Most seasons on the trail
Not just a long career — a busy one, season after season, with no quiet years in the middle.
15
calendar years with a contest in them
- Set Sep 18, 2026
- How 186 contests, 2012 → 2026
- Standing held jointly by 2
- Scope national, and available by state on the record book
The top 25
| # | Holder | Calendar years with a contest in them | Set |
|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 186 contests, 2012 → 2026 |
15 | Sep 18, 2026 |
| =1 | Burnin and Lootin 151 contests, 2012 → 2026 |
15 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| =3 | GETTIN' BASTED 522 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | Oct 17, 2026 |
| =3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 419 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | Oct 9, 2026 |
| =3 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ 392 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| =3 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 385 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| =3 | SLAPS BBQ 370 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | Oct 9, 2026 |
| =3 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE 366 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| =3 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA 363 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| =3 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ 340 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| =3 | Organizer Portal 336 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | Mar 20, 2026 |
| =3 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit 331 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | Jul 11, 2026 |
| =3 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 289 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| =3 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 282 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| =3 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS 275 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | Oct 9, 2026 |
| =3 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ 264 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| =3 | SPITFIRE 257 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | Sep 18, 2026 |
| =3 | FIRE DANCER BBQ 254 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| =3 | WHEN PIGS DIE 251 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | Sep 25, 2026 |
| =3 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC 242 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| =3 | Fergolicious BBQ 240 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| =3 | SMOKIN SKULLIES 238 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| =3 | iBQ'n 234 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | May 15, 2026 |
| =3 | BUTCHER BBQ 229 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | Sep 18, 2026 |
| =3 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO 220 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | Sep 30, 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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