A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
NORALA BBQ TEAM ahead in 100% of their meetings
NORALA BBQ TEAM has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Warden's Jailhouse BBQ
Warden's Jailhouse BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 14th of 26 at the Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023). They are ranked #4538 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1472
peak 1472 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Apr 28, 2023
latest Sep 13, 2024 · 1.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.12
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.63 · weakest Pork (156.53)
Road miles
263
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 46 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)
Purse competed for
$19K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
324.60 / 360
5 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
485.11 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (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 Warden's Jailhouse BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
143 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,533 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1472
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,550 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before Warden's Jailhouse BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,535 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
They've been 1504 at their best, 32 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,551 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
They were already cooking in 2013, 10 years before Warden's Jailhouse BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,562 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Level with Warden's Jailhouse BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,549 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1472
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 8 years before Warden's Jailhouse 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORALA BBQ TEAM | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Mad Rocket Barbecue | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bentley Que | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Deviant Smoke | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
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% |
“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
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 76% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 63% | Jun 7, 2024 |
| Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 78% | Apr 26, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
4 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
110
finished ahead 49 times, behind 142
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY)
20236 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score485.1084 Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score333.0744 Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1200 Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1493) Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.4 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 9, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.3 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 6, 2024 |
| -8.1 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Apr 28, 2023 |
| -4.1 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Apr 26, 2024 |
| -3.2 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 7, 2024 |
| -2.6 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 13, 2024 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 92% | 89.6% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 69% | 92.5% | 91.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2024 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 24 / 33 (331.3600) | 25 (165.6800) | 22 (165.6800) | — | — |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 26 / 27 (305.0056) | 20 (163.9428) | 26 (141.0628) | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 25 / 35 (326.1828) | 26 (164.5256) | 28 (161.6572) | — | — |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 29 / 40 (327.3712) | 23 (166.2284) | 32 (161.1428) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 14 / 26 (333.0744) | 7 (173.1200) | 17 (159.9544) | — | — |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 30 / 36 (485.1084) | 21 (166.2628) | 27 (162.3200) | 34 (156.5256) | — |