Jury's Out AL
Rating
1686
peak 1687
Contests
35
in the data
First seen
2021-04-09
latest 2026-06-12
Best ToY finish
#106
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
3
2 reserve
Category wins
7
17 podiums
Overall top-10s
21
of 35 contests
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Current form
344.63 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 401.03 (-56.40)
Walk rate
86%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
11
best run (overall)
Consistency
±111.19
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.88 · weakest Pork (166.25)
Road miles
3738
mi across 35 mapped stops · furthest 351 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Rollin Smoke BBQ has finished one call ahead of Jury's Out 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Rollin Smoke BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Hickory Hangover has come out ahead in 10 of their 14 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Pork Life in 12 of their 15 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Finished level on points with the champion at O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 (2026-05-02) — the Grand Championship went to the KCBS tiebreaker.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 45-team field at Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-04-05) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 34-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, NORALA BBQ TEAM.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 34 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 180.0000 🔥 | 159.3600 | 172.88 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 34 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 178.8572 | 157.6572 | 169.70 | top 37% |
| Pork | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 174.8456 | 153.6456 | 166.25 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 160.4912 | 167.95 | top 47% |
“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 | 26 | 2 | top 31% |
| NC | 4 | 1 | top 16% |
| MS | 2 | 0 | top 69% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 12% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 7 | 2 | top 17% |
| Medium (20–39) | 19 | 0 | top 37% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 1 | top 28% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (28 of 35 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (34 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) #2 (2023-09-22)
- Wins it all in 9% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 401.03
- 4 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 353.1200 | 346.23 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 349.1200 | 344.38 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 353.7144 | 343.80 |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 510.7772 | 408.74 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 525.6800 | 383.16 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 674.7656 | 501.29 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 11 / 31 (343.9428) | 2 (178.8572) | 22 (165.0856) | — | — |
| 2026-05-02 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Cleveland, AL | 2 / 15 (353.1200) | 1 (180.0000) | 5 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2026-05-01 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Cleveland, AL | 5 / 17 (347.3828) | 7 (173.1084) | 5 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 19 / 43 (340.4796) | 19 (171.9656) | 23 (168.5140) | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cullman, AL | — | 4 (176.5600) | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 20 / 29 (338.2172) | 21 (170.8228) | 16 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 9 / 35 (346.2400) | 2 (178.8572) | 19 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2025-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Oneonta, AL | 9 / 23 (349.1200) | 12 (170.8228) | 4 (178.2972) | 17 (167.3828) | — |
| 2025-05-02 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 8 / 28 (343.9428) | 7 (171.9656) | 9 (171.9772) | 13 (168.5372) | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 13 / 35 (340.4912) | 4 (175.4056) | 19 (165.0856) | — | — |
| 2024-05-04 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 Kannapolis, NC | 9 / 35 (333.6112) | 11 (167.3712) | 5 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 Kannapolis, NC | 1 / 45 (353.7144) | 3 (174.8572) | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2024-04-05 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 1 / 16 (347.3944) | 1 (175.4172) | 3 (171.9772) | 5 (170.2628) | — |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 4 / 73 (350.8344) | 6 (175.4172) | 4 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-09-22 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) #2 Oneonta, AL | 1 / 11 (350.8344) | 1 (180.0000) | 4 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2023-09-22 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) #1 Oneonta, AL | 3 / 18 (346.2284) | 8 (170.8228) | 3 (175.4056) | — | — |
| 2023-09-22 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (One Meat Ribs) Oneonta, AL | — | — | 3 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2023-08-11 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 7 / 35 (510.7772) | 17 (169.6800) | 16 (166.8344) | 4 (174.2628) | — |
| 2023-05-06 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 Kannapolis, NC | 6 / 23 (341.6456) | 6 (173.1084) | 6 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2023-05-05 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 Kannapolis, NC | 3 / 35 (354.2628) | 1 (180.0000) | 6 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2023-04-14 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 5 / 17 (506.2056) | 4 (170.8456) | 5 (169.1200) | 9 (166.2400) | — |
| 2023-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 8 / 65 (509.0972) | 20 (167.3828) | 3 (175.4172) | 14 (166.2972) | — |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Gadsden, AL | 40 / 49 (326.1944) | 30 (168.5256) | 47 (157.6688) | — | — |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Gadsden, AL | 5 / 91 (174.3088) | 33 (173.1084) | 85 (157.6572) | 74 (164.5256) | 77 (160.4912) |
| 2022-10-21 | Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) Vicksburg, MS | 18 / 28 (332.4912) | 19 (165.6684) | 14 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2022-10-07 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 11 / 38 (340.5144) | 1 (178.8572) | 23 (161.6572) | — | — |
| 2022-08-12 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL | 4 / 35 (522.2400) | 3 (177.7028) | 14 (169.6916) | 7 (174.8456) | — |
| 2022-06-10 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 5 / 23 (339.3484) | 8 (170.8228) | 5 (168.5256) | — | — |
| 2022-04-22 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) Florence, AL | 2 / 34 (525.6800) | 1 (180.0000) | 7 (171.9772) | 3 (173.7028) | — |
| 2022-04-02 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 13 / 20 (504.4800) | 5 (173.7028) | 10 (170.8344) | 18 (159.9428) | — |
| 2021-12-02 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship Demopolis, AL | 3 / 19 (346.8572) | 6 (170.8572) | 3 (176.0000) | — | — |
| 2021-08-13 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 22 / 49 (674.7656) | 23 (169.1200) | 10 (172.5600) | 33 (163.9772) | 21 (169.1084) |
| 2021-05-21 | Twin States Barbecue Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY) Meridian, MS | 16 / 22 (329.6228) | 20 (159.3600) | 6 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2021-04-17 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 11 / 21 (496.4920) | 10 (169.1316) | 8 (169.6916) | 16 (157.6688) | — |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 26 / 38 (658.7200) | 26 (167.9656) | 29 (162.8460) | 34 (153.6456) | 5 (174.2628) |
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 | #106 (505 pts) | #66 (799 pts) | #126 (525 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | #784 (194 pts) | — | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #112 (521 pts) | #115 (546 pts) | #111 (531 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #42 (1045 pts) | #39 (1061 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #724 (272 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #22 (1132 pts) | #55 (790 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #145 (193 pts) | #98 (303 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #776 (185 pts) |