8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show
2024-01-04 – 2024-01-06 · Elkton, FL · 📍 5840 State Rd. 207 · State championship
Reps: JEANNE TITUS, MIKE GARRETSON
Grand Champion: Poppa Pig? (714.8572) · 43 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 ELITE BBQ SMOKERS
Entries
43
9 judged meats · 3 ancillary
Top score
714.8572
Winning margin
2.8800
GC over RC
Field average
667.60
median 675.37
Perfect 180s
10 🔥
Ramblin Fork BBQ Co (Pork), HESSHOGS (Pork), Poppa Pig (Brisket), Kings BBQ Team (Brisket), FRED VEGAS SMOKERS (Chicken), ELITE BBQ SMOKERS (Chicken) + 4 more
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
691.9084
10th place overall
Field spread
202.3656
winner to last place
Double threats
10
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 1%
beats 99% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
28%
of the 67 teams with a home region came from outside FL
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.53 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1533
avg power rating going in · stronger than 38% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Poppa Pig took the Grand Championship home to TN.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
10 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: FRED VEGAS SMOKERS and ELITE BBQ SMOKERS tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 2–3: ELITE BBQ SMOKERS and Mad Dog BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 3–4: Mad Dog BBQ and Poppa Pig tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 178.8572 | 175.4172 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 177.7144 | 176.5600 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 174.8456 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180.0000 | 176.5716 | 174.8456 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 176.0000 | 173.7028 | 166.8572 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 174.8800 | 168.5600 |
| Ancillary — Chicken | 178.8572 | 172.5600 | 169.1200 |
| Ancillary — Pork | 180.0000 | 170.2856 | 165.1200 |
| Ancillary — Brisket | 170.8228 | 168.5716 | 163.9544 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
43 entries · top 714.8572 · median 675.3716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poppa Pig | |
| 2 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 3 | TILLMAN'S BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 5 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 6 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 7 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 9 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ | |
| 11 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 12 | Cold Beer BBQ | |
| 13 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 14 | DONE RIGHT SMOKIN | |
| 15 | 2 Guys BBQ | |
| 16 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKED QUE | |
| 18 | Smokin Rack | |
| 19 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 20 | Bearded Monkeys | |
| 21 | Bull and Boar BBQ | |
| 22 | Pop's Smoke on the Hill | |
| 23 | Ugly Drum Smokers | |
| 24 | IYAOYAS BBQ | |
| 25 | Space Station BBQ | |
| 26 | Only Cans | |
| 27 | Paca Crew | |
| 28 | Wild West 31 BBQ Team | |
| 29 | Smokin Spencer's Q | |
| 30 | WHISKEY CHURCH BBQ | |
| 31 | Sweet Meat Butcher Shop | |
| 32 | Stewey Magoos BBQ | |
| 33 | Blessed Beyond BBQ | |
| 34 | Florida Georgia Swine | |
| 35 | Blood Smoke & Beers BBQ | |
| 36 | Carter Q | |
| 37 | Mixon's Fixins | |
| 38 | Hemi Q | |
| 39 | Bar Down BBQ | |
| 40 | Baby Bam BBQ | |
| 41 | Joe's Cook Shack | |
| 42 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 43 | Cookin with Stump |
Chicken
43 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 2 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 3 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 4 | Poppa Pig | |
| 5 | 2 Guys BBQ | |
| 6 | TILLMAN'S BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ | |
| 8 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 9 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 10 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 11 | Bearded Monkeys | |
| 12 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 13 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 14 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 15 | Cookin with Stump | |
| 16 | Bull and Boar BBQ | |
| 17 | Smokin Rack | |
| 18 | DONE RIGHT SMOKIN | |
| 19 | Space Station BBQ | |
| 20 | Blood Smoke & Beers BBQ | |
| 21 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 22 | Only Cans | |
| 23 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 24 | Sweet Meat Butcher Shop | |
| 25 | IYAOYAS BBQ | |
| 26 | Ugly Drum Smokers | |
| 27 | Stewey Magoos BBQ | |
| 28 | Cold Beer BBQ | |
| 29 | Wild West 31 BBQ Team | |
| 30 | SMOKED QUE | |
| 31 | Smokin Spencer's Q | |
| 32 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 33 | Baby Bam BBQ | |
| 34 | WHISKEY CHURCH BBQ | |
| 35 | Carter Q | |
| 36 | Pop's Smoke on the Hill | |
| 37 | Joe's Cook Shack | |
| 38 | Hemi Q | |
| 39 | Blessed Beyond BBQ | |
| 40 | Paca Crew | |
| 41 | Florida Georgia Swine | |
| 42 | Mixon's Fixins | |
| 43 | Bar Down BBQ |
Pork Ribs
43 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 2 | Poppa Pig | |
| 3 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 6 | Cold Beer BBQ | |
| 7 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 8 | TILLMAN'S BBQ | |
| 9 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 10 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 11 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 12 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 13 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 14 | Wild West 31 BBQ Team | |
| 15 | DONE RIGHT SMOKIN | |
| 16 | Pop's Smoke on the Hill | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ | |
| 18 | SMOKED QUE | |
| 19 | Florida Georgia Swine | |
| 20 | Mixon's Fixins | |
| 21 | 2 Guys BBQ | |
| 22 | Bull and Boar BBQ | |
| 23 | Paca Crew | |
| 24 | Cookin with Stump | |
| 25 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 26 | Blood Smoke & Beers BBQ | |
| 27 | WHISKEY CHURCH BBQ | |
| 28 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 29 | IYAOYAS BBQ | |
| 30 | Blessed Beyond BBQ | |
| 31 | Sweet Meat Butcher Shop | |
| 32 | Smokin Spencer's Q | |
| 33 | Space Station BBQ | |
| 34 | Bearded Monkeys | |
| 35 | Smokin Rack | |
| 36 | Only Cans | |
| 37 | Bar Down BBQ | |
| 38 | Stewey Magoos BBQ | |
| 39 | Baby Bam BBQ | |
| 40 | Ugly Drum Smokers | |
| 41 | Hemi Q | |
| 42 | Carter Q | |
| 43 | Joe's Cook Shack |
Pork
42 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2630 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 2 | TILLMAN'S BBQ | |
| 3 | DONE RIGHT SMOKIN | |
| 4 | Cold Beer BBQ | |
| 5 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 6 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 7 | Poppa Pig | |
| 8 | Stewey Magoos BBQ | |
| 9 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 10 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 11 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 12 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 13 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 14 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 15 | Blessed Beyond BBQ | |
| 16 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 17 | 2 Guys BBQ | |
| 18 | Only Cans | |
| 19 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 20 | Pop's Smoke on the Hill | |
| 21 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 22 | Smokin Spencer's Q | |
| 23 | Ugly Drum Smokers | |
| 24 | IYAOYAS BBQ | |
| 25 | Space Station BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKED QUE | |
| 27 | Smokin Rack | |
| 28 | Sweet Meat Butcher Shop | |
| 29 | Paca Crew | |
| 30 | Bar Down BBQ | |
| 31 | Bearded Monkeys | |
| 32 | WHISKEY CHURCH BBQ | |
| 33 | Bull and Boar BBQ | |
| 34 | Carter Q | |
| 35 | SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ | |
| 36 | Mixon's Fixins | |
| 37 | Wild West 31 BBQ Team | |
| 38 | Hemi Q | |
| 39 | Blood Smoke & Beers BBQ | |
| 40 | Florida Georgia Swine | |
| 41 | Joe's Cook Shack | |
| 42 | Baby Bam BBQ |
Brisket
42 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poppa Pig | |
| 2 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ | |
| 4 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 5 | SMOKED QUE | |
| 6 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 7 | Smokin Rack | |
| 8 | Ugly Drum Smokers | |
| 9 | Paca Crew | |
| 10 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 11 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 12 | Florida Georgia Swine | |
| 13 | Bearded Monkeys | |
| 14 | TILLMAN'S BBQ | |
| 15 | Cookin with Stump | |
| 16 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 17 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 18 | Pop's Smoke on the Hill | |
| 19 | Cold Beer BBQ | |
| 20 | Carter Q | |
| 21 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 22 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 23 | Bull and Boar BBQ | |
| 24 | IYAOYAS BBQ | |
| 25 | Wild West 31 BBQ Team | |
| 26 | WHISKEY CHURCH BBQ | |
| 27 | Space Station BBQ | |
| 28 | Smokin Spencer's Q | |
| 29 | Only Cans | |
| 30 | 2 Guys BBQ | |
| 31 | DONE RIGHT SMOKIN | |
| 32 | Blessed Beyond BBQ | |
| 33 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 34 | Hemi Q | |
| 35 | Mixon's Fixins | |
| 36 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 37 | Sweet Meat Butcher Shop | |
| 38 | Blood Smoke & Beers BBQ | |
| 39 | Stewey Magoos BBQ | |
| 40 | Joe's Cook Shack | |
| 41 | Baby Bam BBQ | |
| 42 | Bar Down BBQ |
Backyard Series
Overall
24 entries · top 352.0000 · median 330.5428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 2 | Ramblin Fork BBQ Co | |
| 3 | TRICKY PIG | |
| 4 | HESSHOGS | |
| 5 | Split Creek BBQ | |
| 6 | Crosswinds Barbecue | |
| 7 | NO LOOKIN' COOKIN' | |
| 8 | The Grub Brothers | |
| 9 | KODAS BBQ LLC | |
| 10 | Rub N Butts Barbeque | |
| 11 | Just Porkin Around | |
| 12 | Powered By Smoke | |
| 13 | Band of Brothers | |
| 14 | So So Barbeque | |
| 15 | JW's BBQ Crew | |
| 16 | BK's Smokin Ash BBQ | |
| 17 | Berndt Cole BBQ Team | |
| 18 | Smokin on the Creek | |
| 19 | Moore's BBQ | |
| 20 | F n G BBQ | |
| 21 | Southern Smoke | |
| 22 | T-Town BBQ | |
| 23 | BBQ Daze | |
| 24 | Que Unto Others |
Chicken
23 entries · top 176.0000 · median 165.7372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 2 | TRICKY PIG | |
| 3 | Split Creek BBQ | |
| 4 | HESSHOGS | |
| 5 | Powered By Smoke | |
| 6 | NO LOOKIN' COOKIN' | |
| 7 | Ramblin Fork BBQ Co | |
| 8 | Moore's BBQ | |
| 9 | KODAS BBQ LLC | |
| 10 | T-Town BBQ | |
| 11 | Just Porkin Around | |
| 12 | Band of Brothers | |
| 13 | Smokin on the Creek | |
| 14 | Rub N Butts Barbeque | |
| 15 | Crosswinds Barbecue | |
| 16 | The Grub Brothers | |
| 17 | Southern Smoke | |
| 18 | Berndt Cole BBQ Team | |
| 19 | BBQ Daze | |
| 20 | So So Barbeque | |
| 21 | F n G BBQ | |
| 22 | BK's Smokin Ash BBQ | |
| 23 | JW's BBQ Crew |
Pork Ribs
24 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.3886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crosswinds Barbecue | |
| 2 | JW's BBQ Crew | |
| 3 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 4 | Ramblin Fork BBQ Co | |
| 5 | BK's Smokin Ash BBQ | |
| 6 | The Grub Brothers | |
| 7 | So So Barbeque | |
| 8 | HESSHOGS | |
| 9 | TRICKY PIG | |
| 10 | Rub N Butts Barbeque | |
| 11 | Split Creek BBQ | |
| 12 | Just Porkin Around | |
| 13 | KODAS BBQ LLC | |
| 14 | Que Unto Others | |
| 15 | NO LOOKIN' COOKIN' | |
| 16 | Band of Brothers | |
| 17 | Berndt Cole BBQ Team | |
| 18 | Smokin on the Creek | |
| 19 | F n G BBQ | |
| 20 | Powered By Smoke | |
| 21 | BBQ Daze | |
| 22 | Southern Smoke | |
| 23 | Moore's BBQ | |
| 24 | T-Town BBQ |
Ancillary
Chicken
29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ | |
| 2 | Ramblin Fork BBQ Co | |
| 3 | So So Barbeque | |
| 4 | Blessed Beyond BBQ | |
| 5 | HESSHOGS | |
| 6 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 7 | Powered By Smoke | |
| 8 | LOVE 2 Q | |
| 9 | Southern Smoke | |
| 10 | Baby Bam BBQ | |
| 11 | Wild West 31 BBQ Team | |
| 12 | Smokin Spencer's Q | |
| 13 | Paca Crew | |
| 14 | Cold Beer BBQ | |
| 15 | The Grub Brothers | |
| 16 | Hemi Q | |
| 17 | Blood Smoke & Beers BBQ | |
| 18 | BK's Smokin Ash BBQ | |
| 19 | Only Cans | |
| 20 | NO LOOKIN' COOKIN' | |
| 21 | Rub N Butts Barbeque | |
| 22 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 23 | Band of Brothers | |
| 24 | Just Porkin Around | |
| 25 | Bar Down BBQ | |
| 26 | Smokin Rack | |
| 27 | Crosswinds Barbecue | |
| 28 | Bull and Boar BBQ | |
| 29 | Florida Georgia Swine |
Pork
23 entries · top 180.0000 · median 163.4400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramblin Fork BBQ Co | |
| 2 | HESSHOGS | |
| 3 | Powered By Smoke | |
| 4 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 5 | So So Barbeque | |
| 6 | Moore's BBQ | |
| 7 | The Grub Brothers | |
| 8 | NO LOOKIN' COOKIN' | |
| 9 | F n G BBQ | |
| 10 | BBQ Daze | |
| 11 | KODAS BBQ LLC | |
| 12 | Band of Brothers | |
| 13 | Smokin on the Creek | |
| 14 | Split Creek BBQ | |
| 15 | Crosswinds Barbecue | |
| 16 | Southern Smoke | |
| 17 | T-Town BBQ | |
| 18 | Rub N Butts Barbeque | |
| 19 | Que Unto Others | |
| 20 | TRICKY PIG | |
| 21 | JW's BBQ Crew | |
| 22 | Just Porkin Around | |
| 23 | BK's Smokin Ash BBQ |
Brisket
25 entries · top 170.8228 · median 157.0628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Grub Brothers | |
| 2 | So So Barbeque | |
| 3 | Crosswinds Barbecue | |
| 4 | KODAS BBQ LLC | |
| 5 | Que Unto Others | |
| 6 | HESSHOGS | |
| 7 | Berndt Cole BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Powered By Smoke | |
| 9 | NO LOOKIN' COOKIN' | |
| 10 | Ramblin Fork BBQ Co | |
| 11 | TRICKY PIG | |
| 12 | Rub N Butts Barbeque | |
| 13 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 14 | T-Town BBQ | |
| 15 | F n G BBQ | |
| 16 | Sapp Sucker BBQ | |
| 17 | BK's Smokin Ash BBQ | |
| 18 | Smokin on the Creek | |
| 19 | Band of Brothers | |
| 20 | Just Porkin Around | |
| 21 | JW's BBQ Crew | |
| 22 | BBQ Daze | |
| 23 | Southern Smoke | |
| 24 | Split Creek BBQ | |
| 25 | Moore's BBQ |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Bloody Mary
14 entries · top 173.1656 · median 165.6628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Band of Brothers | |
| 2 | Rub B Que | |
| 3 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 4 | Smokin Rack | |
| 5 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 6 | Only Cans | |
| 7 | Paca Crew | |
| 8 | Rub N Butts Barbeque | |
| 9 | HESSHOGS | |
| 10 | Blood Smoke & Beers BBQ | |
| 11 | Bar Down BBQ | |
| 12 | Ramblin Fork BBQ Co | |
| 13 | Bull and Boar BBQ | |
| 14 | Cold Beer BBQ |
Ancillary — Dessert
14 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 2 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 3 | RUM RUNNERS BBQ | |
| 4 | HESSHOGS | |
| 5 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 6 | Blessed Beyond BBQ | |
| 7 | Wild West 31 BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Hemi Q | |
| 9 | The Grub Brothers | |
| 10 | Smokin Rack | |
| 11 | Cold Beer BBQ | |
| 12 | Bull and Boar BBQ | |
| 13 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 14 | Blood Smoke & Beers BBQ |
Kids-Q — Kids Que
6 entries · top 173.1544 · median 171.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida Georgia Giovanni Ferrera | |
| 2 | Smokin Rack Graham | |
| 3 | Rum Runners Brady | |
| 4 | Blessed Beyond Alexis Moss | |
| 5 | Smokin Creek Colton Brownlee | |
| 6 | HessHogs4 Emma Hess |