BUBBAJACK'S

BUBBAJACK'S is a competition barbecue team with 44 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 55 at the Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off (2013). They are ranked #1507 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,507

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1563

peak 1575 · rated over 44 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 1, 2013

latest May 13, 2022 · 9.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#261

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

12 podiums

Overall top-10s

14% of 44 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 47%

overall standings

Best overall

690.8570 / 720

Master · Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off

Perfect 180s

Current form

663.98 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 658.63 (+5.35)

Walk rate

61%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8800

Pork Ribs · Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic

Consistency

±11.60

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.38 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.93)

Road miles

6,050

across 44 mapped stops · furthest 489 mi

Schedule strength

36%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)

Purse competed for

$16K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

658.63 / 720

44 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

61% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 27 of 44 contests

A top-10 category call in 61% of their 44 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

690.8570 career-best overall

96.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 690.8570 at Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off — 96.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 19, 2013

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SUE E PIGG has finished one call ahead of BUBBAJACK'S 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

26–2 behind in the head-to-head

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC ahead in 93% of their meetings

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC has come out ahead in 26 of their 28 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.4 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.45 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 18% of the time against 31%.

Pork Ribs avg 162.93
Chicken avg 167.38
8 calls in 45 entries

A strong matchup

15–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of King's Cooking in 15 of their 15 shared contests.

The comeback

3.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.6 years, then back at Jiggy With The Piggy (May 13, 2022).

last seen Oct 12, 2018
back May 13, 2022

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Chicken nemesis

20 of 29 shared chicken entries lost

SAUCED! BBQ TEAM ahead 69% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SAUCED! BBQ TEAM has out-cooked them in 20 of 29 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

K & D SMOKERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A July team

Top 36% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 36% across 4 contests, versus top 47% the rest of the year.

4 July contests
top 47% the rest of the year

The long haul

6,050 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,050 miles across 44 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 489 miles to Smokin in the Square.

44 mapped stops
furthest 489 mi

The metronome

±1.61% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.61% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.5% of a perfect score
44 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Hog Happnin' every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 25th

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
2022 ↗	Master	#1309 (60 pts)	#1341 (60 pts)	#1404 (60 pts)	#1348 (60 pts)	#1139 (110 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1808 (90 pts)	#1264 (200 pts)	#1584 (125 pts)	#2575 (50 pts)	#1806 (100 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#680 (569 pts)	#479 (809 pts)	#737 (544 pts)	#601 (674 pts)	#688 (579 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#590 (666 pts)	#526 (771 pts)	#667 (611 pts)	#470 (871 pts)	#539 (751 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#519 (728 pts)	#533 (733 pts)	#485 (803 pts)	#565 (683 pts)	#378 (983 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#553 (676 pts)	#195 (1,446 pts)	#522 (756 pts)	#443 (861 pts)	#500 (751 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#261 (1,146 pts)	#224 (1,200 pts)	#256 (1,141 pts)	#271 (1,056 pts)	#229 (1,213 pts)

Overall rank by season

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Contests: 38
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1564

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rated over 35 contests
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#1,505 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 61%
Peak: 1563

Careers of much the same size, 33 contests to 44, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 32 contests
last seen May 23, 2026
on a 10-contest top-10 run

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LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE

#1,515 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1568

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before BUBBAJACK'S's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 27 contests

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HEAVENLY HAWGS GA

#1,513 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1570

23 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 26% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Apr 21, 2017

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Meat Machine BBQ

#1,508 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1565

They turned up 8 years after BUBBAJACK'S did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Aug 25, 2023

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DR. ALAN'S BBQ

#1,504 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1582

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

rated over 20 contests
last seen Oct 24, 2020

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MIDNIGHT BURN	31	5	26	16%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	30	4	26	13%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	29	3	26	10%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	28	2	26	7%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	27	2	25	7%	⚔ compare
PICKIN' PORKERS	26	11	15	42%	⚔ compare
SMOKING BUTT HEADS	25	5	20	20%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	23	5	18	22%	⚔ compare
WHO CARES BBQ	22	10	12	45%	⚔ compare
BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	21	11	10	52%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED PIG	21	1	20	5%	⚔ compare
CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ	20	8	12	40%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	20	2	18	10%	⚔ compare
TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	20	1	19	5%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	19	4	15	21%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	45	14	1	7	178.2972	153.0744	167.38	top 42%
Pork Ribs	45	8	1	1	178.8800	135.3828	162.93	top 51%
Pork	45	7	1	2	176.5714	144.4800	163.04	top 54%
Brisket	45	10	0	2	177.7144	147.3372	165.27	top 44%

“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)	14	0	top 46%
Large (40+)	30	0	top 48%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NC	30	top 49%
SC	11	top 40%
FL	3	top 60%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)	4	4	top 29%	Nov 10, 2017
Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	4	16	top 39%	Sep 15, 2017
Hog Happnin'	4	25	top 54%	Nov 4, 2016
SC Festival of Discovery	4	18	top 36%	Jul 7, 2016
Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	4	27	top 42%	Jun 10, 2016
Smokin In The Square	3	14	top 60%	Mar 6, 2015
Lincolnton Hog Happenin'	2	11	top 52%	Jun 6, 2014
Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	2	21	top 37%	May 9, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 11 contests

Contests a season 6.3 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 30 of 44 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 25 8 of them more than once

Opponents faced 775 finished ahead 1,273 times, behind 1,040

Longest layoff 3.6 yrs Oct 12, 2018 → May 13, 2022

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

20221 milestone

May 13 Most recent contest Jiggy With The Piggy

20171 milestone

Nov 10 Peak power rating (1575) Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)

20153 milestones

Sep 18 First category win (Pork Ribs) Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
Sep 18 25th tracked contest Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
Sep 18 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8800 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic

20137 milestones

Mar 1 First tracked contest Smokin in the Square
Mar 1 First call Smokin in the Square
Mar 1 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.9998 Smokin in the Square
Apr 19 First overall top-10 Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
Apr 19 First overall podium Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
Apr 19 Career-best overall score690.8570 Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
Nov 1 10th tracked contest Hog Happnin'

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.6	Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off	Apr 19, 2013
+11.4	Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown	Nov 13, 2015
+9.5	Smoking in the Foothills	Oct 14, 2016
+9.3	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	Sep 18, 2015
+7.9	SC Festival of Discovery	Jul 11, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.3	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	Aug 9, 2013
-9.7	Beach Boogie and BBQ Festival (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)	Sep 1, 2017
-8.2	Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off	Apr 28, 2017
-8	Smokin In The Square	Mar 6, 2015
-7.6	Lincolnton Hog Happenin'	Jun 6, 2014

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	0	0%	top 72%	90.7%	90.7%
2018	1	0	0	100%	top 65%	89.7%	89.7%
2017	6	2	1	67%	top 51%	94%	91.9%
2016	8	1	1	38%	top 43%	94.3%	92%
2015	8	1	1	63%	top 49%	94.2%	91.6%
2014	9	0	0	78%	top 54%	92.3%	91.1%
2013	11	2	0	64%	top 38%	96%	91.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 13, 2022	Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	33 / 46 (652.9484)	34 (164.5256)	38 (156.5144)	34 (161.6456)	15 (170.2628)
Oct 12, 2018	Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC	17 / 26 (645.5428)	4 (171.9772)	10 (166.2628)	25 (149.0628)	15 (158.2400)
Nov 10, 2017	Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Mt. Pleasant, SC	6 / 25 (676.4568)	2 (172.5600)	8 (167.9656)	7 (169.6912)	8 (166.2400)
Oct 13, 2017	Grillin & chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC	10 / 29 (671.3484)	1 (177.7028)	14 (162.8228)	20 (162.2628)	12 (168.5600)
Sep 15, 2017	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	19 / 63 (673.5884)	25 (169.6684)	30 (167.3944)	32 (165.7028)	10 (170.8228)
Sep 1, 2017	Beach Boogie and BBQ Festival (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Myrtle Beach, SC	22 / 25 (634.6860)	15 (169.1200)	21 (161.1200)	23 (157.1088)	23 (147.3372)
Apr 28, 2017	Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC	29 / 38 (648.4116)	35 (154.7884)	24 (162.2400)	4 (173.1544)	29 (158.2288)
Apr 14, 2017	21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC	25 / 49 (664.3884)	26 (166.8228)	18 (168.5256)	15 (169.6800)	37 (159.3600)
Nov 11, 2016	Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown Mt. Pleasant, SC	13 / 25 (641.5200)	16 (158.2056)	16 (154.2288)	18 (155.3828)	3 (173.7028)
Nov 4, 2016	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	25 / 56 (667.3828)	6 (173.1200)	23 (165.7028)	41 (163.4172)	34 (165.1428)
Oct 14, 2016	Smoking in the Foothills Lenoir, NC	11 / 41 (678.8116)	12 (173.1428)	13 (168.5600)	13 (169.1316)	23 (167.9772)
Sep 30, 2016	Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC	10 / 26 (666.2060)	17 (163.4056)	21 (158.2632)	1 (176.5600)	10 (167.9772)
Sep 16, 2016	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	30 / 68 (655.3372)	25 (167.9772)	22 (166.2744)	40 (159.9656)	34 (161.1200)
Jul 7, 2016	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	27 / 82 (663.8856)	16 (169.1200)	45 (161.1200)	17 (169.6800)	33 (163.9656)
Jun 10, 2016	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	27 / 76 (674.1600)	45 (165.6684)	26 (169.6800)	26 (168.5372)	19 (170.2744)
Apr 15, 2016	20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC	27 / 41 (650.1028)	30 (159.3828)	29 (159.3828)	15 (167.3828)	25 (163.9544)
Nov 13, 2015	Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown Mount Pleasant, SC	4 / 28 (666.1828)	11 (164.5256)	15 (161.0856)	3 (172.0116)	5 (168.5600)
Nov 6, 2015	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	42 / 60 (653.5312)	38 (165.0740)	48 (155.9660)	34 (164.5372)	31 (167.9540)
Oct 16, 2015	Smoking In The Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival Lenoir, NC	13 / 37 (678.2632)	8 (173.7144)	14 (171.4172)	25 (164.5716)	13 (168.5600)
Sep 18, 2015	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	16 / 59 (671.4288)	37 (165.1316)	1 (178.8800)	48 (158.8456)	20 (168.5716)
Jul 9, 2015	SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Greenwood, SC	41 / 90 (656.4344)	77 (153.0744)	48 (161.1316)	18 (170.2628)	13 (171.9656)
Jun 12, 2015	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	37 / 78 (655.8744)	44 (165.0972)	53 (159.3944)	60 (154.2284)	3 (177.1544)
Apr 17, 2015	19th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC	28 / 41 (642.7544)	8 (172.5944)	35 (151.9544)	38 (148.5028)	12 (169.7028)
Mar 6, 2015	Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL	40 / 48 (649.5312)	32 (164.5600)	28 (165.1200)	41 (161.6456)	43 (158.2056)
Oct 31, 2014	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	32 / 61 (660.4224)	23 (169.1200)	9 (174.2628)	47 (159.3712)	50 (157.6684)
Sep 19, 2014	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally Salisbury, NC	36 / 64 (656.4688)	3 (177.1544)	43 (158.2400)	60 (154.8000)	25 (166.2744)
Aug 22, 2014	Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC	19 / 37 (662.2628)	3 (178.2972)	20 (164.5828)	35 (149.6800)	9 (169.7028)
Jul 10, 2014	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	35 / 86 (659.3260)	18 (171.4172)	51 (161.0972)	32 (164)	35 (162.8116)
Jun 13, 2014	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	35 / 73 (663.3944)	5 (174.8456)	34 (164.0228)	40 (164.5372)	37 (164.5256)
Jun 6, 2014	Lincolnton Hog Happenin' Lincolnton, NC	27 / 38 (638.7428)	3 (174.2744)	38 (135.3828)	11 (168.5600)	23 (160.5256)
May 9, 2014	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	31 / 80 (653.0056)	2 (176.5828)	53 (158.2400)	52 (157.6456)	43 (160.5372)
Apr 18, 2014	17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC	36 / 55 (645.5656)	51 (153.6800)	35 (157.6456)	9 (170.2628)	23 (163.9772)
Mar 7, 2014	Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL	27 / 46 (664.4228)	19 (169.6800)	37 (159.3944)	13 (171.9656)	29 (163.3828)
Nov 15, 2013	Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown Charleston, SC	9 / 35 (661.6116)	8 (169.7028)	8 (169.1200)	14 (163.4172)	15 (159.3716)
Nov 1, 2013	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	37 / 75 (659.9084)	42 (166.8456)	50 (160.5600)	48 (163.3712)	23 (169.1316)
Sep 20, 2013	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	38 / 72 (658.1716)	43 (164.5372)	44 (161.6572)	46 (163.9772)	19 (168)
Aug 9, 2013	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	41 / 49 (644.4684)	13 (172)	26 (167.4056)	49 (144.4800)	35 (160.5828)
Jul 11, 2013	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	18 / 78 (661.5772)	47 (159.3716)	10 (169.7028)	41 (159.9428)	7 (172.5600)
Jun 14, 2013	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	35 / 97 (651.4284)	70 (155.9998)	50 (158.8572)	64 (158.8570)	5 (177.7144)
Jun 7, 2013	Lincolnton Hog Happenin' Lincolnton, NC	11 / 34 (651.4284)	13 (166.8570)	9 (164.5716)	11 (161.7142)	20 (158.2856)
May 10, 2013	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	21 / 58 (654.2850)	36 (159.4284)	26 (162.2856)	39 (159.9994)	8 (172.5716)
Apr 26, 2013	BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC	27 / 71 (647.4284)	23 (165.1426)	25 (163.4286)	46 (161.1428)	35 (157.7144)
Apr 19, 2013	Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC	3 / 55 (690.8570)	3 (174.8572)	12 (170.8570)	4 (176.5714)	14 (168.5714)
Mar 1, 2013	Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL	14 / 37 (663.9998)	8 (170.2858)	6 (167.4286)	10 (168.5712)	26 (157.7142)

BUBBAJACK'S

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 (13 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A July team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

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)