Longest career
Rigs wear out and cooks retire. These teams were still turning in boxes more than a decade after their first one.
13.6 yrs
from a first contest to the last
- Set 8 Aug 2026
- How 2012 → 2026 · 184 contests
- Standing held outright
- Qualifying 10 contests or more
- Scope national, and available by state on the record book
The top 25
| # | Holder | from a first contest to the last | Set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 2012 → 2026 · 184 contests |
13.6 yrs | 8 Aug 2026 |
| 2 | 3 EYZ BBQ 2013 → 2026 · 208 contests |
13.6 yrs | 21 Aug 2026 |
| 3 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 2013 → 2026 · 180 contests |
13.6 yrs | 21 Aug 2026 |
| 4 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 2013 → 2026 · 379 contests |
13.6 yrs | 15 Aug 2026 |
| 5 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS 2013 → 2026 · 271 contests |
13.5 yrs | 14 Aug 2026 |
| 6 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS 2013 → 2026 · 159 contests |
13.5 yrs | 7 Aug 2026 |
| 7 | BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ 2013 → 2026 · 29 contests |
13.5 yrs | 7 Aug 2026 |
| 8 | South Pork 2013 → 2026 · 156 contests |
13.5 yrs | 15 Aug 2026 |
| 9 | DRY 2 DA BONE 2013 → 2026 · 114 contests |
13.5 yrs | 31 Jul 2026 |
| 10 | Big Bear BBQ 2013 → 2026 · 51 contests |
13.5 yrs | 28 Aug 2026 |
| 11 | BURNT FINGER BBQ 2013 → 2026 · 143 contests |
13.5 yrs | 21 Aug 2026 |
| 12 | ROADKILL BBQ 2013 → 2026 · 78 contests |
13.5 yrs | 21 Aug 2026 |
| 13 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ 2013 → 2026 · 90 contests |
13.5 yrs | 18 Jul 2026 |
| 14 | GETTIN' BASTED 2013 → 2026 · 515 contests |
13.5 yrs | 14 Aug 2026 |
| 15 | IN DEEP SAUCE 2013 → 2026 · 105 contests |
13.5 yrs | 14 Aug 2026 |
| 16 | B & C SMOKERS 2013 → 2026 · 114 contests |
13.5 yrs | 28 Aug 2026 |
| 17 | BLIND HOG BBQ 2013 → 2026 · 93 contests |
13.5 yrs | 14 Aug 2026 |
| 18 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 2013 → 2026 · 112 contests |
13.5 yrs | 7 Aug 2026 |
| 19 | FIRE DANCER BBQ 2013 → 2026 · 251 contests |
13.5 yrs | 14 Aug 2026 |
| 20 | HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ 2013 → 2026 · 47 contests |
13.4 yrs | 21 Aug 2026 |
| 21 | IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ 2013 → 2026 · 64 contests |
13.4 yrs | 21 Aug 2026 |
| 22 | SPITFIRE 2013 → 2026 · 255 contests |
13.4 yrs | 28 Aug 2026 |
| 23 | Fergolicious BBQ 2013 → 2026 · 236 contests |
13.4 yrs | 21 Aug 2026 |
| 24 | Casual Smokers 2013 → 2026 · 73 contests |
13.4 yrs | 21 Aug 2026 |
| 25 | SMOKERS PURGATORY 2013 → 2026 · 130 contests |
13.4 yrs | 31 Jul 2026 |
Rebuilt nightly from every KCBS result we can find. A record here is only as complete as the data behind it — if a contest is missing from the archive, so is anything that happened at it.
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