JACK ATTACK BBQ

JACK ATTACK BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 7th of 36 at the Boots & BBQ Festival (2013). They are ranked #2600 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,600

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1517

peak 1519 · rated over 16 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 29, 2013

latest Mar 25, 2017 · 4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#500

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

13% of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 53%

overall standings

Best overall

680.4912 / 720

Master · Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (JUDGES FULL)

Perfect 180s

Current form

659.73 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 650.52 (+9.21)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0572

Chicken · Kansas Winter Q and Chest to Chest National Cook Off

Consistency

±22.17

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.14 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.34)

Road miles

2,562

across 16 mapped stops · furthest 360 mi

Schedule strength

39%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)

Master avg

650.52 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

680.4912 career-best overall

94.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 680.4912 at Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (JUDGES FULL) — 94.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Feb 16, 2017

A tough matchup

12–1 behind in the head-to-head

BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 92% of their meetings

BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 13 shared contests.

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WINGMAN BBQ SAUCE in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

11 of 13 shared chicken entries lost

BUTCHER BBQ ahead 85% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUTCHER BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 13 shared chicken entries.

An April team

Top 45% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 45% across 4 contests, versus top 53% the rest of the year.

4 April contests
top 53% the rest of the year

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
2017 ↗	Master	#1965 (104 pts)	#1228 (259 pts)	#2809 (59 pts)	#2794 (59 pts)	#2016 (104 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2026 (80 pts)	#2094 (80 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#1970 (105 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2798 (54 pts)	#2156 (79 pts)	#2794 (54 pts)	#2799 (54 pts)	#2024 (99 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#500 (619 pts)	#528 (614 pts)	#517 (639 pts)	#538 (614 pts)	#519 (614 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to JACK ATTACK BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

TWIN PIGS BARBECUE

#2,607 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1519

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to JACK ATTACK BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team JACK ATTACK BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Mar 18, 2016

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All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO

#2,605 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1528

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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ABOVE THE BRIDGE BBQ

#2,612 of the rated field

1516 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1531

16 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 13% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jun 11, 2021

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SHORT BUS COOKERS

#2,608 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1517

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Oct 28, 2022

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2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker

#2,598 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1520

They turned up 6 years after JACK ATTACK BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jun 16, 2023

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SMOAKWOOD

#2,593 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1517

Level with JACK ATTACK BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 25, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BUTCHER BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SPICY SPITFIRE	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
WILDCATTERS Q CREW	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
WINGMAN BBQ SAUCE	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare
IRON WHEEL COOKERS	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
CAVEMAN CUISINE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED IRISHMAN B-B-Q	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
MOOCHEWSOOEY	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	2	1	176.0572	147.9772	164.14	top 51%
Pork Ribs	16	3	0	173.1428	142.7660	160.34	top 59%
Pork	16	4	0	172.5714	140.4912	163.91	top 51%
Brisket	16	1	0	172.0116	148.5828	162.14	top 46%

“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)	7	0	top 54%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 53%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
OK	12	top 52%
TX	2	top 64%
KS	1	top 47%
AR	1	top 59%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	4	18	0	top 60%	Mar 25, 2017
Firelake BBQ Cook Off	2	21	0	top 64%	Mar 25, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 6 contests

Contests a season 3.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OK 12 of 16 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 12 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 399 finished ahead 347 times, behind 395

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

20174 milestones

Feb 16 Career-best overall score680.4912 Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (JUDGES FULL)
Mar 10 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.0572 Kansas Winter Q and Chest to Chest National Cook Off
Mar 10 Peak power rating (1519) Kansas Winter Q and Chest to Chest National Cook Off
Mar 25 Most recent contest Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)

20141 milestone

Apr 11 10th tracked contest 9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ

20134 milestones

Mar 29 First tracked contest Firelake BBQ Cook-off
Mar 29 First call Firelake BBQ Cook-off
May 10 First overall top-10 Boots & BBQ Festival
May 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score675.4288 Boots & BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.4	9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ	Apr 11, 2014
+11.1	Boots & BBQ Festival	May 10, 2013
+7.9	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (JUDGES FULL)	Feb 16, 2017
+5.4	Kansas Winter Q and Chest to Chest National Cook Off	Mar 10, 2017
+5.1	Firelake BBQ Cook Off	Mar 27, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 14, 2014
-9.4	Firelake BBQ Cook Off	Mar 25, 2016
-2.5	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)	Mar 24, 2017
-2.1	Smokin' in the Ozarks	Apr 26, 2013
-1.8	CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition	Aug 9, 2013

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	4	0	25%	top 54%	94.5%	92.4%
2016	1	0	0%	top 88%	88.4%	88.4%
2015	1	0	0%	top 40%	93%	93%
2014	4	1	75%	top 56%	94.3%	87.7%
2013	6	1	67%	top 48%	93.8%	90.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Mar 25, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Shawnee, OK	49 / 77 (663.4060)	17 (175.4516)	52 (166.2972)	49 (167.9656)	68 (153.6916)
Mar 24, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK	61 / 87 (655.9660)	75 (159.4172)	73 (158.8460)	55 (165.6912)	25 (172.0116)
Mar 10, 2017	Kansas Winter Q and Chest to Chest National Cook Off Great Bend, KS	16 / 34 (662.2516)	2 (176.0572)	25 (159.3944)	27 (158.8344)	16 (167.9656)
Feb 16, 2017	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (JUDGES FULL) Huntsville, TX	14 / 41 (680.4912)	13 (172)	15 (169.7028)	17 (170.8228)	19 (167.9656)
Mar 25, 2016	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK	58 / 66 (636.5144)	64 (155.4172)	43 (163.4060)	29 (169.1084)	59 (148.5828)
Mar 27, 2015	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK	21 / 52 (669.7600)	21 (169.7372)	35 (163.4744)	26 (166.8456)	16 (169.7028)
Apr 11, 2014	9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	9 / 64 (678.8228)	22 (167.4172)	8 (173.1428)	8 (171.4172)	15 (166.8456)
Apr 4, 2014	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK	23 / 40 (606.8000)	23 (147.9772)	34 (145.0972)	17 (152.5484)	6 (161.1772)
Mar 28, 2014	Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee, OK	26 / 43 (640.9948)	29 (160.5488)	37 (142.7660)	8 (170.8228)	15 (166.8572)
Mar 14, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX	27 / 29 (599.7372)	20 (159.3944)	28 (143.8972)	28 (140.4912)	16 (155.9544)
Oct 25, 2013	Smokin' the Fort Fort Gibson, OK	14 / 26 (649.6568)	16 (165.7256)	9 (166.2400)	16 (161.1200)	15 (156.5712)
Aug 9, 2013	CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition Woodward, OK	18 / 30 (650.1712)	14 (165.7028)	17 (160.5256)	20 (163.9656)	14 (159.9772)
May 10, 2013	Boots & BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	7 / 36 (675.4288)	14 (170.2860)	18 (165.7144)	7 (172.5714)	13 (166.8570)
Apr 26, 2013	Smokin' in the Ozarks Rogers, AR	20 / 34 (646.8570)	25 (155.9998)	9 (168)	26 (157.7142)	11 (165.1430)
Apr 19, 2013	8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	30 / 63 (646.8574)	38 (158.2856)	19 (165.7144)	31 (164.5714)	34 (158.2860)
Mar 29, 2013	Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee, OK	18 / 38 (644.5720)	8 (166.8572)	29 (153.1430)	10 (168)	22 (156.5718)

JACK ATTACK BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (5 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

An April team

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)