Jan 9–11, 2025 · Elkton, FL · 📍 5840 State Rd. 207 · State championship
Reps: Jodi Harriss, Kent Harriss, Mike Garretson · Prize money: $7,200
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS won Grand Champion at the 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam on January 9, 2025 in Elkton, FL at 5840 State Rd. 207, scoring 701.1316 in a field of 38 teams. Kings BBQ Team took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.9772. Category winners: Chicken — Smoke Central BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Stewey Magoos BBQ (180.0000); Pork — ZIPS BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — Kings BBQ Team (177.7144). The Backyard Series standings were won by Big Bear BBQ with 353.7144.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 79% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1544 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 times in 100
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS came in rated below the field's top team, Poppa Pig, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 3.4288 points.
Master Series — Chicken places 2–3: Mad Dog BBQ and ELITE BBQ SMOKERS tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 9–10: Cold Beer BBQ and Menke Boys BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 6–7: YES, DEAR BBQ and MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
2 Guys Grilling won Pork, Brisket — a double.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180 | 177.7144 | 176 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
| Master Series — Pork | 176.5600 | 173.1200 | 171.9656 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 177.7144 | 175.4056 | 173.7256 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 180 | 175.4056 | 169.1200 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 173.1316 | 166.9144 |
| Ancillary — Pork | 176.5716 | 171.9656 | 165.0972 |
| Ancillary — Brisket | 177.7028 | 169.7028 | 160.5144 |
38 entries · top 701.1316 · median 677.5826
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 2 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 3 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 4 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 5 | Poppa Pig | |
| 6 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 7 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 8 | Stewey Magoos BBQ | |
| 9 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 10 | TILLMAN'S BBQ | |
| 11 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 12 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 13 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 14 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 15 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 16 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 17 | Blessed Beyond BBQ | |
| 18 | Sweet Meat Butcher Shop | |
| 19 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 20 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 21 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 22 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 23 | Paca Crew BBQ | |
| 24 | Cold Beer BBQ | |
| 25 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 26 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 27 | Cockah Doodle Que | |
| 28 | Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q | |
| 29 | Smokin Spencer Q | |
| 30 | 2 Guys BBQ | |
| 31 | Mixon's Fixins | |
| 32 | Blowing Smoke & Kicking Ash | |
| 33 | IYAOYAS BBQ | |
| 34 | Yeti Mafia BBQ | |
| 35 | Bar-Down BBQ | |
| 36 | Joe's Cook Shack | |
| 37 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 38 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS |
38 entries · top 180 · median 171.9714 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 2 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 3 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 4 | Poppa Pig | |
| 5 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 6 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 7 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 8 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 9 | Cold Beer BBQ | |
| 10 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 11 | Mixon's Fixins | |
| 12 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 13 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 14 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 15 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 16 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 17 | Cockah Doodle Que | |
| 18 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 19 | Stewey Magoos BBQ | |
| 20 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 21 | TILLMAN'S BBQ | |
| 22 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 24 | Paca Crew BBQ | |
| 25 | Blessed Beyond BBQ | |
| 26 | Smokin Spencer Q | |
| 27 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 28 | Sweet Meat Butcher Shop | |
| 29 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 30 | 2 Guys BBQ | |
| 31 | Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q | |
| 32 | Blowing Smoke & Kicking Ash | |
| 33 | IYAOYAS BBQ | |
| 34 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 35 | Yeti Mafia BBQ | |
| 36 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 37 | Bar-Down BBQ | |
| 38 | Joe's Cook Shack |
38 entries · top 180 · median 169.9714 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stewey Magoos BBQ | |
| 2 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 3 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 4 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 6 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 7 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 8 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 9 | Poppa Pig | |
| 10 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 11 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 12 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 13 | Blessed Beyond BBQ | |
| 14 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 15 | IYAOYAS BBQ | |
| 16 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 17 | TILLMAN'S BBQ | |
| 18 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 19 | Smokin Spencer Q | |
| 20 | Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q | |
| 21 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 22 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 23 | Paca Crew BBQ | |
| 24 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 25 | Sweet Meat Butcher Shop | |
| 26 | Mixon's Fixins | |
| 27 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 28 | 2 Guys BBQ | |
| 29 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 30 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 31 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 32 | Cold Beer BBQ | |
| 33 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 34 | Blowing Smoke & Kicking Ash | |
| 35 | Joe's Cook Shack | |
| 36 | Cockah Doodle Que | |
| 37 | Yeti Mafia BBQ | |
| 38 | Bar-Down BBQ |
38 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.4058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 2 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 3 | TILLMAN'S BBQ | |
| 4 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 5 | Poppa Pig | |
| 6 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 7 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 8 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 9 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 10 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 11 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 12 | Sweet Meat Butcher Shop | |
| 13 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 14 | Blowing Smoke & Kicking Ash | |
| 15 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 16 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 17 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 18 | Blessed Beyond BBQ | |
| 19 | Bar-Down BBQ | |
| 20 | Paca Crew BBQ | |
| 21 | Cockah Doodle Que | |
| 22 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 23 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 24 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 25 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 26 | Smokin Spencer Q | |
| 27 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 28 | Stewey Magoos BBQ | |
| 29 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 30 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 31 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 32 | Yeti Mafia BBQ | |
| 33 | Mixon's Fixins | |
| 34 | Cold Beer BBQ | |
| 35 | Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q | |
| 36 | 2 Guys BBQ | |
| 37 | IYAOYAS BBQ | |
| 38 | Joe's Cook Shack |
36 entries · top 177.7144 · median 170.8286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 2 | COOL HAND QUE | |
| 3 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 5 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 6 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 7 | TILLMAN'S BBQ | |
| 8 | Stewey Magoos BBQ | |
| 9 | 2 Guys BBQ | |
| 10 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 11 | Blue Smoke Q | |
| 12 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 13 | Cold Beer BBQ | |
| 14 | Poppa Pig | |
| 15 | Sweet Meat Butcher Shop | |
| 16 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 17 | ZIPS BBQ | |
| 18 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 19 | Cockah Doodle Que | |
| 20 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 21 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 22 | Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q | |
| 23 | Blessed Beyond BBQ | |
| 24 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 25 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 26 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 27 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 28 | Paca Crew BBQ | |
| 29 | BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | |
| 30 | IYAOYAS BBQ | |
| 31 | Blowing Smoke & Kicking Ash | |
| 32 | Yeti Mafia BBQ | |
| 33 | Bar-Down BBQ | |
| 34 | Smokin Spencer Q | |
| 35 | Mixon's Fixins | |
| 36 | Joe's Cook Shack |
19 entries · top 353.7144 · median 334.8800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 2 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 3 | Whachu Smokin | |
| 4 | 2 Guys Grilling | |
| 5 | Mike's Backyard BBQ | |
| 6 | Salt Run BBQ | |
| 7 | The Bent Brisket | |
| 8 | Big & Ugly BBQ | |
| 9 | Sm'hokies | |
| 10 | Band of Brothers | |
| 11 | SoSo BBQ | |
| 12 | KODAS BBQ LLC | |
| 13 | Saucey Hogs | |
| 14 | Moore's BBQ | |
| 15 | Cool Guys BBQ | |
| 16 | F and G BBQ | |
| 17 | Bk's Smokin Ash BBQ | |
| 18 | Teamed Up BBQ | |
| 19 | Rub n Butts BBQ |
19 entries · top 180 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 2 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 3 | Whachu Smokin | |
| 4 | Salt Run BBQ | |
| 5 | Big & Ugly BBQ | |
| 6 | 2 Guys Grilling | |
| 7 | Mike's Backyard BBQ | |
| 8 | The Bent Brisket | |
| 9 | Sm'hokies | |
| 10 | SoSo BBQ | |
| 11 | F and G BBQ | |
| 12 | KODAS BBQ LLC | |
| 13 | Band of Brothers | |
| 14 | Moore's BBQ | |
| 15 | Rub n Butts BBQ | |
| 16 | Cool Guys BBQ | |
| 17 | Saucey Hogs | |
| 18 | Teamed Up BBQ | |
| 19 | Bk's Smokin Ash BBQ |
19 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.9144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike's Backyard BBQ | |
| 2 | Whachu Smokin | |
| 3 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 4 | 2 Guys Grilling | |
| 5 | The Bent Brisket | |
| 6 | Salt Run BBQ | |
| 7 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 8 | Sm'hokies | |
| 9 | Big & Ugly BBQ | |
| 10 | Band of Brothers | |
| 11 | SoSo BBQ | |
| 12 | Saucey Hogs | |
| 13 | Cool Guys BBQ | |
| 14 | Moore's BBQ | |
| 15 | Bk's Smokin Ash BBQ | |
| 16 | KODAS BBQ LLC | |
| 17 | Teamed Up BBQ | |
| 18 | F and G BBQ | |
| 19 | Rub n Butts BBQ |
19 entries · top 176.5716 · median 165.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Guys Grilling | |
| 2 | SoSo BBQ | |
| 3 | Sm'hokies | |
| 4 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 5 | Mike's Backyard BBQ | |
| 6 | Big & Ugly BBQ | |
| 7 | Rub n Butts BBQ | |
| 8 | Salt Run BBQ | |
| 9 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 10 | The Bent Brisket | |
| 11 | Cool Guys BBQ | |
| 12 | Whachu Smokin | |
| 13 | KODAS BBQ LLC | |
| 14 | Moore's BBQ | |
| 15 | F and G BBQ | |
| 16 | Bk's Smokin Ash BBQ | |
| 17 | Saucey Hogs | |
| 18 | Band of Brothers | |
| 19 | Teamed Up BBQ |
19 entries · top 177.7028 · median 160.5144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Guys Grilling | |
| 2 | The Bent Brisket | |
| 3 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 4 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 5 | SoSo BBQ | |
| 6 | Bk's Smokin Ash BBQ | |
| 7 | Teamed Up BBQ | |
| 8 | Sm'hokies | |
| 9 | Band of Brothers | |
| 10 | KODAS BBQ LLC | |
| 11 | Mike's Backyard BBQ | |
| 12 | Rub n Butts BBQ | |
| 13 | Moore's BBQ | |
| 14 | F and G BBQ | |
| 15 | Big & Ugly BBQ | |
| 16 | Salt Run BBQ | |
| 17 | Saucey Hogs | |
| 18 | Cool Guys BBQ | |
| 19 | Whachu Smokin |
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.
6 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 2 | Cockah Doodle Que | |
| 3 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 4 | Rue B Que | |
| 5 | Band of Brothers | |
| 6 | Bar-Down BBQ |
20 entries · top 180 · median 165.1086 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 2 | Cold Beer BBQ | |
| 3 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 4 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Sweet Meat Butcher Shop | |
| 6 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 7 | Cockah Doodle Que | |
| 8 | Band of Brothers | |
| 9 | Blessed Beyond BBQ | |
| 10 | Bk's Smokin Ash BBQ | |
| 11 | Paca Crew BBQ | |
| 12 | Yeti Mafia BBQ | |
| 13 | Cool Guys BBQ | |
| 14 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 15 | Mixon's Fixins | |
| 16 | SoSo BBQ | |
| 17 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 18 | The Bent Brisket | |
| 19 | Smokin Spencer Q | |
| 20 | Bar-Down BBQ |
6 entries · top 180 · median 167.1028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeti Mafia BBQ | |
| 2 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 3 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 4 | Cool Guys BBQ | |
| 5 | Bar-Down BBQ | |
| 6 | Cockah Doodle Que |
23 entries · top 178.8800 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paca Crew BBQ | |
| 2 | TILLMAN'S BBQ | |
| 3 | Cold Beer BBQ | |
| 4 | Big Bear BBQ | |
| 5 | Fire & Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 7 | The Bent Brisket | |
| 8 | Moore's BBQ | |
| 9 | Sm'hokies | |
| 10 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 11 | KODAS BBQ LLC | |
| 12 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 13 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 14 | Blessed Beyond BBQ | |
| 15 | Cockah Doodle Que | |
| 16 | Whachu Smokin | |
| 17 | Smokin Spencer Q | |
| 18 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 19 | SoSo BBQ | |
| 20 | Bar-Down BBQ | |
| 21 | 2 Guys Grilling | |
| 22 | Yeti Mafia BBQ | |
| 23 | Band of Brothers |
14 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.9828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 2 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 3 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 4 | SoSo BBQ | |
| 5 | Blessed Beyond BBQ | |
| 6 | The Bent Brisket | |
| 7 | Bar-Down BBQ | |
| 8 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 9 | Mixon's Fixins | |
| 10 | Smokin Spencer Q | |
| 11 | Cockah Doodle Que | |
| 12 | Cold Beer BBQ | |
| 13 | Cool Guys BBQ | |
| 14 | Rue B Que |