Highest power rating today
Who is actually best right now, on the numbers, with no credit given for reputation.
1980
current rating
- Last cooked Sep 30, 2026
- How rated over 246 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 246 contests |
1980 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| 2 | CLARK CREW BBQ rated over 234 contests |
1967 | Sep 27, 2023 |
| 3 | JANKY LEG BBQ rated over 200 contests |
1959 | Oct 17, 2026 |
| 4 | SLAPS BBQ rated over 323 contests |
1947 | Oct 9, 2026 |
| 5 | GREY STREET BBQ rated over 112 contests |
1943 | May 19, 2023 |
| 6 | DIRT ROAD BBQ rated over 223 contests |
1942 | Sep 27, 2023 |
| 7 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS rated over 202 contests |
1935 | Jun 14, 2024 |
| 8 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN rated over 377 contests |
1931 | Oct 9, 2026 |
| 9 | BOOMERANG BBQ rated over 146 contests |
1922 | Aug 21, 2026 |
| 10 | ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE rated over 102 contests |
1921 | Jul 15, 2022 |
| 11 | GETTIN' BASTED rated over 446 contests |
1921 | Oct 17, 2026 |
| 12 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ rated over 101 contests |
1910 | Dec 3, 2022 |
| 13 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ rated over 223 contests |
1902 | Sep 27, 2023 |
| 14 | TRIPLE H BBQ rated over 154 contests |
1896 | Oct 9, 2026 |
| 15 | HIGH i QUE rated over 146 contests |
1892 | Sep 27, 2023 |
| 16 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS rated over 115 contests |
1892 | Oct 9, 2026 |
| 17 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ rated over 91 contests |
1886 | Sep 29, 2022 |
| 18 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ rated over 175 contests |
1879 | Oct 9, 2026 |
| 19 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN rated over 241 contests |
1876 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| 20 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM rated over 191 contests |
1874 | Sep 27, 2019 |
| 21 | LAST CALL HEROES BBQ rated over 112 contests |
1874 | Oct 30, 2024 |
| 22 | JAESTAR BBQ rated over 117 contests |
1874 | Jun 10, 2022 |
| 23 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA rated over 277 contests |
1871 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| 24 | Under the Radar rated over 223 contests |
1870 | Oct 28, 2023 |
| 25 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ rated over 123 contests |
1869 | Oct 16, 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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