Highest power rating today
Who is actually best right now, on the numbers, with no credit given for reputation.
1987
current rating
- Last cooked 26 Jun 2026
- How rated over 244 contests
- 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 | current rating | Last cooked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ rated over 244 contests |
1987 | 26 Jun 2026 |
| 2 | CLARK CREW BBQ rated over 234 contests |
1966 | 27 Sep 2023 |
| 3 | SLAPS BBQ rated over 321 contests |
1947 | 14 Aug 2026 |
| 4 | GREY STREET BBQ rated over 112 contests |
1942 | 19 May 2023 |
| 5 | DIRT ROAD BBQ rated over 223 contests |
1941 | 27 Sep 2023 |
| 6 | JANKY LEG BBQ rated over 191 contests |
1940 | 28 Aug 2026 |
| 7 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS rated over 202 contests |
1935 | 14 Jun 2024 |
| 8 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN rated over 375 contests |
1932 | 21 Aug 2026 |
| 9 | GETTIN' BASTED rated over 442 contests |
1931 | 14 Aug 2026 |
| 10 | BOOMERANG BBQ rated over 146 contests |
1921 | 21 Aug 2026 |
| 11 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE rated over 102 contests |
1920 | 15 Jul 2022 |
| 12 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ rated over 101 contests |
1911 | 3 Dec 2022 |
| 13 | TRIPLE H BBQ rated over 150 contests |
1902 | 15 Aug 2026 |
| 14 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ rated over 223 contests |
1902 | 27 Sep 2023 |
| 15 | HIGH i QUE rated over 146 contests |
1892 | 27 Sep 2023 |
| 16 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ rated over 91 contests |
1884 | 29 Sep 2022 |
| 17 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ rated over 172 contests |
1882 | 23 May 2026 |
| 18 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA rated over 274 contests |
1878 | 15 Aug 2026 |
| 19 | Rio Valley Meat BBQ rated over 63 contests |
1876 | 21 Nov 2025 |
| 20 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS rated over 111 contests |
1876 | 15 Aug 2026 |
| 21 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ rated over 112 contests |
1874 | 30 Oct 2024 |
| 22 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM rated over 191 contests |
1873 | 27 Sep 2019 |
| 23 | JAESTAR BBQ rated over 117 contests |
1873 | 10 Jun 2022 |
| 24 | Under the Radar rated over 223 contests |
1870 | 28 Oct 2023 |
| 25 | LUCKY'S Q rated over 161 contests |
1868 | 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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