JAM'N HAMS

JAM'N HAMS is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 9th of 23 at the Saltwater Brew 'N' Que (2016). They are ranked #6378 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

⚔ Compare with another team

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,378

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1396

peak 1396 · rated over 21 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 21, 2013

latest Apr 26, 2019 · 5.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#704

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

5% of 21 contests

Avg finish

top 79%

overall standings

Best overall

642.2396 / 720

Master · Saltwater Brew 'N' Que

Perfect 180s

Current form

613.31 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 611.33 (+1.99)

Walk rate

48%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.9656

Pork · Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition

Consistency

±12.27

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 156.17 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.46)

Road miles

1,838

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 179 mi

Schedule strength

25%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

611.33 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

GRAND SLAM BBQ has finished one call ahead of JAM'N HAMS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

14–0 behind in the head-to-head

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.7 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.70 points below their pork, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 24%.

Pork Ribs avg 150.46
Pork avg 156.17
2 calls in 21 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of THE PIG'S EAR in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

12 of 13 shared pork entries lost

Rocks Money Pit BBQ ahead 92% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Rocks Money Pit BBQ has out-cooked them in 12 of 13 shared pork entries.

A May team

Top 63% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 63% across 3 contests, versus top 79% the rest of the year.

3 May contests
top 79% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.70% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.70% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 84.9% of a perfect score
21 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
2019 ↗	Master	#2493 (57 pts)	#2508 (57 pts)	#2507 (57 pts)	#1508 (132 pts)	#2494 (57 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#1538 (175 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1006 (323 pts)	#1034 (338 pts)	#1059 (328 pts)	#895 (433 pts)	#973 (358 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1275 (213 pts)	#1358 (213 pts)	#1404 (198 pts)	#1302 (238 pts)	#1108 (278 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#893 (369 pts)	#966 (364 pts)	#728 (514 pts)	#743 (509 pts)	#914 (369 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#704 (444 pts)	#466 (684 pts)	#658 (504 pts)	#677 (489 pts)	#678 (479 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to JAM'N HAMS, each with one reason worth a look.

SMOKIN BRICKS BBQ

#6,375 of the rated field

1396 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

They've been 1501 at their best, 105 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Jun 25, 2021

⚔ Compare careers

BI STATE SMOKERS

#6,380 of the rated field

1395 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1395

Careers of much the same size, 19 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Mar 25, 2023

⚔ Compare careers

BBQ Blokes

#6,371 of the rated field

1396 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1396

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 11% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Jul 24, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

TEXAS RIB RANGERS

#6,377 of the rated field

1396 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1396

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

rated over 25 contests
last seen Mar 10, 2017

⚔ Compare careers

PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO

#6,373 of the rated field

1396 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1396

Level with JAM'N HAMS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jan 17, 2020

⚔ Compare careers

TEAM PIT

#6,374 of the rated field

1396 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1396

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 14, 2018

⚔ Compare careers

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
Rocks Money Pit BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
MAKIN BACON BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
Serial Griller	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
GRAND SLAM BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Smoke-A-Holics	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
HEAVENLY HOGS BBQ COMPANY	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
SULTANS OF SWINE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
KIRBBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	21	3	1	166.2856	136	153.03	top 73%
Pork Ribs	21	2	0	166.8228	132.4800	150.46	top 74%
Pork	21	5	0	171.9656	138.8000	156.17	top 65%
Brisket	21	2	0	170.3200	134.2172	151.67	top 70%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 85%
Medium (20–39)	10	top 76%
Large (40+)	9	top 81%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition	2	27	top 89%	Apr 26, 2019
Saltwater Brew 'N' Que	2	9	top 61%	May 20, 2016
BBQ Jamboree	2	37	top 74%	May 8, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 6 contests

Contests a season 3 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in VA 21 of 21 contests

Contests visited 18 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 365 finished ahead 168 times, behind 595

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

20192 milestones

Apr 26 Career-best single call (Pork)171.9656 Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
Apr 26 Most recent contest Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition

20162 milestones

May 20 First overall top-10 Saltwater Brew 'N' Que
May 20 Career-best overall score642.2396 Saltwater Brew 'N' Que

20141 milestone

Sep 5 10th tracked contest 10th Annual Recovery Fest

20133 milestones

Jun 21 First tracked contest BBQ, Bands & Brews
Jun 21 First call BBQ, Bands & Brews
Jun 21 Peak power rating (1489) BBQ, Bands & Brews

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.8	Saltwater Brew 'N' Que	May 20, 2016
+4	Recovery Fest 2013	Sep 6, 2013
+2	3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin	Apr 29, 2016
+0.7	BBQ Jamboree	May 9, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.2	Covington Cork and Pork Festival	Jun 28, 2013
-11.2	BBQ, Bands & Brews	Jun 21, 2013
-10.6	Bluemont BBQ Bash & Blackberry Bonanza	Jul 26, 2013
-8.7	2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition	Apr 17, 2015
-8.7	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	Aug 22, 2014

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)
2019	1	0	100%	top 84%	87.3%	87.3%
2018	1	0	0%	top 93%	82.7%	82.7%
2017	1	0	100%	top 89%	85.4%	85.4%
2016	4	1	50%	top 70%	89.2%	86.8%
2015	3	0	33%	top 88%	85.2%	83.1%
2014	5	0	40%	top 77%	85.7%	84.7%
2013	6	0	50%	top 77%	85.5%	84.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 26, 2019	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition 🏅 Lanexa, VA	27 / 32 (628.4456)	27 (154.8456)	26 (158.2172)	10 (171.9656)	31 (143.4172)
Apr 27, 2018	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lenexa, VA	42 / 45 (595.6916)	42 (148.4800)	44 (145.0744)	43 (151.9084)	39 (150.2288)
Apr 28, 2017	4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lanexa, VA	41 / 46 (614.7196)	41 (149.6568)	42 (148.5028)	46 (146.2400)	6 (170.3200)
Sep 23, 2016	Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too! Cape Charles, VA	19 / 22 (608.4112)	20 (146.2400)	12 (157.6684)	15 (160)	20 (144.5028)
Aug 12, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Richmond, VA	26 / 28 (619.3028)	28 (147.4056)	24 (155.9888)	22 (157.6800)	20 (158.2284)
May 20, 2016	Saltwater Brew 'N' Que Chincoteague, VA	9 / 23 (642.2396)	7 (165.7256)	15 (154.2744)	10 (161.6912)	11 (160.5484)
Apr 29, 2016	3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin Lanexa, VA	30 / 48 (630.7428)	38 (154.8456)	43 (141.0744)	9 (170.2628)	19 (164.5600)
May 8, 2015	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	59 / 65 (589.5084)	59 (147.9656)	64 (133.6000)	41 (151.4056)	31 (156.5372)
Apr 24, 2015	Saltwater Brew 'N' Que Chincoteague, VA	15 / 18 (613.5996)	15 (155.3940)	18 (132.4800)	10 (160.0112)	6 (165.7144)
Apr 17, 2015	2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition Lanexa, VA	42 / 46 (592.4344)	44 (136)	32 (155.3944)	38 (151.4056)	38 (149.6344)
Oct 17, 2014	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	33 / 40 (611.8856)	31 (154.2628)	38 (143.9200)	29 (158.8800)	30 (154.8228)
Sep 5, 2014	10th Annual Recovery Fest Richmond, VA	23 / 32 (609.5656)	25 (150.8456)	15 (159.3944)	4 (165.1084)	28 (134.2172)
Aug 22, 2014	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Harrisonburg, VA	14 / 16 (607.8516)	13 (152.5256)	12 (153.7260)	14 (150.2400)	12 (151.3600)
May 9, 2014	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	37 / 64 (617.0400)	39 (154.2860)	8 (166.8228)	49 (149.1084)	47 (146.8228)
Apr 4, 2014	Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival Lanexa, VA	35 / 41 (604.3660)	35 (154.7656)	36 (150.2632)	26 (157.1200)	40 (142.2172)
Sep 6, 2013	Recovery Fest 2013 Richmond, VA	13 / 28 (610.8000)	8 (159.4288)	15 (150.2628)	11 (154.8456)	16 (146.2628)
Aug 23, 2013	Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival Harrisonburg, VA	20 / 28 (595.8284)	21 (147.3600)	8 (157.7372)	26 (138.8000)	16 (151.9312)
Jul 26, 2013	Bluemont BBQ Bash & Blackberry Bonanza Bluemont, VA	30 / 33 (608.9488)	17 (156.5256)	25 (152.5028)	27 (154.2516)	29 (145.6688)
Jul 19, 2013	Que & Cruz Louisa, VA	34 / 45 (612.4572)	29 (158.2400)	33 (150.2400)	19 (159.4172)	40 (144.5600)
Jun 28, 2013	Covington Cork and Pork Festival Covington, VA	23 / 25 (608.5708)	21 (152.5712)	20 (151.4284)	20 (151.4284)	18 (153.1428)
Jun 21, 2013	BBQ, Bands & Brews Palmyra, VA	22 / 25 (615.4282)	3 (166.2856)	25 (141.1426)	19 (157.7142)	21 (150.2858)

JAM'N HAMS

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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

A May team

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

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)