Longest career
Rigs wear out and cooks retire. These teams were still turning in boxes more than a decade after their first one.
13.8 yrs
from a first contest to the last
- Set Oct 16, 2026
- How 2012 → 2026 · 151 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 | Burnin and Lootin 2012 → 2026 · 151 contests |
13.8 yrs | Oct 16, 2026 |
| =2 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ 2013 → 2026 · 187 contests |
13.7 yrs | Oct 17, 2026 |
| =2 | MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ 2013 → 2026 · 98 contests |
13.7 yrs | Oct 17, 2026 |
| 4 | DRY 2 DA BONE 2013 → 2026 · 116 contests |
13.7 yrs | Oct 16, 2026 |
| 5 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 2013 → 2026 · 385 contests |
13.7 yrs | Oct 15, 2026 |
| 6 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 2012 → 2026 · 186 contests |
13.7 yrs | Sep 18, 2026 |
| =7 | 3 EYZ BBQ 2013 → 2026 · 210 contests |
13.7 yrs | Oct 9, 2026 |
| =7 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS 2013 → 2026 · 275 contests |
13.7 yrs | Oct 9, 2026 |
| 9 | WHEN PIGS FLY 2012 → 2026 · 48 contests |
13.7 yrs | Sep 10, 2026 |
| 10 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA 2013 → 2026 · 84 contests |
13.7 yrs | Sep 30, 2026 |
| 11 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS 2013 → 2026 · 161 contests |
13.7 yrs | Sep 25, 2026 |
| 12 | GETTIN' BASTED 2013 → 2026 · 522 contests |
13.6 yrs | Oct 17, 2026 |
| 13 | IN DEEP SAUCE 2013 → 2026 · 108 contests |
13.6 yrs | Oct 16, 2026 |
| 14 | ROADKILL BBQ 2013 → 2026 · 82 contests |
13.6 yrs | Oct 9, 2026 |
| 15 | A Boy & His BBQ 2013 → 2026 · 40 contests |
13.6 yrs | Sep 30, 2026 |
| 16 | WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ 2013 → 2026 · 66 contests |
13.6 yrs | Sep 4, 2026 |
| 17 | Whiskey Business BBQ 2013 → 2026 · 10 contests |
13.6 yrs | Sep 25, 2026 |
| =18 | BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 2013 → 2026 · 116 contests |
13.6 yrs | Sep 30, 2026 |
| =18 | BURNT FINGER BBQ 2013 → 2026 · 146 contests |
13.6 yrs | Sep 30, 2026 |
| =18 | Q LIVE CREW 2013 → 2026 · 71 contests |
13.6 yrs | Sep 30, 2026 |
| =18 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 2013 → 2026 · 282 contests |
13.6 yrs | Sep 30, 2026 |
| =18 | SMOKERS PURGATORY 2013 → 2026 · 131 contests |
13.6 yrs | Sep 30, 2026 |
| =18 | MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO 2013 → 2026 · 70 contests |
13.6 yrs | Sep 30, 2026 |
| =18 | HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION 2013 → 2026 · 54 contests |
13.6 yrs | Sep 30, 2026 |
| 25 | HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ 2013 → 2026 · 49 contests |
13.6 yrs | Oct 17, 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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