The heartbreaker
1.6800
points from the title
Came within 1.6800 points of the Grand Championship at Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge (2018-09-07).
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1558
peak 1620 · rated over 94 contests ⓘ
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
94
in the data
First seen
2013-04-26
latest 2026-07-24
Best ToY finish
#242
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
2 reserve
Category wins
6
22 podiums
Overall top-10s
22
of 94 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
669.35 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 663.15 (+6.20)
Walk rate
74%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±14.30
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.28 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.71)
Road miles
21,924
mi across 94 mapped stops · furthest 520 mi
Schedule strength
57%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)
Purse competed for
$429K
listed at 40 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 47 state-championship entries
Master avg
663.15 / 720
94 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (15 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
Perfect scores on the board
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.
- Pork ×2
Happy hunting ground
Top 15%
average finish here
Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest is their spot: an average finish in the top 15% across 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 2nd
- average top 15%
They almost always walk
74%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 70 of 94 contests
A top-10 category call in 74% of their 94 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
695.9544
career-best overall
96.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 695.9544 at Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival — 96.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2024-08-16
The one to beat
3×
one call ahead of them
Frank's BBQ Trading Post has finished one call ahead of ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
Their season
2019
their best year
2019 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 34%.
- 7 contests
- 4 overall top-10s
- 1 category wins
- average top 34%
A tough matchup
45–17
behind in the head-to-head
Backdraft BBQ ahead in 73% of their meetings
Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 45 of their 62 shared contests.
A strong matchup
49–15
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 77% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BRACKEN RACKS BBQ in 49 of their 64 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
43 of 62
shared chicken entries lost
Backdraft BBQ ahead 69% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Backdraft BBQ has out-cooked them in 43 of 62 shared chicken entries.
Built for the big stage
Top 50%
average finish in large fields
Field size changes the story: they average a top 50% finish in large fields against top 66% in small ones.
- Large (40+): top 50% (22)
- Small (<20 teams): top 66% (6)
Looking over their shoulder
4×
one call behind them
GRILLIN' BEAVERS has landed one call behind them 4 times.
The long haul
21,924
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 21,924 miles across 94 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 520 miles to Original SD BBQ Championships.
- 94 mapped stops
- furthest 520 mi
The metronome
±1.99%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.99% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 92.1% of a perfect score
- 94 contests
A standing appointment
6
years running at one contest
They've cooked Wild West BBQ Cook-Off every year from 2021 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.
- 9 visits in all
- best finish 10th
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
46 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1600 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1558
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1592 of the rated field
- Contests
- 52
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1593
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1593 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#1593 of the rated field
- Contests
- 42
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 26%
- Peak
- 1589
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#1595 of the rated field
- Contests
- 24
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1560
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ has cooked, 24 to 94, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#1596 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1562
No shared contest yet.
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 38% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#1590 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1558
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | 64 | 49 | 15 | 77% | ⚔ compare |
| Backdraft BBQ | 62 | 17 | 45 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLIN' BEAVERS | 53 | 23 | 30 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Lost Weekend Grill | 49 | 31 | 18 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | 42 | 8 | 34 | 19% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | 40 | 9 | 31 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | 35 | 7 | 28 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| WILD HOGS BBQ | 33 | 15 | 18 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ | 33 | 6 | 27 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | 32 | 19 | 13 | 59% | ⚔ compare |
| PROUD SOULS BARBECUE | 31 | 9 | 22 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | 29 | 14 | 15 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| Frank's BBQ Trading Post | 28 | 16 | 12 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | 28 | 4 | 24 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 94 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 178.8800 | 145.0400 | 166.28 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 94 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 176.5600 | 147.9200 | 164.71 | top 51% |
| Pork | 94 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.0628 | 165.96 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 94 | 39 | 2 | 9 | 179.4400 | 146.2858 | 166.20 | top 42% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO | 63 | 0 | top 49% |
| WY | 19 | 0 | top 47% |
| NE | 7 | 0 | top 56% |
| SD | 2 | 0 | top 75% |
| MT | 2 | 0 | top 72% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 6 | 0 | top 66% |
| Medium (20–39) | 66 | 0 | top 49% |
| Large (40+) | 22 | 0 | top 50% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
13.2 yrs
2013-04-26 → 2026-07-24
Busiest season
2018
11 contests
Contests a season
6.7
across 14 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CO
63 of 94 contests · 6 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
56
19 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
94 entries · 1 win · 27 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 166.28 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.71)
Walk rate
74%
a top-10 call in 70 of 94 contests
Overall top-10 rate
23%
22 of 94 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight contests
Master average
663.15
out of 720 · 94 contests · 0 GCs
Perfect 180s
2
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
819
1,562–1,460 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
21,924
94 mapped stops · furthest 520 mi
Schedule strength
1572
average field rating faced — tougher than 57% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$429,327
listed at 40 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 47 state-championship entries
Power rating
1558
peak 1620 · #1594 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Pony Express BBQ Challenge
- First call Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.4572 Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge
- 2014
- First overall top-10 Pony Express BBQ Challenge
- 10th tracked contest Bootleggin' BBQ
- 2015
- First category win (Pork) Griller's Cup
- 2016
- 25th tracked contest Griller's Cup
- 2018
- First overall podium 2018 Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest
- First Reserve Championship 2018 Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest
- 2019
- 50th tracked contest LuLu's Brew & Que
- Peak power rating (1620) Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge
- 2023
- First perfect 180 (Pork) Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival
- 2024
- Career-best overall score695.9544 Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival
- 2026
- Most recent contest Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.8 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge | 2018-09-07 |
| +13.9 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 | 2022-10-21 |
| +13.6 | 2018 Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest | 2018-06-22 |
| +12.3 | Pony Express BBQ Challenge | 2014-04-25 |
| +11.9 | Griller's Cup | 2015-07-17 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.8 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 2024-05-10 |
| -10.5 | S.T.A.R Brews & Q | 2020-09-05 |
| -10.2 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews | 2022-08-05 |
| -9.6 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 2022-05-06 |
| -9.4 | Wild West BBQ Cook Off | 2018-05-11 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 61% | 94.3% | 92.2% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 75% | top 49% | 94.7% | 92.7% |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 75% | top 61% | 96.7% | 93.3% |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 86% | top 52% | 95.3% | 93.1% |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 63% | top 51% | 95.9% | 93% |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80% | top 49% | 94.5% | 92.4% |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 74% | 93% | 91.8% |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 71% | top 34% | 94.6% | 93.1% |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 82% | top 45% | 96.1% | 92.5% |
| 2017 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70% | top 54% | 93.3% | 90.9% |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 63% | top 43% | 93.4% | 91.6% |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 44% | 93.4% | 91.9% |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 88% | top 47% | 93.6% | 91.2% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 55% | 90.1% | 88.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Laramie, WY | 13 / 32 (679.2796) | 15 (171.9772) | 11 (170.8112) | 24 (162.7884) | 8 (173.7028) |
| 2026-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD | 37 / 48 (662.2056) | 44 (155.9656) | 25 (170.2628) | 11 (174.2972) | 35 (161.6800) |
| 2026-04-24 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 18 / 27 (650.6628) | 26 (145.0400) | 9 (167.3828) | 3 (174.8572) | 15 (163.3828) |
| 2025-08-15 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 14 / 27 (672.4340) | 22 (157.0856) | 14 (169.6800) | 12 (170.8228) | 2 (174.8456) |
| 2025-07-25 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Laramie, WY | 8 / 26 (682.1712) | 1 (177.7144) | 7 (171.9656) | 18 (164.5256) | 15 (167.9656) |
| 2025-06-13 | Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 25 / 33 (640.3312) | 19 (167.3828) | 27 (154.7656) | 27 (155.9200) | 22 (162.2628) |
| 2025-04-25 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 11 / 30 (675.9084) | 25 (163.3828) | 8 (172.5600) | 8 (170.8456) | 11 (169.1200) |
| 2024-09-06 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest 🏅 Castle Rock, CO | 26 / 36 (663.8400) | 23 (168.5256) | 32 (158.2400) | 17 (171.9656) | 26 (165.1088) |
| 2024-08-16 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 8 / 29 (695.9544) | 6 (177.1544) | 21 (163.9544) | 1 (180.0000) | 8 (174.8456) |
| 2024-08-09 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 7 / 29 (687.9084) | 6 (176.0000) | 10 (168.5372) | 12 (169.1084) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2024-07-26 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Laramie, WY | 12 / 17 (668.4112) | 10 (169.6684) | 5 (172.5600) | 17 (157.0628) | 8 (169.1200) |
| 2024-07-12 | Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY | 18 / 26 (666.6856) | 20 (168.5256) | 22 (159.9544) | 7 (174.2628) | 20 (163.9428) |
| 2024-06-28 | The Art of Barbeque 🏅 Sterling, CO | 19 / 25 (658.1368) | 8 (170.8572) | 22 (157.6800) | 11 (169.6684) | 22 (159.9312) |
| 2024-06-14 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff 🏅 Miles City, MT | 11 / 16 (677.0288) | 6 (174.2744) | 10 (168.5372) | 8 (173.1200) | 14 (161.0972) |
| 2024-05-10 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 24 / 29 (656.9368) | 27 (160.5028) | 13 (167.4172) | 26 (161.6340) | 15 (167.3828) |
| 2023-10-06 | Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY | 8 / 28 (686.1712) | 6 (171.9656) | 19 (163.3828) | 5 (174.2628) | 4 (176.5600) |
| 2023-08-18 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 12 / 27 (680.4688) | 19 (155.9316) | 9 (171.4172) | 1 (180.0000) | 4 (173.1200) |
| 2023-08-11 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 15 / 27 (666.1256) | 14 (168.5256) | 8 (170.2628) | 19 (165.0972) | 20 (162.2400) |
| 2023-06-30 | Art of Barbeque 🏅 Sterling, CO | 21 / 35 (671.8740) | 31 (158.8112) | 19 (168.5372) | 22 (167.3828) | 3 (177.1428) |
| 2023-06-16 | Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO | 28 / 42 (654.6512) | 29 (158.7884) | 6 (173.1200) | 30 (159.3600) | 20 (163.3828) |
| 2023-05-27 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest 🏅 Castle Rock, CO | 15 / 37 (679.3372) | 20 (170.2628) | 29 (161.6572) | 5 (176.5716) | 12 (170.8456) |
| 2023-05-12 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 21 / 30 (655.3028) | 16 (167.3828) | 19 (162.2628) | 25 (159.9772) | 14 (165.6800) |
| 2022-10-22 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 2 🏅 Westminster, CO | 14 / 31 (677.6344) | 28 (159.3828) | 12 (170.2744) | 16 (168.5372) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2022-10-21 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 🏅 Westminster, CO | 3 / 32 (690.2512) | 5 (171.9656) | 5 (176.5600) | 13 (169.1200) | 6 (172.6056) |
| 2022-10-07 | Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY | 11 / 29 (674.1600) | 6 (171.9772) | 5 (171.9656) | 21 (162.2516) | 11 (167.9656) |
| 2022-08-19 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 10 / 29 (681.6228) | 2 (178.8800) | 7 (170.8344) | 4 (175.4172) | 20 (156.4912) |
| 2022-08-05 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 29 / 35 (651.2684) | 21 (166.8344) | 24 (164.5600) | 26 (161.0856) | 29 (158.7884) |
| 2022-07-01 | The Art of BBQ 🏅 Sterling, CO | 13 / 28 (668.9828) | 22 (161.6572) | 8 (169.6800) | 15 (168.5256) | 12 (169.1200) |
| 2022-06-17 | Central Plains Ribfest 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 21 / 29 (658.6968) | 23 (166.2628) | 17 (166.8228) | 26 (160.5256) | 21 (165.0856) |
| 2022-05-06 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 25 / 33 (654.6628) | 25 (165.0972) | 23 (162.8344) | 23 (160.4912) | 14 (166.2400) |
| 2021-08-20 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 6 / 30 (679.3484) | 14 (169.1200) | 7 (170.2744) | 6 (171.9656) | 11 (167.9884) |
| 2021-08-06 | SLV Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 12 / 42 (680.5256) | 6 (176.0116) | 17 (169.1084) | 31 (162.8000) | 7 (172.6056) |
| 2021-06-19 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 30 / 36 (655.8972) | 28 (163.9428) | 20 (170.2744) | 29 (161.0972) | 29 (160.5828) |
| 2021-06-18 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 23 / 40 (666.7424) | 10 (174.8456) | 22 (168.5484) | 28 (163.9312) | 30 (159.4172) |
| 2021-05-07 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 20 / 35 (645.5660) | 5 (172.0116) | 29 (153.1088) | 17 (166.2400) | 27 (154.2056) |
| 2020-10-03 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2 🏅 Casper, WY | 26 / 41 (669.5884) | 33 (165.0856) | 22 (167.9772) | 20 (170.2628) | 27 (166.2628) |
| 2020-10-02 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 1 🏅 Casper, WY | 31 / 41 (660.4340) | 32 (163.4056) | 26 (164.5372) | 31 (164.5256) | 21 (167.9656) |
| 2020-09-05 | S.T.A.R Brews & Q 🏅 Lake City, CO | 16 / 19 (657.0516) | 14 (165.6800) | 6 (170.8572) | 16 (160.5372) | 15 (159.9772) |
| 2020-08-21 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 31 / 43 (657.0172) | 39 (163.4056) | 13 (170.2744) | 33 (161.6572) | 27 (161.6800) |
| 2019-10-18 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition 🏅 Westminster, CO | 20 / 46 (662.1368) | 29 (163.9772) | 19 (166.8344) | 25 (165.0740) | 17 (166.2512) |
| 2019-09-06 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge 🏅 Grand Jct, CO | 4 / 28 (681.0516) | 13 (166.2400) | 4 (171.4288) | 8 (167.9656) | 2 (175.4172) |
| 2019-08-02 | San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 28 / 54 (667.8396) | 18 (171.4172) | 27 (167.4056) | 38 (160.5028) | 17 (168.5140) |
| 2019-06-21 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest 🏅 Leadville, CO | 6 / 26 (663.7824) | 8 (167.3712) | 13 (160.5144) | 12 (162.7884) | 1 (173.1084) |
| 2019-06-14 | Central Plains Ribfest 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 9 / 30 (671.2912) | 11 (169.7144) | 15 (165.0856) | 19 (165.0856) | 5 (171.4056) |
| 2019-04-26 | LuLu's Brew & Que 🏅 Brighton, CO | 8 / 40 (679.3944) | 16 (170.8228) | 3 (173.7028) | 29 (161.0972) | 3 (173.7716) |
| 2019-01-11 | National Western BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Denver, CO | 20 / 38 (669.0628) | 4 (176.0000) | 21 (166.2284) | 16 (166.8572) | 27 (159.9772) |
| 2018-10-19 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival Westminster, CO | 23 / 48 (656.9712) | 40 (157.6456) | 13 (167.4172) | 24 (164.5256) | 14 (167.3828) |
| 2018-09-14 | Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY | 20 / 28 (634.7656) | 17 (161.1428) | 19 (160.5944) | 10 (161.0856) | 25 (151.9428) |
| 2018-09-07 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Jct, CO | 2 / 32 (691.9772) | 6 (173.1428) | 6 (173.1316) | 4 (171.9772) | 2 (173.7256) |
| 2018-08-17 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 13 / 30 (673.6688) | 14 (166.8228) | 7 (172.5600) | 19 (164.5488) | 8 (169.7372) |
| 2018-08-03 | San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO | 11 / 41 (677.6000) | 32 (161.0856) | 8 (171.9888) | 8 (173.1200) | 6 (171.4056) |
| 2018-06-22 | 2018 Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest Leadville, CO | 2 / 31 (681.6228) | 8 (168.5600) | 2 (171.4172) | 6 (170.8228) | 2 (170.8228) |
| 2018-06-15 | Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE | 21 / 35 (673.6112) | 16 (169.6684) | 31 (158.2628) | 4 (177.7028) | 16 (167.9772) |
| 2018-05-26 | CSU BBQ Showdown Estes Park, CO | 11 / 20 (670.7544) | 3 (174.2744) | 9 (167.3828) | 10 (165.6800) | 14 (163.4172) |
| 2018-05-11 | Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO | 21 / 26 (647.2452) | 11 (167.4172) | 21 (161.0856) | 18 (159.9312) | 19 (158.8112) |
| 2018-04-28 | LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO | 19 / 40 (662.1828) | 25 (162.8228) | 30 (159.3944) | 17 (167.3828) | 5 (172.5828) |
| 2018-01-05 | National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO | 21 / 39 (658.6972) | 17 (167.3944) | 22 (162.2400) | 7 (172.5600) | 30 (156.5028) |
| 2017-09-29 | LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO | 15 / 25 (658.1372) | 9 (173.1200) | 20 (158.2400) | 21 (157.6572) | 4 (169.1200) |
| 2017-09-22 | Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY | 12 / 18 (649.0400) | 15 (159.9428) | 16 (149.7144) | 8 (167.3828) | 4 (172.0000) |
| 2017-09-08 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Jct, CO | 6 / 28 (671.9200) | 7 (171.4056) | 4 (170.8572) | 18 (161.6572) | 5 (168.0000) |
| 2017-08-04 | San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO | 22 / 44 (663.8856) | 33 (159.9656) | 12 (170.8344) | 28 (163.3828) | 10 (169.7028) |
| 2017-07-21 | Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO | 19 / 46 (665.0632) | 38 (159.4288) | 6 (173.1316) | 15 (170.8456) | 26 (161.6572) |
| 2017-06-16 | 24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 25 / 59 (649.5316) | 42 (158.2284) | 25 (162.8116) | 20 (167.9888) | 25 (160.5028) |
| 2017-05-19 | Boats, Bands, & BBQ Pueblo, CO | 19 / 36 (656.4228) | 13 (167.9656) | 29 (156.5144) | 23 (161.6456) | 9 (170.2972) |
| 2017-05-12 | Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO | 25 / 31 (627.9204) | 18 (166.8572) | 28 (150.2516) | 28 (162.2744) | 25 (148.5372) |
| 2017-03-10 | *Kansas Winter Q and Chest to Chest National Cook Off Great Bend, KS | 22 / 34 (655.2916) | 26 (161.0972) | 29 (157.1316) | 19 (166.2400) | 11 (170.8228) |
| 2017-01-06 | National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO | 23 / 38 (650.1600) | 13 (167.9656) | 28 (157.6916) | 34 (153.0628) | 4 (171.4400) |
| 2016-09-09 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO | 32 / 49 (651.7828) | 35 (161.6456) | 39 (159.3716) | 24 (165.6684) | 20 (165.0972) |
| 2016-07-22 | Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO | 19 / 35 (661.0284) | 12 (169.6912) | 29 (157.6572) | 21 (165.6684) | 12 (168.0116) |
| 2016-07-15 | Griller's Cup Laramie, WY | 15 / 27 (660.9944) | 6 (172.5600) | 24 (147.9316) | 6 (170.8228) | 6 (169.6800) |
| 2016-06-24 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival Leadville, CO | 12 / 33 (660.4344) | 9 (169.7144) | 18 (161.6572) | 21 (161.0972) | 7 (167.9656) |
| 2016-06-17 | 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 10 / 58 (672.4684) | 18 (169.6800) | 29 (163.3944) | 23 (167.9656) | 5 (171.4284) |
| 2016-06-03 | Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO | 10 / 30 (655.8624) | 20 (164.5140) | 8 (169.1200) | 15 (162.7884) | 12 (159.4400) |
| 2016-05-13 | Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO | 10 / 33 (661.0400) | 10 (169.7028) | 20 (161.6916) | 19 (163.9544) | 11 (165.6912) |
| 2016-01-08 | National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO | 18 / 36 (651.8744) | 11 (169.6800) | 21 (160.5260) | 28 (155.3712) | 13 (166.2972) |
| 2015-09-11 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO | 8 / 32 (670.7656) | 2 (178.8572) | 17 (163.4056) | 22 (161.0972) | 9 (167.4056) |
| 2015-08-07 | Smokin' on the Prairie Gillette, WY | 11 / 26 (670.1368) | 6 (172.0000) | 15 (165.0856) | 14 (165.6684) | 7 (167.3828) |
| 2015-07-24 | Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer & BBQ Fest Arvada, CO | 19 / 26 (657.5768) | 15 (167.9540) | 13 (162.8116) | 24 (155.9656) | 6 (170.8456) |
| 2015-07-17 | Griller's Cup Laramie, WY | 6 / 29 (672.5260) | 13 (167.4056) | 9 (168.5372) | 1 (173.7144) | 14 (162.8688) |
| 2015-05-29 | Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO | 14 / 32 (651.3256) | 2 (171.9772) | 11 (165.1544) | 23 (155.9428) | 16 (158.2512) |
| 2015-05-08 | Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO | 14 / 26 (649.0052) | 23 (157.6800) | 7 (167.4284) | 5 (169.1084) | 18 (154.7884) |
| 2015-01-09 | National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO | 19 / 40 (661.0056) | 33 (159.3828) | 18 (167.3944) | 6 (173.1428) | 23 (161.0856) |
| 2014-09-20 | Telluride Barbeque Festival Telluride, CO | 9 / 19 (651.2912) | 12 (161.6456) | 7 (166.2972) | 13 (157.0856) | 6 (166.2628) |
| 2014-09-12 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO | 19 / 47 (663.8628) | 32 (161.6684) | 8 (170.2628) | 8 (172.5600) | 32 (159.3716) |
| 2014-08-22 | Bootleggin' BBQ Garden City, CO | 10 / 17 (673.5884) | 15 (162.8228) | 12 (164.5256) | 2 (178.8572) | 9 (167.3828) |
| 2014-08-01 | The SLV Beat the Heat BBQ, Brews and Chili Competition Alamosa, CO | 22 / 31 (638.0912) | 19 (166.2400) | 30 (147.9200) | 19 (159.4056) | 14 (164.5256) |
| 2014-06-20 | 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition Fairplay, CO | 11 / 28 (663.3028) | 10 (170.8228) | 25 (149.6688) | 7 (169.1084) | 4 (173.7028) |
| 2014-05-30 | Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO | 18 / 34 (649.5432) | 22 (160.5028) | 27 (155.9544) | 16 (163.3944) | 7 (169.6916) |
| 2014-05-09 | Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO | 14 / 29 (640.9828) | 20 (155.3600) | 16 (157.6572) | 20 (160.5256) | 5 (167.4400) |
| 2014-04-25 | Pony Express BBQ Challenge Gothenburg, NE | 5 / 28 (670.7772) | 22 (157.1200) | 12 (166.8344) | 3 (172.5600) | 2 (174.2628) |
| 2013-09-13 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO | 21 / 42 (648.4572) | 34 (155.9544) | 14 (165.1428) | 35 (155.3600) | 5 (172.0000) |
| 2013-06-21 | South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition Fairplay, CO | 12 / 23 (642.8570) | 14 (161.7142) | 16 (155.4286) | 6 (170.8570) | 13 (154.8572) |
| 2013-05-31 | Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO | 17 / 33 (637.7142) | 15 (162.2856) | 8 (162.2858) | 13 (161.1430) | 23 (151.9998) |
| 2013-04-26 | Pony Express BBQ Challenge Gothenburg, NE | 32 / 47 (615.4282) | 21 (158.8568) | 35 (152.5714) | 26 (157.7142) | 40 (146.2858) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #441 (338 pts) | #562 (273 pts) | #400 (473 pts) | #335 (488 pts) | #407 (413 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #444 (436 pts) | #467 (486 pts) | #486 (471 pts) | #486 (411 pts) | #399 (551 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #270 (811 pts) | #241 (956 pts) | #320 (791 pts) | #190 (1046 pts) | #259 (856 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #308 (692 pts) | #340 (662 pts) | #327 (777 pts) | #235 (912 pts) | #195 (1037 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #252 (901 pts) | #244 (931 pts) | #237 (1016 pts) | #307 (781 pts) | #216 (1021 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #374 (510 pts) | #306 (665 pts) | #440 (480 pts) | #421 (450 pts) | #421 (470 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #410 (269 pts) | #422 (279 pts) | #307 (414 pts) | #392 (294 pts) | #404 (294 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #354 (894 pts) | #378 (854 pts) | #371 (884 pts) | #545 (634 pts) | #234 (1204 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #242 (1272 pts) | #264 (1192 pts) | #219 (1282 pts) | #175 (1427 pts) | #177 (1484 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #417 (891 pts) | #394 (956 pts) | #400 (961 pts) | #474 (826 pts) | #234 (1366 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #457 (868 pts) | #418 (933 pts) | #636 (643 pts) | #572 (713 pts) | #340 (1093 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #465 (831 pts) | #362 (1016 pts) | #465 (826 pts) | #398 (931 pts) | #451 (831 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #651 (569 pts) | #903 (399 pts) | #836 (439 pts) | #522 (739 pts) | #455 (834 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1016 (283 pts) | #1021 (303 pts) | #974 (318 pts) | #909 (353 pts) | #1164 (248 pts) |