The heartbreaker
0.0112
points from the title
Came within 0.0112 points of the Grand Championship at Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) (2026-04-10).
Rudes BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1779
peak 1792 · rated over 63 contests ⓘ
Best runs
9
straight top-10s · 2 straight GCs
Contests
88
in the data
First seen
2022-06-17
latest 2026-08-28
Best ToY finish
#5
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
8
5 reserve
Category wins
12
36 podiums
Overall top-10s
43
of 88 contests
Avg finish
top 26%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Current form
346.13 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 356.54 (-10.41)
Walk rate
69%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
9
best run (overall)
Best single call
180.0000 🔥
Consistency
±61.98
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.59 · weakest Pork (167.54)
Road miles
14,149
mi across 88 mapped stops · furthest 383 mi
Schedule strength
63%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)
Purse competed for
$444K
listed at 73 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
5 🏅
GCs in 33 state-championship entries
Master avg
677.79 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
356.54 / 360
62 Backyard contests · 8 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Storylines (21 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.
Among the elite
#145
of 6,413 rated teams
In the top 2% of every rated team in the data
A power rating of 1779 puts them #145 of 6,413 rated teams — the top 2% of the field.
- rating 1779
- peak 1792
- 63 rated contests
Perfect scores on the board
3
perfect 180s
3 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.
- Chicken ×3
Against the odds
28-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 72 times in 100
Their Grand Championship at Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-06-14) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 28-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ.
On the rise
+36
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 36 points across 21 contests since 2025-09-13 — from 1743 up to 1779.
- 21 contests since 2025-09-13
- now 1779
Giant slayer
41
teams beaten in one weekend
Took the Grand Championship over a 41-team field at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD).
- 2024-06-07
Happy hunting ground
2×
Grand Championships here
Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) is their spot: 2 Grand Championships in 4 visits.
- 4 visits
- best finish 1st
- average top 17%
They almost always walk
69%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 61 of 88 contests
A top-10 category call in 69% of their 88 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
701.0972
career-best overall
97.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 701.0972 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest — 97.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2025-11-05
State champions
5
state championships won
They've taken 5 state championships from 33 entries at contests carrying the title.
- 33 state-championship entries
The one to beat
4×
one call ahead of them
Big Ten Bones has finished one call ahead of Rudes BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
Their season
2025
4 Grand Championships
2025 was the year it came together: 32 contests, 4 Grand Championships and 6 category wins, at an average finish in the top 21%.
- 32 contests
- 17 overall top-10s
- 6 category wins
- average top 21%
A tough matchup
6–2
behind in the head-to-head
Big James Kitchen ahead in 75% of their meetings
Big James Kitchen has come out ahead in 6 of their 8 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.0
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.05 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 19% of the time against 54%.
- Pork avg 167.54
- Chicken avg 171.59
- 3 calls in 16 entries
A strong matchup
24–10
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 71% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que in 24 of their 34 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
23 of 36
shared chicken entries lost
WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ ahead 64% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ has out-cooked them in 23 of 36 shared chicken entries.
Looking over their shoulder
3×
one call behind them
WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
Boom or bust
±16.40%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±16.40% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 98.5% of a perfect score
- best 190.6%
A September team
Top 17%
average finish in September
Something about September: average finish in the top 17% across 3 contests, versus top 26% the rest of the year.
- 3 September contests
- top 26% the rest of the year
The long haul
14,149
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 14,149 miles across 88 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 383 miles to Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT).
- 88 mapped stops
- furthest 383 mi
A standing appointment
5
years running at one contest
They've cooked Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) every year from 2022 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.
- 5 visits in all
- best finish 2nd
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.
#144 of the rated field
- Contests
- 83
- GCs
- 7
- Top-10s
- 59%
- Peak
- 1797
2–4 in 6 shared contests (33% to Rudes BBQ)
These two have cooked 6 of the same contests — Rollin Smoke BBQ ahead 4–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#146 of the rated field
- Contests
- 46
- GCs
- 11
- Top-10s
- 89%
- Peak
- 1797
4–5 in 9 shared contests (44% to Rudes BBQ)
Fewer contests behind them than Rudes BBQ has cooked, 46 to 88, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#142 of the rated field
- Contests
- 56
- GCs
- 12
- Top-10s
- 75%
- Peak
- 1781
6–5 in 11 shared contests (55% to Rudes BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 50 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#147 of the rated field
- Contests
- 79
- GCs
- 8
- Top-10s
- 54%
- Peak
- 1811
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Rudes BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#143 of the rated field
- Contests
- 55
- GCs
- 12
- Top-10s
- 89%
- Peak
- 1786
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 12 Grand Championships in 55 contests, alongside a 89% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#154 of the rated field
- Contests
- 89
- GCs
- 9
- Top-10s
- 66%
- Peak
- 1784
3–2 in 5 shared contests (60% to Rudes BBQ)
They were already cooking in 2015, 7 years before Rudes BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | 35 | 13 | 22 | 37% | ⚔ compare |
| Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | 34 | 24 | 10 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 33 | 21 | 9 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| All Smoked Up BBQ | 31 | 23 | 8 | 74% | ⚔ compare |
| Skinny Pig BBQ | 29 | 22 | 7 | 76% | ⚔ compare |
| Shmack Q | 27 | 14 | 13 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| SmoQued On Main St | 26 | 22 | 4 | 85% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 24 | 8 | 15 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ MIKE | 23 | 13 | 10 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Wapatui Smokers | 22 | 19 | 3 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Racks BBQ | 21 | 14 | 7 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM CRAWFORD | 19 | 14 | 3 | 74% | ⚔ compare |
| DB BBQ | 19 | 14 | 4 | 74% | ⚔ compare |
| DAWGS BBQ | 19 | 11 | 8 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| E SQUARED BBQ | 18 | 13 | 5 | 72% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 71 | 38 | 4 | 14 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.7144 | 171.59 | top 30% |
| Pork Ribs | 85 | 50 | 8 | 21 | 179.4400 | 157.1316 | 171.52 | top 31% |
| Pork | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 158.8116 | 167.54 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5716 | 157.6800 | 168.93 | top 46% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL | 26 | 5 | top 24% |
| WI | 11 | 1 | top 25% |
| IA | 9 | 0 | top 22% |
| TN | 9 | 0 | top 36% |
| MO | 8 | 1 | top 25% |
| IN | 2 | 1 | top 9% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 3% |
| MN | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
| MI | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 9 | 1 | top 26% |
| Medium (20–39) | 36 | 5 | top 23% |
| Large (40+) | 24 | 2 | top 30% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
The story so far (21 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.2 yrs
2022-06-17 → 2026-08-28
Busiest season
2025
32 contests · 4 GCs
Contests a season
17.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IL
35 of 88 contests · 9 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
34
19 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
85 entries · 8 wins · 50 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 171.59 · weakest Pork (167.54)
Walk rate
69%
a top-10 call in 61 of 88 contests
Overall top-10 rate
49%
43 of 88 contests
Wins it all
9%
8 Grand Championships · 5 reserve
First title
2024-06-07
Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
Best top-10 run
9
straight contests
Master average
677.79
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Backyard average
356.54
out of 360 · 62 contests · 8 GCs
Perfect 180s
3
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
1,307
2,969–1,024 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
14,149
88 mapped stops · furthest 383 mi
Schedule strength
1580
average field rating faced — tougher than 63% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$444,135
listed at 73 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
5
from 33 state-championship entries
Power rating
1779
peak 1792 · #145 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2022
- First tracked contest Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard)
- First call Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score326.8228 Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard)
- First overall top-10 Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 2023
- First overall podium Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown
- 10th tracked contest Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown
- 2024
- First Grand Championship Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- First state championship Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- Biggest field won (41 teams) Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- 25th tracked contest Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 2025
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 50th tracked contest Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown
- 5th Grand Championship Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown
- First Reserve Championship Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 10th category win Smokin Ghost BBQ Rib Double Dip 2 (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- Career-best overall score701.0972 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- 2026
- Peak power rating (1792) Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2)
- Most recent contest Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.7 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2023-06-09 |
| +15.2 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2024-06-07 |
| +14.2 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2023-06-10 |
| +14.1 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2024-03-15 |
| +13.6 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) | 2025-03-28 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -17.9 | Minnesota in May | 2025-05-09 |
| -16.8 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2026-08-22 |
| -10.7 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2026-06-12 |
| -10.5 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2026-06-19 |
| -7.3 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | 2026-07-18 |
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 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 65% | top 27% | 190.6% | 106.1% |
| 2025 | 32 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 72% | top 21% | 98.7% | 96% |
| 2024 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 67% | top 31% | 97.1% | 94.7% |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 73% | top 20% | 136.7% | 99.2% |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75% | top 47% | 91.7% | 90.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 2) Cherry Valley, IL | 6 / 25 (346.8228) | 15 (170.2628) | 5 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2026-08-28 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 1) Cherry Valley, IL | 5 / 24 (348.5372) | 7 (175.4172) | 11 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2026-08-22 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 12 / 16 (341.6800) | 6 (174.8456) | 13 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2026-08-15 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) 🏅 Troy, IL | 3 / 32 (343.9428) | 2 (174.2628) | 8 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2026-08-14 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) 🏅 Troy, IL | 1 / 26 (349.6916) | 2 (174.2744) | 2 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2026-08-08 | Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) Warsaw, IN | 1 / 13 (347.9888) | 1 (175.4288) | 2 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2026-07-18 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) Miles, IA | 14 / 28 (340.5372) | 11 (171.9772) | 16 (168.5600) | — | — |
| 2026-07-17 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) Miles, IA | 2 / 27 (352.5600) | 3 (176.5600) | 2 (176.0000) | — | — |
| 2026-06-19 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 23 / 41 (339.3828) | 14 (172.5600) | 27 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 3 / 37 (345.6800) | 19 (167.9772) | 2 (177.7028) | — | — |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 24 / 40 (338.2172) | 18 (170.8228) | 28 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 2 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | 19 / 82 (346.2400) | 22 (173.1200) | 19 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | 70 / 117 (682.2056) | 10 (178.8572) | 43 (173.1428) | 112 (161.0972) | 69 (169.1084) |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | 3 (180.0000) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | 53 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2026-05-01 | SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) 🏅 Cambridge, IA | 3 / 17 (686.1944) | 15 (170.8228) | 12 (170.2744) | 16 (169.6800) | 4 (175.4172) |
| 2026-04-24 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 11 / 24 (337.6916) | 5 (174.2972) | 18 (163.3944) | — | — |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Osage City, KS | 2 / 101 (669.6116) | 95 (162.8228) | 63 (170.2744) | 98 (161.0972) | 13 (175.4172) |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 2 / 42 (353.7144) | 4 (176.5716) | 3 (177.1428) | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN | — | 43 (168.5256) | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 9 / 125 (348.5372) | 10 (176.5600) | 13 (171.9772) | 28 (167.9772) | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 35 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 15 / 401 (701.0972) | 17 (178.2972) | 34 (176.5600) | 155 (171.9656) | 69 (174.2744) |
| 2025-10-10 | Stover Rock Island Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Stover, MO | 3 / 13 (351.9656) | 2 (176.5600) | 4 (175.4056) | 2 (176.5600) | — |
| 2025-10-03 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Pleasant Hill, MO | 4 / 23 (354.8456) | 1 (180.0000) | 7 (174.8456) | — | — |
| 2025-09-19 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) Loves Park, IL | 3 / 17 (339.3828) | 6 (167.3828) | 4 (172.0000) | — | — |
| 2025-09-13 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 4 / 27 (338.7884) | 3 (171.4056) | 8 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2025-09-13 | Trekking for CDH (ONE MEAT RIBS) Pierron, IL | — | — | 12 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2025-08-31 | Smokin Ghost BBQ Rib Double Dip 2 (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 1 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2025-08-31 | Smokin Ghost BBQ Rib Double Dip 1 (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 4 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-08-22 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, IL | 13 / 31 (342.2400) | 16 (169.1084) | 8 (173.1316) | — | — |
| 2025-08-16 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 2 / 20 (347.4056) | 4 (170.8456) | 1 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-08-16 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 1 / 32 (349.1316) | 6 (173.1200) | 2 (176.0116) | — | — |
| 2025-08-09 | Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) Warsaw, IN | 2 / 18 (352.0116) | 3 (174.8572) | 2 (177.1544) | — | — |
| 2025-07-12 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) Miles, IA | 3 / 16 (348.5372) | 6 (176.5600) | 3 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-07-11 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) Miles, IA | 4 / 18 (347.4172) | 1 (179.4400) | 11 (167.9772) | 8 (170.8456) | — |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL | 1 / 26 (348.5372) | 2 (175.4056) | 4 (173.1316) | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Eureka, IL | — | — | 5 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2025-06-20 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 1 / 36 (355.4172) | 1 (180.0000) | 7 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 8 / 36 (341.6688) | 6 (173.1200) | 10 (168.5488) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 4 / 36 (349.1084) | 7 (176.5600) | 7 (172.5484) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 28 (163.9428) | — | — |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 21 / 70 (343.9544) | 18 (171.9772) | 21 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 46 / 106 (688.4916) | 19 (176.5600) | 45 (172.5600) | 65 (169.6916) | 63 (169.6800) |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Ribs (Friday, May 23, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | 20 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 48 / 58 (661.0516) | 23 (171.9772) | 48 (165.1200) | 47 (166.2744) | 51 (157.6800) |
| 2025-04-25 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 6 / 24 (342.2400) | 6 (170.2628) | 5 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 12 / 49 (343.9544) | 20 (169.6800) | 9 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2025-03-29 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 2) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 4 / 25 (346.2284) | 5 (171.9656) | 2 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2025-03-28 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 1 / 27 (346.2516) | 5 (167.3944) | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 9 / 33 (346.2400) | 17 (168.5372) | 2 (177.7028) | — | — |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 36 / 100 (333.6228) | 38 (165.0856) | 28 (168.5372) | 13 (171.9656) | — |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 4 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2024-09-14 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 7 / 35 (339.3716) | 11 (166.2516) | 5 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-09-01 | Rib Double Dip (2) (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 11 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2024-09-01 | Rib Double Dip (1) (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 7 (171.4056) | — | — |
| 2024-08-23 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, IL | 6 / 28 (338.7884) | 12 (164.5256) | 6 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 14 / 27 (322.7660) | 13 (164.5488) | 17 (158.2172) | — | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 3 / 26 (348.5372) | 11 (170.8344) | 1 (177.7028) | — | — |
| 2024-07-27 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL | 12 / 34 (335.3596) | 18 (163.3712) | 3 (171.9884) | — | — |
| 2024-07-12 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Miles, IA | 4 / 11 (348.5372) | 4 (175.4172) | 3 (173.1200) | 5 (171.9772) | — |
| 2024-06-14 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 1 / 40 (349.6916) | 7 (170.8344) | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 13 / 37 (335.3944) | 11 (168.5600) | 11 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 1 / 41 (349.7028) | 5 (173.7028) | 1 (176.0000) | — | — |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Lebanon, TN | 19 / 47 (344.5484) | 23 (173.1084) | 21 (171.4400) | — | — |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN | 89 / 118 (677.0172) | 45 (174.2628) | 112 (159.9428) | 96 (166.2400) | 12 (176.5716) |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI | 37 / 62 (674.7312) | 6 (177.7028) | 33 (167.9772) | 46 (165.0856) | 45 (163.9656) |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 6 / 42 (344.5256) | 24 (167.9656) | 4 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 16 / 31 (338.2512) | 20 (166.2512) | 7 (172.0000) | — | — |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 6 / 93 (342.8116) | 6 (174.2744) | 15 (168.5372) | 24 (165.6800) | — |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 33 (169.1316) | — | — |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 11 / 40 (341.1428) | 17 (161.7028) | 1 (179.4400) | — | — |
| 2023-10-27 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 15 / 47 (333.6684) | 16 (165.6800) | 10 (167.9884) | — | — |
| 2023-09-15 | Saluting with Smoke Single Meat - Rib Burn (ONE MEAT RIBS) Yorkville, IL | — | — | 11 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2023-08-25 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, IL | 6 / 26 (343.3712) | 9 (170.2628) | 4 (173.1084) | — | — |
| 2023-08-19 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 3 / 32 (335.9544) | 2 (174.8572) | 13 (161.0972) | — | — |
| 2023-07-14 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL | 4 / 25 (343.9772) | 5 (169.7028) | 1 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2023-07-14 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Eureka, IL | — | — | 15 (157.1316) | — | — |
| 2023-06-17 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 3 / 33 (343.4284) | 2 (173.7028) | 8 (169.7256) | — | — |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 5 / 40 (337.6572) | 9 (168.5256) | 4 (169.1316) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 3 / 43 (342.2744) | 4 (171.4172) | 4 (170.8572) | — | — |
| 2023-05-27 | Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Westmont, IL | 16 / 34 (491.9776) | 11 (166.8572) | 13 (166.3088) | 17 (158.8116) | — |
| 2022-11-04 | Saluting with Smoke Single Meat Rib Burn (ONE MEAT RIBS) Yorkville, IL | — | — | 6 (173.7372) | — | — |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 18 / 36 (659.9316) | 18 (168.5944) | 14 (167.4172) | 19 (165.6800) | 26 (158.2400) |
| 2022-08-20 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 8 / 20 (321.0972) | 14 (153.7144) | 5 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2022-06-17 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard) Morris, IL | 12 / 23 (326.8228) | 12 (163.9656) | 8 (162.8572) | — | — |
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 ↗ | Backyard | #6 (1276 pts) | #6 (1217 pts) | #7 (1246 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #927 (60 pts) | #414 (430 pts) | #428 (435 pts) | #970 (60 pts) | #950 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #5 (1332 pts) | #9 (1311 pts) | #7 (1298 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #649 (230 pts) | #676 (260 pts) | #171 (1264 pts) | #774 (180 pts) | #774 (180 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #21 (1151 pts) | #63 (826 pts) | #9 (1280 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #878 (120 pts) | #724 (235 pts) | #524 (442 pts) | #938 (120 pts) | #786 (185 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #44 (1023 pts) | #27 (1139 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | — | — | #587 (371 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #167 (213 pts) | #131 (313 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1168 (95 pts) | #1214 (95 pts) | #1174 (115 pts) | #1236 (90 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |