JIMMY'S BACKYARD BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2331

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1525

peak 1535 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2018-04-20

latest 2018-11-03

Best ToY finish

#420

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

675.3944 / 720

Master · 4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

668.96 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 663.65 (+5.31)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

174.2628

Chicken · 4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship

Consistency

±11.35

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.70 · weakest Pork (164.05)

Road miles

1,000

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 336 mi

Schedule strength

70%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1588)

Master avg

663.65 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

On the rise

+29 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 29 points across 8 contests since 2018-04-20 — from 1496 up to 1525.

8 contests since 2018-04-20
now 1525

High-water mark

675.3944 career-best overall

93.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 675.3944 at 4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship — 93.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
2018-09-14

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BONE RUBBIN BBQ has finished one call ahead of JIMMY'S BACKYARD BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN' AXE BBQ in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

5 of 6 shared chicken entries lost

BAR-B-CUDA BBQ ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BAR-B-CUDA BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared chicken entries.

A July team

Top 42% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 42% across 3 contests, versus top 51% the rest of the year.

3 July contests
top 51% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.58% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.58% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.2% of a perfect score
8 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

78 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Sasquatch Inferno

#2335 of the rated field

1525 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1530

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2025-09-26

⚔ Head-to-head

GINDER'S FLIPPIN GOOD BBQ

#2320 of the rated field

1526 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1526

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2019-09-06

⚔ Head-to-head

GOT SMOKE BBQ

#2332 of the rated field

1525 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1525

No shared contest yet.

Level with JIMMY'S BACKYARD BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2018-10-12

⚔ Head-to-head

Fat For A Reason BBQ

#2338 of the rated field

1525 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1525

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 8 years after JIMMY'S BACKYARD BBQ did, first appearing in 2026.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-08-08

⚔ Head-to-head

SWEET CHEEKS PIT BBQ

#2326 of the rated field

1525 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1543

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2023-10-05

⚔ Head-to-head

BUBBY'S BBQ

#2330 of the rated field

1525 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1530

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2016-06-17

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN' AXE BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-CUDA BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
The Smoking J's	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
PIRATES OF THE PIG	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Sharpe's Woodshed	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Old Town Franklin BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Cynical BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKED SEDUCTION	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	2	174.2628	151.3944	166.70	top 50%
Pork Ribs	8	4	173.1656	157.7144	166.21	top 44%
Pork	8	2	169.1428	157.7028	164.05	top 60%
Brisket	8	2	169.7028	160.5256	166.69	top 42%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 42%
Medium (20–39)	5	top 54%
Large (40+)	2	top 47%

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 0.5 yrs 2018-04-20 → 2018-11-03

Busiest season 2018 8 contests

Cooks most in CA 8 of 8 contests

Contests visited 8 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 166.70 · weakest Pork (164.05)

Walk rate 50% a top-10 call in 4 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 38% 3 of 8 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 663.65 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 125 132–135 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,000 8 mapped stops · furthest 336 mi

Schedule strength 1588 average field rating faced — tougher than 70% of rated contests

Power rating 1525 peak 1535 · #2331 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2018
Apr 20 First tracked contest Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship
Jul 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.6344 Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival
Jul 13 First call *2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off
Jul 13 First overall top-10 *2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off
Sep 14 Career-best overall score675.3944 4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship
Sep 14 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2628 4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship
Sep 14 Peak power rating (1535) 4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship
Nov 3 Most recent contest Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival DAY 2 (JUDGES FULL)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.3	*Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off	2018-08-17
+11.1	4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship	2018-09-14
+9.1	*Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge	2018-07-28
+4.8	*2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off	2018-07-13
+2.4	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival	2018-07-06

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.6	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival DAY 2 (JUDGES FULL)	2018-11-03
-4.2	Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship	2018-04-20
-2.7	*Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival DAY 1 (JUDGES FULL)	2018-11-02

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	8	0	3	0	50%	top 51%	93.8%	92.2%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-11-03	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival DAY 2 (JUDGES FULL) Indio, CA	29 / 33 (658.1828)	26 (166.8572)	29 (158.8000)	26 (164.5600)	19 (167.9656)
2018-11-02	*Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival DAY 1 (JUDGES FULL) Indio, CA	25 / 33 (666.1712)	13 (171.4056)	19 (166.8228)	27 (162.8228)	23 (165.1200)
2018-09-14	4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	10 / 43 (675.3944)	5 (174.2628)	9 (169.1544)	27 (162.8344)	8 (169.1428)
2018-08-17	*Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off Susanville, CA	6 / 27 (674.8112)	7 (172.5828)	7 (173.1656)	6 (168.5372)	15 (160.5256)
2018-07-28	*Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge Gilroy, CA	11 / 34 (670.2400)	14 (167.4400)	5 (171.4400)	21 (166.8344)	15 (164.5256)
2018-07-13	*2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off Clayton, CA	8 / 19 (661.1428)	14 (160.0000)	7 (164.0000)	7 (169.1428)	6 (168.0000)
2018-07-06	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA	20 / 38 (665.6344)	14 (169.6800)	13 (168.5488)	30 (157.7028)	14 (169.7028)
2018-04-20	Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA	34 / 48 (637.6116)	46 (151.3944)	37 (157.7144)	29 (159.9656)	12 (168.5372)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#420 (831 pts)	#394 (906 pts)	#361 (961 pts)	#537 (691 pts)	#378 (921 pts)