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 8 Aug 2026
- How 184 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 184 contests, 2012 → 2026 |
15 | 8 Aug 2026 |
| 1 | Burnin and Lootin 149 contests, 2012 → 2026 |
15 | 30 Jan 2026 |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED 515 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | 14 Aug 2026 |
| 4 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 415 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | 21 Aug 2026 |
| 5 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ 389 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | 21 Aug 2026 |
| 6 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 379 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | 15 Aug 2026 |
| 7 | SLAPS BBQ 365 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | 14 Aug 2026 |
| 8 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE 358 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | 28 Aug 2026 |
| 9 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA 354 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | 15 Aug 2026 |
| 10 | Organizer Portal 336 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | 20 Mar 2026 |
| 11 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ 333 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | 21 Aug 2026 |
| 12 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit 331 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | 11 Jul 2026 |
| 13 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 282 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | 28 Aug 2026 |
| 14 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 278 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | 27 Jun 2026 |
| 15 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS 271 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | 14 Aug 2026 |
| 16 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ 260 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | 14 Aug 2026 |
| 17 | SPITFIRE 255 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | 28 Aug 2026 |
| 18 | FIRE DANCER BBQ 251 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | 14 Aug 2026 |
| 19 | WHEN PIGS DIE 248 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | 31 Jul 2026 |
| 20 | Fergolicious BBQ 236 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | 21 Aug 2026 |
| 21 | iBQ'n 234 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | 15 May 2026 |
| 22 | SMOKIN SKULLIES 233 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | 25 Jul 2026 |
| 23 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO 218 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | 14 Aug 2026 |
| 24 | Heavy Smoke BBQ 215 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | 14 Aug 2026 |
| 25 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES 211 contests, 2013 → 2026 |
14 | 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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