High-water mark
345.1200
career-best overall
95.9% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 345.1200 at Octoberfest (BACKYARD ONLY) — 95.9% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Oct 2, 2026
Jughead's BBQ
Jughead's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 19 at the Octoberfest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026). They are ranked #3150 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Jugheads BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1502
peak 1502 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jul 19, 2025
latest Oct 2, 2026 · 1.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
57% of 7 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
333.77 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 334.52 (-0.75)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.39
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.04 · weakest Chicken (164.82)
Road miles
204
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 69 mi
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Purse competed for
$19K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
334.52 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
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 Jughead's BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
116 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,152 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 83%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,143 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Jughead's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,164 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
They were already cooking in 2013, 12 years before Jughead's BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,142 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1511
Level with Jughead's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,154 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Jughead's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,158 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1518
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoosier BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| RedHog BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Porkasaurus Rex BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN E'S BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 174.2744 | 157.0744 | 164.82 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 173.7144 | 163.3828 | 170.04 | top 41% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 0 | top 61% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 23% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 80% | Aug 8, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
5 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
4 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
7 entries · 0 wins · 7 calls
Opponents faced
97
finished ahead 65 times, behind 69
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20265 milestones
- Peak power rating (1502) Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana
- First overall podium Octoberfest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score345.1200 Octoberfest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2744 Octoberfest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Octoberfest (BACKYARD ONLY)
20254 milestones
- First tracked contest Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score338.2744 Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.2 | Octoberfest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Oct 2, 2026 |
| +9.6 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana | May 15, 2026 |
| +1.5 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jul 19, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.9 | Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 9, 2025 |
| -8.8 | September Fest | Sep 11, 2026 |
| -5.7 | Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 8, 2026 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 95.9% | 93.2% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 68% | 94% | 92.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | Octoberfest (BACKYARD ONLY) Argos, IN | 3 / 19 (345.1200) | 2 (174.2744) | 7 (170.8456) | — | — |
| Sep 11, 2026 | September Fest 🏅 Coldwater, MI | 12 / 16 (327.9428) | 13 (157.6684) | 5 (170.2744) | — | — |
| Sep 11, 2026 | September Fest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Coldwater, MI | — | — | 5 (172.0344) | — | — |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) Warsaw, IN | 10 / 13 (333.0628) | 6 (169.6800) | 10 (163.3828) | — | — |
| May 15, 2026 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 8 / 35 (336.5144) | 10 (162.8000) | 2 (173.7144) | — | — |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) Warsaw, IN | 15 / 18 (326.2172) | 18 (157.0744) | 9 (169.1428) | — | — |
| Jul 19, 2025 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Dowagiac, MI | 9 / 17 (338.2744) | 11 (167.4056) | 9 (170.8688) | — | — |