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William Gage

A KCBS contest rep working 5 states/provinces, most often around Washington Island, WI. By events worked they sit #40 of the 152 reps in the data. First on the record in 2019, latest contest Sep 25, 2026.

At a glance (their career as a contest rep, in numbers)

Contests run

51
1 more on the calendar · 9 judging classes · 7 cancelled

Among all reps

#40
of 152 reps by events worked · #19 by states covered

On the trail

2019–2026
8 seasons in the data · 6 in a row

This season

5
contests dated 2026 · 6.5 a season career-long

States / provinces

5
20 towns · 8 countries · WI most of all

State championships

36
contests carrying a state title

Teams officiated

819
1,548 entries total · 6,011 meat boxes

Avg field

31
1171
teams per contest · median 28

Field strength

1,579
avg power rating of their fields · above 62% of rated contests

GCs crowned

50
39 different teams · 46 reserve champions

First-ever titles

17
teams whose first GC anywhere came at one of theirs

Teams that started here

272
first contest in the data at one of theirs

Upsets seen

20
longest shot 8-in-100 — Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off

Perfect 180s seen

83 🔥
out of 6,011 meat entries

Highest score seen

716
top overall · Smoke on the Ohio

Avg winning score (Master)

697.37
659.43716
46 Master contests · 694.10 across all contests

Avg winning score (Backyard)

342.88
1 Backyard contest · 347.94 across all contests

Contests they return to

9
longest run 6 straight years at Smoke on the Ohio

Road between contests

69,541 mi
~8,693 miles a season · 6,648 mi corner to corner

Busiest month

September
16 of their 52 contests

Busiest 30 days

5
contests between Aug 13, 2022 and Sep 9, 2022

Co-reps worked with

6
most often Debra Gage (66) · 1 run alone

Prize money

$366K
across their events · biggest purse $14,500

Results on file

98%
50 of their contests have scores in the data

Storylines (16 found in this rep's record)

Read out of the contests they have run — reps don’t judge, so nothing here is a comment on anyone’s scores.

A familiar champion

4× titles at this rep’s contests

RAZORRACKS has taken the Grand Championship at 4 of the contests this rep has run.

  • 50 champions crowned in all
  • 39 different teams

A long time on the trail

7.4 yrs between first and latest contest

They've been repping KCBS contests since 2019-04-26 — 52 contests across 8 seasons in the data.

  • 52 contests
  • 8 seasons
  • since 2019-04-26

Front row for greatness

83 perfect 180s handed in

83 perfect 180s have been scored at contests they've run — the first at Masters In May Day 1 on 2019-05-03.

  • first at Masters In May Day 1
  • May 3, 2019

The longest shot

8-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 92 times in 100

At Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off, HEATH RILES BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway.

  • 20 upsets at their contests
  • Sep 20, 2019

Title contests

36 state championships run

69% of their contests carried a state title

36 of their 52 contests carried a state championship on the line.

A first Grand Championship

17 teams won their first title here

17 teams took the first Grand Championship of their careers at one of this rep's contests — most recently JaBs at Smoke on the Ohio.

  • JaBs · 2025-09-12
  • B.R.A. BARBECUE TEAM · 2025-06-28
  • Lets Get Tancks BBQ · 2024-07-20

The double act

66 contests run together

97% of this rep's events

Debra Gage and William Gage have run 66 contests together since 2019.

  • 6 co-reps in all

The annual

7× editions of one contest

They have repped 7 editions of Southaven Springfest, 5 of them back to back.

  • 2019 → 2027
  • 5 straight years

A season on the road

12 contests in 2022

2022 was their busiest year on the trail: 12 contests and 288 team entries through the tables.

  • 288 team entries
  • 5 state championships

Where teams start

272 teams cooked their first contest here

272 teams turned in their first box at a contest this rep was running — for that many teams, this is where the record starts.

  • Smokin Dads · 2026-09-25
  • Sparky and Docs · 2026-09-25
  • Smokin Volts · 2026-09-25

Road warrior

5 states and provinces worked

Has run contests in 5 different states and provinces — WI most of all (17 events).

  • WI ×17
  • MS ×8
  • IL ×7
  • IN ×6

Every single season

6 seasons in a row, and counting

They have worked at least one contest in 6 consecutive seasons — an unbroken run through to the current one.

  • 52 contests in all
  • since 2019-04-26

Corner to corner

6,648 mi between the two ends of their map

The two furthest-apart contests on their record sit 6,648 miles apart — Sorocaba - Sao Paulo, 18042-280 and Mazowieckie, 05-090.

  • Sorocaba - Sao Paulo, 18042-280,
  • Mazowieckie, 05-090,
  • 69,541 mi contest to contest

The story so far (9 numbers that describe this rep)

Busiest season 2022 12 events · 288 team entries
Contests a season 6.5 across 8 seasons in the data
Seasons in a row 6 still running — 6 and counting
Works mostly in WI 17 of 52 contests · 5 states/provinces in all
Towns worked 20 most often Washington Island, WI (9)
Corner to corner 6,648 mi Sorocaba - Sao Paulo, 18042-280 to Mazowieckie, 05-090 — the two ends of their map
Meat entries turned in 6,011 boxes on the boards across every contest they have run
Judging classes 9 CBJ classes on their record
Still to come 1 events on the calendar ahead

Milestones (the firsts and the round numbers of a rep's career)

  1. 2019
  2. First contest repped Southaven Springfest
  3. First state championship Southaven Springfest
  4. First Grand Champion crowned Southaven Springfest
  5. First contest outside MS Masters In May Day 1
  6. First perfect 180 at their tables Masters In May Day 1
  7. First 40-team field Masters In May Day 1
  8. PUREBBQ won their first-ever Grand Championship Open Polish BBQ Championship
  9. 10th contest repped Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off
  10. Biggest upset seen (8-in-100 shot) Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off
  11. 2021
  12. Back on the trail after 21 months 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1)
  13. 2022
  14. 25th contest repped 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS)
  15. Highest overall score seen (716.0000) Smoke on the Ohio
  16. 2023
  17. Deepest field worked (1657 avg rating) 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 1)
  18. 2026
  19. 50th contest repped Smoke on the Ohio
  20. Biggest field worked (71 teams) Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
  21. Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
  22. 2027
  23. Next on the calendar Southaven Springfest

Season by season (how many contests a season, and how many carried a state title)

The climb (every contest they have run, added up)

Their year (contests by month)

Where they work

Field size by season (average and biggest)

Field strength by season (avg power rating going in)

What it took to win (Master winning scores)

How the meats scored (board average vs the winning call)

Who keeps winning (titles at their contests)

Career map (gold = state championship · bigger pin = more visits — tap one)

Every season (click a column to sort)

SeasonContestsStatesEntriesTeamsAvg fieldBiggestState champ.180sPurse
2027 1 1 — — — — 1 — —
2026 5 3 167 156 33 71 3 13 $36,200
2025 5 4 172 153 34 56 4 23 $43,700
2024 5 4 187 147 37 58 4 12 $47,000
2023 8 4 224 161 28 50 5 11 $52,200
2022 12 4 288 221 26 46 5 12 $48,890
2021 5 4 141 108 28 39 5 5 $50,200
2019 11 4 369 292 34 57 9 7 $87,875

Champions crowned (titles at their contests)

TeamTitlesLatest
RAZORRACKS 4 2026-04-24
THE BBQ BUS 4 2024-09-20
SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS #16 2 2026-09-11
GETTIN' BASTED #8 2 2025-08-22
Local Yokels 2 2022-09-09
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 2 2022-08-26
iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com 2 2019-08-23
1Bite Stand 1 2026-09-25
Szendo Smoke BBQ Team 1 2026-06-05
Justice BBQ 1 2026-03-21
WeQ4U 1 2025-09-19
JaBs 1 2025-09-12

First-ever Grand Championships (a team's first title anywhere, won here)

TeamContestDate
JaBs Smoke on the Ohio Sep 12, 2025
B.R.A. BARBECUE TEAM KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest Jun 28, 2025
Lets Get Tancks BBQ BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Jul 20, 2024
TX BBQ Depot Monterrey BBQ Fest Sep 29, 2023
Belen Grill and Chll Panama BBQ Fest Jan 28, 2023
Wild Hogs Monterrey BBQ Fest Sep 30, 2022
Smokin' Ghost Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard Sep 23, 2022
Cook the books Atlantic Canada Championship BBQ Festival Aug 13, 2022
RISKY BRISKET BBQ Masters in May (One Meat Ribs) Apr 29, 2022
JR RIBS BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022 Mar 25, 2022
Razzoracks Southaven Springfest Oct 29, 2021
Local Yokels Smoke on the Ohio Sep 10, 2021

Contests they keep coming back to

ContestEditionsRunYears
Southaven Springfest 7 5 straight 2019–2027
Smoke on the Ohio 6 6 straight 2021–2026
Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 5 5 straight 2022–2026
11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) 3 — 2023–2023
BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2 — 2024–2024
10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque 2 — 2022–2022
Masters in May 2 — 2022–2022
9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) 2 — 2021–2021
8th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) 2 — 2019–2019

Where they work (contests by state/province)

State / provinceContestsShare
WI reps here 17 33%
MS reps here 8 15%
IL reps here 7 13%
IN reps here 6 12%
MI reps here 1 2%

Towns on their map

TownContestsLatest
Washington Island, WI92023-08-25
Southaven, MS82027-04-23
Murphysboro, IL72026-09-25
Mt. Vernon, IN62026-09-11
Bancroft, WI42022-04-29
Oshkosh, WI32025-08-22
Mazowieckie12026-06-05
Panama, Pa12026-03-21
Sorocaba - Sao Paulo12025-06-28
Santiago, N.L.12023-09-29
Panama City12023-01-28
San Pedro Garza Garcia12022-09-30

Upsets at their contests (champion rated below the field's top seed)

ContestChampionTop seedOdds
Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off HEATH RILES BBQ 1601 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 2032 8-in-100
Smoke on the Ohio JaBs 1495 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 1910 8-in-100
9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1) Red Rock Cafe 1511 Hogline 1894 10-in-100
9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) Can Country Outlaw BBQ 1569 Hogline 1892 13-in-100
Monterrey BBQ Fest Wild Hogs 1493 SMELLAQUE 1801 15-in-100
Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 1Bite Stand 1648 JANKY LEG BBQ 1946 15-in-100
Smoke on the Ohio Mulkey's BBQ 1662 JANKY LEG BBQ 1958 15-in-100
Southaven Springfest HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ 1667 JANKY LEG BBQ 1926 18-in-100

The boards at their contests (every meat entry they have run)

MeatEntriesBoard avgWinning avg180s
Chicken 1,497 166.38 177.87 21
Pork Ribs 1,590 165.01 176.74 11
Pork 1,468 165.90 178.07 23
Brisket 1,456 164.26 177.42 28

Frequent co-reps

RepEvents togetherShare
Debra Gage 66 97%
Wayne Lohman 16 24%
Maria Lohman 15 22%
Carolyn Wells 7 10%
Tom Juhl 1 1%
Cindy Juhl 1 1%

Teams that cook under them most

TeamContestsWinsSince
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 16 2 2019
JANKY LEG BBQ 15 1 2019
THE BBQ BUS 14 3 2019
Can Country Outlaw BBQ 14 1 2021
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 13 1 2019
T-MAC SMOKIN 13 — 2019
Second Hand Smoke SLV 12 — 2019
RAZORRACKS 11 5 2019
SmokinGhost BBQ 11 1 2021
QUE U 11 — 2019
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 11 — 2019
Smokin Highwaymen 10 — 2019

Teams whose first contest was one of theirs

TeamDebut contestDate
Smokin Dads Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard Sep 25, 2026
Sparky and Docs Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard Sep 25, 2026
Smokin Volts Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard Sep 25, 2026
Fire Brewed Bbq Smoke on the Ohio Sep 11, 2026
Zymft Grill& Chill Polish Open Grill and BBQ Championships Jun 5, 2026
Stara Gorzelnia Polish Open Grill and BBQ Championships Jun 5, 2026
P..H.U.T. TRANS-SOBON Polish Open Grill and BBQ Championships Jun 5, 2026
MK Bowling Polish Open Grill and BBQ Championships Jun 5, 2026
Fregata BBQ Polish Open Grill and BBQ Championships Jun 5, 2026
FIFI BBQ POLISH TEAM SMOKER Polish Open Grill and BBQ Championships Jun 5, 2026
Catering Plenerowy Stomkowski Polish Open Grill and BBQ Championships Jun 5, 2026
Black Bark Coyotes BBQ Polish Open Grill and BBQ Championships Jun 5, 2026

Every event (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

DateEventWhereTeamsTop scorePrize $Grand Champion
Apr 23, 2027 Southaven Springfest state champ. upcoming Southaven, MS — — — —
Sep 25, 2026 Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard state champ. Murphysboro, IL 71 710.2860 $12,700 1Bite Stand
Sep 11, 2026 Smoke on the Ohio state champ. Mt. Vernon, IN 26 708 $9,000 Scuffletown Smokers
Jun 5, 2026 Polish Open Grill and BBQ Championships Mazowieckie, Poland 14 700.5944 — Szendo Smoke BBQ Team
Apr 24, 2026 Southaven Springfest state champ. Southaven, MS 33 713.1316 $14,500 RAZORRACKS
Mar 21, 2026 BBQ Fest Panama Panama, Pa, Panama 23 667.9084 — Justice BBQ
Sep 19, 2025 Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard state champ. Murphysboro, IL 56 706.2628 $12,700 WeQ4u
Sep 12, 2025 Smoke on the Ohio state champ. Mt. Vernon, IN 27 709.1428 $9,000 JaBs
Aug 22, 2025 Brighton Barbeque Bash state champ. Oshkosh, WI 29 702.8000 $7,500 Gettin' Basted
Aug 15, 2025 Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Peru San Borja, Lima, Peru — — — —
Aug 14, 2025 Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Peru San Borja, Lima, Peru — — — —
Jul 12, 2025 Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Croatia Zagreb, Croatia — — — —
Jun 28, 2025 KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest Sorocaba - Sao Paulo, Brazil 26 706.2628 — B.R.A. BARBECUE TEAM
Apr 25, 2025 Southaven Springfest state champ. Southaven, MS 34 699.9428 $14,500 Hold Your Horses BBQ
Sep 20, 2024 Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard state champ. Murphysboro, IL 58 708.5716 $12,700 The BBQ Bus
Sep 13, 2024 Smoke on the Ohio state champ. Mt. Vernon, IN 28 703.9428 $9,200 Mulkey's BBQ
Aug 25, 2024 Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Washington Island, WI cancelled Washignton Island, WI — — — —
Aug 23, 2024 12th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) state champ. cancelled Washington Island, WI — — $8,000 —
Aug 23, 2024 12th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) cancelled Washington Island, WI — — — —
Aug 22, 2024 12th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 1) state champ. cancelled Washington Island, WI — — $8,000 —
Jul 20, 2024 BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oshkosh, WI 20 175.4056 $1,600 Lets Get Tancks BBQ
Jul 19, 2024 BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash state champ. Oshkosh, WI 37 694.2172 $9,000 The BBQ Bus
Apr 26, 2024 Southaven Springfest state champ. Southaven, MS 44 699.9428 $14,500 Optimus Swine
Sep 29, 2023 Monterrey BBQ Fest Santiago, N.L., Mexico 22 681.1656 — TX BBQ Depot
Sep 21, 2023 Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard state champ. Murphysboro, IL 50 701.1200 $12,700 Janky Leg BBQ
Sep 8, 2023 Smoke on the Ohio state champ. Mt. Vernon, IN 25 709.6684 $9,000 Scuffletown Smokers
Aug 25, 2023 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) state champ. Washington Island, WI 28 699.9544 $8,000 Shiggin & Grinnin
Aug 25, 2023 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington Island, WI 19 177.7144 — Getting' Basted
Aug 24, 2023 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 1) state champ. Washington Island, WI 27 700.5256 $8,000 Gettin' Basted
Aug 19, 2023 Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Murphysboro, IL Murphysboro, IL — — — —
Jun 23, 2023 Nashville Superspeedway BBQ Showdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) state champ. cancelled Lebanon, TN — — — —
Apr 21, 2023 Southaven Springfest state champ. Southaven, MS 34 714.2744 $14,500 Razorracks
Apr 14, 2023 Philly BBQ Contest & Spring Fling state champ. cancelled Philadelphia, MS — — $8,650 —
Jan 28, 2023 Panama BBQ Fest Panama City, Panama 19 670.7996 — Belen Grill and Chll
Jan 27, 2023 Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Panama Panama City, Panama — — — —
Jan 14, 2023 Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Kansas City, MO (REGISTRATION FULL) Weston, MO — — — —
Sep 30, 2022 Monterrey BBQ Fest San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico 25 659.4288 — Wild Hogs
Sep 23, 2022 Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard state champ. Murphysboro, IL 46 702.8344 $12,700 Smokin' Ghost
Sep 9, 2022 Smoke on the Ohio state champ. Mt. Vernon, IN 12 716 $5,150 Local Yokels
Aug 26, 2022 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque state champ. Washington Island, WI 26 700.5144 $8,000 Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ
Aug 26, 2022 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington Island, WI 23 174.8572 — The BBQ Bus
Aug 13, 2022 Atlantic Canada Championship BBQ Festival Nova Scotia, Canada 11 693.6456 — Cook the books
Aug 13, 2022 Certified Barbeque Class - Nova Scotia, CANADA Meteghan River, Canada — — — —
May 14, 2022 Longhorn BBQ Broerup, Denmark 14 693.1428 — Sweaty Hogs
Apr 29, 2022 Masters in May state champ. Bancroft, WI 43 683.3368 $8,540 LUCKY'S Q
Apr 29, 2022 Masters in May (One Meat Ribs) Bancroft, WI 24 176.0344 — RISKY BRISKET BBQ
Apr 22, 2022 Southaven Springfest state champ. Southaven, MS 36 702.8000 $14,500 Razorracks
Mar 25, 2022 BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022 San Jose, Costa Rica 28 694.9028 — JR RIBS
Oct 29, 2021 Southaven Springfest state champ. Southaven, MS 36 704.5716 $14,500 Razzoracks
Sep 24, 2021 Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off state champ. Murphysboro, IL 39 700.5828 $12,700 The BBQ Bus
Sep 10, 2021 Smoke on the Ohio state champ. Mt. Vernon, IN 16 702.2400 $7,000 Local Yokels
Aug 27, 2021 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) state champ. Washington Island, WI 25 691.9544 $8,000 Can Country Outlaw BBQ
Aug 26, 2021 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1) state champ. Washington Island, WI 25 690.8572 $8,000 Red Rock Cafe
Jul 10, 2021 Gold Ribbin BBQ Fest-Day 2 state champ. cancelled Green Bay, WI — — — —
Jul 9, 2021 Gold Ribbin BBQ Fest-Day1 state champ. cancelled Green Bay, WI — — — —
Nov 29, 2019 The Finals Sao Paulo, Brazil 16 660.0572 — Churras de Patrao
Sep 20, 2019 Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off state champ. Murphysboro, IL 54 696.5028 $12,200 Heath Riles BBQ
Sep 13, 2019 Open Polish BBQ Championship Poland 23 707.4172 — PureBBQ
Aug 24, 2019 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) state champ. Washington Island, WI 29 699.3828 $8,000 IOWAS SMOKEY DS BBQ
Aug 23, 2019 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1) state champ. Washington Island, WI 30 699.4172 $8,300 IBQN@THEBBQSUPERSTORE.COM
Jul 19, 2019 Bordertown BBQ Brawl state champ. Sault Ste Marie, MI 28 687.9428 $6,500 IBQ'n@thebbqsuperstore.com
May 31, 2019 Blue Hills Bar-B-Q Fest state champ. Rice Lake, WI 19 677.0628 $6,375 The Smokin' C's BBQ
May 10, 2019 Minnesota in May state champ. 57 698.8000 $12,000 Totally Sauced
May 4, 2019 Masters in May Day 2 state champ. Bancroft, WI 40 704.5716 $10,000 B-S BBQ OUTLAWS
May 3, 2019 Masters In May Day 1 state champ. Bancroft, WI 42 698.1940 $10,000 HOGLINE BBQ
Apr 26, 2019 Southaven Springfest state champ. Southaven, MS 31 704.5256 $14,500 Razorracks
TBA Certified BBQ Judging Class cancelled Galgiai, Lithuania — — — —
TBA Certified BBQ Judging Class Church Point, NS — — — —

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