9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam
2025-01-09 – 2025-01-11 · Elkton, FL · 📍 5840 State Rd. 207 · State championship
Reps: JODI HARRISS, KENT HARRISS, MIKE GARRETSON · Prize money: $7,200.00
Grand Champion: Elite BBQ Smokers (701.1316) · 38 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Kings BBQ Team
Entries
38
9 judged meats · 4 ancillary
Top score
701.1316
Winning margin
1.1544
GC over RC
Field average
666.97
median 677.58
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
BAD ROOSTER BBQ (Chicken), Dogpatch Q (Chicken), Smoke Central BBQ (Chicken), Stewey Magoos BBQ (Pork Ribs)
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
691.9316
10th place overall
Field spread
193.8176
winner to last place
Prize money
$7,200.00
on the line
Double threats
13
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 42%
beats 58% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
40%
of the 57 teams with a home region came from outside FL
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.22 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1555
avg power rating going in · stronger than 60% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1544 points — closer than 78% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS took the Grand Championship home to GA.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🧹 A double category winner
2 Guys Grilling won Pork, Brisket — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🃏 An upset on the books
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS came in rated below the field's top team, Poppa Pig, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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 | 177.7144 | 176.0000 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 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 | 180.0000 | 175.4056 | 169.1200 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 173.1316 | 166.9144 |
| Ancillary — Chicken | 180.0000 | 169.6684 | 166.2628 |
| Ancillary — Pork | 176.5716 | 171.9656 | 165.0972 |
| Ancillary — Brisket | 177.7028 | 169.7028 | 160.5144 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
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 |
Chicken
38 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Pork Ribs
38 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Pork
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 |
Brisket
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 |
Backyard Series
Overall
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 |
Chicken
19 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Pork Ribs
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 |
Ancillary
Chicken
20 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Pork
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 |
Brisket
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 |
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
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 |
Ancillary — Margarita
6 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Ancillary — Sauce
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 |
Ancillary — Slider
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 |