The heartbreaker
0.0112
points from the title
Came within 0.0112 points of the Grand Championship at Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) (Apr 10, 2026).
Rudes BBQ
Rudes BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 91 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. They have won 9 Grand Championships, most recently at the Paxton Swine n Dine (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 6 times. They are ranked #136 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1785
peak 1792 · rated over 66 contests9 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
91
in the data
First seen
Jun 17, 2022
latest Oct 2, 2026 · 4.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
9
6 reserve · wins it all 10% of the time
Category wins
14
39 podiums
Overall top-10s
45
49% of 91 contests
Best top-10 run
9
straight overall top-10s · 2 straight GCs
Avg finish
top 26%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
5 🔥
Current form
347.40 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 343.56 (+3.83)
Walk rate
69%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.10
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.77 · weakest Pork (167.71)
Road miles
14,980
across 91 mapped stops · furthest 383 mi
Schedule strength
63%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)
Purse competed for
$509K
listed at 76 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
5 🏅
won from 35 state-championship entries
Master avg
681.06 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
343.56 / 360
60 Backyard contests · 9 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
491.98 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (4-meat) avg
677.90 / 720
2 Backyard (4-meat) contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #5 (1,316 pts) | #10 (1,233 pts) | #4 (1,276 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #476 (378 pts) | #294 (773 pts) | #360 (668 pts) | #744 (178 pts) | #590 (273 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #5 (1,332 pts) | #9 (1,311 pts) | #7 (1,298 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #649 (230 pts) | #676 (260 pts) | #171 (1,264 pts) | #774 (180 pts) | #774 (180 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #21 (1,151 pts) | #63 (826 pts) | #9 (1,280 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #878 (120 pts) | #724 (235 pts) | #524 (442 pts) | #938 (120 pts) | #786 (185 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #44 (1,023 pts) | #27 (1,139 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) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Rudes BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
#137 of the rated field
- Contests
- 50
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 58%
- Peak
- 1784
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 50 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#135 of the rated field
- Contests
- 103
- GCs
- 9
- Top-10s
- 62%
- Peak
- 1822
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Rudes BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#132 of the rated field
- Contests
- 78
- GCs
- 6
- Top-10s
- 59%
- Peak
- 1793
3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to Rudes BBQ)
These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — Rudes BBQ ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#138 of the rated field
- Contests
- 63
- GCs
- 5
- Top-10s
- 63%
- Peak
- 1798
8–4 in 14 shared contests (57% to Rudes BBQ)
Fewer contests behind them than Rudes BBQ has cooked, 63 to 91, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#134 of the rated field
- Contests
- 161
- GCs
- 16
- Top-10s
- 53%
- Peak
- 1826
1–4 in 5 shared contests (20% to Rudes BBQ)
Their rating is built on 16 Grand Championships in 161 contests, alongside a 53% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#131 of the rated field
- Contests
- 63
- GCs
- 7
- Top-10s
- 68%
- Peak
- 1798
They were already cooking in 2016, 6 years before Rudes BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| All Smoked Up BBQ | 32 | 24 | 8 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Skinny Pig BBQ | 30 | 23 | 7 | 77% | ⚔ compare |
| Shmack Q | 27 | 14 | 13 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| SmoQued On Main St | 26 | 22 | 4 | 85% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 25 | 8 | 16 | 32% | ⚔ 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 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| DB BBQ | 20 | 15 | 4 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Bramble BBQ | 19 | 11 | 8 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| DAWGS BBQ | 19 | 11 | 8 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 74 | 40 | 5 | 16 | 180 🔥 | 153.7144 | 171.77 | top 29% |
| Pork Ribs | 88 | 52 | 9 | 22 | 180 🔥 | 157.1316 | 171.68 | top 31% |
| Pork | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 158.8116 | 167.71 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5716 | 157.6800 | 169.64 | top 44% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 10 | 2 | top 24% |
| Medium (20–39) | 37 | 5 | top 23% |
| Large (40+) | 25 | 2 | top 31% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
32 contests · 4 GCs
Contests a season
18.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
37 of 91 contests · 9 states in all
Contests visited
37
19 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
88 entries · 9 wins · 52 calls
First title
Jun 7, 2024
Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
Opponents faced
1,343
finished ahead 3,050 times, behind 1,062
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Peak power rating (1792) Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2)
- 5th perfect 180 La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown
- Most recent contest La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown
20256 milestones
- 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
20244 milestones
- 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)
20233 milestones
- 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
20224 milestones
- 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)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.6 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 9, 2023 |
| +15.1 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 7, 2024 |
| +14.2 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 10, 2023 |
| +14.1 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 15, 2024 |
| +13.6 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) | Mar 28, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -17.9 | Minnesota in May | May 9, 2025 |
| -16.8 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 22, 2026 |
| -10.7 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 12, 2026 |
| -10.5 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 19, 2026 |
| -7.5 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | Sep 25, 2026 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 65% | top 26% | 98.9% | 95.9% |
| 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% | 95.5% | 94.1% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown 🏅 La Belle, MO | 2 / 33 (697.0856) | 1 (180) | 6 (175.4400) | 25 (168.5372) | 8 (173.1084) |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 38 / 71 (687.8968) | 37 (172.5716) | 30 (173.1084) | 41 (169.6684) | 30 (172.5484) |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Paxton Swine n Dine (BACKYARD ONLY) Paxton, IL | 1 / 18 (356) | 2 (176) | 1 (180) | — | — |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 1) Cherry Valley, IL | 5 / 24 (348.5372) | 7 (175.4172) | 11 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 2) Cherry Valley, IL | 6 / 25 (346.8228) | 15 (170.2628) | 5 (176.5600) | — | — |
| Aug 22, 2026 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 12 / 16 (341.6800) | 6 (174.8456) | 13 (166.8344) | — | — |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) 🏅 Troy, IL | 3 / 32 (343.9428) | 2 (174.2628) | 8 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) 🏅 Troy, IL | 1 / 26 (349.6916) | 2 (174.2744) | 2 (175.4172) | — | — |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) Warsaw, IN | 1 / 13 (347.9888) | 1 (175.4288) | 2 (172.5600) | — | — |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) Miles, IA | 14 / 28 (340.5372) | 11 (171.9772) | 16 (168.5600) | — | — |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) Miles, IA | 2 / 27 (352.5600) | 3 (176.5600) | 2 (176) | — | — |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 23 / 41 (339.3828) | 14 (172.5600) | 27 (166.8228) | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 3 / 37 (345.6800) | 19 (167.9772) | 2 (177.7028) | — | — |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 24 / 40 (338.2172) | 18 (170.8228) | 28 (167.3944) | — | — |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 2 (178.8572) | — | — |
| May 24, 2026 | 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) | — | — |
| May 23, 2026 | 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) |
| May 22, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | 3 (180) | — | — | — |
| May 22, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | 53 (170.8344) | — | — |
| May 1, 2026 | 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) |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 11 / 24 (337.6916) | 5 (174.2972) | 18 (163.3944) | — | — |
| Apr 10, 2026 | 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) |
| Apr 3, 2026 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 2 / 42 (353.7144) | 4 (176.5716) | 3 (177.1428) | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 9 / 125 (348.5372) | 10 (176.5600) | 13 (171.9772) | 28 (167.9772) | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN | — | 43 (168.5256) | — | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 35 (170.2628) | — | — |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 5, 2025 | 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) |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Stover Rock Island Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Stover, MO | 3 / 13 (351.9656) | 2 (176.5600) | 4 (175.4056) | 2 (176.5600) | — |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Pleasant Hill, MO | 4 / 23 (354.8456) | 1 (180) | 7 (174.8456) | — | — |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) Loves Park, IL | 3 / 17 (339.3828) | 6 (167.3828) | 4 (172) | — | — |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 4 / 27 (338.7884) | 3 (171.4056) | 8 (167.3828) | — | — |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Trekking for CDH (ONE MEAT RIBS) Pierron, IL | — | — | 12 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Aug 31, 2025 | Smokin Ghost BBQ Rib Double Dip 1 (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 4 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Aug 31, 2025 | Smokin Ghost BBQ Rib Double Dip 2 (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 1 (174.8572) | — | — |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, IL | 13 / 31 (342.2400) | 16 (169.1084) | 8 (173.1316) | — | — |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 1 / 32 (349.1316) | 6 (173.1200) | 2 (176.0116) | — | — |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 2 / 20 (347.4056) | 4 (170.8456) | 1 (176.5600) | — | — |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) Warsaw, IN | 2 / 18 (352.0116) | 3 (174.8572) | 2 (177.1544) | — | — |
| Jul 12, 2025 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) Miles, IA | 3 / 16 (348.5372) | 6 (176.5600) | 3 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) Miles, IA | 4 / 18 (347.4172) | 1 (179.4400) | 11 (167.9772) | 8 (170.8456) | — |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL | 1 / 26 (348.5372) | 2 (175.4056) | 4 (173.1316) | — | — |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Eureka, IL | — | — | 5 (174.8572) | — | — |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 1 / 36 (355.4172) | 1 (180) | 7 (175.4172) | — | — |
| Jun 14, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 8 / 36 (341.6688) | 6 (173.1200) | 10 (168.5488) | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 4 / 36 (349.1084) | 7 (176.5600) | 7 (172.5484) | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 28 (163.9428) | — | — |
| May 25, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 21 / 70 (343.9544) | 18 (171.9772) | 21 (171.9772) | — | — |
| May 24, 2025 | 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) |
| May 23, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Ribs (Friday, May 23, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | 20 (172.5600) | — | — |
| May 9, 2025 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 48 / 58 (661.0516) | 23 (171.9772) | 48 (165.1200) | 47 (166.2744) | 51 (157.6800) |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 6 / 24 (342.2400) | 6 (170.2628) | 5 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 12 / 49 (343.9544) | 20 (169.6800) | 9 (174.2744) | — | — |
| Mar 29, 2025 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 2) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 4 / 25 (346.2284) | 5 (171.9656) | 2 (174.2628) | — | — |
| Mar 28, 2025 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 1 / 27 (346.2516) | 5 (167.3944) | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| Mar 21, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 9 / 33 (346.2400) | 17 (168.5372) | 2 (177.7028) | — | — |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 36 / 100 (333.6228) | 38 (165.0856) | 28 (168.5372) | 13 (171.9656) | — |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 4 (178.8572) | — | — |
| Sep 14, 2024 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 7 / 35 (339.3716) | 11 (166.2516) | 5 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Sep 1, 2024 | Rib Double Dip (1) (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 7 (171.4056) | — | — |
| Sep 1, 2024 | Rib Double Dip (2) (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 11 (166.2400) | — | — |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, IL | 6 / 28 (338.7884) | 12 (164.5256) | 6 (174.2628) | — | — |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 3 / 26 (348.5372) | 11 (170.8344) | 1 (177.7028) | — | — |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 14 / 27 (322.7660) | 13 (164.5488) | 17 (158.2172) | — | — |
| Jul 27, 2024 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL | 12 / 34 (335.3596) | 18 (163.3712) | 3 (171.9884) | — | — |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Miles, IA | 4 / 11 (348.5372) | 4 (175.4172) | 3 (173.1200) | 5 (171.9772) | — |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 1 / 40 (349.6916) | 7 (170.8344) | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 13 / 37 (335.3944) | 11 (168.5600) | 11 (166.8344) | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 1 / 41 (349.7028) | 5 (173.7028) | 1 (176) | — | — |
| May 25, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Lebanon, TN | 19 / 47 (344.5484) | 23 (173.1084) | 21 (171.4400) | — | — |
| May 24, 2024 | 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) |
| Apr 19, 2024 | GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI | 37 / 62 (674.7312) | 6 (177.7028) | 33 (167.9772) | 46 (165.0856) | 45 (163.9656) |
| Mar 29, 2024 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 6 / 42 (344.5256) | 24 (167.9656) | 4 (176.5600) | — | — |
| Mar 22, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 16 / 31 (338.2512) | 20 (166.2512) | 7 (172) | — | — |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 6 / 93 (342.8116) | 6 (174.2744) | 15 (168.5372) | 24 (165.6800) | — |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 33 (169.1316) | — | — |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 11 / 40 (341.1428) | 17 (161.7028) | 1 (179.4400) | — | — |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 15 / 47 (333.6684) | 16 (165.6800) | 10 (167.9884) | — | — |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Saluting with Smoke Single Meat - Rib Burn (ONE MEAT RIBS) Yorkville, IL | — | — | 11 (172.5600) | — | — |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, IL | 6 / 26 (343.3712) | 9 (170.2628) | 4 (173.1084) | — | — |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 3 / 32 (335.9544) | 2 (174.8572) | 13 (161.0972) | — | — |
| Jul 14, 2023 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL | 4 / 25 (343.9772) | 5 (169.7028) | 1 (174.2744) | — | — |
| Jul 14, 2023 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Eureka, IL | — | — | 15 (157.1316) | — | — |
| Jun 17, 2023 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 3 / 33 (343.4284) | 2 (173.7028) | 8 (169.7256) | — | — |
| Jun 10, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 5 / 40 (337.6572) | 9 (168.5256) | 4 (169.1316) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 3 / 43 (342.2744) | 4 (171.4172) | 4 (170.8572) | — | — |
| May 27, 2023 | Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Westmont, IL | 16 / 34 (491.9776) | 11 (166.8572) | 13 (166.3088) | 17 (158.8116) | — |
| Nov 4, 2022 | Saluting with Smoke Single Meat Rib Burn (ONE MEAT RIBS) Yorkville, IL | — | — | 6 (173.7372) | — | — |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 18 / 36 (659.9316) | 18 (168.5944) | 14 (167.4172) | 19 (165.6800) | 26 (158.2400) |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 8 / 20 (321.0972) | 14 (153.7144) | 5 (167.3828) | — | — |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard) Morris, IL | 12 / 23 (326.8228) | 12 (163.9656) | 8 (162.8572) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.