The heartbreaker
0.0112
points from the title
Came within 0.0112 points of the Grand Championship at SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway (Aug 29, 2025).
RUM N' SMOKE BBQ
RUM N' SMOKE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 90 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2026. They have won 3 Grand Championships, most recently at the Original SD BBQ Championships (2025), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #187 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1762
peak 1762 · rated over 71 contests4 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
90
in the data
First seen
Jun 1, 2018
latest Jul 10, 2026 · 8.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
3
3 reserve · wins it all 3% of the time
Category wins
11
33 podiums
Overall top-10s
33
37% of 90 contests
Best top-10 run
5
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
688.04 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 679.61 (+8.43)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.88
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.87 · weakest Brisket (169.03)
Road miles
16,767
across 90 mapped stops · furthest 443 mi
Schedule strength
81%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1605)
Purse competed for
$794K
listed at 67 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
3 🏅
won from 65 state-championship entries
Master avg
679.61 / 720
75 Master contests · 3 GCs
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 ↗ | Master | #296 (643 pts) | #431 (478 pts) | #73 (1,572 pts) | #434 (443 pts) | #276 (723 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #165 (1,252 pts) | #178 (1,227 pts) | #89 (1,729 pts) | #207 (1,082 pts) | #283 (827 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #154 (1,205 pts) | #292 (795 pts) | #143 (1,288 pts) | #111 (1,355 pts) | #180 (1,115 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #171 (1,128 pts) | #242 (908 pts) | #185 (1,167 pts) | #185 (1,058 pts) | #245 (888 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #150 (1,248 pts) | #253 (903 pts) | #187 (1,152 pts) | #119 (1,373 pts) | #125 (1,363 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #149 (1,170 pts) | #189 (990 pts) | #126 (1,329 pts) | #148 (1,180 pts) | #149 (1,135 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #41 (1,609 pts) | #47 (1,399 pts) | #46 (1,449 pts) | #53 (1,294 pts) | #32 (1,614 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #313 (979 pts) | #251 (1,129 pts) | #320 (964 pts) | #334 (954 pts) | #323 (984 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #405 (855 pts) | #453 (800 pts) | #424 (860 pts) | #445 (815 pts) | #561 (645 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to RUM N' SMOKE BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
#188 of the rated field
- Contests
- 56
- GCs
- 4
- Top-10s
- 54%
- Peak
- 1761
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 53 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#186 of the rated field
- Contests
- 90
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 47%
- Peak
- 1814
9–8 in 17 shared contests (53% to RUM N' SMOKE BBQ)
These two have cooked 17 of the same contests — RUM N' SMOKE BBQ ahead 9–8 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#189 of the rated field
- Contests
- 79
- GCs
- 11
- Top-10s
- 65%
- Peak
- 1789
Careers of much the same size, 79 contests to 90, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#183 of the rated field
- Contests
- 98
- GCs
- 9
- Top-10s
- 48%
- Peak
- 1768
4–3 in 7 shared contests (57% to RUM N' SMOKE BBQ)
Their rating is built on 9 Grand Championships in 98 contests, alongside a 48% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#182 of the rated field
- Contests
- 99
- GCs
- 6
- Top-10s
- 52%
- Peak
- 1826
2–3 in 5 shared contests (40% to RUM N' SMOKE BBQ)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before RUM N' SMOKE BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#191 of the rated field
- Contests
- 118
- GCs
- 5
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1774
1–5 in 6 shared contests (17% to RUM N' SMOKE BBQ)
Rated 2 points below RUM N' SMOKE BBQ.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 54 | 17 | 37 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 53 | 28 | 25 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| RUB MY RACK | 46 | 30 | 16 | 65% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | 45 | 17 | 28 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| MACHETE BOYS BBQ | 44 | 26 | 18 | 59% | ⚔ compare |
| LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | 42 | 23 | 19 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | 41 | 22 | 19 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | 40 | 11 | 29 | 28% | ⚔ compare |
| Phoenix BBQ | 39 | 25 | 14 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| SIN CIRCLE BBQ | 39 | 18 | 21 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| WHEN PIGS DIE | 38 | 23 | 15 | 61% | ⚔ compare |
| OWENS BBQ | 37 | 28 | 9 | 76% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | 36 | 22 | 14 | 61% | ⚔ compare |
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 34 | 21 | 13 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 34 | 11 | 23 | 32% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 75 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 179.4400 | 158.7884 | 169.79 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 88 | 39 | 5 | 12 | 180 🔥 | 157.0972 | 170.19 | top 35% |
| Pork | 74 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 178.8572 | 153.0744 | 170.87 | top 34% |
| Brisket | 75 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 179.4400 | 154.2512 | 169.03 | top 39% |
“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) | 36 | 1 | top 35% |
| Large (40+) | 39 | 2 | top 30% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 7 | 4 | 0 | top 39% | Jul 12, 2024 |
| Original SD BBQ Championships | 4 | 1 | 1 | top 23% | Jun 5, 2026 |
| Minnesota in May | 4 | 11 | 0 | top 23% | May 8, 2026 |
| ND BBQ Championship | 3 | 10 | 0 | top 27% | May 1, 2026 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 3 | 7 | 0 | top 28% | Sep 27, 2023 |
| Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 27% | Sep 8, 2023 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 3 | 6 | 0 | top 21% | Jun 11, 2022 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 3 | 10 | 0 | top 29% | Jun 10, 2022 |
| Original SD BBQ Championship | 3 | 4 | 0 | top 21% | Jun 3, 2022 |
| Minnesota in May (Masters) | 3 | 9 | 0 | top 19% | May 13, 2022 |
| KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 15% | Jul 10, 2026 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 2 | 81 | 0 | top 57% | Sep 29, 2022 |
| Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 45% | Aug 27, 2021 |
| Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 41% | Sep 6, 2019 |
| Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 51% | Aug 23, 2019 |
| SMSU Smokefest | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 29% | Aug 16, 2019 |
| Cookin On Kampeska | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 52% | Jul 19, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
14 contests
Contests a season
10
across 9 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MN
30 of 90 contests · 7 states in all
Contests visited
42
17 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
88 entries · 5 wins · 39 calls
First title
Jun 19, 2020
The Hayfield
Opponents faced
1,529
finished ahead 3,619 times, behind 1,944
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)
- 10th category win Original SD BBQ Championships
- Peak power rating (1762) KTD Smokn' Gobbler
- Most recent contest KTD Smokn' Gobbler
20252 milestones
- Biggest field won (48 teams) Original SD BBQ Championships
- Career-best overall score702.3200 Original SD BBQ Championships
20221 milestone
- 50th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES
20204 milestones
- First Grand Championship The Hayfield
- First state championship The Hayfield
- First category win (Pork) Minnesota in Mayaugust
- 25th tracked contest Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2
20191 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Cookin On Kampeska
20186 milestones
- First tracked contest The Original SD BBQ Championships
- First call The Original SD BBQ Championships
- First overall top-10 The Original SD BBQ Championships
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.2284 The Original SD BBQ Championships
- First overall podium SMSU Smokefest
- First Reserve Championship SMSU Smokefest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.7 | SMSU Smokefest | Aug 17, 2018 |
| +15.9 | The Hayfield | Jun 19, 2020 |
| +15.8 | The Original SD BBQ Championships | Jun 1, 2018 |
| +14.3 | Minnesota in Mayaugust | Aug 28, 2020 |
| +13.8 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | Sep 9, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -19.1 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | Jul 25, 2025 |
| -12.3 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest | Aug 26, 2022 |
| -12.1 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | Jul 15, 2022 |
| -10.8 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
| -8.7 | Back To Mayberry | Jun 28, 2019 |
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 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 89% | top 23% | 96.3% | 95.6% |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 100% | top 25% | 97.5% | 95.3% |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 90% | top 27% | 96.1% | 95.2% |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 80% | top 33% | 97.4% | 94.9% |
| 2022 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 64% | top 38% | 96% | 94.2% |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 73% | top 34% | 95.4% | 93.8% |
| 2020 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 100% | top 25% | 97.3% | 94.4% |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 78% | top 42% | 95.1% | 93.3% |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 83% | top 41% | 95.6% | 93.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2026 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler 🏅 Worthington, MN | 5 / 33 (687.9776) | 11 (171.4288) | — | 9 (172.0116) | 5 (174.2628) |
| Jul 10, 2026 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler (ONE MEAT RIBS) Worthington, MN | — | — | 1 (174.2744) | — | — |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD | 4 / 48 (693.6456) | 9 (173.7028) | 27 (169.6800) | 26 (170.8228) | 1 (179.4400) |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Original SD BBQ Championships (ONE MEAT RIBS) Huron, SD | — | — | 4 (173.7144) | — | — |
| May 8, 2026 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 14 / 77 (687.9084) | 39 (171.4056) | 33 (169.6800) | 30 (171.4172) | 10 (175.4056) |
| May 8, 2026 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 2 (174.8572) | — | — |
| May 1, 2026 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 22 / 71 (681.6340) | 20 (171.9656) | 23 (170.8228) | 13 (173.7144) | 39 (165.1312) |
| May 1, 2026 | ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fargo, ND | — | — | 2 (174.8572) | — | — |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Osage City, KS | 44 / 101 (689.0284) | 63 (170.8228) | 1 (180) | 48 (171.9772) | 75 (166.2284) |
| Oct 3, 2025 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 10 / 46 (686.2516) | 1 (177.1544) | 29 (165.1316) | 4 (174.8456) | 15 (169.1200) |
| Oct 3, 2025 | ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fargo, ND | — | — | 7 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Aug 29, 2025 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway 🏅 Brandon, SD | 2 / 44 (698.2516) | 1 (177.7144) | 11 (171.4172) | 5 (175.4056) | 7 (173.7144) |
| Jul 25, 2025 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 30 / 31 (655.8516) | 6 (173.1200) | 31 (157.1088) | 26 (163.9772) | 28 (161.6456) |
| Jul 11, 2025 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler 🏅 Worthington, MN | 4 / 26 (685.0632) | 9 (171.4172) | 12 (167.3944) | 4 (175.4172) | 6 (170.8344) |
| Jul 11, 2025 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler (ONE MEAT RIBS) Worthington, MN | — | — | 1 (175.4288) | — | — |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD | 1 / 48 (702.3200) | 6 (175.4400) | 1 (177.7372) | 10 (173.7028) | 6 (175.4400) |
| Jun 5, 2025 | Original SD BBQ Championships (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD | — | — | 10 (170.2856) | — | — |
| May 9, 2025 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 16 / 58 (686.7768) | 20 (172.5484) | 6 (174.2972) | 30 (170.8228) | 32 (169.1084) |
| May 9, 2025 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 5 (176.5600) | — | — |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship 🏅 Onamia, MN | 4 / 42 (689.7376) | 19 (170.2860) | 3 (175.4516) | 3 (175.4172) | 18 (168.5828) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 192 / 444 (679.2912) | 340 (162.8000) | 23 (177.7144) | 167 (170.8228) | 209 (167.9540) |
| Sep 27, 2024 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 13 / 47 (675.3712) | 31 (163.9884) | 8 (170.8572) | 7 (171.9772) | 21 (168.5484) |
| Aug 23, 2024 | MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN | 4 / 27 (689.0512) | 14 (167.9656) | 9 (171.9656) | 3 (178.8572) | 9 (170.2628) |
| Aug 16, 2024 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 18 / 65 (690.2628) | 32 (170.8228) | 32 (168.5944) | 10 (177.1428) | 15 (173.7028) |
| Jul 26, 2024 | 8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 4 / 28 (691.9200) | 21 (166.8228) | 10 (170.8344) | 8 (176.5600) | 3 (177.7028) |
| Jul 12, 2024 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 15 / 34 (678.2172) | 6 (176.5600) | 33 (157.0972) | 8 (172.5600) | 7 (172) |
| Jul 12, 2024 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Worthington, MN | — | — | 3 (176.5716) | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD | 9 / 34 (687.3828) | 25 (163.9772) | 4 (177.7028) | 6 (174.8572) | 10 (170.8456) |
| May 31, 2024 | Smokin in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 7 / 32 (686.7656) | 9 (173.7028) | 14 (167.3944) | 4 (174.8456) | 17 (170.8228) |
| May 10, 2024 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 15 / 58 (689.0856) | 35 (170.8228) | 9 (173.1316) | 20 (172.5828) | 16 (172.5484) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 7 / 487 (701.1316) | 51 (176.5600) | 145 (171.9772) | 31 (177.1544) | 34 (175.4400) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD | 12 / 28 (675.3832) | 9 (171.4172) | 14 (168.5716) | 9 (170.8228) | 19 (164.5716) |
| Aug 12, 2023 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Mayetta, KS | 56 / 62 (682.7196) | 15 (176.5600) | 46 (171.4056) | 46 (169.6800) | 61 (165.0740) |
| Aug 11, 2023 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Mayetta, KS | 22 / 90 (693.6460) | 78 (165.0972) | 11 (176.5716) | 9 (177.7144) | 28 (174.2628) |
| Jul 28, 2023 | 7th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 11 / 32 (683.3484) | 19 (169.1200) | 8 (173.1428) | 16 (170.8228) | 11 (170.2628) |
| Jul 14, 2023 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 9 / 39 (677.0516) | 28 (166.8228) | 15 (169.1316) | 4 (173.1200) | 13 (167.9772) |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Art of the Que 🏅 Spencer, IA | 3 / 28 (687.9316) | 2 (175.4172) | 13 (169.6800) | 5 (174.8572) | 14 (167.9772) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD | 21 / 39 (663.8280) | 32 (158.7884) | 14 (168.5256) | 25 (165.0856) | 4 (171.4284) |
| Jun 1, 2023 | Original SD BBQ Championships (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD | — | — | 5 (170.8228) | — | — |
| May 12, 2023 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 11 / 59 (682.3084) | 21 (172.6400) | 9 (172) | 16 (172) | 34 (165.6684) |
| Oct 1, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 170 / 505 (677.5768) | 280 (166.8228) | 290 (166.2400) | 24 (177.7028) | 222 (166.8112) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS | 173 / 249 (674.7536) | 216 (164.5256) | 39 (175.4056) | 91 (172.5484) | 218 (162.2740) |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD | 2 / 28 (691.4284) | 7 (172.5600) | 5 (172.0456) | 8 (171.4172) | 3 (175.4056) |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 20 / 28 (674.1716) | 24 (165.0972) | 13 (170.2744) | 21 (166.8228) | 9 (171.9772) |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 14 / 32 (671.3028) | 28 (161.0856) | 3 (174.2628) | 21 (164.5256) | 6 (171.4288) |
| Jul 15, 2022 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 31 / 40 (662.2288) | 36 (162.2744) | 16 (167.9888) | 3 (174.2628) | 36 (157.7028) |
| Jul 15, 2022 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off (One Meat Ribs) Worthington, MN | — | — | 10 (167.4744) | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 9 / 37 (683.9316) | 13 (173.1200) | 25 (164.5372) | 8 (173.7144) | 8 (172.5600) |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 12 / 39 (677.0856) | 30 (166.8228) | 27 (162.2400) | 2 (176) | 6 (172.0228) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD | 4 / 46 (690.2740) | 4 (176.5944) | 18 (170.2628) | 10 (173.7256) | 16 (169.6912) |
| Jun 2, 2022 | Original SD BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD | — | — | 26 (157.6916) | — | — |
| May 13, 2022 | Minnesota in May (Masters) 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 9 / 59 (679.9428) | 40 (163.9656) | 29 (166.8344) | 7 (174.8572) | 4 (174.2856) |
| May 13, 2022 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) Cambridge, MN | — | — | 11 (167.9772) | — | — |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 235 / 467 (662.7656) | 290 (163.3828) | 30 (176) | 137 (168.5600) | 369 (154.8228) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS | 81 / 185 (682.7656) | 119 (169.1200) | 35 (175.4172) | 104 (169.6800) | 103 (168.5484) |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD | 8 / 26 (679.9772) | 15 (167.9772) | 5 (173.1428) | 20 (164.5828) | 4 (174.2744) |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 17 / 31 (679.3716) | 18 (171.4172) | 12 (173.1316) | 19 (166.2972) | 16 (168.5256) |
| Jul 30, 2021 | 5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 18 / 35 (665.6228) | 21 (168.5600) | 32 (159.3828) | 4 (173.7028) | 19 (163.9772) |
| Jul 16, 2021 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 4 / 33 (686.8344) | 12 (171.4172) | 8 (171.9656) | 4 (174.8800) | 14 (168.5716) |
| Jun 12, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI | 6 / 45 (677.6800) | 23 (167.4172) | 1 (176.5828) | 11 (167.4172) | 21 (166.2628) |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 17 / 52 (670.2288) | 32 (164.5372) | 38 (159.3944) | 14 (171.4172) | 3 (174.8800) |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD | 13 / 49 (677.0512) | 29 (164.5256) | 15 (169.7028) | 14 (171.4172) | 10 (171.4056) |
| May 7, 2021 | Minnesota in May 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 15 / 60 (673.6912) | 1 (179.4400) | 10 (169.7028) | 13 (170.2972) | 56 (154.2512) |
| May 7, 2021 | Minnesota in May - One Meat Contest - Ribs Cambridge, MN | — | — | 6 (173.7144) | — | — |
| Oct 17, 2020 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 West Salem, WI | 8 / 33 (686.8688) | 2 (176.5944) | 13 (168.5600) | 5 (174.8572) | 19 (166.8572) |
| Oct 16, 2020 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 10 / 40 (677.1084) | 7 (171.9772) | 24 (162.8456) | 25 (166.8112) | 1 (175.4744) |
| Sep 18, 2020 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 7 / 35 (682.8576) | 12 (172.6172) | 16 (168.5604) | 20 (166.8228) | 2 (174.8572) |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Ribs, Rod and Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD | 5 / 29 (682.2400) | 26 (161.7028) | 3 (175.4288) | 6 (173.7028) | 10 (171.4056) |
| Aug 28, 2020 | Minnesota in Mayaugust 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 1 / 45 (700.5716) | 3 (176) | 4 (173.7144) | 1 (178.2972) | 8 (172.5600) |
| Aug 21, 2020 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 15 / 43 (675.9544) | 7 (174.8572) | 26 (165.7144) | 19 (168.5600) | 18 (166.8228) |
| Jul 25, 2020 | 4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 12 / 30 (666.7084) | 24 (163.9312) | 9 (169.1316) | 8 (168.5600) | 13 (165.0856) |
| Jun 27, 2020 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 🏅 Rodney, IA | 11 / 47 (678.8116) | 14 (170.2972) | 6 (172.5600) | 35 (165.6800) | 12 (170.2744) |
| Jun 26, 2020 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 🏅 Rodney, IA | 33 / 53 (660.5144) | 29 (165.0856) | 5 (173.1772) | 52 (153.0972) | 14 (169.1544) |
| Jun 19, 2020 | The Hayfield 🏅 Fort Ripley, MN | 1 / 22 (687.9428) | 6 (170.8456) | 6 (171.9772) | — | 2 (173.1200) |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 17 / 49 (679.3716) | 7 (176.0116) | 12 (173.1316) | 28 (165.1428) | 27 (165.0856) |
| Sep 13, 2019 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-Off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 6 / 26 (677.6460) | 6 (173.1200) | 10 (168.0232) | 7 (170.8228) | 10 (165.6800) |
| Sep 6, 2019 | Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD | 11 / 29 (681.0744) | 21 (162.8344) | 19 (167.3828) | 6 (173.7144) | 3 (177.1428) |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ 🏅 Hill City, SD | 10 / 31 (676.4572) | 18 (168.5372) | 12 (170.2744) | 19 (163.3828) | 5 (174.2628) |
| Aug 16, 2019 | SMSU Smokefest 🏅 Marshall, MN | 24 / 46 (666.8000) | 30 (166.8456) | 38 (161.6800) | 15 (170.2972) | 23 (167.9772) |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Cookin On Kampeska 🏅 Watertown, SD | 27 / 40 (652.3996) | 16 (169.7256) | 32 (161.6572) | 29 (160.5028) | 30 (160.5140) |
| Jun 28, 2019 | Back To Mayberry 🏅 Rodney, IA | 25 / 28 (653.0404) | 26 (162.2860) | 11 (168.5372) | 28 (153.0744) | 10 (169.1428) |
| May 31, 2019 | Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD | 10 / 37 (675.3028) | 2 (174.8572) | 19 (166.2400) | 6 (174.8572) | 23 (159.3484) |
| May 10, 2019 | Minnesota in May 🏅 | 9 / 57 (684.5148) | 8 (174.2744) | 6 (174.8688) | 20 (170.2628) | 30 (165.1088) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN | 19 / 25 (662.2056) | 18 (165.1200) | 4 (173.1428) | 19 (162.2400) | 18 (161.7028) |
| Sep 7, 2018 | Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll Vermillion, SD | 11 / 25 (674.1828) | 2 (174.8800) | 12 (167.9772) | 4 (169.6800) | 16 (161.6456) |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 19 / 27 (658.7664) | 19 (164.5488) | 18 (162.8116) | 13 (168.5828) | 19 (162.8232) |
| Aug 17, 2018 | SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN | 2 / 40 (688.5256) | 8 (173.1428) | 2 (174.8572) | 6 (173.7028) | 16 (166.8228) |
| Jul 20, 2018 | Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD | 16 / 45 (668.4684) | 24 (166.8572) | 21 (165.0972) | 22 (166.2628) | 10 (170.2512) |
| Jun 1, 2018 | The Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 4 / 33 (674.2284) | 7 (169.7256) | 13 (165.1316) | 6 (170.8572) | 9 (168.5140) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.