JAYBIRD'S BBQ MI
Rating
1501
peak 1539
Contests
28
in the data
First seen
2019-07-19
latest 2026-05-01
Best ToY finish
#346
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 28 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
664.69 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 670.55 (-5.86)
Walk rate
54%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±8.27
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.15 · weakest Pork (166.14)
Road miles
3486
mi across 28 mapped stops · furthest 282 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
PapaDads BBQ has finished one call ahead of JAYBIRD'S BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
BIG BROTHERS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
iBQ'n has come out ahead in 21 of their 24 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Heritage Q in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 38% across 4 contests, versus top 54% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.0856 | 170.15 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 28 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 175.4172 | 157.1200 | 167.68 | top 49% |
| Pork | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 174.2628 | 155.9312 | 166.14 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 158.7884 | 166.36 | top 53% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MI | 20 | 0 | top 51% |
| IN | 4 | 0 | top 68% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 16 | 0 | top 54% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 53% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MI (24 of 28 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (28 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 670.55
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 673.6344 | 662.78 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 677.6684 | 668.89 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 681.6568 | 674.79 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 682.2284 | 677.66 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 684.5144 | 672.35 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 683.4056 | 668.33 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 674.2400 | 674.23 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 670.8116 | 666.06 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten Westland, MI | 30 / 34 (651.9312) | 29 (161.6912) | 34 (158.8228) | 23 (165.1428) | 17 (166.2744) |
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 19 (165.1200) | — | — |
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Coldwater, MI | 35 / 48 (673.6344) | 36 (167.3828) | 35 (166.2744) | 31 (168.5600) | 20 (171.4172) |
| 2025-09-19 | September Fest Coldwater, MI | 20 / 26 (663.8972) | 11 (170.8228) | 3 (174.2628) | 23 (159.9772) | 24 (158.8344) |
| 2025-08-01 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 29 / 43 (665.5540) | 31 (167.3712) | 14 (170.2744) | 34 (161.0856) | 23 (166.8228) |
| 2025-08-01 | All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 22 (166.2744) | — | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Smoke in the Mitten Westland, MI | 20 / 26 (668.4340) | 13 (171.4056) | 19 (161.1200) | 22 (162.7884) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2025-05-09 | Smoke in the Mitten (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 9 (170.8572) | — | — |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Charlotte, MI | 33 / 56 (677.6684) | 40 (167.9884) | 15 (171.4400) | 34 (170.2628) | 35 (167.9772) |
| 2024-05-03 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition Westland, MI | 19 / 26 (667.9316) | 22 (167.9884) | 15 (167.4288) | 14 (167.9772) | 18 (164.5372) |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Charlotte, MI | 27 / 62 (681.6568) | 37 (168.5256) | 18 (171.4400) | 40 (167.3940) | 6 (174.2972) |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 15 / 44 (674.8348) | 10 (174.3200) | 22 (167.9888) | 23 (165.7032) | 20 (166.8228) |
| 2023-05-19 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw Warsaw, IN | 18 / 35 (675.9200) | 16 (170.8344) | 20 (166.8456) | 17 (169.6800) | 15 (168.5600) |
| 2023-05-05 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition Westland, MI | 10 / 25 (682.2284) | 1 (180.0000) | 10 (170.8572) | 16 (165.6912) | 17 (165.6800) |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 11 / 50 (684.5144) | 9 (174.8572) | 17 (169.6916) | 39 (161.1084) | 3 (178.8572) |
| 2022-07-15 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl Sault Ste Marie, MI | 15 / 30 (677.0744) | 11 (173.1200) | 8 (172.0116) | 22 (165.0972) | 16 (166.8456) |
| 2022-05-14 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) Warsaw, IN | 19 / 25 (666.2176) | 22 (166.2744) | 14 (168.5600) | 19 (163.9544) | 12 (167.4288) |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) Warsaw, IN | 28 / 36 (661.6000) | 34 (161.0856) | 12 (168.5600) | 15 (170.2972) | 28 (161.6572) |
| 2021-09-24 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI | 14 / 28 (664.9940) | 4 (173.7028) | 20 (163.3828) | 21 (165.6684) | 21 (162.2400) |
| 2021-09-10 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition Mears, MI | 8 / 25 (683.4056) | 4 (176.0228) | 9 (167.9772) | 10 (169.1200) | 4 (170.2856) |
| 2021-07-16 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl Sault Ste Marie, MI | 15 / 27 (663.3484) | 10 (171.4056) | 4 (172.5716) | 22 (155.9312) | 15 (163.4400) |
| 2021-07-16 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl - One Meat Rib Contest Sault Ste Marie, MI | — | — | 15 (163.3828) | — | — |
| 2021-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 Franklin, IN | 35 / 51 (661.5772) | 19 (171.4172) | 29 (165.6916) | 33 (165.6800) | 44 (158.7884) |
| 2020-09-25 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI | 9 / 28 (674.2400) | 22 (166.2972) | 2 (175.4172) | 4 (172.0000) | 25 (160.5256) |
| 2020-07-17 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl Sault Ste Marie, MI | 5 / 31 (674.2284) | 12 (169.6684) | 6 (170.2628) | 3 (174.2628) | 24 (160.0344) |
| 2019-09-13 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival Mears, MI | 14 / 35 (669.1428) | 3 (173.1428) | 9 (170.2972) | 21 (162.8456) | 18 (162.8572) |
| 2019-08-02 | Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 22 / 40 (658.2400) | 22 (165.7028) | 29 (161.1200) | 21 (164.5600) | 13 (166.8572) |
| 2019-07-19 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl Sault Ste Marie, MI | 9 / 28 (670.8116) | 5 (172.5600) | 25 (157.1200) | 7 (172.5600) | 10 (168.5716) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #650 (119 pts) | #727 (119 pts) | #578 (198 pts) | #623 (129 pts) | #525 (184 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #596 (272 pts) | #564 (352 pts) | #356 (732 pts) | #665 (247 pts) | #534 (352 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #832 (141 pts) | #956 (126 pts) | #826 (196 pts) | #834 (166 pts) | #662 (261 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #541 (330 pts) | #434 (515 pts) | #693 (285 pts) | #643 (265 pts) | #610 (285 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #539 (375 pts) | #546 (395 pts) | #511 (480 pts) | #616 (320 pts) | #449 (510 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #441 (415 pts) | #329 (620 pts) | #360 (571 pts) | #552 (325 pts) | #452 (435 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #346 (319 pts) | #548 (189 pts) | #299 (424 pts) | #285 (434 pts) | #750 (114 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #870 (328 pts) | #703 (488 pts) | #1089 (258 pts) | #936 (318 pts) | #891 (343 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1427 (144 pts) | #1355 (179 pts) | #1427 (169 pts) | #1120 (254 pts) | #1246 (214 pts) |