Warden's Jailhouse BBQ AL
Rating
1471
peak 1471
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2023-04-28
latest 2024-09-13
Best ToY finish
#201
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
324.60 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 351.35 (-26.75)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±60.53
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.63 · weakest Pork (156.53)
Road miles
263
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 46 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
NORALA BBQ TEAM has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 163.9428 | 166.63 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 141.0628 | 158.64 | top 77% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5256 | 156.5256 | 156.53 | top 94% |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 76% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (6 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 351.35
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 331.3600 | 322.48 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 485.1084 | 409.09 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-13 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 24 / 33 (331.3600) | 25 (165.6800) | 22 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2024-09-06 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 26 / 27 (305.0056) | 20 (163.9428) | 26 (141.0628) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 25 / 35 (326.1828) | 26 (164.5256) | 28 (161.6572) | — | — |
| 2024-04-26 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 29 / 40 (327.3712) | 23 (166.2284) | 32 (161.1428) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 14 / 26 (333.0744) | 7 (173.1200) | 17 (159.9544) | — | — |
| 2023-04-28 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 30 / 36 (485.1084) | 21 (166.2628) | 27 (162.3200) | 34 (156.5256) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #201 (235 pts) | #193 (265 pts) | #207 (245 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #233 (156 pts) | #314 (91 pts) | — | — |