JP CUSTOM SMOKE

JP CUSTOM SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 55 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. They have won 4 Grand Championships, most recently at the Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic (2015), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #341 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings and hold 1 all-time KCBS record.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

KCBS records held

1 🥇

highest pork ribs score

Power ranking

#341

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1714

peak 1715 · rated over 51 contests4 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013

latest Sep 21, 2018 · 5.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#86

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

3 reserve · wins it all 7% of the time

Category wins

32 podiums

Overall top-10s

49% of 55 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 28%

overall standings

Best overall

808.3656 / 900

Master · Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off

Perfect 180s

4 🔥

Current form

673.89 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 672.59 (+1.30)

Walk rate

78%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · 13th Annual Hanor Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ

Consistency

±24.54

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 170.01 · weakest Chicken (166.71)

Road miles

8,287

across 55 mapped stops · furthest 625 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)

Master avg

672.59 / 720

54 Master contests · 4 GCs

Master (5-meat) avg

808.37 / 900

1 Master (5-meat) contest · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Master (5-meat) out of 900), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

Storylines (16 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

2.2744 points from the title

Came within 2.2744 points of the Grand Championship at Eureka BBQ Bash (Jun 19, 2015).

Among the elite

#341 of 6,476 rated teams

In the top 5% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1714 puts them #341 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 5% of the field.

rating 1714
peak 1715
51 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

4 perfect 180s

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

Brisket ×2
Pork Ribs ×1
Pork ×1

Against the odds

27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 73 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest (Jun 6, 2014) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 27-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE.

Giant slayer

63 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 63-team field at 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ.

Apr 19, 2013

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.

3 visits
best finish 1st
average top 9%

Multi-meat days

2 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 2 times — the best of them 2 category wins at Eureka BBQ Bash (Jun 19, 2015).

Pork Ribs 1st
Brisket 1st

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They almost always walk

78% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 43 of 55 contests

A top-10 category call in 78% of their 55 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS has finished one call ahead of JP CUSTOM SMOKE 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 2 Grand Championships

2013 was the year it came together: 19 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 5 category wins, at an average finish in the top 24%.

19 contests
11 overall top-10s
5 category wins
average top 24%

A tough matchup

21–2 behind in the head-to-head

CLARK CREW BBQ ahead in 91% of their meetings

CLARK CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 21 of their 23 shared contests.

The drought

22 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic on Jun 12, 2015 — 22 contests and 11.3 years ago.

last GC Jun 12, 2015
11.3 years ago

A strong matchup

16–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER in 16 of their 18 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

Smoke-A-Holics has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A June team

Top 10% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 10% across 9 contests, versus top 28% the rest of the year.

9 June contests
top 28% the rest of the year

The long haul

8,287 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 8,287 miles across 55 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 625 miles to Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY).

55 mapped stops
furthest 625 mi

Holds 1 KCBS record (on 1 all-time board)

Where this team sits in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on.

🥇 🍖 Highest pork ribs score 180 one meat, out of 180 · won the category with it · Jun 14, 2013 · shared with at least 9 others

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1669 (119 pts)	#1551 (129 pts)	#1901 (84 pts)	#1860 (94 pts)	#1052 (279 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#783 (476 pts)	#1078 (321 pts)	#883 (436 pts)	#607 (661 pts)	#654 (606 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#177 (1,615 pts)	#217 (1,375 pts)	#136 (1,675 pts)	#232 (1,285 pts)	#171 (1,630 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#237 (1,396 pts)	#244 (1,296 pts)	#303 (1,166 pts)	#273 (1,216 pts)	#241 (1,376 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#86 (2,056 pts)	#176 (1,376 pts)	#104 (1,712 pts)	#41 (2,152 pts)	#106 (1,856 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM

#338 of the rated field

1715 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 62%
Peak: 1731

1–3 in 4 shared contests (25% to JP CUSTOM SMOKE)

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

rated over 40 contests
last seen Aug 19, 2017

⚔ Head-to-head

KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON

#345 of the rated field

1713 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 92
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1714

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to JP CUSTOM SMOKE)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 77 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 77 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

NECTAR OF THE HOGS

#339 of the rated field

1714 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 108
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1761

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to JP CUSTOM SMOKE)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 108 contests to 55.

rated over 103 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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SPITFIRE

#348 of the rated field

1712 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 246
GCs: 14
Top-10s: 55%
Peak: 1853

4–4 in 8 shared contests (50% to JP CUSTOM SMOKE)

Their rating is built on 14 Grand Championships in 246 contests, alongside a 55% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 239 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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Big Ten Bones

#343 of the rated field

1713 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 54
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 61%
Peak: 1713

They turned up 6 years after JP CUSTOM SMOKE did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 51 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

The Boys in Que

#346 of the rated field

1713 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 52
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1730

Level with JP CUSTOM SMOKE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 48 contests
last seen Jun 9, 2023

⚔ Compare careers

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BUTCHER BBQ	33	11	22	33%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	26	11	15	42%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	24	13	11	54%	⚔ compare
WICHITA SWINEMEN	23	16	7	70%	⚔ compare
GREAT PLAINS BBQ	23	16	7	70%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	23	2	21	9%	⚔ compare
Smoke-A-Holics	21	7	14	33%	⚔ compare
RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS	20	13	7	65%	⚔ compare
SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS	19	12	7	63%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	19	6	13	32%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	19	5	14	26%	⚔ compare
CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER	18	16	2	89%	⚔ compare
CAVEMAN CUISINE	18	10	8	56%	⚔ compare
WILDCATTERS Q CREW	18	8	10	44%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN ELVISES	17	15	2	88%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	54	14	3	7	179.4400	149.0740	166.71	top 46%
Pork Ribs	55	19	3	6	180 🔥	154.2744	168.76	top 34%
Pork	55	23	3	10	180 🔥	159.9312	170.01	top 32%
Brisket	55	27	4	9	180 🔥	148.5028	169.66	top 27%

“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
Medium (20–39)	22	2	top 28%
Large (40+)	33	2	top 28%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	31	3	top 24%
OK	13	1	top 35%
MO	8	0	top 29%
TN	1	0	top 26%
AR	1	0	top 40%
TX	1	0	top 42%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	3	1	1	top 9%	Jun 5, 2015
Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	3	7	0	top 22%	Jul 13, 2018
Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic	2	1	1	top 9%	Jun 10, 2016
Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off	2	9	0	top 33%	Sep 21, 2018
Harper County Bullseye BBQ	2	10	0	top 27%	Oct 20, 2017
Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off	2	9	0	top 32%	Jul 24, 2015
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	18	0	top 71%	May 8, 2015
Ol' Glory BBQ Bash	2	2	0	top 10%	Jun 20, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 19 contests · 2 GCs

Contests a season 9.2 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 31 of 55 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 45 8 of them more than once

First title Apr 19, 2013 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ

Opponents faced 1,976 finished ahead 3,730 times, behind 1,102

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

20182 milestones

Jul 13 Peak power rating (1715) Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
Sep 21 Most recent contest Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off

20171 milestone

Oct 20 50th tracked contest Harper County Bullseye BBQ

20151 milestone

Jun 19 10th category win Eureka BBQ Bash

20142 milestones

Jun 6 First multi-meat day Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
Jun 20 25th tracked contest Ol' Glory BBQ Bash

201312 milestones

Mar 15 First tracked contest Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
Mar 15 First call Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
Mar 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.1426 Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
Mar 29 First category win (Pork) Firelake BBQ Cook-off
Mar 29 First overall top-10 Firelake BBQ Cook-off
Apr 19 First overall podium 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
Apr 19 First Grand Championship 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
Apr 19 Biggest field won (63 teams) 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
May 17 First Reserve Championship Taste of Wheatstock
Jun 7 10th tracked contest Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
Jun 14 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Ol' Glory BBQ Bash
Jul 26 Career-best overall score808.3656 Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.9	8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ	Apr 19, 2013
+13.5	Firelake BBQ Cook-off	Mar 29, 2013
+12.9	Valley Center Spring Fling	May 31, 2013
+12.4	Taste of Wheatstock	May 17, 2013
+12.3	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	Jun 6, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-20.5	Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ	Apr 15, 2016
-12.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Sep 27, 2013
-8.7	Smokin' At The Run Shootout	Mar 14, 2014
-8.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Sep 9, 2016
-6.7	Kansas BBQ Shoot Out Day 1	Mar 2, 2018

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)
2018	5	0	1	2	100%	top 39%	94.8%	93.6%
2017	5	0	2	0	80%	top 23%	95.4%	94.6%
2016	4	0	2	0	75%	top 50%	95.3%	88%
2015	12	1	7	3	83%	top 26%	96.4%	94.2%
2014	10	1	4	3	70%	top 24%	97.5%	94.7%
2013	19	2	11	5	74%	top 24%	95.9%	92.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 21, 2018	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	12 / 29 (664.5256)	10 (166.2628)	19 (157.7028)	17 (161.7028)	1 (178.8572)
Jul 13, 2018	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	11 / 48 (678.2860)	2 (179.4400)	15 (168.5944)	10 (172.5828)	34 (157.6688)
Apr 20, 2018	13th Annual Hanor Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	20 / 49 (680.5144)	34 (164)	35 (163.3944)	13 (173.1200)	1 (180)
Mar 3, 2018	Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2 Cheney, KS	10 / 42 (682.2284)	33 (165.1200)	2 (179.4400)	29 (166.2628)	15 (171.4056)
Mar 2, 2018	Kansas BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 Cheney, KS	31 / 47 (663.8972)	22 (168.5372)	46 (154.2744)	10 (173.7028)	28 (167.3828)
Oct 20, 2017	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	10 / 47 (684.4912)	23 (169.7028)	26 (167.9656)	12 (171.9656)	7 (174.8572)
Sep 15, 2017	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	9 / 38 (682.2856)	14 (167.4400)	10 (169.7372)	10 (170.2628)	6 (174.8456)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	47 / 407 (686.8344)	178 (167.9772)	62 (172.5944)	75 (172.5600)	39 (173.7028)
Jul 14, 2017	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	18 / 58 (675.9084)	33 (166.8456)	4 (175.4172)	45 (162.2400)	12 (171.4056)
Apr 7, 2017	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS	29 / 100 (677.6112)	58 (166.2284)	19 (172.0116)	6 (176.5600)	55 (162.8112)
Sep 9, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Kansas City, MO	22 / 30 (657.1084)	21 (165.1316)	20 (163.4284)	14 (168.5484)	24 (160)
Jun 10, 2016	Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic Hays, KS	5 / 31 (686.2288)	20 (163.9772)	9 (169.6800)	2 (180)	7 (172.5716)
Jun 3, 2016	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	7 / 55 (677.6112)	7 (174.2628)	8 (171.4400)	44 (161.6456)	4 (170.2628)
Apr 15, 2016	Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	61 / 63 (514.2400)	—	25 (163.9772)	3 (176)	6 (174.2628)
Oct 16, 2015	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	11 / 34 (675.3712)	10 (170.8456)	4 (175.4172)	17 (164.5484)	18 (164.5600)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	129 / 606 (671.4512)	456 (157.6684)	13 (176.6172)	38 (174.2856)	280 (162.8800)
Oct 2, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	119 / 187 (669.7032)	161 (162.8688)	146 (162.8228)	53 (171.4516)	49 (172.5600)
Aug 7, 2015	Smokin on the Smoky Salina, KS	6 / 33 (690.2744)	10 (171.4172)	14 (168.5600)	3 (175.4516)	6 (174.8456)
Jul 24, 2015	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off Dodge City, KS	9 / 35 (674.8000)	27 (160.5256)	14 (168.5256)	12 (169.7144)	2 (176.0344)
Jul 17, 2015	11th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	10 / 48 (677.1312)	25 (165.6684)	11 (170.3084)	3 (176.0344)	23 (165.1200)
Jul 3, 2015	HutchFest BBQ Cook-Off Hutchinson, KS	6 / 31 (676.0344)	18 (165.1312)	3 (172.5944)	10 (167.4516)	6 (170.8572)
Jun 19, 2015	Eureka BBQ Bash Eureka, KS	2 / 27 (690.8456)	4 (169.7028)	1 (179.4400)	17 (165.7028)	1 (176)
Jun 12, 2015	Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic Hays, KS	1 / 35 (694.2628)	3 (177.1428)	4 (177.1544)	20 (168.5256)	11 (171.4400)
Jun 5, 2015	2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	6 / 64 (680.0116)	1 (178.2972)	4 (174.3200)	29 (163.4400)	20 (163.9544)
May 8, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	18 / 30 (663.3368)	13 (168.5256)	26 (160.5600)	26 (159.9312)	4 (174.3200)
Apr 17, 2015	10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	26 / 75 (671.3712)	56 (157.1084)	43 (162.8572)	7 (176.5600)	7 (174.8456)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	37 / 552 (686.2400)	76 (173.1200)	38 (174.2972)	157 (168.5600)	110 (170.2628)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	13 / 165 (690.3088)	8 (177.7144)	50 (170.8916)	127 (162.8228)	6 (178.8800)
Aug 22, 2014	When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In McPherson, KS	15 / 36 (675.3600)	12 (170.8456)	25 (163.9888)	6 (173.1200)	17 (167.4056)
Jul 11, 2014	Cowley County BBQ Contest Winfield, KS	4 / 20 (686.8116)	1 (178.2972)	13 (166.2516)	8 (169.7028)	6 (172.5600)
Jun 20, 2014	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS	6 / 42 (685.0972)	15 (170.2628)	20 (168.0116)	12 (171.9772)	4 (174.8456)
Jun 6, 2014	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	1 / 54 (701.7372)	1 (177.7028)	1 (177.1772)	6 (174.2628)	7 (172.5944)
May 16, 2014	Wheatstock Grill-Off: Peace, Love & BBQ Abilene, KS	4 / 27 (684.6400)	16 (166.8800)	2 (177.2000)	2 (173.1544)	9 (167.4056)
Apr 11, 2014	9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	14 / 64 (671.8740)	45 (159.3828)	15 (169.7028)	23 (166.2284)	3 (176.5600)
Mar 15, 2014	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK	27 / 72 (682.1944)	42 (170.8228)	25 (169.7144)	11 (175.4172)	40 (166.2400)
Mar 14, 2014	Smokin' At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	29 / 41 (651.8860)	30 (162.8000)	22 (165.7260)	20 (165.1200)	28 (158.2400)
Oct 25, 2013	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	25 / 97 (669.6572)	74 (158.2628)	28 (170.2744)	40 (166.2628)	4 (174.8572)
Oct 19, 2013	13th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	10 / 25 (675.3600)	17 (163.9656)	12 (160.5600)	8 (170.8344)	1 (180)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	126 / 535 (655.9432)	340 (157.6916)	300 (158.2516)	59 (170.3200)	57 (169.6800)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	41 / 174 (672.5036)	46 (170.2744)	88 (164.5488)	91 (164.5488)	22 (173.1316)
Sep 27, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	24 / 29 (658.3316)	24 (158.8228)	11 (169.7372)	14 (166.9144)	19 (162.8572)
Aug 31, 2013	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	37 / 89 (636.9712)	48 (158.2628)	47 (158.2400)	27 (162.8228)	41 (157.6456)
Jul 26, 2013	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off Dodge City, KS	18 / 47 (808.3656)	19 (161.0856)	17 (163.9428)	5 (172.5828)	36 (148.5028)
Jul 19, 2013	Blues, BBQ & Bargains Hays, KS	7 / 42 (661.0740)	35 (149.0740)	18 (164.5944)	7 (174.2628)	2 (173.1428)
Jun 14, 2013	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS	2 / 31 (675.9998)	14 (165.7142)	1 (180)	7 (170.8572)	16 (159.4284)
Jun 7, 2013	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	10 / 69 (668.5712)	51 (156.5712)	16 (170.2856)	3 (174.2858)	15 (167.4286)
May 31, 2013	Valley Center Spring Fling Valley Center, KS	1 / 34 (687.4288)	3 (173.1432)	4 (171.9998)	1 (178.2858)	13 (164)
May 17, 2013	Taste of Wheatstock Abilene, KS	2 / 25 (673.7146)	12 (161.7144)	10 (166.2858)	3 (173.1430)	3 (172.5714)
May 10, 2013	Boots & BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	9 / 36 (673.7142)	13 (170.8570)	24 (162.2858)	15 (165.1428)	3 (175.4286)
May 3, 2013	Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival Bixby, OK	19 / 88 (667.9998)	23 (168.5714)	20 (169.1428)	46 (161.1428)	15 (169.1428)
Apr 26, 2013	R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship Arkansas City, KS	9 / 25 (674.2858)	12 (169.7142)	6 (169.1430)	14 (165.7142)	5 (169.7144)
Apr 19, 2013	8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	1 / 63 (690.2856)	10 (171.4284)	7 (171.4286)	1 (177.7144)	8 (169.7142)
Apr 5, 2013	Smokin' On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO	10 / 74 (673.7142)	3 (174.2856)	17 (168)	33 (166.2858)	25 (165.1428)
Mar 29, 2013	Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee, OK	4 / 38 (672.5716)	20 (159.4286)	4 (168.5714)	1 (177.1430)	10 (167.4286)
Mar 15, 2013	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK Miami, OK	17 / 55 (669.1426)	49 (155.9998)	7 (172.5714)	14 (171.4286)	16 (169.1428)

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

JP CUSTOM SMOKE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

KCBS records held

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

Master avg

Master (5-meat) avg

Storylines (16 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

Multi-meat days

They almost always walk

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

Holds 1 KCBS record (on 1 all-time board)

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)