JAMMIN BBQ AL
Rating
1486
peak 1486 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2021-04-09
latest 2022-04-08
Best ToY finish
#1601
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
443.70
last 3 Backyard vs avg 443.70 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±76.01
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.77 · weakest Brisket (143.36)
Road miles
215
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 55 mi
Schedule strength
49%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Purse competed for
$20K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
616.11 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
443.70 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Rub'd -N- Smoke has finished one call ahead of JAMMIN BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
HELL ON SQUEALS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEE LA Q | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| The Real Squeal BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| RIBLIFE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HELL ON SQUEALS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 2 Swine Crew | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| REDBONES BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 144.5144 | 162.17 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5488 | 154.2284 | 160.24 | top 77% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 161.1200 | 164.77 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144.5144 | 142.2060 | 143.36 | top 99% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (5 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 616.11 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 443.70 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2021-04-09 — First tracked contest · Smoke on the Falls
- 📣 2021-08-06 — First call · Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE)
- 📈 2021-10-08 — Peak power rating (1493) · Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY)
- ⭐ 2022-04-08 — Career-best overall score (624.4460) · Smoke on the Falls
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.8 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) | 2021-10-08 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10 | Smoke on the Falls | 2021-04-09 |
| -4.6 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 2021-08-06 |
| -3.7 | Smoke on the Falls | 2022-04-08 |
| -3.3 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2022-04-02 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 82% | 140.1% | 113.4% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 69% | 136.1% | 104.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 32 / 34 (624.4460) | 31 (154.8228) | 29 (160.5372) | 23 (164.5716) | 33 (144.5144) |
| 2022-04-02 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 14 / 20 (504.4456) | 7 (173.1200) | 17 (163.9428) | 10 (167.3828) | — |
| 2021-10-08 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 11 / 31 (336.5144) | 2 (176.5600) | 20 (159.9544) | — | — |
| 2021-08-06 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 23 / 31 (490.1256) | 17 (167.9772) | 12 (164.5488) | 10 (161.1200) | — |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 37 / 38 (607.7716) | 38 (144.5144) | 36 (154.2284) | 13 (166.8228) | 38 (142.2060) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1601 (59 pts) | #1610 (59 pts) | #1656 (59 pts) | #1321 (69 pts) | #1612 (59 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #94 (352 pts) | #172 (137 pts) | — | — |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2010 (108 pts) | #2053 (113 pts) | #2099 (108 pts) | #2080 (108 pts) | #2076 (108 pts) |