Highest power rating ever reached
The rating moves on WHO you beat, not how many. This is the highest anybody has ever been.
2066
peak rating
- Last cooked 15 Aug 2026
- How rated over 338 contests · now 1827
- Standing held outright
- Scope national — this one is measured across a whole career, wherever it was cooked, so it can't be cut by state
The top 25
| # | Holder | peak rating | Last cooked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ rated over 338 contests · now 1827 |
2066 | 15 Aug 2026 |
| 2 | CLARK CREW BBQ rated over 234 contests · now 1966 |
2049 | 27 Sep 2023 |
| 3 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ rated over 244 contests · now 1987 |
2038 | 26 Jun 2026 |
| 4 | BOOMERANG BBQ rated over 146 contests · now 1921 |
2008 | 21 Aug 2026 |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED rated over 442 contests · now 1931 |
2007 | 14 Aug 2026 |
| 6 | Organizer Portal rated over 307 contests · now 1811 |
2002 | 20 Mar 2026 |
| 7 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS rated over 202 contests · now 1935 |
2001 | 14 Jun 2024 |
| 8 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ rated over 317 contests · now 1743 |
1984 | 21 Aug 2026 |
| 9 | LUCKY'S Q rated over 161 contests · now 1868 |
1984 | 27 Sep 2023 |
| 10 | SLAPS BBQ rated over 321 contests · now 1947 |
1977 | 14 Aug 2026 |
| 11 | DIRT ROAD BBQ rated over 223 contests · now 1941 |
1962 | 27 Sep 2023 |
| 12 | JANKY LEG BBQ rated over 191 contests · now 1940 |
1958 | 28 Aug 2026 |
| 13 | GREY STREET BBQ rated over 112 contests · now 1942 |
1956 | 19 May 2023 |
| 14 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE rated over 102 contests · now 1920 |
1952 | 15 Jul 2022 |
| 15 | One2BBQ rated over 186 contests · now 1845 |
1948 | 28 Apr 2023 |
| 16 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ rated over 223 contests · now 1902 |
1948 | 27 Sep 2023 |
| 17 | TRIPLE H BBQ rated over 150 contests · now 1902 |
1945 | 15 Aug 2026 |
| 18 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN rated over 375 contests · now 1932 |
1944 | 21 Aug 2026 |
| 19 | iBQ'n rated over 202 contests · now 1773 |
1936 | 15 May 2026 |
| 20 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN rated over 238 contests · now 1865 |
1936 | 28 Aug 2026 |
| 21 | THE SMOKING HILLS rated over 193 contests · now 1843 |
1929 | 5 Jun 2026 |
| 22 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ rated over 172 contests · now 1882 |
1927 | 23 May 2026 |
| 23 | HIGH i QUE rated over 146 contests · now 1892 |
1924 | 27 Sep 2023 |
| 24 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC rated over 207 contests · now 1753 |
1922 | 24 Oct 2025 |
| 25 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ rated over 323 contests · now 1823 |
1922 | 27 Sep 2023 |
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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