JED'S HOT MESS

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

Power ranking

#2008

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1538

peak 1538 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-15

latest 2015-08-28

Best ToY finish

#700

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 33%

overall standings

Best overall

679.4284 / 720

Master · Treasure Island International BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

665.38 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 667.72 (-2.34)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4288

Pork · Treasure Island International BBQ Championship

Consistency

±9.33

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 169.50 · weakest Brisket (161.31)

Road miles

716

mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 118 mi

Schedule strength

21%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)

Master avg

667.72 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 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.

High-water mark

679.4284 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.4284 at Treasure Island International BBQ Championship — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2013-06-15

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 23%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 23%

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 100% of their meetings

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.19 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 50%.

Brisket avg 161.31
Pork avg 169.50
0 calls in 6 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Subtle Smoke in 4 of their 4 shared 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.

Amped Up

#2021 of the rated field

1537 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1537

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2026-02-20

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Smoking Finns

#2014 of the rated field

1538 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1538

No shared contest yet.

3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2023-05-20

⚔ Head-to-head

G & Pops BBQ

#2019 of the rated field

1537 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1537

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2022-07-08

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CARNIVORE CARTEL

#2022 of the rated field

1537 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1537

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2018-08-31

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Good Buddies BBQ

#1997 of the rated field

1538 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1538

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2015-11-03

⚔ Head-to-head

Butts Bellies & Buddies Too

#1998 of the rated field

1538 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1539

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2022-09-08

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MYASSIS SMOKIN	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	2	0	173.7028	160.5256	168.83	top 37%
Pork Ribs	6	3	1	174.2972	159.4288	168.09	top 38%
Pork	6	3	1	175.4288	165.0972	169.50	top 28%
Brisket	6	0	0	164.5714	155.3940	161.31	top 58%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 24%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 38%

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.2 yrs 2013-06-15 → 2015-08-28

Busiest season 2013 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MN 6 of 6 contests

Contests visited 6 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 6 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 169.50 · weakest Brisket (161.31)

Walk rate 67% a top-10 call in 4 of 6 contests

Overall top-10 rate 33% 2 of 6 contests

Master average 667.72 out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 169 179–90 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 716 6 mapped stops · furthest 118 mi

Schedule strength 1529 average field rating faced — tougher than 21% of rated contests

Power rating 1538 peak 1538 · #2008 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jun 15 First tracked contest Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
Jun 15 First call Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
Jun 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score679.4284 Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
Jun 15 Career-best overall score679.4284 Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
Jun 15 Career-best single call (Pork)175.4288 Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
Aug 2 First overall top-10 Great Northern Barbeque
2015
Aug 28 Peak power rating (1538) 8th Annual Big Island BBQ
Aug 28 Most recent contest 8th Annual Big Island BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.8	Great Northern Barbeque	2013-08-02
+9	Treasure Island International BBQ Championship	2013-06-15
+8	6th Annual Big Island BBQ	2013-08-23
+7.2	Great Northern BBQ	2015-07-31
+2.1	8th Annual Big Island BBQ	2015-08-28

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-0.3	Big Island BBQ	2014-08-22

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	2	1	50%	top 38%	93.2%	91.9%
2014	1	0	0%	top 54%	91.4%	91.4%
2013	3	1	100%	top 23%	94.4%	93.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2015-08-28	8th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	25 / 55 (652.4340)	39 (160.5256)	29 (164.5256)	18 (166.2744)	32 (161.1084)
2015-07-31	Great Northern BBQ Brainerd, MN	8 / 26 (670.8112)	4 (173.7028)	8 (168.0000)	12 (166.8228)	12 (162.2856)
2014-08-22	Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	29 / 54 (658.1716)	13 (172.5484)	46 (159.4288)	27 (165.0972)	30 (161.0972)
2013-08-23	6th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	13 / 50 (673.0624)	11 (170.2628)	5 (174.2972)	9 (173.1084)	34 (155.3940)
2013-08-02	Great Northern Barbeque Brainerd, MN	4 / 22 (672.4340)	9 (167.3828)	3 (171.4056)	2 (170.2628)	14 (163.3828)
2013-06-15	Treasure Island International BBQ Championship Welch, MN	17 / 68 (679.4284)	33 (168.5712)	24 (170.8570)	8 (175.4288)	38 (164.5714)

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
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2037 (95 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#1834 (135 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#700 (447 pts)	#916 (352 pts)	#660 (502 pts)	#577 (577 pts)	#1144 (252 pts)