The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Rub'd -N- Smoke has finished one call ahead of JAMMIN BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
JAMMIN BBQ
JAMMIN BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 11th of 31 at the Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) (2021). They are ranked #4732 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1468
peak 1468 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
May 20, 2016
latest Apr 8, 2022 · 5.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.59
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.54 · weakest Brisket (139.38)
Road miles
818
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 588 mi
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Purse competed for
$20K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
600.61 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
336.51 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
497.29 / 540
2 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to JAMMIN BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
157 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,757 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,731 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1508
They've been 1508 at their best, 40 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,739 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Level with JAMMIN BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,734 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before JAMMIN BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,727 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before JAMMIN BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,755 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before JAMMIN BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 144.0228 | 159.99 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9428 | 147.4056 | 156.12 | top 87% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 148.5828 | 160.54 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148.5372 | 122.2632 | 139.38 | top 98% |
“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
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
5 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
203
finished ahead 74 times, behind 233
Longest layoff
4.6 yrs
Sep 2, 2016 → Apr 9, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20222 milestones
- Career-best overall score624.4460 Smoke on the Falls
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Falls
20213 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score490.1256 Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE)
- First call Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY)
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest 2nd Annual Pork in the Park
- Peak power rating (1487) 2nd Annual Pork in the Park
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.8 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) | Oct 8, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.4 | 2nd Annual Pork in the Park | May 20, 2016 |
| -11.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Sep 2, 2016 |
| -8 | Smoke on the Falls | Apr 9, 2021 |
| -3.4 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | Aug 6, 2021 |
| -2.4 | Smoke on the Falls | Apr 8, 2022 |
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 | 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% | 93.4% | 90.1% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 69% | 93.5% | 89.6% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 84.3% | 81.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2022 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 32 / 34 (624.4460) | 31 (154.8228) | 29 (160.5372) | 23 (164.5716) | 33 (144.5144) |
| Apr 2, 2022 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 14 / 20 (504.4456) | 7 (173.1200) | 17 (163.9428) | 10 (167.3828) | — |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 11 / 31 (336.5144) | 2 (176.5600) | 20 (159.9544) | — | — |
| Aug 6, 2021 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 23 / 31 (490.1256) | 17 (167.9772) | 29 (158.2056) | 18 (163.9428) | — |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 37 / 38 (607.7716) | 38 (144.5144) | 36 (154.2284) | 13 (166.8228) | 38 (142.2060) |
| Sep 2, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Ypsilanti, MI | 29 / 30 (606.7884) | 26 (158.8800) | 28 (147.4056) | 29 (151.9656) | 29 (148.5372) |
| May 20, 2016 | 2nd Annual Pork in the Park Wyandotte, MI | 27 / 28 (563.4176) | 24 (144.0228) | 25 (148.5488) | 26 (148.5828) | 28 (122.2632) |