)	23 (166.2516)	30 (156.5144)	21 (160.5140)
2019-08-16	Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	4 / 30 (681.0740)	5 (172.5484)	6 (173.1428)	11 (164.5372)	8 (170.8456)
2019-08-09	Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO	4 / 30 (686.7772)	3 (177.7028)	5 (173.1200)	1 (176.5600)	17 (159.3944)
2019-08-02	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO	20 / 54 (674.7772)	11 (174.2628)	8 (173.7144)	37 (160.5372)	25 (166.2628)
2019-07-26	Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition 🏅 Dodge City, KS	5 / 39 (689.6916)	8 (173.1200)	15 (170.2972)	7 (174.8572)	13 (171.4172)
2019-06-29	Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) 🏅 Artesia, NM	17 / 34 (675.8856)	25 (162.7884)	2 (178.2972)	16 (169.1200)	20 (165.6800)
2019-06-28	Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1) 🏅 Artesia, NM	19 / 41 (670.1712)	10 (173.7028)	18 (168.5256)	23 (166.8228)	26 (161.1200)
2019-06-21	Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest 🏅 Leadville, CO	16 / 26 (640.4344)	12 (165.1200)	11 (164.0116)	10 (163.9772)	20 (147.3256)
2019-06-14	26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO	17 / 55 (673.1088)	22 (168.5600)	12 (168.5716)	25 (166.2400)	10 (169.7372)
2019-06-07	Buskers, Brews & BBQ 🏅 Aurora, CO	2 / 38 (690.8344)	14 (169.7028)	17 (169.7144)	1 (179.4400)	2 (171.9772)
2019-05-25	Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 🏅 Westmont, IL	16 / 48 (665.0404)	2 (175.4400)	38 (157.0972)	26 (160.5144)	7 (171.9888)
2019-05-24	Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 🏅 Westmont, IL	28 / 40 (637.5884)	26 (161.6684)	27 (158.2516)	23 (163.4172)	31 (154.2512)
2019-05-10	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	10 / 28 (666.2400)	2 (176.0000)	18 (161.1544)	20 (162.2628)	9 (166.8228)
2019-04-26	LuLu's Brew & Que 🏅 Brighton, CO	11 / 40 (679.3256)	7 (174.2628)	7 (172.5600)	20 (165.6800)	15 (166.8228)
2019-04-12	Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS	5 / 104 (695.9428)	15 (174.8572)	11 (174.8456)	20 (171.9772)	23 (174.2628)
2019-03-23	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK	41 / 62 (668.9824)	54 (162.8228)	40 (166.8228)	51 (163.9312)	11 (175.4056)
2019-03-22	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK	23 / 74 (675.3600)	6 (174.2972)	23 (169.6800)	53 (163.3828)	30 (168.0000)
2019-01-11	National Western BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Denver, CO	24 / 38 (662.1368)	36 (159.9428)	2 (173.1428)	34 (157.0856)	6 (171.9656)

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
2023 ↗	Master	#470 (410 pts)	#561 (345 pts)	#430 (565 pts)	#360 (595 pts)	#555 (335 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#332 (693 pts)	#393 (608 pts)	#355 (723 pts)	#360 (658 pts)	#241 (953 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#269 (722 pts)	#250 (812 pts)	#301 (697 pts)	#223 (862 pts)	#261 (757 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#43 (1596 pts)	#24 (1664 pts)	#64 (1273 pts)	#37 (1495 pts)	#46 (1424 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#102 (1826 pts)	#65 (1883 pts)	#72 (1822 pts)	#104 (1673 pts)	#100 (1696 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#270 (1173 pts)	#296 (1092 pts)	#207 (1325 pts)	#158 (1495 pts)	#281 (1128 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#586 (672 pts)	#566 (707 pts)	#544 (742 pts)	#620 (652 pts)	#559 (702 pts)