RAMMER JAMMER BBQ AL
Rating
1642
peak 1642 · rated over 18 contests
Best runs
6
straight top-10s
Contests
18
in the data
First seen
2019-02-22
latest 2025-03-07
Best ToY finish
#233
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
2
1 reserve
Category wins
1
12 podiums
Overall top-10s
12
of 18 contests
Avg finish
top 23%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
377.78 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 391.65 (-13.87)
Walk rate
78%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
6
best run (overall)
Consistency
±77.44
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.49 · weakest Brisket (166.25)
Road miles
2575
mi across 18 mapped stops · furthest 232 mi
Schedule strength
45%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)
Purse competed for
$231K
listed at 15 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 11 state-championship entries
Master avg
678.18 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
391.65 / 360
17 Backyard contests · 2 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
LEE LA Q has finished one call ahead of RAMMER JAMMER BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
REDBONES BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Hickory Hangover in 9 of their 11 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022-10-21) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 29-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Hickory Hangover.
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 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 59% | ⚔ compare |
| RIBLIFE | 16 | 11 | 5 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| REDBONES BBQ | 14 | 9 | 5 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| Hickory Hangover | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| HELL ON SQUEALS | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| The Real Squeal BBQ | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| Flaps Up BBQ | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70% | ⚔ compare |
| PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Holy Smokers | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
| PERFECTLY BLENDED | 9 | 7 | 2 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
| Groundhog Smokers | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 18 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 174.2972 | 159.9312 | 169.75 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 18 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 178.2972 | 166.8344 | 171.38 | top 26% |
| Pork | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 176.5600 | 160.5600 | 171.49 | top 22% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2512 | 166.2512 | 166.25 | top 60% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 13 | 0 | top 26% |
| MS | 5 | 2 | top 16% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 1 | top 32% |
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 1 | top 20% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 27% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roast N Boast | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 20% | 2022-10-28 |
| Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 | 3 | 0 | top 20% | 2025-03-07 |
| Poosa Q | 3 | 13 | 0 | top 27% | 2023-10-05 |
| Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 8% | 2022-10-21 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2020 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (13 of 18 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (18 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Roast-N-Boast (2021-08-27)
- Wins it all in 11% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 678.18 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 391.65 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-02-22 — First tracked contest · Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off
- 📣 2019-02-22 — First call · Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off
- ⭐ 2019-06-14 — Career-best overall score (678.1828) · Poosa-Q
- 🏆 2021-08-27 — First Grand Championship · Roast-N-Boast
- 📈 2025-03-07 — Peak power rating (1642) · Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.4 | Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2022-10-21 |
| +14.3 | Roast-N-Boast | 2020-10-09 |
| +13.5 | Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2020-06-05 |
| +13.1 | Southern Sounds BBQ & Bluefest Backyard Contest | 2020-09-25 |
| +12.9 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2020-03-13 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 37% | 94.1% | 94.1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 40% | 96.5% | 96.5% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 18% | 95.7% | 95.7% |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 50% | top 28% | 142% | 106.7% |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 75% | top 17% | 146.5% | 119.9% |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100% | top 15% | 140.5% | 112.8% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 37% | 94.2% | 93.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-07 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 11 / 30 (338.8000) | 13 (167.3828) | 9 (171.4172) | 8 (170.8228) | — |
| 2024-05-03 | The Gulf Coast BBQ Championship (BACKYARD ONLY) Mobile, AL | 4 / 10 (347.4172) | 5 (173.7028) | 4 (173.7144) | — | — |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 13 / 73 (344.5256) | 16 (171.9656) | 14 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2022-10-28 | Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 4 / 8 (511.3140) | 5 (168.5256) | 8 (167.3828) | 2 (175.4056) | — |
| 2022-10-21 | Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) Vicksburg, MS | 1 / 28 (346.8572) | 4 (174.2972) | 4 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 13 / 72 (339.9428) | 13 (171.9656) | 21 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 14 / 34 (338.2400) | 13 (169.6800) | 17 (168.5600) | — | — |
| 2021-11-12 | Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) Vicksburg, MS | 4 / 30 (352.5828) | 5 (174.2856) | 3 (178.2972) | — | — |
| 2021-08-27 | Roast-N-Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 1 / 19 (527.4172) | 2 (174.2856) | 2 (176.5716) | 2 (176.5600) | — |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 14 / 38 (339.3600) | 21 (168.5256) | 11 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2021-03-12 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 3 / 28 (506.7540) | 18 (159.9312) | 6 (170.2628) | 1 (176.5600) | — |
| 2020-10-09 | Roast-N-Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 2 / 36 (505.1200) | 2 (170.8572) | 2 (173.7028) | 14 (160.5600) | — |
| 2020-09-25 | Southern Sounds BBQ & Bluefest Backyard Contest 🏅 Semmes, AL | 3 / 23 (338.8116) | 7 (170.2744) | 3 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2020-06-05 | Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD ONLY) Butler, AL | 3 / 23 (341.6688) | 3 (173.1200) | 7 (168.5488) | — | — |
| 2020-03-13 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 3 / 23 (505.6344) | 3 (170.8228) | 2 (166.8344) | 5 (167.9772) | — |
| 2020-02-21 | Capital City Cook Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 7 / 25 (338.8000) | 12 (169.6684) | 7 (169.1316) | — | — |
| 2019-06-14 | Poosa-Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 21 / 48 (678.1828) | 38 (163.9544) | 6 (175.4172) | 13 (172.5600) | 29 (166.2512) |
| 2019-02-22 | Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 8 / 27 (334.8116) | 12 (162.2284) | 5 (172.5832) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #294 (125 pts) | #309 (115 pts) | #292 (140 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #233 (185 pts) | #261 (160 pts) | #244 (185 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #291 (105 pts) | #284 (115 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #56 (792 pts) | #66 (752 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #88 (406 pts) | #64 (536 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #10 (956 pts) | #9 (1021 pts) | — | — |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1816 (80 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #1328 (175 pts) | #1584 (120 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2076 (83 pts) | #2080 (93 pts) | #1992 (113 pts) | #2251 (63 pts) | #1936 (118 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1070 (297 pts) | #1039 (337 pts) | #1456 (202 pts) | #1246 (262 pts) | #712 (567 pts) |