Jager Q

Jager Q is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2020. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Bands brews & BBQ (2019). They are ranked #2029 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,029

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1538

peak 1542 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 16, 2017

latest Jun 19, 2020 · 3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#583

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 11% of the time

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

56% of 9 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 47%

overall standings

Best overall

700.5944 / 720

Master · Bands brews & BBQ

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

676.72 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 673.76 (+2.96)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Traeger NorUt State Championship

Consistency

±17.80

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 170.33 · weakest Brisket (166.39)

Road miles

1,445

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 329 mi

Schedule strength

55%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)

Purse competed for

$60K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

673.76 / 720

9 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.

Pork ×1

Against the odds

21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 79 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Bands brews & BBQ (Sep 13, 2019) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 21-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Rhythm n QUE.

On the rise

+26 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 26 points across 4 contests since Aug 16, 2019 — from 1512 up to 1538.

4 contests since Aug 16, 2019
now 1538

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 6 of 9 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

700.5944 career-best overall

97.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 700.5944 at Bands brews & BBQ — 97.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 13, 2019

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 5 entries at contests carrying the title.

5 state-championship entries

Their season

2019 1 Grand Championship

2019 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 25%.

3 contests
3 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 25%

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A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

Burnin and Lootin ahead in 100% of their meetings

Burnin and Lootin has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BEEHIVE BARBEQUE in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

6 of 9 shared pork entries lost

CROOKED PIGS ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, CROOKED PIGS has out-cooked them in 6 of 9 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±2.47% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.47% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.6% of a perfect score
9 contests

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
2020 ↗	Master	#830 (72 pts)	#861 (77 pts)	#1113 (57 pts)	#834 (87 pts)	#790 (97 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#583 (568 pts)	#678 (503 pts)	#623 (553 pts)	#814 (393 pts)	#698 (478 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#796 (410 pts)	#979 (320 pts)	#837 (415 pts)	#747 (475 pts)	#770 (450 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1541 (160 pts)	#1552 (175 pts)	#1398 (210 pts)	#1462 (185 pts)	#1623 (155 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Jager Q, each with one reason worth a look.

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

GRILLDROIDS

#2,027 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 78%
Peak: 1541

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Mar 14, 2025
on a 4-contest top-10 run

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Mac's BBQ

#2,028 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1538

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Mar 25, 2017

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JP BBQ and Catering

#2,030 of the rated field

1537 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1539

They turned up 5 years after Jager Q did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jan 22, 2026

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Ridge Bros BBQ

#2,036 of the rated field

1537 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 75%
Peak: 1557

Level with Jager Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jun 6, 2025

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SMOKE 'N' BARRELS BBQ-VA

#2,039 of the rated field

1537 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1552

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 14, 2019

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Single Barrel BBQ

#2,022 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1538

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 3, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
CROOKED PIGS	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
UTAH BBQ COMPANY	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
G AND L BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
FARVA-Q	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
Whistle Pig BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	5	0	1	176.0116	155.3484	167.67	top 56%
Pork Ribs	9	5	0	1	177.1544	159.9888	169.38	top 48%
Pork	9	4	1	1	180 🔥	165.1316	170.33	top 47%
Brisket	9	2	0	2	177.7144	147.3828	166.39	top 50%

“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)	3	0	top 53%
Medium (20–39)	5	1	top 41%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 57%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
UT	5	0	top 54%
NV	3	0	top 49%
ID	1	1	top 4%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	2	6	0	top 36%	Aug 23, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 3 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 2.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in UT 5 of 9 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 8 1 of them more than once

First title Sep 13, 2019 Bands brews & BBQ

Opponents faced 134 finished ahead 132 times, behind 109

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

20201 milestone

Jun 19 Most recent contest Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship

20194 milestones

Sep 13 First Grand Championship Bands brews & BBQ
Sep 13 First state championship Bands brews & BBQ
Sep 13 Career-best overall score700.5944 Bands brews & BBQ
Sep 13 Peak power rating (1542) Bands brews & BBQ

20184 milestones

Jun 29 First category win (Pork) Traeger NorUt State Championship
Jun 29 First overall top-10 Traeger NorUt State Championship
Jun 29 First overall podium Traeger NorUt State Championship
Jun 29 First perfect 180 (Pork) Traeger NorUt State Championship

20173 milestones

Jun 16 First tracked contest Q'n With Kia-Kia-Kia
Jun 16 First call Q'n With Kia-Kia-Kia
Aug 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score668.4800 Wild West BBQ Shoot Out

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.6	Bands brews & BBQ	Sep 13, 2019
+15.2	Traeger NorUt State Championship	Jun 29, 2018
+14.3	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	Aug 23, 2019
+6.3	Happy Grillmore BBQ Competition	Jul 13, 2018
+2.7	Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off	Aug 16, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.7	Q'n With Kia-Kia-Kia	Jun 16, 2017
-4.4	Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship	Jun 19, 2020
-4	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	Aug 25, 2017

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)
2020	1	0	0	0	0%	top 69%	91.7%	91.7%
2019	3	1	3	0	100%	top 25%	97.3%	95.3%
2018	3	0	2	1	67%	top 38%	97.2%	94.1%
2017	2	0	0	0	50%	top 81%	92.8%	91.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 19, 2020	Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship 🏅 Riverdale, UT	22 / 32 (660.4344)	21 (167.9772)	26 (159.9888)	19 (167.3828)	17 (165.0856)
Sep 13, 2019	Bands brews & BBQ 🏅 Boise, ID	1 / 25 (700.5944)	4 (176.0116)	2 (177.1544)	7 (174.8456)	2 (172.5828)
Aug 23, 2019	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out 🏅 Wendover, NV	6 / 37 (687.9428)	20 (167.3828)	4 (176)	10 (171.9772)	11 (172.5828)
Aug 16, 2019	Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kanab, UT	10 / 18 (670.7996)	3 (174.3428)	15 (165.1084)	13 (166.2628)	14 (165.0856)
Aug 24, 2018	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	26 / 46 (663.8280)	46 (155.3484)	37 (163.9312)	18 (172.5484)	13 (172)
Jul 13, 2018	Happy Grillmore BBQ Competition Draper, UT	9 / 21 (667.9084)	10 (166.2628)	6 (175.4288)	12 (167.4056)	17 (158.8112)
Jun 29, 2018	Traeger NorUt State Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT	3 / 19 (700.0004)	8 (169.1544)	4 (173.1316)	1 (180)	2 (177.7144)
Aug 25, 2017	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out West Wendover, NV	28 / 37 (668.4800)	34 (166.2856)	18 (170.8228)	28 (165.1316)	24 (166.2400)
Jun 16, 2017	Q'n With Kia-Kia-Kia Ogden, UT	13 / 15 (643.8396)	10 (166.2284)	10 (162.8456)	9 (167.3828)	15 (147.3828)

Jager Q

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 (11 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

On the rise

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

The metronome

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 — 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)