Jughead's BBQ IN
Rating
1510
peak 1510
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2025-07-19
latest 2026-05-15
Best ToY finish
#185
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 172.29 · weakest Chicken (165.10)
Road miles
54
mi across 2 mapped stops · furthest 54 mi
Teams like this (closest power rating, IN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 162.8000 | 165.10 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.7144 | 170.8688 | 172.29 | top 29% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 23% |
| MI | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 23% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in IN (1 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 337.39
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 336.5144 | 336.51 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 338.2744 | 338.27 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana Warsaw, IN | 8 / 35 (336.5144) | 10 (162.8000) | 2 (173.7144) | — | — |
| 2025-07-19 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Dowagiac, MI | 9 / 17 (338.2744) | 11 (167.4056) | 9 (170.8688) | — | — |
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 ↗ | Backyard | #185 (131 pts) | #212 (111 pts) | #138 (236 pts) | — | — |