Jager Q

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

Power ranking

#2018

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1537

peak 1542 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2017-06-16

latest 2020-06-19

Best ToY finish

#583

Master 2019

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

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

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork · *Traeger NorUt State Championship

Consistency

±17.80

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 170.33 · weakest Brisket (166.39)

Road miles

1,445

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 329 mi

Schedule strength

55%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)

Purse competed for

$60K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

GCs in 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

673.76 / 720

9 Master contests · 1 GC

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Storylines (11 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.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180s

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 (2019-09-13) 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 2019-08-16 — from 1512 up to 1537.

4 contests since 2019-08-16
now 1537

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
2019-09-13

State champions

1 state championships 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%

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

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

Mac's BBQ

#2020 of the rated field

1537 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1537

No shared contest yet.

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 2017-03-25

⚔ Head-to-head

The Rusty Pig

#2030 of the rated field

1537 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1537

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2026-01-22

⚔ Head-to-head

JP BBQ and Catering

#2013 of the rated field

1538 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1540

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-01-22

⚔ Head-to-head

Ridge Bros BBQ

#2023 of the rated field

1537 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2025-06-06

⚔ Head-to-head

Gus's BBQ

#2031 of the rated field

1537 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1537

No shared contest yet.

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 2024-05-18

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKE 'N' BARRELS BBQ-VA

#2029 of the rated field

1537 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2019-06-14

⚔ Head-to-head

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	180.0000 🔥	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 state / province

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

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%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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%	2019-08-23

The story so far (20 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3 yrs 2017-06-16 → 2020-06-19

Busiest season 2019 3 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 2.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in UT 5 of 9 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 8 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 170.33 · weakest Brisket (166.39)

Walk rate 67% a top-10 call in 6 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 56% 5 of 9 contests

Wins it all 11% 1 Grand Championship · 0 reserve

First title 2019-09-13 Bands brews & BBQ

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 673.76 out of 720 · 9 contests · 1 GC

Perfect 180s 1 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 134 132–109 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,445 9 mapped stops · furthest 329 mi

Schedule strength 1570 average field rating faced — tougher than 55% of rated contests

Purse competed for $60,000 listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 1 from 5 state-championship entries

Power rating 1537 peak 1542 · #2018 of 6,413 rated

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

2017
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
2018
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
2019
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
2020
Jun 19 Most recent contest Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.7	Bands brews & BBQ	2019-09-13
+15.2	*Traeger NorUt State Championship	2018-06-29
+14.3	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	2019-08-23
+6.3	Happy Grillmore BBQ Competition	2018-07-13
+2.8	Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off	2019-08-16

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.7	Q'n With Kia-Kia-Kia	2017-06-16
-4.4	Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship	2020-06-19
-4	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	2017-08-25

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)
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
2020-06-19	Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship 🏅 Riverdale, UT	22 / 32 (660.4344)	21 (167.9772)	26 (159.9888)	19 (167.3828)	17 (165.0856)
2019-09-13	Bands brews & BBQ 🏅 Boise, ID	1 / 25 (700.5944)	4 (176.0116)	2 (177.1544)	7 (174.8456)	2 (172.5828)
2019-08-23	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out 🏅 Wendover, NV	6 / 37 (687.9428)	20 (167.3828)	4 (176.0000)	10 (171.9772)	11 (172.5828)
2019-08-16	Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kanab, UT	10 / 18 (670.7996)	3 (174.3428)	15 (165.1084)	13 (166.2628)	14 (165.0856)
2018-08-24	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	26 / 46 (663.8280)	46 (155.3484)	37 (163.9312)	18 (172.5484)	13 (172.0000)
2018-07-13	Happy Grillmore BBQ Competition Draper, UT	9 / 21 (667.9084)	10 (166.2628)	6 (175.4288)	12 (167.4056)	17 (158.8112)
2018-06-29	*Traeger NorUt State Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT	3 / 19 (700.0004)	8 (169.1544)	4 (173.1316)	1 (180.0000)	2 (177.7144)
2017-08-25	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out West Wendover, NV	28 / 37 (668.4800)	34 (166.2856)	18 (170.8228)	28 (165.1316)	24 (166.2400)
2017-06-16	Q'n With Kia-Kia-Kia Ogden, UT	13 / 15 (643.8396)	10 (166.2284)	10 (162.8456)	9 (167.3828)	15 (147.3828)

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
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)