TOPPGATOR BBQ

TOPPGATOR BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 60 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 5th of 27 at the BBQ 4 ASTOP (2018). They are ranked #4595 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,595

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1471

peak 1536 · rated over 59 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 28, 2013

latest Oct 22, 2021 · 8.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#337

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

10% of 60 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

679.3600 / 720

Master · Rotary Rockn Ribs

Perfect 180s

Current form

656.80 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 643.97 (+12.83)

Walk rate

42%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144

Pork Ribs · Rotary Rockn Ribs

Consistency

±16.69

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.00 · weakest Pork (159.49)

Road miles

10,400

across 59 mapped stops · furthest 1,208 mi

Schedule strength

64%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)

Purse competed for

$111K

listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 15 state-championship entries

Master avg

643.97 / 720

59 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

679.3600 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.3600 at Rotary Rockn Ribs — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 22, 2018

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

BURNITA BAR-B-QUE has finished one call ahead of TOPPGATOR BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 35%.

7 contests
4 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 35%

A tough matchup

40–2 behind in the head-to-head

BIG "E" BBQ ahead in 95% of their meetings

BIG "E" BBQ has come out ahead in 40 of their 42 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.5 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.50 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 23%.

Pork avg 159.49
Chicken avg 164.00
6 calls in 59 entries

A strong matchup

12–5 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Two Brews BBQ in 12 of their 17 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

26 of 42 shared chicken entries lost

BIG "E" BBQ ahead 62% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BIG "E" BBQ has out-cooked them in 26 of 42 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

FAT ANDY'S BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

10,400 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 10,400 miles across 59 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,208 miles to Indian River Twisted Tail BBQ Cookoff (JUDGES REGISTRATION FULL).

59 mapped stops
furthest 1,208 mi

The metronome

±2.31% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.31% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.5% of a perfect score
60 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Grillin' in Grafton every year from 2013 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 10th

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021 ↗	Master	#337 (570 pts)	#281 (730 pts)	#282 (750 pts)	#334 (625 pts)	#362 (565 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#865 (75 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#800 (368 pts)	#684 (498 pts)	#729 (458 pts)	#825 (383 pts)	#674 (498 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#383 (888 pts)	#328 (1,013 pts)	#381 (928 pts)	#530 (698 pts)	#287 (1,103 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#546 (717 pts)	#384 (980 pts)	#498 (792 pts)	#460 (842 pts)	#485 (832 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#446 (887 pts)	#256 (1,262 pts)	#419 (957 pts)	#465 (880 pts)	#360 (1,057 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#841 (402 pts)	#791 (462 pts)	#517 (757 pts)	#734 (512 pts)	#872 (407 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1338 (208 pts)	#1372 (218 pts)	#1124 (288 pts)	#1467 (198 pts)	#1357 (218 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#923 (318 pts)	#876 (368 pts)	#1097 (278 pts)	#859 (383 pts)	#990 (303 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to TOPPGATOR BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

137 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

CARNIVORE'S PARADISE

#4,596 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1524

7–1 in 8 shared contests (88% to TOPPGATOR BBQ)

These two have cooked 8 of the same contests — TOPPGATOR BBQ ahead 7–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 45 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2021

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RODEO JOE'S PIGNACIOUS BBQ

#4,588 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1471

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to TOPPGATOR BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2015

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Que'd Up

#4,598 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1471

Careers of much the same size, 44 contests to 60, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 44 contests
last seen Jul 28, 2023

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SMOKY LINCS

#4,609 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1471

34 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 34 contests
last seen May 31, 2019

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SHO DAWG BBQ

#4,602 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1471

Level with TOPPGATOR BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Aug 5, 2022

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Onkel Felix BBQ

#4,604 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1471

They turned up 6 years after TOPPGATOR BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2026
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG "E" BBQ	42	2	40	5%	⚔ compare
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	36	1	35	3%	⚔ compare
CRASH TEST SMOKERS	34	6	28	18%	⚔ compare
T-MAC SMOKIN	34	2	32	6%	⚔ compare
5 FINGER BBQ	32	5	27	16%	⚔ compare
LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	31	6	25	19%	⚔ compare
WICKED SMOKE BBQ	29	8	21	28%	⚔ compare
Second Hand Smoke SLV	28	10	18	36%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ	27	4	23	15%	⚔ compare
Risky Brisket	26	4	22	15%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	26	4	22	15%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	26	0	26	0%	⚔ compare
Littles BBQ Co	25	7	18	28%	⚔ compare
PLASTERED PORK BBQ	24	4	20	17%	⚔ compare
43RD PARALLEL BBQ	23	8	15	35%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	60	14	1	5	174.2972	145.6916	164.00	top 53%
Pork Ribs	60	9	0	1	177.7144	146.2632	160.54	top 57%
Pork	59	6	0	1	172.5944	143.3600	159.49	top 64%
Brisket	59	7	0	2	173.1428	145.1088	160.09	top 58%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	27	0	top 62%
Large (40+)	33	0	top 65%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
WI	51	top 62%
KY	4	top 78%
IL	3	top 63%
MI	1	top 93%
FL	1	top 48%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Grillin' in Grafton	5	10	top 62%	Jun 30, 2017
Jim Beam BBQ Classic	4	15	top 78%	Oct 4, 2019
Grill Games	3	7	top 36%	Aug 24, 2018
The Masters In May (DAY 2)	3	30	top 62%	May 5, 2018
Best of the Midwest BBQ	2	23	top 58%	Oct 22, 2021
9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2)	2	17	top 78%	Aug 27, 2021
Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two)	2	27	top 74%	Jun 26, 2021
Puckaway Pigfest	2	8	top 41%	Sep 6, 2019
Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off	2	17	top 41%	Oct 20, 2017
6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2)	2	26	top 77%	Aug 25, 2017
BBQ 4 ASTOP	2	14	top 71%	May 20, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 12 contests

Contests a season 6 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WI 51 of 60 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 42 11 of them more than once

Opponents faced 666 finished ahead 878 times, behind 1,572

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20211 milestone

Oct 22 Most recent contest Best of the Midwest BBQ

20191 milestone

Oct 4 50th tracked contest Jim Beam BBQ Classic

20183 milestones

Jun 22 Career-best overall score679.3600 Rotary Rockn Ribs
Jun 22 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7144 Rotary Rockn Ribs
Oct 5 Peak power rating (1536) Jim Beam BBQ Classic

20162 milestones

Sep 17 First category win (Chicken) Mazomanie BBQ Fest
Sep 17 25th tracked contest Mazomanie BBQ Fest

20151 milestone

May 16 10th tracked contest Madison Magazine BBQ Festival

20131 milestone

Jun 28 First overall top-10 Grillin' in Grafton

—3 milestones

First tracked contest Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES)
First call Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES)
First overall past 90% of a perfect score492.5140 Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.2	BBQ 4 ASTOP	May 18, 2018
+15.2	Rotary Rockn Ribs	Jun 22, 2018
+13.5	Grill Games	Aug 24, 2018
+10	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off	Oct 20, 2017
+9.2	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 7, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 11, 2014
-10.8	Bordertown BBQ Brawl	Jul 19, 2019
-10.6	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1	Jun 11, 2021
-10.5	BBQ 4 ASTOP	May 29, 2015
-10.2	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2	Jun 12, 2021

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
—	1	0	0	100%	top 39%	91.2%	91.2%
2021	8	0	0	38%	top 73%	92.6%	90%
2020	1	0	0	0%	top 64%	89.9%	89.9%
2019	6	0	0	33%	top 78%	90.4%	88.9%
2018	7	4	0	86%	top 35%	94.4%	92.4%
2017	12	0	0	25%	top 68%	92%	88.5%
2016	12	1	1	42%	top 62%	92.5%	90.1%
2015	7	0	0	43%	top 70%	89.9%	88.2%
2014	3	0	0	0%	top 73%	90.3%	86%
2013	3	1	0	67%	top 43%	90.2%	89%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 22, 2021	Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI	23 / 44 (664.4456)	22 (166.2628)	22 (164.5256)	26 (166.8344)	18 (166.8228)
Sep 10, 2021	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	15 / 30 (655.3152)	17 (166.8460)	9 (165.7032)	10 (166.2516)	22 (156.5144)
Aug 27, 2021	9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) 🏅 Washington Island, WI	22 / 25 (639.7944)	12 (168.5372)	23 (159.9544)	18 (163.3828)	24 (147.9200)
Aug 26, 2021	9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1) 🏅 Washington Island, WI	17 / 25 (657.6232)	6 (172.5716)	18 (161.1316)	13 (163.9544)	20 (159.9656)
Jun 26, 2021	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 🏅 Belvidere, IL	27 / 43 (666.8348)	30 (168.0116)	4 (173.7372)	36 (157.6572)	19 (167.4288)
Jun 25, 2021	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) 🏅 Belvidere, IL	42 / 49 (635.4060)	17 (168.0228)	48 (150.8232)	47 (153.6916)	34 (162.8684)
Jun 12, 2021	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI	41 / 45 (633.0636)	36 (163.4404)	45 (146.7888)	27 (162.2744)	33 (160.5600)
Jun 11, 2021	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI	46 / 52 (633.6800)	44 (157.1084)	29 (161.7260)	46 (155.4056)	38 (159.4400)
Oct 16, 2020	Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI	32 / 50 (647.3600)	22 (168.5828)	33 (160.5716)	36 (159.3828)	34 (158.8228)
Oct 18, 2019	Best of the Midwest 🏅 Union Grove, WI	34 / 52 (644.4912)	8 (170.2856)	12 (166.2972)	31 (160.5716)	47 (147.3368)
Oct 4, 2019	Jim Beam BBQ Classic 🏅 Springfield, KY	38 / 42 (642.6628)	27 (165.6800)	36 (160.5028)	23 (165.0856)	40 (151.3944)
Sep 6, 2019	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	22 / 39 (638.2176)	36 (151.4516)	25 (157.6916)	21 (159.9544)	6 (169.1200)
Jul 19, 2019	Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI	26 / 28 (637.0748)	15 (165.1316)	17 (163.3944)	27 (146.8116)	19 (161.7372)
May 4, 2019	Masters in May Day 2 🏅 Bancroft, WI	30 / 40 (650.8116)	26 (163.4172)	35 (158.8572)	25 (165.1200)	25 (163.4172)
May 3, 2019	Masters In May Day 1 🏅 Bancroft, WI	37 / 42 (628.5148)	26 (163.4860)	36 (158.2516)	41 (150.8000)	35 (155.9772)
Oct 5, 2018	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	15 / 42 (673.0744)	9 (172.5716)	19 (168.5600)	33 (161.6800)	10 (170.2628)
Sep 7, 2018	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	8 / 31 (662.8116)	3 (173.1428)	4 (170.8572)	3 (172.5944)	27 (146.2172)
Aug 24, 2018	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	7 / 42 (677.6916)	5 (174.2972)	12 (167.4172)	19 (163.3944)	3 (172.5828)
Jun 22, 2018	Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI	7 / 41 (679.3600)	11 (170.2628)	2 (177.7144)	22 (163.4056)	12 (167.9772)
May 18, 2018	BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	5 / 27 (664.0692)	4 (170.3088)	19 (158.8688)	11 (164)	2 (170.8916)
May 5, 2018	The Masters In May (DAY 2) Appleton, WI	32 / 54 (658.2512)	47 (160.5600)	16 (169.7144)	47 (154.8340)	5 (173.1428)
May 4, 2018	The Masters In May ( DAY 1) Appleton, WI	40 / 54 (643.8972)	30 (165.7144)	52 (151.3944)	42 (157.0856)	14 (169.7028)
Oct 20, 2017	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI	17 / 52 (654.2744)	23 (162.2856)	22 (161.6800)	23 (164.5716)	17 (165.7372)
Oct 6, 2017	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	42 / 44 (630.7544)	35 (163.9656)	38 (159.9888)	42 (151.4172)	40 (155.3828)
Aug 25, 2017	6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) Washington Island, WI	26 / 39 (651.9316)	17 (166.2856)	14 (167.4060)	29 (159.3828)	29 (158.8572)
Aug 24, 2017	6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1) Washington Island, WI	35 / 40 (630.7772)	39 (150.8228)	31 (157.1544)	15 (164.5256)	32 (158.2744)
Aug 4, 2017	Badger Brews & Que Port Washington, WI	18 / 30 (639.3024)	2 (173.7372)	20 (154.1940)	19 (158.2056)	22 (153.1656)
Jul 15, 2017	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI	22 / 49 (662.2172)	12 (170.8344)	10 (169.7028)	37 (160.5256)	36 (161.1544)
Jul 14, 2017	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 Green Bay, WI	48 / 58 (615.8744)	35 (161.6800)	50 (150.8228)	47 (155.3944)	53 (147.9772)
Jun 30, 2017	Grillin' in Grafton Graffton, WI	19 / 27 (618.0688)	26 (149.6344)	18 (153.6916)	15 (155.9084)	11 (158.8344)
Jun 23, 2017	Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI	23 / 37 (642.7312)	11 (168.5712)	32 (150.2516)	25 (158.2400)	13 (165.6684)
May 19, 2017	ASTOPâ€™s BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	26 / 30 (609.5544)	27 (154.8228)	29 (146.2632)	22 (155.3484)	19 (153.1200)
May 6, 2017	Master In May-The Classic Appleton, WI	37 / 50 (636.4228)	49 (151.3828)	42 (154.2516)	7 (169.1200)	29 (161.6684)
May 5, 2017	The Masters In May (also Big Green Egg challenge) Appleton, WI	30 / 56 (658.1828)	39 (164.5600)	29 (162.8572)	36 (161.6456)	18 (169.1200)
Sep 30, 2016	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	38 / 43 (650.1488)	41 (158.2172)	18 (170.2744)	43 (151.3600)	13 (170.2972)
Sep 17, 2016	Mazomanie BBQ Fest Mazomanie, WI	13 / 21 (663.9544)	1 (172.5828)	15 (162.2744)	15 (161.1200)	10 (167.9772)
Aug 26, 2016	5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque Washington Island, WI	23 / 42 (650.7544)	33 (159.3600)	26 (158.2972)	16 (166.8228)	14 (166.2744)
Aug 6, 2016	Badger Brew & Que II (Day 2) Manitowoc, WI	10 / 22 (666.2856)	4 (170.8800)	5 (170.8344)	15 (164.5828)	16 (159.9884)
Aug 5, 2016	Badger Brew & Que I (Day 1) Manitowoc, WI	19 / 27 (625.5656)	8 (166.8456)	18 (156.5028)	26 (150.8000)	21 (151.4172)
Jul 9, 2016	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-2nd Heat Green Bay, WI	46 / 55 (643.3596)	47 (159.4172)	25 (165.7028)	54 (149.1084)	17 (169.1312)
Jul 8, 2016	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat Green Bay, WI	39 / 66 (651.9544)	18 (170.8800)	59 (151.3716)	39 (162.8228)	23 (166.8800)
Jul 1, 2016	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	15 / 29 (650.9144)	10 (165.7372)	16 (160.0344)	9 (165.1200)	20 (160.0228)
May 20, 2016	BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	14 / 28 (649.6800)	12 (166.2400)	12 (161.7372)	15 (160)	13 (161.7028)
Apr 30, 2016	Masters in May- The Classic Appleton, WI	41 / 58 (636.5832)	25 (166.8688)	44 (156.5600)	44 (158.8456)	47 (154.3088)
Apr 29, 2016	Masters in May Appleton, WI	34 / 59 (646.8232)	27 (165.1544)	48 (150.8344)	36 (158.8344)	12 (172)
Apr 1, 2016	Indian River Twisted Tail BBQ Cookoff (JUDGES REGISTRATION FULL) Vero Beach, FL	12 / 25 (650.1256)	10 (167.3712)	13 (162.2744)	15 (158.2400)	11 (162.2400)
Oct 23, 2015	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off Union Grove, WI	22 / 44 (647.2796)	13 (167.9884)	28 (156.5372)	16 (165.6800)	25 (157.0740)
Aug 28, 2015	4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI	26 / 35 (630.1596)	20 (162.8112)	19 (157.7144)	30 (150.2284)	16 (159.4056)
Jun 26, 2015	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	26 / 33 (633.6116)	26 (154.7772)	4 (168.5944)	30 (151.9428)	23 (158.2972)
May 29, 2015	BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	21 / 23 (623.3600)	19 (158.8228)	14 (156.5944)	12 (160.5828)	22 (147.3600)
May 16, 2015	Madison Magazine BBQ Festival Madison, WI	18 / 29 (641.7604)	20 (157.1316)	10 (165.7372)	6 (169.7716)	27 (149.1200)
May 2, 2015	The Masters In May - The Classic Appleton, WI	41 / 47 (623.3024)	33 (156.5484)	25 (160)	44 (152.4912)	41 (154.2628)
May 1, 2015	The Masters In May Appleton, WI	28 / 57 (643.3260)	39 (157.1200)	4 (172.0116)	48 (153.6572)	34 (160.5372)
Aug 22, 2014	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	20 / 47 (650.1828)	25 (162.2284)	13 (165.1772)	27 (159.3600)	18 (163.4172)
Jul 11, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Madison, WI	28 / 29 (594.1492)	28 (145.6916)	18 (158.2860)	29 (143.3600)	26 (146.8116)
Jun 27, 2014	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	26 / 32 (613.1320)	18 (159.4400)	23 (153.1660)	22 (155.4172)	30 (145.1088)
Aug 30, 2013	3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs Warrens, WI	18 / 37 (646.7544)	24 (159.9544)	27 (154.2400)	23 (161.7028)	8 (170.8572)
Aug 23, 2013	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	21 / 43 (627.4060)	29 (157.1084)	14 (160.0116)	18 (160.5944)	31 (149.6916)
Jun 28, 2013	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	10 / 33 (649.1428)	3 (172.5714)	18 (155.4284)	4 (169.1430)	21 (152)
—	Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Yorkville, IL	15 / 38 (492.5140)	3 (173.7028)	20 (159.4400)	—	—

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

TOPPGATOR BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)